Jaze’s pov.
“Let me quit that show,” bungad agad sa akin ni Eaze. Napahilot ako sa aking sentido bago siya binalingan ng tingin.
Here we go again.
“Eaze, do you still recognize me as your manager? Don’t you think my opinion is important too?”
“So?”
“You need to continue that show. Don’t be selfish for now. That show will help us a lot.”
“That show will ruin my plan.”
“Plan? What plan? Bullshit, Eaze. Because of that plan, you’re going to lose everything.”
“I’m willing to lose everything... just for her.”
“Fuck! Eaze, Because of her? You’re going to lose everything? Then tell me— how about her? Huh?” I tried to mention someone who’s in it too, to see what his reaction would be about her.
His facial expression suddenly changed and become confused for a while— pero nakabawi rin, tila ba naunawaan niya na kung sino ang tinutukoy ko.
“She’s just... Fuck! What about her?”
“You’re blind now. Think again. You will lose everything just for that stupid woman? Because of that stupid promise? Bakit? Anong gusto mong patunayan? Na may isa kang salita? Can’t you just move on?”
“Shut up!”
“You shut up and take my advice. From the start, alam ko kung gaano ka nahirapan marating lang ito! Pero Eaze— dahil lang sa request ng isang tao? Sisirain mo ang lahat? Why? Is that your whole plan? To rise up, then let yourself fall?”
“That person is important to me.”
“I know.”
“I owe everything to her. She’s—”
“I know. But Eaze, please stop doing these things just for her.” I said, bago sinapo ang magkabila nyang pisngi at tinitigan siya mata sa mata.
Ramdam ko ang lahat ng emosyon mula sa kanyang mga mata— ang hirap, pag-aalala, pag-aalinlangan, pagod, kalituhan, at takot sa mga bagay na pwedeng mangyari. At doon, pilit akong napangiti.
“I know how important she is in your life, but I think yung isang request niya na pangmatagalan... sisirain ka.” Malumanay ngunit may diin ang tono ng pagkakasabi ko.
“Pwede namang huwag mong sundin, Eaze. Masyado ka nang maraming naibigay at nagawa para sa kanya. Don’t you think na panahon na para yung sarili mo naman ang intindihin mo? Just think right... kaysa maging huli na ang lahat, at hindi na pwedeng itama pa ang mali nq nagawa.”
Kian’s pov.
“Bro! Look at you. Your body is here, but your thoughts went missing, I guess,” Bungad agad namin kay Eaze bago siya marahang tinapik sa balikat.
It’s been years since the last time we went here. Tinatayo pa lamang ang bahay niya noon, and finally— nakapunta rin kami dito sa bahay ng loko.
He didn’t even come here simula ng itayo ’to. Nagsayang lang naman ng pera ang gago.
“Tulala ka. What’s new?”
Umiling lang siya sa amin, bago tila walang buhay na humilata sa kanyang pagkakasandal.
“Kailan ka babalik sa bahay?”
Nagkibit-balikat lang siya sa tanong ko kaya natawa ako ng bahagya.
“Don’t tell me na under ka kay Aya, that’s why you can’t decide?”
I didn’t even know Aya could control this tempered man.
BINABASA MO ANG
The Pretender
Romance- Completed. She's Aya Fenchen, an addle-brained and old-fashioned woman. She lives a peaceful life, but not until she meets Eaze. The famous idol who set her on a contract for being his girl, a contract that she can't refuse for a lifetime for some...
