The Dare

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"Leah, kinakabahan ka ba?" tanong ni Clark nang matapos akong magbihis at i-retouch.

"Oo eh, slight." sagot ko.

"Let's all welcome, Mr. and Ms. Love!" sambit ng emcee .

"Tayo na 'yun." sabi ko kay Clark.

"Yeah. Are you ready?" I just nodded as my answer.

"Good luck."

"Thanks, Maurice."

Sinuot na ni Clark ang gitara niya tapos magkahawak ang kamay kaming lumabas sa backstage.

Mas lalo namang lumakas ang hiyawan nila. Pero nangingibabaw pa din ang cheering ng mga "Cleahtics" ng school. Antaray lang.

Nagbitaw kami sa hawak-kamay at ako'y umupo sa upuan ng piano habang siya naman ay tumayo lang.

Inhale, exhale and then I start to play.

[Secret Love Song by Little Mix ft. Jason Derulo]

[Me:]
"When you hold me in the street
And you kiss me on the dance floor
I wish that it could be like that
Why can't it be like that?
'Cause I'm yours”

Iyon pa lang ang kinakanta ko, nagpalakpakan na agad sila.

“We keep behind closed doors
Every time I see you, I die a little more
Stolen moments that we steal as the curtain falls
It'll never be enough"

Nagtinginan kami ni Clark, we smiled at each other and he winked at me before singing his part.

[Clark:]
"It's obvious you're meant for me
Every piece of you, it just fits perfectly
Every second, every thought, I'm in so deep
But I'll never show it on my face"

[Me:]
"But we know this.
We got a love that is homeless"

Hinanap ng mata ko ang si Marie. But, I can’t see a trace of her. Mukhang FO na talaga kami.

[Both:]
"Why can't you hold me in the street?
Why can't I kiss you on the dance floor?
I wish that it could be like that
Why can't we be like that?
'Cause I'm yours"

[Clark:]
"When you're with him, do you call his name
Like you do when you're with me? Does it feel the same?
Would you leave if I was ready to settle down
Or would you play it safe and stay?

Girl, you know this.
We got a love that is hopeless"

Ang gwapo talaga ng boses ni Clark. Ang sarap pakinggan. Ang sarap niyang bigyan ng chance.

[Both:]
"Why can't you hold me in the street?
Why can't I kiss you on the dance floor?
I wish that it could be like that
Why can't we be like that?
'Cause I'm yours"

[Clark:] "And nobody knows I'm in love with someone's baby"
[Me:] "I don't wanna hide us away"
[Clark:] "Tell the world about the love we're making"
[Me:] "I'm living for that day
Someday"

May narinig ako sa crowd na sumigaw ng “Wooh! Best loveteam ever!” Kaya naisip ko, “Is our compatibility that high? ‘Yung parang kahit madaming sumira sa ‘min, we will still end up for each other.”