Will Love Be Enough?

Chapter 11: Past Lives

KIA'S POV

Andito ako ngayon sa labas ng band room ng school. May practice daw kami sabi ni Liam. Napaka-FC eh. Ini-add agad ako sa FB, sabay message agad sakin. Tsk. It has been three days after what happened dun sa office ni Mr. Reyes. Pagkalabas na pagkalabas ko noon sinalubong agad ako ni Miles at inusisa agad kung ano daw ba nangyari sa loob. Of course, mabait akong kaibigan, at honest kaya, hindi ko siya sinagot. 

Kala niyo ah. Badtrip pa ako sa ungas na Ken na yun. Kung hindi lang talaga ako nakapagpigil baka nasapak ko talaga yun eh. Kala mo kung sino. Kala mo daming alam. Kala niya close kami. Sarap pektusan. Kaya ayoko sa mga lalaki eh. Masakit sila sa ulo. Pati sa puso. Kung pwede lang sana wag sila mag-exist eh. Sana nag all girls school nalang ako. Tsk.

Anyways, eventually sinabi ko na din naman kay Miles yung nangyari. Kulit kasi eh. Nakakadagdag sa inis ko. Sobrang saya ng bruha. Kala mo manager eh. Inaya agad ako magshopping for future gigs daw may masuot agad ako. Third world problems.

So siya, sobrang excited habang ako wala. Badtrip pa din. I really didn't want to be part of any of this. There are so many reasons why I shouldn't pero ewan. Ken provoking me in front of everyone there just made me say yes.   It honestly almost made me cry. They have no idea where I'm coming from. But he was so quick to judge. Buti nalang magaling ako umarteng parang wala lang. Staka bragging rights na din na ako pumili ng band name namin. Si Enzo lang din ata nakagets ng meaning nun eh. Bobo masyado ng iba especially Ken. LOL

I was pulled out of my thoughts when I heard my phone ring. Liam was calling.

"Oh? Ano atin?" -Me

"Wow. Gandang greeting naman."- Liam

"Yeah. Yeah. Whatevs. Ano na? Asan na kayo? Nasa band room nako."- Ako

"Supladang kotse! Change of plans daw. Practice tayo kela Enzo. "- Liam

"Bakit kina Enzo? Eh may band room naman dito." -Ako

"Ewan. Just come here. I'll text you the address. See ya kotse."- Liam

I just ended the call and rolled my eyes. Napaka-gentleman talaga ng mga ungas. Di man lang naisip na sunduin ako. Pinagbyahe pa talaga ako mag-isa. Maaya nga si Miles. 

I texted Miles and she said yes din naman agad. Di nako magtataka. Yun pa. Anyways, I'm just waiting for her here outside the school. Nagtataka talaga ako why kina Enzo magpapractice. Eh si Enzo nga mismo nagsabi na Oblivion is separate from Stupor and that we are only just a band inside the school. Outside, its just Oblivion, and I am not a part of it, which is 100% okay with me. I wonder why this is happening. Haaaayyyssst. Bahala na nga sila. Kapagod mag-isip ah.

Later on I heard Miles calling me. Paglingon ko, nakita ko siyang naglalakad palabas ng gate kasama si Reid. This is gonna be great. Atleast kasama ko mga bestfriends ko. Grabe talaga support nila sakin. Kakatouch. If awayin man ako ng mga damuhong Oblivion na yun, may mga back-up ako. Hahahaha. 

Yumakap si Miles staka si Reid sakin, thats what we always do if magkikita kami. "Sama ako ah? Dami boys dun eh." Sabi ni Reid na pumalakpak pa. Jusko. Akala ko sasama for support, maglalandi lang pala dun. I just rolled my eyes at him and they both laughed. Natawa nalang din ako and then we hailed a cab papunta sa address na itinext ni abnormal sakin. Which actually sounds familiar. Hmmmm

ENZO'S POV

We are inside our practice room waiting for her. Yes, si Saskia, aka Kia, aka MP. Oh, nagtataka kayo why I know na siya ang Ms. MP na tinutukoy ni Ken? Wala. Matalino ako eh. Lol. Hindi naman kasi ako kasing bobo ng mga kasama ko na hindi magets na ang ibig sabihin ng MP is Mayday Parade. Minsan talaga di ko gets bakit nagiging deans listers tong sina Liam, Drei staka Kale eh. Mga slow kasi most of the time.

If you also wonder why we are practicing here and not sa school, well, gusto ko lang. Just kidding. I just wanna see if she still remembers this place. I know I said Oblivion is different from Stupor but I just really wanna see if she remembers this place. Sobrang puzzling ba? Well, let me tell you a little bit of a backstory.

You see, it wasn't just Me and Amber. I had a twin which was just seconds older than me. He's name was Emir. Yes, "was". He died of heart failure when we were just kids. He was actually separated from us. Amber and I grew up in the US while Emir was left here in the Philippines for treatment and because he can't travel long hours back then. He was left in the care of my grandparents. But we come here during summer break and holidays to be with Emir.  Amber was just so small then when Emir died, while I was 10 then. When he died, my parents decided that we should just stay for good here in the Philippines, which I had no problem with. Every visit, Emir would always tell me about this girl he met in the park near our village when he was 8. The name was Saskia. Yes, Saskia. The Saskia we are all waiting for here in the band room. She was that girl. When I first saw her video singing, I instantly know it was her. The girl my brother never failed to talk about until he left. Emir said they got close immediately after their first meeting and since then Saskia will come to visit him in the house almost every day after school. Emir was homeschooled back then. But we never met her in person. Because Emir would always ask her to not come to the house whenever we are in the country because he doesn't want our parents to tell Saskia the truth. He would just tell Saskia that he went on a vacation with us or something. Yes, Emir didn't tell her the truth. I don't even know if Saskia knows Emir died. Saskia prolly thinks, Emir just disappeared out of the blue and just never reached out to her again. When Emir started to get really sick,  I got the chance to talk to him and he told me to never tell Saskia anything and I promised him that. He told me he sent Saskia a mean text telling her to never come to the house again and that he doesn't like her at all. But I guess Saskia has the right to know everything. She has to know. But I'm just gonna do it slowly. The first step is to let her come to the house. 

My bandmates actually don't know about Emir either. I just didn't feel like I had to tell them. Natigil ako sa pag-iisip when I heard the band room open. Saskia came in looking so cheerful. 

"Wazzup mga unggoy?!" - Saskia said and laughed immediately.

May pumasok na dalawa pa kasunod niya. Its Miles, her bestfriend and a guy. Which looks like gay but I don't think he really is. Nung pumasok kasi siya and nakita kami lahat sa loob, his expression changed. He looks irritated for a second. I dunno.

But I don't care about that guy. Or about Miles either. Or about everyone going to where they are and greeting them. Or about Ken being his stupid seld not giving a f*ck about Saskia arriving. All I care about is, WHY DOES SHE LOOK LIKE HSE DOES NOT REMEMBER THIS HOUSE AT ALL? AND WHY IS SHE LOOKING LIKE ITS NOTHING?