Hit Me Softly

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Jairus Kevin Quiliza’s P.OV.

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I can live alone for the rest of my life, but pursuing the program that I didn’t want is too hard for me. Although I used to like my program now, which is a BS in Environmental Science, but there is still part of me still longing for my dream.

I want to take a BS in psychology. That’s what I want, but I can’t do anything right now but take the program that my mother and my relatives want.

But what can I do to fulfill my dreams? How can I fight for my dream?

That’s why I promise to myself that no matter what happen, I will still going to take BS in Psychology. Aside from that, bata pa lang ako, I dream to be in a band. I want to be a band member as a drummer. But of course, my mother is against to that also. She always saying that I should focus in studying, dahil wala akong mapapala sa pagbabanda.

“If I can’t pursue Psychology now, then I will do my best to find a band that issearching for a drummer.”

And that’s what I did. Nag-aral ako ng mabuti para sa darating na midterm exam, sobrang saya ko when I saw the result. This is what I want to push myself to do; ang makakuha ng matataas na grado.

Kung saan-saang site and social media platforms ako naghanap ng banda para salihan. Merong naghahanap but there’s a part of me that doesn’t want that band.

Hanggang sa mapunta ako twitter. That’s my last card. I was scrolling ang checking some motivational quotes ng may isang post ang dumaan sa feed ko.

A girl named Aid posted a photo, she’s searching for a band member. Hindi ko pa alam kung totoo ba ‘to o trip lang dahil puro joke o pang-aasar ang nasa comment section.

Aid @band_aid

Recruiting for band members is now open! I highly appreciated if you are student of Golden State University in Manila! Open for frontman or Vocalist, Electric Guitarist, Bassist, Pianist, and Drummer! Just commentbhere if you want to join. I will sent a message if you are accepted.

Hindi ko alam kung anong pumasok sa isip ko at nag dm ‘agad ako sa nag post.

Aid
@band_aid

Good day, miss. I want to join, I hope
you will choose me as your drummer.

I thought she wouldn’t choose me, but then, she replied to my message asking for my facebook account para masali niya ako sa group chat together with my co-member. Yes, napili niya ako as the drummer of her band.

Excited na excited ako kahit na noong una ay ang gulo sa gc dahil sa maliit na pilitan. Aid doesn’t want to be in the spotlight. That’s why one of the members suggested that she will be our manager.

After all, we named the band XIIscape. We cannot deny that we encounter problems in our lives. That’s why we chose Xscape because music is our way of escaping from the cruel world. And we change X into VII because we are seven in the band, VII stands for seven in the roman number.

And that’s how I became a member of the VIIscape.

“I hope this band will last forever.”