One Night Stand - Unfold

Chapter 64

Kadarating lang ng banda sa bansa, galing sa HongKong. For a year now they’re been touring Asia and some parts of Europe. They made it that big, syempre totoong talent and gwapong mga members. What do you expect?! Madami ngang nakaabang sa airport ngayon sa muling pagdating nila. Pero as usual, hindi nnmn pinapansin ni Elmo ang fans nila. He does appreciate them, pero grabe lang minsan that he actually hates them. May pagkasungit din talaga ang binata, aside sa mahiyain ‘to.

“Grabe!!” nagpupunas pa ng pawis si Rocco ng makapasok sa van. Kinakawayan nya ang ilan pang humabol sa van. Nahirapan silang lumabas ng airport sa dami ng fans nila.

“Haaaaaaaaay. Pagod!” nakapikit na sabi ni Sef na inaantok na.

“Moe sa inyo tayo?” tanong ni Steven habang katxt na ang nobyo.

“Yes. We have an interview there, dun na daw gagawin para diretsyon pahinga na” sagot ni Elmo who’s dialing someone on his phone.

“Wala talagang sumundo sa’tin. Grabe sila” reklamo ni Rocco na alam nmn nilang si Maqui ang tinutukoy na ‘sumundo’. Sobrang naging close na rin kasi sila ngayon. Napangiti at natawa na lang ang lahat.

“Tsk. Ayaw sagutin” it was Elmo.

“Who? Julie?” tanong ni Rocco. Umiling lang si Elmo. “Hindi pa rin kayo nag-uusap?”

Elmo shook his head “No”

Napangiti si Rocco na parang nang-aasar “Not yet”. Ngumiti din si Elmo habang umiiling. “It’s been what? 2 years? Since the last time you guys talked?”

Elmo nods. “No use talking to her”

Masama pa rin ang loob ni Elmo sa dalaga. It’s been 2 years, pero hindi pa rin sila nag-uusap ng matino. He tried to win her kay Alden. Pero ayaw talaga, so he let her be. Kaso lang sobrang pag-iwas nmn ang ginawa. He needs to, in order to let go of her.

Minsan he updates himself sa mga circle of friends nila. Kung kamusta na si Julie. But most of the time they tell him she’s okay and she looks happy with Alden. It hurts him the most. Oo gusto nyang maging masaya si Julie. Pero sa piling nya, naisip nga ni Elmo, maybe Julie really had fallen with Alden. Mahirap man tanggapin, maybe she’s really in love with another guy right now.

For the last 2 years, isang balita lang nmn ang ikinatuwa nya. Nang nalaman nya more than a year ago that Julie and Alden will not be partners sa works. Kasi daw Julie needs a big break for her. He’s happy about that, hindi lang dahil magkakahiwalay ang dalawa. Dahil din it was and hopefully still is, Julie’s dream.  

Elmo picked up the magazine na nasa van. It was the magazine where Julie works. He wants to read her write-up/column. He’s flipping the pages, hinahanap ang sinulat ni Julie. But he immediately closed it when he finally found it. Because it says write-up of Julie Anne San Jose and Alden Richards.

‘So team-up na uli sila?! Ano bang kinaaasar mo? If they’re not partners in work, they’re partners, in real life’ sabi ni Elmo sa sarili. ‘But I miss’