He Says, She Says

Face To Face

Note: Yung nasa video sa gilid, yan yung boses na intended ko kay Bryce. Hindi po akin ang kanta na 'yan, hindi rin ako ang nag-compose. Yan lang talaga yung boses na nai-imagine ko para kay Bryce. Listen to it.

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Chapter Thirteen

Face To Face

Three years later…

(Lexine’s POV)

                 “Miss Lex, how do you feel now that you’ve come back here in the Philippines? Sources said that you’re a native Filipina, can you confirm it?”

                 “Miss Lex, how do you feel that the tour is now coming to its final stop?”

                 “Miss Lex, are the rumors true about 3END disbanding? What can you say about it?”

            Isa na malamang sa pinaka-magandang imbensyon ng mga mortal ang shades at ang iPod Nano kasama na ang earphone. Aba dre malamang kanina pa ako nalagay sa dyaryo kung lahat ng tanong nila eh narinig ko at kung lahat ng nakakayamot na ekspresyon ng mukha ko eh nakita nila. Buti na lang talaga may shades at iPod.

            Tuloy kami sa paglalakad palabas ng airport. Tuloy rin naman sa pag-bomba ng mga tanong ang media. Lahat naman sila tinatanong lang kung anong pakiramdam namin sa ganito at sa ganyan, kung totoo ba ‘to o ‘yan. Quite truthfully gusto kong mainis. Actually naiinis na nga ako. Dagdag pa yung mga flash ng cameras nila.

            Hay buhay.

            We came in front of a black SUV. Tita Letty, our manager, opened the door for us. Pumasok sina Dea, Glam at Tryx. Nahuli ako. Pinasok nung mga guard na nag-a-assist sa’min kanina ang mga bagahe namin sa trunk ng kotse saka kami umalis doon. Patuloy pa rin ang pag-flash ng mga camera habang umaandar ang SUV. Tumigil lang nung tuluyan kaming nakaalis ng airport.

                 “For the next three weeks sa Emerald Hotel kayo mananatili. I’ll let you rest for the whole day but later tonight at eight sharp you have to get ready to meet your producer for this stop along with the composer and the new crew since we left your musicians and your crew back in Arizona. We have two weeks to perfect the stop since this is the final tour. After this, as promised, I will you give you guys a month long break from work. You deserve it.”

            Pumalakpak sina Glam at Tryx, nagkangitian lang kami ni Dea.

                 “Sa’n n’yo ba balak mag-bakasyon, girls?” muling tanong ni Tita Letty.

                 “Well ako gusto ko sa Caribbean!” Glam perked up.

                 “Hawaii? Anywhere hot and there’s a beach.” :P sagot ni Tryx.

                 “I’ll probably stay at New York.” Nakangiti namang response ni Dea na kinakalikot ang phone niya.

            Tita Letty looked at me through the rearview mirror. Kita ko ‘yon kahit naka-shades ako. Tingin ko tinatanong niya kung saan ko gustong pumunta. “I’ll stay here. I wanted to catch up with my sister. Isa pa mahirap mag-bakasyon dahil kina Bless at Nina. Nakaka-stress bumyahe kung saan-saan.”

                 “Agree.” Sabi ni Glam na tumatango sa akin. “It’s much safer for Lex to be in one place.”

                 “Well okay. Where exactly do you want to stay, Lex? There’s Boracay, Subic, Ariadne even if you want to stay in an island far away from the city. We can arrange that. I won’t ask the three of you, I know mamaya lang ipapa-asikaso n’yo na sa’kin ang lahat ng reservations n’yo.”