Katatapos lang ng classes and I'm on my way to our Music room, magpa-practice ako. Wala pa ang mga kaibigan ko na kasama kong tumutugtog sa school band. Err.. I totally have a boring afternoon today. Masyadong malamya ang oras, nakakainis.
"EARLANTOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed out my name again, sigurado ako na atakbo na naman siya papunta sa akin. And she's right behind me, and if I will not turn around to look at her... She'll probably do her stuff. "Aba! Ayaw mong mamansin ha?! Etong sa iyo!" she warns me now.
"Aw!" I whispered. She threw her shoe on me again, that's her habit and I am not shocked with that. Masakit lang talaga kapag tumatama na sa akin yung sapatos niya.
She's Nicole, my dearest bestfriend. Kaklase ko siya during our Freshmen years. And until now, she's still beside me, and I'm glad that I have someone like her. She keeps on supporting me.
"Yaaaaaah!!!!! Piggybaaaaaaacck!!!!!" aray ko, ang bigat ng isang ito ah! Bigla bigla na namang pumapasan sa akin, matapos akong batuhin ng sapatos!
"Nic! Hindi pa manhid yung likuran ko sa iyo! Oy! Mabigat ka!!!" reklamo ko habang pinipilit ko siyang alisin sa likuran ko.
"Neneh! Ayaw! Di ako aalis dito!! Wahahahahaha!!!!" she teased and hugged me tighter.
"Magpa-practice pa ako! Alis ka na diyan!" I tapped her legs and tries to put her down, pero lalo lang siyang humigpit sa pagyakap sa akin. Pasaway. Fine. I'll enter the music room with this piggyback girl.
I started practicing while Nic is there and listening to my music. I am a drummer and love doing it. And playing drums totally relaxes me. Ngayon pa na may kasama akong bestfriend na hindi hinayaang maging mag-isa ako.
"Nice one! Earlan, ang husay mo talaga mag-drums! I love the drum beats!" Nic claps her hands and cheers me up. Nag-abot pa siya ng bottled water.
"Thanks." I said before drinking the water that she gave me.
"Woi! Pag sikat ka na sa ganyang gawain, i-promise mo na hindi mo ako kakalimutan! Aba kapag kinalimutan mo ako, gigyerahin ko LAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAT ng mga magiging concerts ng banda mo!" naupo sa tabi ko si Nic and she stole the drumsticks from my hand.
I'll never forget her, siya ang kauna-unahang nagpalakas ng loob ko para tumugtog sa harapan ng maraming tao. So, how can forget her?
"Ano ka ba? Hindi mangyayari yun. Parati kitang maaalala kahit wala ka sa tabi ko. Lalo na kapag nasa itaas ako ng entablado, I'm sure that I will remember you. Ikaw kaya nagcheer sa akin dati noong nag-audition ako para maging drummer ng school band." I tapped her head, gawain ko na yata talaga yun. It's not because, I treat her as a kid but I don't have any idea why I'm doing that actually.
She giggles and hug me, "Basta, Earlan... Kapag professional ka na... Kapag sikat na sikat ka na at may mga concert ka na... Kahit mahal ang VIP tickets, bibili ako. Para panoorin ka. Yan ang promise ko sa iyo."
Uh-oh... My tears, are they planning to fall out of my eyes? No, I can't let them... "I know... At ikaw ang number one fan ko... Kapag nasa stage ako, lagi kong iisipin na isa ka sa audience at walang sawang nagchi-cheer sa akin." I said, with my tears in my cheeks.
I'll probably miss this brat, I can't hold my tears anymore. She hugged me tighter, and I know that she's crying too while she's trying to hide her face from me. Malapit na kasi ang graduation, and both of us knows that we're going to have different paths after that.
