Waves Away From You

Chapter 3

Kaye sucks. Kaye failed. Kaye knows nothing anymore. This is just a few of the insults I had from my father. I was once an Engineering student. He was once proud of his Daddys little girl. I was once his gold tooth. I always top among all the students in the university, but later on I found no inspiration to continue that passion. So I quit college. My parents were so mad and embarrassed they sent me away from home. I was sent to Butuan City, and from then I heard about Siargao and the surf camps there, so I came to visit it and started performing on stage.

The music is loud against my ears but it only made me dance wilder. I already had my 5 shots of Tequila at medyo malikot na ang paligid ko. After around three more songs, a man came up on stage and stopped the band from playing. So we all stood there looking at him.

Im sorry for the interruption. I would like to give this stage to the girl who once rocked this place, and had been rocking the countrys music lately and would hopefully roll this place once and for all. Lets give it up for Arya Ladesma! - man on mic.

The whole crowd was cheering and clapping for me. Hindi pa pala talaga ako nakalimutan dito. Although iba na ang pangalanag ginagamit ko ngayon, marami pa rin pala ang nakakakilala sa akin.

I went up on stage. Sa estado ko, hindi ko alam kung mairaraos ko ang isang ito. Lumapit muna ako sa lead guitarist,

Dating awitin pare, - ako.

Lumapit na ako sa mikropono at hinawakan ito. Im pretty sure these people will have a very good time.

The band started playing the intro of Kisapmata in our own version. Our version is 2x faster than the original arrangement of the music and is hard rock. Hindi naman ako rocker totally, marunong lang talaga akong kumanta ng rock.

When its time for me to start the first line, the song felt like lyrics of my own emotions. I couldnt help myself to cry. Walang sinuman ang nakapansin nito dahil sa disco lights at tila wala nang bukas kung sumbay ang mga tao sa tugtugin. Hay*p ka Bram, bakit napapaiyak mo pa rin ako hanggang ngayon.

Pagkatapos ng kanta, hingal na hingal na ako at tuyo na rin ang mga mata ko. Ang saya tingnan ng mga tao. The party is just getting hotter. Party people loves music that makes them dance, but they love music that they can sing along more.

Isa pa! Isa pa - sigaw ng mga tao.

Lumapit ulit ako sa lead guitarist upang bumulong.

Malaya please. Yung rock. - ako

Nagulat ng kunti yung lead sa sinabi ko. Wala pa kasi masyadong may alam sa rock version ng Malaya ni Moira. Hindi rin naman ako ang nag - arrange nito, it was one of the bands that I looked up to in Manila who arranged it.

Kumuha ako ng isang gitara mula sa isa sa mga guitarist doon at nagsimulang tumugtug. The people screamed at the familiar tone of the music. Lumapit na ako sa mic habang patuloy pa rin ang pagtugtug ko. Maya-maya pa ay nakakasabay na ang lead guitarist ng banda. This is going to be crazier.

Pasensiya na, kung patutulugin lang muna

Ang pusong napagod kakahintay

Kaya sa natitirang segundong kayakap ka

Maaari bang magkunwaring akin ka pa

The people are dancing and singing at the same time. Nag-iba na rin galaw ng disco lights na parang sumasabay sa napakagandang tugtuging ito.

Baka sakaling makita kitang muli

Pagsikat ng araw, paglipas ng gabi

Kung di pipilitin

Ang di para sakin

Baka sakaling maibalik

Mala--ya ka na

Mala-ya ka

I cannot contain my own joy right now, this is the life Ive chosen. This is the person whom I wanted to be. And this music feeds my soul.

This is not the life my father wanted me to have. But all my success is a slap to his damn pride and greed. Ayaw niya pa rin ang pagkanta ko at pagsulat ng mga kanta. This is not even a decent job sabi niya. I could have had a better life as an Engineer and have a damn life with a rich husband No Dad, I am a musician. And this is how I want to live my life.

Natapos na ang kanta at hindi pa rin makaget-over ang mga tao. They are shouting for more. Pero bumaba na ako sa stage. My head is spinning more than ever.

Nilapitan ako ng lalaking tumawag sa akin sa stage kanina.

That was so rock and roll! Thank you for the performance Arya. Were so happy to have you back, - siya

Niyakap niya ako. At nang ilayo na niya ang katawan niya sa akin, doon ko pa natitigan ng mabuti ang mukha niya.

Ahhh. Siya pala yung manager nitong club. He was the same man who hired me here two years ago but I cannot remember his name no matter how hard I recall. My head already aches. Nilagpasan ko lang siya kahit andami pa niyang sinasabi. Oh my, men nowadays talks a lot than women do.

Nagpunta na ako sa counter at humingi pa ng isang shot ng tequila. Last na to, I just really have to be too wasted to forget tonight. Nagbayad na ako at lumabas ng club.

Ang napakalamig na hangin mula sa dagat ang humalik sa balat ko. Bakit ba hindi ako nagsuot ng jacket kanina? How can the world be this blur? Paika-ika na ako kung maglakad. I feel like I will throw-up anytime.

Naglakad na ako patungo sa resort ko. It was just a few walks away. Naglalakad ako without a sense of direction. Ilang hakbang pa lang ang nalakad ko nang mas bumigat pa ang pressure sa ulo ko. The world stopped spinning because everything went black. Im so hoping that my knight in shining armor is ready to catch me falling.