Fictional (making some slight changes)

After Ending: Chapter 7

After Ending: Chapter 7

Something is really on.. I'm betting that this radio and its DJs are on drugs... Something's wrong with them! And with me.. Arg!

Napairap nalang ako habang nakikinig sa 'So Sick' cover nila Sam Tsui at Max Schneider.. Wow lang. Sa lahat ng versions ng kantang yan, dapat specific na cover nila Sam Tsui at Max Schneider pa talaga? Nananadya?

Tuwing napapatingin ako sa rearview mirror nahuhuli kong nagpipigil ng ngiti si tita.. Napapailing nalang ako at tumingin nalang sa labas trying na hindi pansinin yung kanta.. But I'm totally failing because my mind is replaying my memories laying down on the table with him beside me..

That was my perfect day..

I was lost in my thoughts nung natapos ang kanta and I was thankful it stopped. Pero.. Pero! Pumalit ang kantang 'If you're not the one' sa radio..

Seriously?

Nakatingin ako ng diretso kay tita with that word plastered on my face yet I asked her, " SERIOUSLY?" tinawanan nya lang ako still focusing on driving.. I shut up after that and sit back on my seat when the song ended and the song 'Leaving on a jet plane' played. This time tumingin at sinilip na ako kay tita with confusion written all over my face, " Seriously?!"

Tumawa ulit sya, mas malakas this time-halatang natutuwa sya sa mga reaksyon ko, " What? I own the station. Great thing to spend on right?

" Talaga? Hindi obvious!" freaked out kong sabi,

" I used it on people, I even used it to Mico several times.. when he had a crush on a girl that was a girlfriend of another guy.. Pinlay ko yung song na 'Mahirap magmahal ng syota ng iba', it worked on him. He don't know if he will laugh or cry dahil hindi effective ang pagmumove on nya.. And besides, songs speak the words your heart says that you can't.. Hindi lang yun, it can bring back memories and pain-like probably what you feel right now.."

Umupo ako ulit ng ayos sa backseat kaya tumawa ulit sya at sinabing, " And look oh, it worked on you too."

" Wow tita, salamat ha." Sarcastic na sabi ko pero kinantahan nya lang ako,

" Ev'ry place I go, I'll think of you~ Ev'ry song I sing, I'll sing for you~ When I come back, I'll bring your wedding ring~" nakasimangot ako habang kinakanta nya yung chorus kaya lalo naman syang ginanahan at feel na feel pa ang pagkanta hanggang makarating na sa padulo,

" Oh babe, I hate to go~ But I'm leavin' on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again~ Oh babe, I hate to goooo~"

" Salamat ha."

" You're welcome.." makulit na sabi sakin ni tita..

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" That's impossible.." tita looked at me sarcastically, " Surprise, it did."

Napakunot ang noo ko habang dinadigest ang sinabi ni tita.. She said the elimination affected Seren too. And they are slowly dying too..

" How can it affect them if they are fictional characters?" umupo si tita mula sa pagkakahiga nya sa likod ng impala, " Fictional characters are living through their readers-believing on them or have been awed by their story.."

" So?"

" So, since this future generation don't like it anymore, they are dying.. Reading and loving a story shouldn't be forced. Romeo and Juliet are just living because of the 'forced' plays in schools nowadays.. But because their popularity is slowly dropping and their readers are not awed as it was before-they are slowly dying.. One day, everyone will just make fun of Romeo and Juliet.."