Serendipity [ Eli and Pen ]

Chapter 38

Pen's POV

As I roam my eyes to search for Eli, someone caught my eye. Si Papa! I'm sure it was him. Nakatayo siya sa dulo, naka-pamulsa habang nakangiting nakatingin sa'kin.

"Hey,"

Hindi ko namalayan na katabi ko na pala si Eli, tinawag siya ng host sa stage. Napalingon ako sakanya.

"S-Si papa.." I whispered, hindi mapakali. Lumingon ulit ako sa direksyon kung nasaan si papa. But he was gone!

"Where?" He asked, nakakunot ang noo, mukhang nagaalala na sa kinikilos ko.

"W-Wala," Sambit ko, hinawakan ang kamay niya. Ngumiti ako ng pilit kaya ngumiti na rin siya.

The instrumental started to play, hinigpitan ko ang hawak sa mic. I serenade Eli.

"You're a falling star, you're the get away car
You're the line in the sand when I go too far
You're the swimming pool on an August day
And you're the perfect thing to see.."

He was smiling widely.

"And you play you're coy, but it's kinda cute
Oh, when you smile at me you know exactly what you do
Baby, don't pretend that you don't know it's true
'Cause you can see it when I look at you,"

For a moment, nakalimutan kong nasa studio kami at maraming nanonood. I felt like we're the only persons here.

"And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you; you make me sing
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything."

After I finished the song, Eli hugged me tight. The audience goes 'aww'

Eli had a very short interview tapos nag-closing spiel na 'yung host. After ng picture taking, lumabas na kami ng studio at kumain sa labas.

Weeks passed, in-air na ang guesting ko sa tv. Ofcourse hindi lahat response ay maganda. Pero may mga non-Eli fan ang pumuri sa'kin dahil daw sa ganda ng boses ko. Nagulat ako kasi biglang dumami ang friend requests ko sa facebook, ang iba pa sakanila ay mine-message ako.

"Who's that?" Tanong ni Eli. Pinakita ko sakanya 'yung message ng lalaki na hindi ko naman kilala, binasa niya 'yun. Kumunot ang noo niya.

"Deactivate your facebook." Sambit niya sabay balik ang tingin sa laptop at nag-type.

"Eh? Bakit? Pinuri niya lang naman ang boses ko ah!" Protesta ko, tuloy pa rin ang pagta-type niya sa laptop, mukhang isa nanamang case study.

"Mas maraming ngang nagcha-chat sa'yo na girls eh, di naman kita pinag-deactivate." Bulong ko. He looked at me.

"Fine, but never reply to them." He said. I nod.

Bumalik na nga pala sa ibang bansa ang mom ni Eli, sa March pa raw ang balik. Si ma'am Ana naman, pabalik-balik sa US.

Habang busy si Eli sa case study nila, nag-buklat muna ako ng libro ko sa Fundamentals of Accounting 1.

Maya-maya, nag-ring ang phone ko. It was Shae. Lumingon saglit si Eli sa akin. "Si Shae." I whispered and answered the call.