Take the Sun with you

Chapter 9

Chapter 9
Una sa lahat

"Dude, free ka ngayon hanggang bukas ha?" Esperaunce said greeting Hulyo with good news.

Gumuhit ang isang ngiti sa labi ni Hulyo bago tumango at tinapik ang lalaki sa balikat bago pabagsak na humiga sa kama. He breathed hard and rolled a little before ending up looking at the ceiling, hindi naman ito pinapansin ni Esperaunce dahil busy ito sa cellphone.

He doesn't have a schedule today... he's thinking of a good way to spend his free day. Dahil pakiramdam nito ay kapag nagsimula na siyang pumirma sa kontrata ay tila ba imposible na ang bagay na 'yon. Today should be productive so why not try composing a song?

He quickly got up with the thought of it and grabbed his guitar. He strummed and strummed, trying to create a melody on his head, ngunit makalipas ang ilang minuto ay mariin itong pumikit tila ba naiinis sa kinakalabasan.

"Why can't I do it?" Bulong sa sarili.

They say that when writing a song, you must put your feelings and emotion into it but it's not easy to voice out your feelings. Some people will appreciate your music, but some will go depth finding out the reason behind it. To be honest, music has soul more than human beings and it's easy to convey, but it's not easy to compose.

"Balik din ako mamaya," paalam nito sa kaibigan.

Wearing a faded denim jeans, and a black shirt, he grabbed his jacket and car key. Kumakanta pa habang bumababa patungo sa unang palapag ng bahay. His eyes roamed around the whole living room and shrugged his shoulder, his parents are out of town again.

Inabot nito ang isang pakete ng tsitsirya bago tuluyan tumungo sa labas. Malakas niyang binuksan ang pinto para lamang mabigla dahil nasa harapan niya ngayon si Mercedes na mukhang kakatok pa lang sana.

She lowered her hand and gave him a half smile, she looked stunning with her casual attire not that she is but she looks different. She's wearing a white tee shirt paired with black pants and black denim jacket. At ang buhok nito ay muling nakalugay, ibang-iba sa babaeng laging nakasuot ng pantulog. Natauhan si Hulyo nang pinitik ni Mercedes ang noo nito.

"H-hey," ani nito.

Tumango si Mercedes at tumalikod, sumunod naman agad si Hulyo dito at natigilan lamang nang makita nito sa pangalawang pagkakataon na hindi ito nakapaa. Mercedes lazily walked to the cold pavement while flaunting her white shoes that made Hulyo shocked.

He gasped dramatically and quicken his pace to follow her, they sat in the gutter as he took a glance again in her shoes. Mercedes noticed it and smirked, she let minutes passed by before speaking again.

"Let's go to Tagaytay."

Hindi agad nakaimik si Hulyo at hinayaan pagsalitain ang babae sa pag aakala na may idudugtong ito ngunit tanging ihip lang ng hangin ang namagitan sa kanilang dalawa. Hulyo shyly scratched his brows, he turned to look at her and he saw her looking at her own shoes.

"You're wearing shoes today, huh." Hulyo carefully said, she nodded her head and glanced back at him.

"Sasama ka ba o hindi?"

"Kailan ba tayo pupunta?"

Mercedes slowly showed her practiced smile and stood up. Ang tingin nito ay hindi umaalis kay Hulyo kaya't tila ba nahipnostismo ito at tumayo rin, akmang magsasalita ito nang maunahan siya ng babae.

"Ngayon."

Hindi na hinintay pang makapagbigay ng reaksyon si Hulyo dahil mabilis itong hinila patayo ni Mercedes na siyang ikinagulat nito. Halatang nangangamba at nang bumagsak ang tingin nito sa kamay niya na hawak ni Mercedes ay hindi niya maiwasan ang mamula, it's overwhelming and surreal seeing Mercedes' soft hand clustered on his.