Maine really met RJ the following day after that snowy night.
She was in a music store, planning to treat herself to the most ridiculous looking drum sticks ever when he came in.
She didn't notice him. She was too busy deciding between the Hello Kitty sticks and the leopard print ones to see the guy in a hoodie jacket quietly enter the shop.
It was a store. He was just another customer. No biggie.
So, yeah, she didn't notice him.
Not until he started playing her favourite song.
A couple of chord in and she just knew.
Intro, Chorus, Bridge, kalagitnaan ng first o second verse- kahit saang banda pa magsimula ng kalabit ng gitara makikilala at makikilala niya ang kantang yun. Peyborit nga e. Peyborit.
Mabibilang lang sa kamay ang tao sa loob ng shop kaya madaling niyang nahanap ang isang lalaking nakatungo sa electric guitar at mahinang kumakanta.
"There I was—
Thought I had everything figured out--
It goes to show just how much I know—
About the way life plays out..."
She took a step towards him.
He looked like he was in the zone and it was as if her presence woke him up.
Abruptly, he stopped strumming and looked up at her.
"Hi?"
"Hey stranger! You were playing my favourite song, I had to come over."
"Am I?"
"Your Song ng Parokya, tama? Yun yun diba?... Wait, naiintindihan mo ba ko? Am I making sense to you at all?"
"Oo naman!" He smiled.
Oh hey, dimple on his left cheek, there you are.
"For a moment there I thought you were a local! Mukha ka kasing amboy."
"Haha! One-fourth actually. Pero Laguna born and raised 'to."
"Ay oo nga pala, Hi I'm Maine Mendoza, 20, Bulakan rep-ri-zent!"
The guy laughed.
"Ang wagas naman ng tawa mo. Ikaw naman!"
"Cute mo!"
"Uy, thank you! Hindi ko tatanggihan yan ah--?"
His smile was now joined by his confused brows.
"Al-uh, RJ Faulkerson Jr."
"Hindi ka yata sure."
"Matagal ka ng wala sa Pilipinas?" He started strumming the guitar again.
"Medyo mag aanim na buwan na. Pero wait. Stop."
"Huh?" Tiningnan siya nito ng nakakakunot ang noo.
"No offense pero stop ruining my favourite song."
Biglang napatigil ang binata sa pagtipa ng gitara.
"No offense", habol niya.
"Mali ba chords ko?"
The guy pouted and dammit, he looked adorably hot.
Maine unconsciously bit her lip.
"You were singing it wrong."
BINABASA MO ANG
Serendipitous
FanfictionThe first time Maine Mendoza met RJ Faulkerson Jr., she was interning in New York. He was sweet and a little shy. She was charmed. Later, she met him again but as Alden Richards rocking on a concert stage in a sea of screaming fans. He was suave and...
