My Sweet Pianist

chapter 24: Head on my feet

Seychelle's POV

It's already 3 in the morning and I couldn't get a decent sleep.

Magdamag akong gising. Hindi ako pinatulog ng konsensya ko. Buti nga di ako umiyak kungdi namumugto na ang mga mata ko...

I would've called him already if my load didn't expired. I'm worried about him...

So I decided to pray.

Lord.... can love make people go crazy? Sorry Lord ha... Wala naman po kasi ako makausap dhil madaling araw na... Lord... Is this love? Hindi pa naman po kasi kami gaano magkakilala ni Chris pero  kami na. Huwag nyo po sana sasamain ang sasabihin ko...

Lord, sana hindi na po bumalik si... Si Karisse sa buhay ni Chris... I know that I'm being selfish... Okay, I am. Just please don't bring her back...

And with that... tears started to fell like falls from my eyes...

Sa magdamag kong gising, ngayon lang ako umiyak.

Pinigilan kong umiyak... Puyat na nga tapos namumugto pa mga mata ko...

Tinapos ko na ang panalangin ko... Bakit ba ayaw parin ako daanan ng antok kahit 10 mins lang???

Kaya napagpasiyahan kong umalis muna sa kama ko...

Nilapitan ko ang organ at umupo doon...

I remember him......

Keon...

Why of all people? Why Keon??? Naalala ko ang kinanta nya, "Turning page".

Bakit ganun? Somehow may impact sa akin ang kantang yun... That song is mesmerizing... Hindi ko naman kailangang itanggi sa sarili ko napakasarap pakinggan ng boses ni Keon...

Sinimulan ko itong tugtugin...

(please play the video. Instrumental yan. Credits to owner ^_^) -------->

Oh how sweet it is to hear this breathtaking music.....

I remember when he kissed me on my cheeks. ...

I know na dapat wala lang to sakin..... Pero bakit ganito????

Somehow, I felt something unexplainable... This is enthralling and very captivating. The song makes me feel so... safe from everything. Hindi ko maipaliwanag kung bakit manghang-mangha ako sa kantang ito at sa kanya. Everytime I remember that piano scene we had on stage, I always smile and feeling that my cheeks are blushing. It feels so new and relaxing. And Keon, his daze. His warm smile and the way he speaks... Breath taking and truly captivating.

What if Chris and I hadn't met? Or even if we met, hindi naging kami? Would it be possible?

Will my life be different? Will my life be more simple and war-free from the influence of 12th Phoenix Sovereign?

Pero hindi ito pwede...  At hindi ako dapat naguguluhan. Chris is a nice man and undeniably faithful in our relationship even when he's up to fights and troubles. In fact, I think I'm beginning to  love him.

Oh Keon, have you arrived early, will we have the chance like Christian and I?

Stop. This is not right. Playful mind is taking over my senses since I haven't got a proper sleep.

I continued playing, and it's as if I never wanted to stop... I can feel Keon's voice as I play the song... I can still see on how he look at me as he was singing..... I know that I'm not imagining or hallucinating things since I can still feel the awestruck atmosphere that surrounded the two of us.....

This song combined with Keon's voice is really getting in every corner of my entity. It gives me a kind of shiver that I never felt in my entire life... Halos parehas sa nararamdaman ko kay Chris.

Maya-maya nakaramdam ako ng pagkabigat ng mga mata ko pero patuloy parin ako sa pagtutugtog... This song is also like a lullaby making me forget my recent problems in love and life.

*Kring Kring Kring Kring!!!!

I snapped my alarm clock... Alam ko nasa taas yun ng piano ko...

Anong oras na ba?

4 am na!  How long did I play? 

Hindi naman pala! I fell asleep while I'm peacefully playing the song Turning page.

4 am is my jogging time... Alam kong puyat ako but I need to follow my daily routine.

Nag-ayos na ako sa cr and put my jogging attire...  I also take my vitamins since puyat ako and para hindi ako magcollapse sa daan habang nagjo-jogging.

Lumabas na ako, lock the door at naglakad na papunta sa house gate...

Pagkalabas ko ay may nakita akong nakaparadang sasakyan just across my house.

Medyo madilim pa kaya hindi ko maaninagan ang itsura ng sasakyan. Sino naman kaya ang magiiwan ng sasakyan dito? At nasaan ang may-ari nito?

Hindi pa ako nakakalakad paalis sa gate nang may bumulantang na sa akin...

Some heavy circular thing bumped to my feet.

IT'S A HEAD!

YIKES!!!

Papatayin ako ng pulubing ito e!

Pero parang di naman siya mukhang pulubi. I bend down to see whoever this person is.

Pano ba siya magmumukhang pulubi e nakasuot ng black leather jacket...

Nang mai-angat ko't naisandal na siya sa pader, mas lalo lang ako nagulat...

He looked like he waited here all night...

Chris...

Why of all of your ways, bakit ganito? Pinigilan ko ang pag-ngiti ko.

Baliw ka nga talaga.

Sana binulabog mo nalang ang gate ng bahay ko.

Mukhang napagod siya kakahintay sa kin.... At hindi man lang sya nagising nung bumagsak ang ulo nya sa paa ko because he looks drunk. I can smell the liquor on his body.

Nakakatkot ka pla pag ganyan... Biglang may susulpot na ulo sa paa.

Hinagod ko ang ulo niya.. He looks just like an angel who's been incessantly flying and wandering nowhere.

Si Chris talaga...

 I leaned over and kissed him on his forehead.....

Medyo gumalaw siya....

"Chris, let's get you inside." sabi ko. 

"Ka--- Karisse..."

It made my heart stopped...Iwanan ko na nga kaya siya dito?!? After all this, it's still her?

"Chris... Enough." 

Sabi ko... Ayoko nang marinig ang pangalan na yan.....

"Sorry...." He lifelessly replied.

"Sorry?"

Hinawakan ko ang kamay nya.....

"I... I love her."

Am I dreaming? And what is he trying to say?

"Chris... Chris wake up... Please wake up."