Heartstrings Attached II

Chapter Ten

Heartstrings Attached II

Chapter Ten

"I can hear you... And you sound nice," pag-ulit niya.

"But you'll always be MY Ms. Bingi," mahinang bulong ko naman sa sarili habang hawak ang singsing sa kwintas ko.

Oh, Clark. How can you do this to me? Tanong ko sa utak ko habang nakatingin kay Clark.

"What?" baling niya, parang nagtataka.

"Ah. Wala. So... what's--what's the story?"

"Well... You're really close with the group. I bet you already know what has happened to me," paliwanag niya. "When I woke up from the coma, I found that tucked inside one of my old jackets. I asked my parents if they knew where I got it... but they said that it's nothing important. I should not think about it. But that's the thing, I couldn't help but think about it. Especially when I noticed what's written in there. How random can someone have those words embedded on a bracelet? It sounds... it sounds like it's speaking to a particular someone, if it makes sense."

"It does," sagot ko without thinking. "I mean, medyo weird nga."

Tumango siya. "Yeah. Weird, right? That's how I know it's not... nothing."

Napabuntong hininga ako and froze as he looked straight into my eyes. Parang may kung ano sa mata niya. Like he's been searching for something he couldn't seem to pinpoint. James... Kung alam mo lang. Kung pwede lang sana. Kung pwede ko lang sana sabihin sayo ngayon ang lahat. Pero magiging mas mahirap sayo. Paano kung malaman mo ang sagot kung saan galing ang bracelet? You would try to look for something more. Something that would be harder to explain because you would not even remember anything.

I'm so sorry.

"That's why I showed it to you," dugtong niya. "You told me to write about something that means something to me. That's it. I don't know why it's special. But I think it is. I may not remember..." humina ang boses niya at napatingin sa malayo. "But I can still feel it, you know?"

I let out a small smile. "I get it... saglit!" Kinuha ko ang notebook ko at nagsulat.

"What is it?"

"I may not remember...but I can still feel," sabi ko habang nagsusulat. Napatingin siya sakin na parang nagtataka kung bakit ko isinulat 'yung linyang sinabi niya. "First. Line."

"Huh?"

"You just wrote the first line of the song," excited kong sagot. "Kailangan na lang nating dagdagan. Atsaka, syempre, 'yung melody. Pero madali na lang 'yon once we're in the zone."

He just gave out a huge smile. That smile I always want to see on him every single day. "Okay. Let's do it."

Isang oras din ang lumipas, halos parang minuto lang saming dalawa. For those moments, I just forgot everything. Si James at ang amnesia niya, sila Louis at iba pa naming kaibigan, nakalimutan ko ring nasa resort kami at ang kasama ko ay isang sikat na artist. Basta ang alam ko lang ay gumagawa kami ng kanta. We were so focused with the words and the melodies. Ni hindi ko na nga muna kinuha ang gitara at hinayaan ko lang siyang gamitin ang boses niya para habihin ang mga nota.

He sang so gently, like the soft drizzle of the rain. So, smooth and subtle. Medyo iba 'to sa mga sikat niya ngayong kanta. Medyo iba pero it still suits him very well. Syempre si Clark 'yan eh. I know na James na siya ngayon pero hindi magbabago ang talent niya.

Merong mga parts na kailangan kong kumanta sa harap niya kaya pinilit kong tanggalin ang hiya at awkwardness sa boses ko. It's the first time after two years that he'd hear my voice again. There were times that I was getting emotional pero tinry kong magpanggap na okay lang ako.