One Of Those Nights

Piari

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IT WAS ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS

It was nerve-racking.

It had been three days since I started playing our favorite lullaby.

My palms were sweating and my body could not take the loud beating of my heart every time I hear the clock ticking towards midnight.

Ilang araw ko na itong ginagawa ngunit hindi pa rin pumapalya ang aking sistema na bigyan ako ng dahilang kabahan.

I took the disk from its shelf and I made sure to blow the dust off of it. I gently placed it on the vinyl player.

Once 11:57 comes, all I have to do was to patiently wait for it to somehow let the memories comeback.

This hope I bottled already reached the roof.

Wala na akong ibang pinanghahawakan pa, Juris. Ang kailangan ko na lang gawin ay hintayin ka.

I laid down my bed and pressed my back against the wall. I hugged my comfy pillow whilst burying my face down there.

Alongside the pouring rain was the trumpet slowly giving life to the song.

The introductory was my favorite part because you never failed to make me laugh every time you sway along to it.

I always record you goofing around. I couldn't control myself from filming you, regardless of how many times I've seen you wave your hands aimlessly to the song.

To be quite frank, I actually collected all of it in one folder.

I thought it was the silliest compilation I have on my phone but now, all I do is come back to it every single time I could. I would also scroll through the folder before I go to sleep... and I would always have a tearful moment, trying to materialize you in front of me.

Then the chorus hit differently; it was like a punch in the gut. During this moment of the song, we would get a little romantic.

We used to slow dance to this, Juris.

We used to say our I love yous as both the tip of our noses touched and as we momentarily continue the slow dance even if we kept on messing the steps because we were too busy looking at each other's eyes.

We would frequently look forward to doing that again. Spending time together was our motivation every single day.

Natutuwa ako sa tuwing naiisip ko na sa'yo ako uuwi pagkatapos ng nakakapagod na araw na pinagdaanan ko. Na mapapawi lahat ng ito kapag nasilayan ka lang.

But because of what happened, what we had ended in a snap. It was all adorable and wonderful...before everything have turned upside down.

Masayang-masaya tayo no'ng araw na iyon, Juris.

Ngunit sabi nga nila, lahat ng sobrang saya ay may kabayaran.

At tangina, sa kabayaran na natanggap natin, parang masyado naman yatang malala?

We were having the best New Year celebration that night with our family. We had fun playing games with them and exchanging gifts. Ikaw pa ang nagbigay sa Papa ko noon ng relo na ngayo'y paborito niya na.