Masked

Twenty Seven

Aki's POV

Tumayo na ako. Alas syete na. Wala na, hindi na nga pupunta si Betty.

Mabigat ang mga paang tinungo ko ang gate.

Kinakandado ko na ang gate ng pool nang may marinig akong kaluskos sa may likuran ko. Pagharap ko nagulat ako sa nakita. Nagtutulakan sina Terrence at Drake.

Lalapit na sana ako sa dalawa ng biglang itulak nga malakas ni Drake si Terrence. Muntik na nga itong mabunggo sa akin.

"Terrence?" Shet. I wanna hug him. Sobra ko siyang na miss.

"Hi Aki." Nagkamot ito ng ulo. Napalunok ako. Alam ba nitong nakaka dagdag ng appeal niya ang ganung mannerism?

Nilingon ko si Drake pero nawala na ito sa kinatatayuan nito. "Ano, ah, nakita mo ba si Betty? Oo nga pala, kilala mo ba si Betty? Ay di bale na nga. Ang tanga ko hindi mo pala siya kilala," I panicked that's why I started blabbering.

Hindi ko alam kung anong gagawin, ang umalis sa harapan niya o manatiling nakatayo at tanungin siya kung bakit may dala-dala siyang gitara. Pero bago paman ako makapag decide ay nagulat ako ng biglang umilaw ang paligid namin.

Napatingala ako. May nakakabit na palang mga christmas lights sa mga puno. Pero early November pa lang, parang napaaga naman ata.

"Aki..."

I gasped when I heard him plucked the guitar.

"Hehe, pasensya na. Hindi kasi talaga ako marunong. Take two," sabi niya ng biglang na out of tune ang tono.

He looked at me, with mix emotions in his eyes. "Hindi ko talaga alam kung papaano simulan. I suck at this."

I smiled at him. I find him very very cute trying to play the guitar. But my eyes started to water when I heard him sing.

I won't talk
I won't breathe
I won't move till you finally see
That you belong with me

You might think I don't look
But deep inside
In the corner of my mind
I'm attached to you

I'm weak
It's true
Cause I'm afraid to know the answer
Do you want me too?
Cause my heart keeps falling faster

I've waited all my life
To cross this line
To the only thing that's true
So I will not hide
It's time to try
Anything to be with you
All my life I've waited
This is true

You don't know what you do
Everytime you walk into the room
I'm afraid to move
I'm weak
It's true
I'm just scared to know the ending
Do you see me too?
Do you even know you met me?

I've waited all my life to cross this line
To the only thing that's true
So I will not hide
It's time to try anything to be with you
All my life I've waited

This is true