This is Me

Chapter 1: Two worlds collide

CHAPTER 1

Charles' POV

♪I've always been the kind of girl
That hid my face
So afraid to tell the world
What I've got to say♪

Her song is playing again and again on the radio. Hindi ko mapigilang mapangiti.

That voice again... ang ganda talaga ng boses niya. Gusto ko na siyang makita, ayoko ng sa radyo ko lang siya naririnig.

By the way, I'm on my way to school. Yeah, I have school today. Another boring day for me.

The song played again. Sorry, can't get enough of it. I think I'm already drawn to her voice. Siguro ilang beses ko nang napakinggan ang kantang yan. Memorize ko na bawat lyrics, pati yung tono ng kanta.

Itatanong niyo kung bakit di ko pa siya nakikita? Well, she's a little bit mysterious.

Yung screen name niya, J.R. lang. Kapag sinesearch ko, wala namang lumalabas na pictures niya. She haven't even performed live yet. I don't know why.

Kaya wala akong magawa kundi pakinggan ng paulit ulit ang maganda niyang boses. Ayan tuloy...

Lalo akong nahuhulog.

Someday, I want to meet her, personally. I want to see the girl  behind that voice.

Behind that beautiful voice.

I may sound like an obsessed fan but hey, is it my fault if I fell in love with her voice? Yeah right, stupid reason. Pero wala eh. Nahulog pa rin ako.

Ganon talaga.

She's my inspiration why I sing.

I tell you, I'm the vocalist of my own band. Yeah, we have our own band. We sing and perform in my own resto.

She's the reason why I'm singing, why I dream. Why I'm living in my dream. Gusto kong sumikat kami para makilala ko na siya.

I don't know why but...

Whenever I hear her voice on the radio, my heart beats fast. I can't control it. It can't calm. Palakas lang ng palakas sa pagtibok.

I guess my heart is shouting her name. It's her. I know.

She's the one.

I tried everything just to find her. I searched everywhere just to see her. I guess, God just doesn't want us to meet. Siguro, hindi pa pwede. Hindi pa sa ngayon.

Right time will come.

*phone rings*

"Hello?"

"Hey, pinsan." She greeted on the other line.  Napakunot ang noo ko.

"Uy, Kelsea. Something wrong?" I asked her. Bakit siya napatawag?

"Nah. Magtatanong lang ako. Magstart na ba ko later sa resto mo?"

"Oh, yes. Ikaw ang dahilan kung bakit marami ang customer ko last night." I heard her laugh. She can also sing by the way.

"Alright. Where are you now?"

"Papasok ako today. Why?"

"Wala, wala! Sige, bye. See you, later."

Then, she hung up.

Alright.

I'm walking on the corridor way to my room when suddenly I heard a voice singing from the music room. Napatigil ako. Ang bilis nang paghinga ko.