Gravity

Simula

Gravity

But you're neither friend nor foe
Though I can't seem to let you go
The one thing that I still know is that
You're keeping me down

You're keeping me down
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
But you're onto me, you're onto me, and all over

Something always brings me back to you
It never takes too long

I opened my eyes only to see a familiar set of two orbs staring back at me. My heart thumped a little faster.

Sa pag-ikot ng aking paningin at nilingon ko ang mga staff sa gilid. I looked for my manager. Nang mapansing wala siya ay muli kong ibinalik ang mga mata sa kaninang pwesto, ang akala ko'y makikita ko ulit ang pamilyar niyang postura ngunit ibang tao na ang nakita ko doon.

Was I hallucinating? Did I really imagine him standing in front of me?

"Olivia, you need to exit." Nang marinig ang nagsalita sa aking earpiece ay tumayo na ako mula sa pagkakaupo. I immediately walked my way to my dressing room in the backstage area.

"You've done a pretty good job! No wonder people love it instantly!" Pumalakpak pa si Anthony nang pumasok ako sa loob ng silid.

"Thank you." Simpleng salita ko.

Lumapit ako sa kinaroroonan ng aking bag at dali-daling hinanap ang aking cellphone. May usapan kami ni Anabelle na magkikita para sa isang proper dinner.

"May interview ka pa. We need to hurry to your next engagement." Sambit sa aking muli ni Anthony. He made me stand up.

"Come on, Olivia! You're a hit now. Don't be such a lazy cat!" Suway nito. I could see my stylist smiling at his gesture.

"It's still in an hour at 15 minutes away lang naman ang studio. Why don't you let me rest for a second, Anthony?" Tanong ko sa kanya. Hindi niya ako sinagot. Kinuha niya bigla ang aking cellphone at lumabas na ng dressing room na iyon.

I rolled my eyes and followed him. May mga nakasalubong akong bumabati dahil sa bagong release kong kanta. It's nice to feel such warm greetings from other people.

It's been a long while since I've received such love.

"Anthony!" Sigaw ko dahil pinaabot niya pa talaga hanggang sa kotse ang paghahabol ko.

"Wag ka ng mag-inarte, okay? You've been hiatus for two long years tapos sasabihin mong pagpahingahin kita? Baliw ka ba?" He went inside the car. Pumasok din ako dahil sa takot na baka paglakarin niya ako papunta sa studio.

"Hindi na ako sanay na ganito. I'm now used to working in our company. What do you expect?" Tanong ko sa kanya. I looked outside the window as he drove off the basement.

"You need to change your habits now. Hindi ka na sa kumpanya niyo nagtratrabaho. You're back to the real world." Paalala niya sa akin.

I looked down, remembering how I ended up working in my family's company rather than continuing my rising career in show business.

"Yeah. I thought so too." Simple kong salita dahil ayokong pag-usapan muli ang mga nangyari.

I tried avoiding everything that would lead to his name. Ayoko na. This was finally the time to move on. I had no other choice but force myself to get over him.

"You're eerily quiet. Are you okay?" Tanong ng aking manager habang naglalakad kami paakyat ng building.

"I just need to think things through." Sambit ko dito. Hindi ko na siya pinansin dahil baka tanungin niya ang nangyari last week. Ni hindi ko maatim na maisip lamang iyon.