Krelo's POV
I'm in our balcony of my room with a keyboard. I'm playing a song I just recently composed. This is a song for a friend here in college. Pero aside from her, I also composed a song before for a friend as well in the Philippines. She told me that I just create a song for her because she really idolized my dad. She wanted to experience as well to have someone make a song for her, so she asked me for it. We were 10 years old that time. Magkaedad lang kami. Napa oo nalang din ako kasi best friends kami.
I'm Krelo Saf Ginerva-De Valle. I'm now 22 years old. I was born a baby boy because of my male genitalia.
Flash back
When I reach 12 years old, my parents wonder why I develop a bump or breast in my chest, so they invited a doctor to check on me. They discovered that I'm an Intersex. They also informed be about it.
Years passed by, I have a long hair and quite a feminine body for a teenager. My family and close friends also know about my condition. They accepted me and I'm very well loved especially by my dad, Kryston.
"Anak, don't be ashamed of your condition. Kahit ako gusto ko rin nyan para mas mapasaya ko mama mo." Sabi ni dad. Piningot naman agad sya ni mama.
"Sira ulo ka talaga Kryston, kung ano ano naman tinuturo mo sa anak mo." Saad ni mama. Hindi naman ako slow sa mga ganitong bagay dahil aware naman ako sa mga ganung bagay. Napatawa na nga lang ako kasi sobrang mapagbiro talaga ni Dad. I also know that she's bisexual and I was a product of IVF process. The egg cell of my Dad/Mom Kryston was put for fertilization and Mom Celeste carried me for 9 months. Carbon copy talaga ako ni Daddy Kryston, Daddy na ang tawag ko sa kanya kasi naging mas masculine na rin si Dad. Natawa nga kami kasi inaasar namin si Mama na yung teenage pictures ni Daddy ay sobrang ganda kaysa kay mama. No wonder dami talaga suitors ni dad na lalaki noon, pero mas marami paring babae nagkakagusto sa kanya, kabilang na ang idol ko rin sa business aside sa parents ko ay si Tita Sofia Aboitiz-Lee. I'm even more happy kasi ang second name ko kay derived from her.
"Dad, Mom, I remember that you offered me to school in United States sa Yale School of Music. Upon research, I think I'm considering it." I learned kasi na it is a worldwide leader in educating the creative musicians and cultural leaders. Also, dahil mahilig din ako sa sports, it is the only school of music in the Ivy League. Kaya mas naengganyo ako dito.
Tumango naman ang parents ko. Payag naman sila kahit malayo ako pansamantala.
"Halos namana mo talaga kay Daddy mo ang hilig sa musika anak. Paano naman kasi, si Kryston, habang lumalaki ka sa tiyan ko, palagi kang kinakantahan." Sabi ni mama.
Hindi nila alam na ang malaking reason ko bakit gusto ko malayo ay dahil sa nasaktan ako sa sinabi ng bestfriend kong si Krystal Faye Aboitiz-Lee. Ever since kasi na nalaman niyang Intersex ako at umamin sa kanya na gusto ko siya nung 18 years old kami, lumayo na ang loob niya saakin. Pero hindi siya nandidiri o homophobic.
Pangarap niya kasi talaga kahit nung mga bata pa kami ang Prince Charming niya na maghaharana sa kanya. So parang it is a subtle way of her saying na gusto nya sa isang tunay na lalaki at hindi ako yun. Naintindihan ko naman siya kaso mas lalo lang ako nasaktan kapag pumuporma na ang mga manliligaw niya sa kanya. Nagkaboyfriend rin siya non si Alexander, anak ng Business Partner ni Tita Sofia na si Tito Gray. Tito rin ang tawag ko doon kasi magkakaibigan naman parents namin.
Hindi na ako naka attend ng debut niya dahil I decided na rin na doon na mag-aral abroad. I just left a CD as a gift for her. It is an original song na request nya sa akin entitled "Sway". It's a heartfelt love song. Mahilig kasi ako sa jolly music vibe kapag kakanta pero yung kanta lang yun ang exception dahil gusto ko chill and medyo mellow para sa kanya. Pero ang forte ko talaga ay classical pieces sa piano.
BINABASA MO ANG
Sway
RomanceThe story is about the complexities of a past relationship that intervenes in the present love. Krelo Ginerva-De Valle, a 22-year-old classical piano prodigy, falls in love with a violinist. However, what will happen if the past intervenes with the...