Let's Play Pretend

Auditory Hallucinations

Nanginginig ang kamay ng dalaga habang binabasa ang malaswang artikulo. Everything that was written in there was beyond the truth, hindi sya makapaniwala na maski sa isang pribado at secluded na restaurant katulad ng Milagro en' Virgo ay meron palang umaali-aligid na taong may intensyon na manira sa kanya.

There were three pictures of her and Yael together. The first one was the two of them waiting in line hanggang paupoin sila ng Maitre' de. Pangalawa ay nakaupo na sila at umoorder ng kanilang makakain, at ang pangalawa... was the picture that made her stomach turn haywire the most. A picture of Yael and her engaged in a lip lock.

The thought of the musically inclined split is not true?

Saad ng nakalagay sa diyaryo.

The said couple was spotted dining at an intimate restaurant near Greenhills at eight o'clock in the evening. Surrounded with a sense of romance in the air and in rich and dim candlelight, it seems that the couple figured to rekindle the fire between their love like the other lovers who are surrounding them. They talked and laughed while eating and as the people around them said, and as quoted “They are doing fine.” As one of our sources stated, one of the guest there caught their conversation. “Yes they were talking about the rumored annulment, pero okay naman sila. They seemed actually like a normal couple. They look good together. Bagay sila. Wala namang mag-asawa na hindi dumadaan sa pag-aaway, diba? Maybe they figured out a way to make ammends between the rift of their relationship.”

Some said they were having a fit. Pero, there is no such thing as a perfect couple. Just because they had a problem at nasangkot ang dalaga sa malaking skandalo kasama ang kanyang co-host doesn't mean her marriage with Yael is over. You can never tell what's really going on in their lives. Celebrities like Karylle and Yael had been so quiet about their romance kaya naman laging out of context at hula na lang ang nagiging status ng kanilang relationship. But still, we can never see the truth behind the blinding flashes of the camera as by the end of their romantic date. The only proof that we have is how the couple shared a passionate kiss by the street.

Maybe... There is really hope for this young couple.

Karylle crumpled and threw the newspaper away in utter disbelief. Pulang-pula ang kanyang mata sa galit sabay ng hindi sya makatingin sa kanyang kaibigan.

"Naghalikan pa talaga kayo ah. At take note ha, sa mismong daanan pa." Anne stated provocatively, though there was not a single trace of humor in her face. "Tell me, is thirty-eight the new eighteen? Para kasi kayong teenager mag-laplapan ng asawa mo. Talo nyo pa ang mga PBB-Teens."

Sinamaan ni Karylle ng tingin ang kanyang kaibigan but she didn't say a thing. Ano nga ba ang dapat nyang sabihin? Paano nya ipapag-tanggol ang kanyang sarili lalo na't sa sikat na diyaryo naka-imprenta ang maruming balita tungkol sa kanya. Nag-halo at nag-kagulo ang kanyang isip sa posibleng reaksyon ng tao dito. Marami na sigurong nakabasa. Marami na sigurong nakakaalam. Ano kaya ang reaksyon nila? Lalo na kung nabasa ni...

"Bakit naman kasi kahit ilang payo ko sayo na hiwalayan mo na yang tao na yan eh pinapag-pilitan mo paring ayusin..." Dismayadong pagpapagalit ni Anne sa kanya. "Hindi ka pa ba talaga nadadala? Bakit ka ba dikit ng dikit sa kanya?"

"Hindi totoo ang mga nakasulat jan." Mahinang sagot ni Karylle sa kaibigan. "Hindi yang mga yan totoo Anne."

Naghalukipkip si Anne at tinaasan nya ng kilay ang kanyang kaibigan as she examines her friend whose guard is up and rising. "So what are you trying to say?"

"I'm saying na hindi totoo ang mga nakasulat sa diyaryo na yan." Kalmadong pagpapaliwanag ni Karylle sa kaibigan. She wasn't screaming but Anne could feel the intensity in her words. "Kung sino man ang nagsulat nyan, nagsisinungaling yan."