Pursuing from the Shore (Sun Rays Series #2)

CHAPTER 2

Chapter 2

Number 1 fan?!

Halos hindi ako makatulog buong gabi kung anong ibig sabihin ng Davin na 'yon. He's making fun of me, is he?

I should be taking a nap right now but I just couldn't do so because that Davin guy's repeatedly appearing inside my head. Kahit sa pagpikit ng mga mata ko ay hindi niya ako matantanan.

"Ang aga-aga, lukot 'yang noo mo," puna sa akin ni Edo. Nandito na naman kami sa cafe kahit umagang-umaga pa lang. At dahil sa sinabi niyang 'yon, napaayos ako ng ekspresyon. What's happening to me, exactly?

"Edo, anong sasalihan mong club mamaya?" I asked, changing the topic.

"Sa Dance Club, of course." Kinindatan niya ako kaya ako tumango. "Ikaw ba? P'wede ka sa banda! Tumutugtog ka naman, e, kaya go na!"

I quickly looked away, still undecided about whether I should join a club at school. Honestly, I didn't really want to. For one, I had no close friends there, and the thought of socializing with new people made me anxious.

It's exhausting, really, especially since I was never the type to enjoy those things.

Besides, if I did get accepted into the band, we would definitely have to perform in front of a crowd. And that? That wasn't exactly my thing. I wasn't used to it.

At isa pa... natatakot pa rin ako.

There's no way I could ever forget the humiliation I went through back in junior high when I was still an active performer.

I used to be part of the band and music club, loving every moment of it. Until that one person, the one I thought would always support me, ended up being the one who embarrassed me... the most.

"Titignan ko muna." I took a sip on my coffee.

Some of our subject teachers did not attend our class anymore since most of them were busy organizing the school.

Nakaupo lang ako sa seat ko at nagpo-phone. Usually talaga kapag gan'tong walang teacher at walang ginagawa ay natutulog ako. Pero bakit hindi man lang ako dalawan ng antok?

"Red, may naghahanap sa 'yo!"

I straightened my back as I gave my classmate a puzzled look.

Sino naman ang taong naghahanap sa 'kin?

Ni wala nga akong ka-close dito sa school, tanging si Edo lang talaga. I stood up from my seat as I walked towards the door. As soon as I went outside, mas lalong nangunot ang noo ko sa taong nag-aabang sa akin.

"Rio?"

Namula yata ako bigla dahil sa lalaking 'to. He's Orion, Rio for short. I once had a crush on him during our junior highschool days, siguro noong Grade 7 'yon. I even confessed my feelings for him that time but he only ended up rejecting me because he only sees me as a friend.

Iniisip ko pa lang tuloy 'yon ay naki-cringe na ako. I couldn't believe that I actually did that before.

"Hi, Red, did I disturb you? Sorry, I just have something important to ask you kasi," he greeted, scratching his nape.

"Ano 'yon?"

Kahit pala sobrang tagal ko na siyang na-uncrush, ganito pa rin ang epekto niya sa 'kin.

Ang gwapo pa rin kasi niya. He looks so neat and clean, sakto lang din ang bango niya. Isa 'yon sa nagustuhan ko sa kanya dati dahil sobrang linis niya talagang tignan.

"Are you going to join a band?"

"Uhm... I don't know. Pinag-iisipan ko pa," honest kong sagot.

He carefully nodded. "Is that so? Gusto sana kitang yayain na sumali sa bubuuin namin na banda."