Past, Present, Future

What Goes Around Comes Around

Greta was pacing nervously back and forth backstage while waiting for the singing competition to begin.  She chose to sing a romantic ballad by a famous French-Canadian chanteuse para daw marinig ang kanyang pagka-biritera, payo ni Clara sa kanya.  Because she was singing a romantic song, Clara made her wear a sleeveless champagne colored gown that had a fitted waist and  reached the floor.  Her hair was curled and pinned to the side over one shoulder, her make up glamorous for the evening.  She cracked her knuckles as she walked from one corner to the other of the small holding tent behind the stage.  Clara stopped texting when she noticed her friend being uncharacteristically nervous.

"Hoy!  Gray!  Anong nangyayari sa yo?  Para kang kinukulam ka dyan, hindi ka mapakali!" Clara said loudly.

"Hindi, wala to...minememorize ko lang yung kanta.  Grabe ka naman, kulam agad?  Pwedeng ninenerbyos lang ako?"

"Eh ako ang napapagod sa yo eh!  Tapos kanina ka pa hindi makaupo.  Either tinutusok ka sa pwet ng mangkukulam o pinapasma ka.  Umupo ka nga!" hinila ni Clara ang kamay ni Greta para paupuin ito sa kanyang tabi.

Napaupo naman si Greta sa tabi ni Clara.  "Grabe ka naman manghila, Cla!  Yung buto ko naman, baka makalas!" tumawa si Greta.  "Sasabihin ko kay Kuya na stop muna ang paggy-gym ninyo, nakakaloka!  The Incedible Hulk ka ba?  Grabe lungs!" saway nya sa girlfriend ng kanyang kapatid.

"Hulk talaga?  Shems naman, G!" kinurot ni Clara ang tagiliran ni Greta.  "Hindi ba pwedeng si Wonder Woman o kaya si Darna?  Hindi ba pwedeng sexy na maganda na strong?"

"Sige na nga, hindi na si Hulk," humagikgik ulit si Greta.

"Ayan, at least relaxed ka na.  Para kang ewan kanina eh!"

"At pinaalala mo pa!  Bumalik tuloy ang kaba ko!" Greta complained.

"G, breathe!  Never kang kinabahan!  Ngayon lang!  Anong meron?" Clara looked at her best friend worriedly.  Greta stared back and before she could even reply, Clara popped one eyebrow up as if a light bulb turned on in her head.  "Alam ko na!  Dahil kay Aaron Gilmore to, no?  HImala, may crush ka sa celebrity!"

"Pffft, what?" Greta scoffed.  "Ako?  Magkakacrush sa isang celebrity?  Are you insane?" mataray na tanong nya kay Clara.

"Kung makadeny o!  Eh bakit nga?  Memorized mo na ang kantang yan...ilang beses ka ng nagchampion dahil kinanta mo yan."

"This is by far the biggest contest na sinalihan ko.  Hindi sya pipichugin.  Tingnan mo nga, celebrity judges!  Sino ba naman ang hindi magugulantang?"

"Gray, kaya mo to.  Mananalo ka!  And if ever matalo ka, hay, this must be rigged!" kinindatan ni Clara si Greta.

Niyakap ni Greta ang kanyang kaibigan.  "Salamat, Cla.  You really know how to make me feel better."

"Of course!  What are best friends for?" niyakap din ni Clara si Greta.  "O, ikaw na next!  Go, Gray!  Break a leg," pinisil nya ang mga nanlalamig na kamay ni Greta.