Born To Slay A Star

Kabanata 23

Kiss

Kitang kita ko ang pagka mangha sa mata ng tulalang si dayvior. Nang tignan kong muli si gori ay nalaglag ang aking panga. Ang mukhang lalaking si gori noon animo'y diyosang naligaw na ngayon sa aming eskwelahan.

Ang kanyang makintab at malambot na buhok ay naka ayos ng mermaid curled na bumagay sakanyang manipis na make up, na nagpalutang sa soft feminine features niya. Ang soot niyang backless long fitted gown na kulay powdered blue ay may madulas at makintab na tela na yumakap sakanyang makurbang katawan hanggang paanan kaya hindi kita ang kanyang mga paa.

"Your face..." dayvior paused. Mukhang nalimutan niya ang kanyang linya, kumurap ito at tumingin sa kanyang sapatos. He licked his lower lip and looked to gori again. "You looked so familiar. Like this dame i knew once, only....." he paused once again while gazing gori intensely and inhales sharply. "It wasn't real, it was a dream."

"Tell me about this dream girl." naka ngiting sabi ni gori na ngayon ko lang nakita. Wala na din ang braces nya.

Dayvior gazes at her silently for a moment. Like me he's seemed to have lost the power of speech because of that sweet smile. He looks down again and we waited for the next line.
He shake one's head. "Well i don't.......Remember." Dayvior looks at her again.

Ang kagandahan ni gori ay nakakapagpa-kalimot sa lahat ng nasa utak mo. I admitted to my self. Bakit ngayon ko lang nakita yung sinasabi nilang ganda ni gori.

"All i know." Gori watches day thoughtfully, patiently. "Is you're beautiful."

Gori stunned by dayvior's something stated. He can't remember what he's supposed to say now.
Ms. Cambronero mouthed sharply. "The song! The song!."

"The dream.... Help me to remember." dayvior said once again. Nakita ko ang nerbiyos na nilalabanan ni gori. Ngayon ko lang nakitang ninerbyos si gori at para sa ibang tao pa, para sa lalaki, para kay dayvior.... Parang may kung ano akong kirot na naramdaman sa puso ko dahil dun. "Will you sing for me?" Dayvior holds her arm. She brushes him away as someone at the piano begins playing.

Tumingin si gori sa audience.

There's a song that's inside of my soul.
It's the one that i've tried to write over and over again...
I'm awake in the infinite cold.

Maraming nagulat sa boses ni gori, walang may nag akala na may ganito siyang kagandang tinig. Binalik niyang muli ang kanyang mga mata sa titig na titig na si dayvior sakanya. Nginitian niya itong muli.

But you sing to me over and over and over again.

Kumurap akong saglit at nahagip ng aking mata ang isang lalaking pamilyar ang mukha. Hindi ko alam kung saan ko ito nakita. Ang kanyang mukha ay emosyonal na nanonood. Parang nasa mid thirthies na ito ngunit matikas at di maipagkakailang magandang lalaki parin. Binalik ko muli ang tingin ko sa entablado para manood.

Gori stands and strolls to bar, kung saan naka tayo kanina si dayvior.

So i lay my head back down...
And i lift my hands and pray....

she put her hands in prayer position.

To be only yours
I pray.... To be only yours i know now....

Dayvior looks at her pensively and gori looks at dayvior too as she sings this part...

You're my only hope...

Parang sinuntok ang puso ko dahil doon. I bit my lower lip and shook my head.

"Are you okay?" tanong ni zarianah na naka kunot ang noo. Tumango ako dito saka binalik muli ang aking paningin sa entablado.