7th String

Chapter 4

7thString04 "Elena"

4:25pm
Friday

"Who's this?" I asked Michael as I looked at his painting of a girl with a scar below her right eye.

"She's Elena. Elena Pascua, my cousin."

"She's beautiful." I whispered, but Michael was able to hear me.

"I know right." He replied with a smile.

"Nasan na siya?" I asked.

"Well, if you want to see her, just tell me and i'll introduce you to her.

I would love to see her in person. Kasi ang ganda talaga niya sa painting na gawa ni Michael. I would also love to see her move, to hear her voice, and specially, to look into her eyes habang nasa harap ko sya for real.

Halos lahat ng paintings ni Michael puro iba't ibang expression ng mukha ng isang tao. And all of that was created by his imaginations lang. Well, except for Elena.

The scar on her face, her lips, her nose, her long hair resting on her shoulders and the pain that can be seen by looking in her eyes.... Damn. I love everything about the painting.

I can hear my heart beating really fast, I also can't even breathe that well. This is so weird.

I was interrupted by Michael as I stared at the painting. "Yung kape mo lalamig na." And he giggled. "It seems like you really like the picture aren't you?" Sabay abot ng kape.

"I do." I looked at him and I continued talking with a confident voice. "I wanna see her, I want to talk to her." Sabay higop ng mainit na kape.

"Really? For what? He replied with his arms crossed.

"I just wanna hear the story behind her scar. If she would not mind." Then I looked back at the painting.

He laughed. "Alam ko naman yung kwento nun. Ako nalang mag kukwen-" I didn't let him finish his sentence.

"Seriously, I think its better if I hear it from her." I looked back at Michael, and smiled.

"Okay, fine. Kakamustahin ko muna siya then I'll ask her kung kelan siya available so we can set that exact date." He wiggled his eyebrows as he granted my wish.

"Really? Thanks bro. Sana pumayag sya." Then we both giggled.

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Few months have passed and everything seems fine. I celebrated my birthday with Mamu, Michael and some of her office mates. Ang weird eh noh. Yung mga old friends ko kasi super layo na kaya binati nalang nila ko online. I miss them so much.

Its already ber months. Pero mukhang malabo na kami mag meet ni Elena this year. Busy na kasi kami Michael sa mga schoolworks. Ayaw ko din naman maistorbo si Elena. Things takes time naman. Magkikita den kami one day.

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"You haven't seen me yet,
But I already saw you.
I haven't fallen yet,
And I'm scared if I do."

- Maverick

((I expected this chapter to be more shorter than the other chapters that I've written cuz this chapter was just about describing how beautiful Elena is.))

- sadsonie_