LANY PLAYLIST | ViceRylle

pink skies

5 am. February 14, 2018.

She was standing on her balcony, looking out at the sun rising. The skies were pink since the sun is only starting to say hello to the side of Earth where Karylle is. This has been a part of her morning routine before going to work—ang gumising ng maaga at intayin ang pagsikat ng araw. Today isn't an ordinary day. For others, today is a celebration of love, since it's Valentine's day. But for K, it's more than Valentine's. It's their anniversary. Ang araw na pinakaiintay niya, higit pa sa birthday niya. 

She smiled as the sun hit her forehead. As the sun kept rising, she closed her eyes upang damahin ang katamtamang init ng araw. She breathed deeply and let out a sigh. "Good morning." She said and stood up so she can prepare for work. 

As soon as she arrived in the Showtime studio, Anne greeted her happily. 

"Good morning, K!" Anne said as she kissed Karylle on the cheek. 

"Good morning, Anne. D'yan na sila Vhong?" she asked. 

"Oo, nasa dressing room sila ni Billy." Anne replied. There was silence for a few seconds until Anne decided to break it. "Anong plano niyo today, K? Happy anniversary." she said hesitatingly. 

Karylle chuckled softly nung marinig niya ang tanong ni Anne. Alam niyang nahihiya itong magtanong sa kanya kahit pa close na close silang magkaibigan. "The usual, Anne. Pupunta ako sa kanya after Showtime. Tapos magkekwento lang ako ng magkekwento sa kanya. Magdidinner na din ako don. Nothing grand." sagot ni Karylle. 

Anne nodded after hearing what K said. She smiled and held K's hand. "Ikamusta mo kami kay Vice ha, miss na miss na kamo namin siya. Dalaw naman kamo siya sa Showtime." biro ni Anne. "Sige, sasabihin ko sa kanya Anne." then they parted ways. Karylle went to her dressing room at chineck ang phone niya for a while. 

She looked at her pictures with Vice. Kita sa mga litrato na hindi talaga sila mapaghiwalay. Her camera roll consists mostly of their pictures. Simula noong magkaibigan pa lamang sila, hanggang sa kung paano nila nahanap ang kanilang mga sarili sa piling ng isa't isa. K was smiling as she scrolled down her phone. Kahit pa 'di na sila magkasama sa trabaho for almost a year now, 'di pa rin nawawala ang kilig sa tuwing naalala niya ang kanilang mga memories. 

She decided to text Vice. 

To: Vice 

Happy anniversary, love. 

As soon as she hit send, she went to Vhong and Billy's dressing room. She didn't wait for his reply anymore dahil sanay na siyang 'di nagrereply ito. Nakipagchikahan siya sa dalawa at nakipagkulitan hanggang sa magsimula ang Showtime. 

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After Showtime, K said her goodbyes sa kanyang co-hosts. Bago siya umalis papunta kay Vice ay kinausap muna siya ni Vhong. 

"Pupuntahan mo si Vice?" Vhong asked. K nodded as a response. "Pwede bang sumama? Miss ko na 'yon eh." sabi ni Vhong. K was silent, at dahil dito ay alam na ni Vhong na gusto muna ni Karylle na masolo si Vice. "Joke lang, next time na lang pala. Naalala ko may pangako ako kila Yce ngayon." K was kind of relieved nung marinig niya na hindi na pala sasama sakanya si Vhong. "Next time, puntahan natin siya. Miss ka na non, Vhongskie." K said. "Mas miss ko siya, K. Pakisabi sa kanya yon ha?" Vhong replied and patted K's shoulder before he left. 

Dumeretso naman si Karylle sa parking lot para magdrive papunta kay Vice. She opened her car's radio para malibang since it's almost an hour drive. Unang kantang tumugtog ang BuKo, at isipin man ni K na parang joke ang lahat, since anniversary nila at theme song pa nila ni Vice ang naririnig niya ngayon, napangiti na lang siya at sumabay sa kanta. 

Hindi namang mapigilan ni Karylle ang maalala ang mga memories nila ni Vice. 

"Buko ka ba?" 

"Bakit?"

"Kasi ikaw ang buhay ko, eh." 

Kita sa mga mata ni Karylle ang pinaghalong kilig at saya sa tuwing naalala niya ang mga katagang iyon. Who would've thought we'd end up with each other no, Vice. She thought. 6 years down, forever to go. 

Nang makarating si Karylle sa lugar ni Vice ay ipinark niya ang kotse niya sa malapit. It's almost 5 pm kaya palubog na rin ang araw. The sun was starting to set when she saw where he is and she sat down beside him as quick as possible. She can't wait to start telling him what happened to her day. 

Ipinadaan niya ang kamay niya above Vice's grave. She let out a sigh saka nagsimula magsalita. 

"Hi, Vicey! Missed me?" she said and paused for a while. "Happy anniversary, love. Mag-iisang taon na pero miss na miss na miss pa rin kita. Araw-araw ko pa ring tinitignan 'yung mga pictures natin sa phone ko. Hindi pa rin nawawala 'yung kilig sa tuwing nakikita ko 'yung mga ngiti mo. Love, Anne, Vhong, and everyone in Showtime misses you. Anne joked pa nga na dalawin mo daw sila sa studio." she chuckled. 

"Love, kanina nung papunta ako dito, Buko 'yung tumutugtog sa sasakyan ko. How weird, no? Kahit wala ka na dito, gumagawa ka pa rin ng paraan para lang maramdaman ko 'yung presensya mo." tears were starting to form as the skies were getting pinker and pinker since the sun was setting. "Love, I won't deny. Everyday is a battle since you left me. Araw-araw, pahirap nang pahirap kasi kinakailangan kong harapin 'yung mga bagay ng mag-isa. We were together in facing these things noon eh. Alam ko namang kahit wala ka na dito physically, you're always watching me and guiding me in everything na ginagawa ko. Pero Love, everyday, I'm getting stronger. Mas lalo akong tumatapang kasi sabi ko sa sarili ko, para satin 'to. Para 'to sa mga pangarap na binuo natin, at hindi ako titigil hangga't 'di natin 'yon naaachieve." she was already crying as she spoke to him as if he's there. 

"Love, wait for me there, okay? I can't wait to see you soon." she held herself, as if she's hugging him. She wiped her tears and went to her car para kuhanin ang pagkaing inihanda niya. "Love, niluto ko nga pala 'yung favorite mo. Adobo, right?" she said as she was opening the container of the adobo she cooked. She continued talking to Vice's grave. 

From afar, somewhere far far away from K, he was watching. 

His heart was smiling and breaking at the same time. 

He misses her, too. 

"Happy anniversary, buhay ko. Mahal na mahal kita." he said as the sun completely set and pink skies were no longer evident. 

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Author's note: It's done!! I can't believe I wrote a one shot after a long time. Comment down your thoughts!! I'll be glad to read them. I hope you aren't mad because Vice died HAHAHAHA ok bye share this to your friends