February 9, 2015. 7:21 pm
Chicago, Illinois. United States.
Streets occupied with happy people. Colourful lights lit the place. Loud people singing and dancing. A band playing on stage. The place seems catchy. But the lenses of my camera focused on one person. Someone who caught my attention. There, a man smiling widely. Laughing with his friends. We were just meters apart. Unknowingly, a flash coming from my digital camera made him stop talking. His brown eyes full of curiosity looked at my direction.
Dali dali akong tumalikod at patakbong umalis sa lugar na iyon.
"Wait miss! Stop!"
Mas binilisan ko ang pagtakbo ko habang nakayuko, hanggang sa hindi ko na napansin ang bulto ng mga taong nagsisiyahan. Pero bago ko pa sila aksidentaling mabangga ay may humablot na sakin mula sa likod.
"Oops careful" nag-aalang boses nang lalake. Nilingon ko ito upang manghingi ng salamat.
"Thanks.." Teka! Siya yung lalakeng nakunan ko ng litrato kanina!
"I-im s-sorry" taranta kong paghingi ng tawad habang binaba ang ulo ko.
"You left your lense cover. That's an expensive camera you've got there." Isang sulyap ang ginawa nito sa camera ko sabay lahad sa takip ng lense. Agad ko itong tinanggap.
"Thank you" maliit na yuko ang ginawa ko pagkatapos ay tumalikod na para makaalis.
"My name's Youngho! Seo Youngho!" Sigaw pa nito. Hinarap ko ito sabay tipid na ngiti.
"Sasa.." Bago ko pa masabi ang buong pangalan ko, fireworks exploded, lighting the dark sky with different colours making him look up. Twinkling eyes as he stared at the wide colourful sky. I unconsciously took another photo of him.
Nakatangin padin siya sa langit nung tumalikod na ako, wala na ang ngiti nito.
"Sadness?" bulong ko sa sarili saka umiiling na umalis.
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Captured | Johnny Seo
Fanfiction"You capture photos when you don't want the moment to slip away." A fan-fiction story inspired by 'Twelve Nights'. NCT members are travelers
