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Dara almost screamed.
“It’s Jiyong,” he removed the hood and Dara breathed in relief. “Why are you out?”
“You should ask yourself that,” she stared at him. “Okay lang ba na pagala-gala ka?” He was still in headline. Everyone’s still looking for him and worried. He just made a catastrophe that shook the whole world.
Jiyong shrugged. “I like wandering around,” he smiled. “You’re supposed to perform, right? Ba’t nasa labas ka pa?”
Dara sat on the curve, unbothered of everything. “I just need to breathe,”
Jiyong stood in front of her, both his hands stuffed inside his hoodie pocket. “Then breathe.”
“What if I fail?”
“What?”
“What if I trip on the stage? What if I forget the lyrics? What if I miss the steps? What if—“
“You’re Sandara,” Jiyong cut her off. “You’re the best.”
Umirap si Dara ngunit ‘di maiwasang mapangiti. “I’m not the best.”
“You are… on and off stage, you’re the best.”
“I make mistakes,”
“Everyone makes mistakes. Even the best people, make mistakes. That’s part of life… making mistakes, and learning from it.”
Dara nodded. “But I can’t make mistakes today…” she said, her eyes fixed on her shoes.
“Then don’t,” naupo si Jiyong sa tapat n’ya. “Don’t make mistakes. Give your best, enjoy the moment and don’t let anything get into you.”
Dara looked up and first thing she saw was Jiyong’s eyes. It was calm and soft. She wanted to stare at it for a while.
“This might be our last performance,” she sadly told him. “As a whole 2NE1.”
Jiyong fell silent. Ayaw n’yang magsalita dahil hindi n’ya naman alam kung anong nangyayari. But he was with the girls as they start their career. They produced for them and guided them. They’re not just colleagues for him, but his family. It always hurt him whenever something like this happen. Gummy as well as Se7en. They all left. And now here’s 2NE1.
But apart from the sadness, it was seeing Dara hurt that he can’t bear.
They stayed silent for minutes until Dara decided to return.
“Thank you,” she said as they walk to the backdoor.
“I didn’t do anything,” and that’s what’s making him feel worse. He wanted to do something for her. Can he even do it? Revive the group? But it was their choice, it wasn’t his business to mind. There’s always a reason why something happens.
“Nah, what you said was enough to calm me,” Dara smiled.
“Really?”
“Yeah, so thank you,”
“Thank you lang?”
“Ano pa bang gusto mo?”
Jiyong bit his bottom lip. Date? “Treat me,”
