it's a fool's gold thunder
it's just a warring rain
don't let the fears just start 'what if
I won't see you again'
around here you never want to sleep all night
so start falling in love, start the riot and
I woke up not to the sound of my alarm but to my phone ringing loudly. I didn't have to guess kung sino yong tumatawag because that ring tone is specially dedicated to only one person. I smiled while looking up at the ceiling, letting him wait some more.
Ikaw naman maghintay ngayon, tss.
I giggled with my own thought.
come on rage with me
we don't need words
and we'll be birds
got to make our own key
I can imagine him already on my mind. Just woke up hair, creased forehead while waiting for me to answer the call. Ironically, the turtle hates waiting. So before things get worse, even if I'm still enjoying the song, I picked it up from my bed side table.
fearless together
you said 'we'll go through this together'
when you fly won't you
won't you take me too?
"Hello?"
"Hay at last you answered—
"I was sleeping kasi? It's too early, Thirdy!" I complained while sitting up.
"Good morning to you, too." he said sarcastically. I laughed.
"Sensitive naman ng baby boy. Why are you calling?"
"I forgot to ask you about the ticket for today last night. Hindi ko nakuha sayo last time."
"For today? I thought you wouldn't watch BOTR?"
"I promised I will watch, you forgot?" I can hear the disappointment in his voice. I suppressed my giggles.
"Sorryyyyy, I gave it na kanila Kim. I said invite someone else na lang kasi nga I thought you're busy." I said, lying.
"May nakakuha na?"
"Yeah, I think Prince asked for it kay Jaymee."
"Prince?!"
"Yeah? Prince Rivero."
"What the—
"Oy Thirds, ano ba yan ang aga-aga—
"Bea, are we really having this conversation?" he really sounds so frustrated naguilty na ako sa panti-trip ko sa kanya.
"KIDDING! Get your ticket kay Kim later. Hahahaha!"
"ISABEL BEA—
"Whoops, gotta take shower, we need to be there at the venue earlier. Later mo na lang ako awayin please."
"Wait before you hang up!"
"Yeah?"
"I'm excited to see you later." he said. I looked away.
"Ako hindi. Bye!" I hang up, grinning.
———
I stared at the water dripping from the shower, still feeling surreal about everything that is happening in my life. Life indeed has full of surprises; you can spend months or years trying to fix something broken and then one day, everything suddenly makes sense. In my case, in our case, a simple, harmless, reply changed the story.
