His Favorite Song (Completed)

Chapter 25

Up To You (ft. NCT DREAM)
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PAUL

I'm so happy na makakauwi kami ng 25K ngayong gabi kasama 'tong trophy na hawak ko, but seeing her leaving me like this disappoints me again.

I saw her looking back at me, while he was being dragged away with someone. Unti-unti siyang nawala sa paningin ko nang tuluyan nang lumayo ang kotseng sinakyan nila.

At least, nalaman ko na rin ang pangalan niya, but how is she related to Vince?

I knew him. Chesca's closest cousin was Vince. They were like siblings. Naging tropa ko siya until Chesca and I broke up.

Look how small the world is, pero tama nga ba ang duda ko? Sa pagkakaalam ko, wala pang girlfriend si Vince. Now that I've seen them hanging out together, should I stop chasing her?

Are they dating?

I grabbed the earphones from my pocket that I was supposed to give back to her. Guess I should meet her again. Next time.

"Hey, anong ginagawa mo dito? Akala namin tinakasan mo na kami do'n sa loob at umuwi," rinig kong sabi ni Nathan sa likuran.

Paglingon ko, nakita ko naman ang dalawa na kakarating lang din. Bigla naman silang napatingin sa mukha na parang bang may mali sa akin. "Ba't ganyan kayo makatingin sa akin?" tanong ko.

"You look upset. You should be happy dahil nanalo tayo. Is there something wrong?" sabi ni Dan.

"No, I'm not. I'm just tired. Tsaka may 25K tayo, sinong hindi sasaya nyan?" I said and tried to smile just to hide this disappointed feeling.

"Tsaka nga pala, we decided to deposit the prize sa account mo," sabi naman ni Dan.

"Wait-- what?"

"Alam namin na mas kailangan mo 'yan. Besides, we don't really need it. Tsaka pambawi naman 'yan sa birthday mo na nasira namin no'ng nakaraan--"

"You don't have to do this. It's kind of unfair. Sabay tayong nagrehearse at nag-play sa stage tapos sa akin lahat ang prize?" sabi ko.

"Nah, it's totally fine. A 'thank you' is enough," sabi naman ni Nathan.

"Well, thank you guys!"

After our conversation, we decided to go home. Medyo napagod kami sa halos one-week rehearsal namin para sa battle na 'to kaya kailangan na siguro naming magpahinga.

I couldn't believe that my friends would do something like that. They may be players in the eyes of some, but they have this selfless side in them.

Of course, they knew about my situation, but I didn't take advantage of that. They are my brothers, indeed.

Nakarating na ako sa apartment ko at naglinis muna ng katawan bago pumunta sa kama ko. I checked my account online at totoo nga, they deposited the prize.

I opened my IG account at sinalubong ako ng notifications. It was a photo of us, with the trophy held by me. The photo has thousands of likes already.

Nagpost rin ako just to remember this day. It was just a photo of the trophy lying on my bed.

Since nasa IG na naman ako, I searched for Ely's name at do'n nakita ko ulit ang real account niya. I clicked the follow button and was hoping na i-accept niya since naka-private ang account niya.

Nag-log in rin ako sa Facebook account ko and searched her name. Nakita ko naman ang account niya pero nakaprivate rin. Kaya agad naman akong nag-send ng friend request.

I opened her profile picture. It was a black-and-white photo of her, looking back at the camera, with her smile painted on her face.

The same smile I've seen since the first time we met.

Pero na-notice ko na naka-boy cut talaga siya. Mapagkakamalan talaga siya na lalaki.

Wait-- babae nga ba talaga siya?

Well, I think yes. Her looks and her voice are too feminine for a boy to possess, as well as her name.

I just giggled when I remembered what I said to them a few weeks ago.

"Gag*, hinding-hindi ako babagsak sa lalaki. Tandaan niyo yan."

Pa'no kung lalaki nga siya? This could mean that I have kissed a man for the first time.

Psh, I just shook my head because of what I've thought. I think I really need to take a rest. Kay raming nangyari ngayong araw.

The next day, nagising ako dahil sa tunog ng notifs. 8AM na pala, as I checked the time on my phone.

Sh*t, di ko pala na-turn off ang mobile data. Nakatulog ako agad kagabi dahil sa pagod.

I was about to turn off the phone when I saw a notif that totally woke up my senses.

Ely Sanchez accepted your friend request.

I stalked her account immediately, pero puro nakikita ko sa timeline niya ay mga Taylor Swift related posts na shinishare niya. I also checked my IG just to know if she accepted my request, only to find out she hadn't.

I went again to her FB account and opened our chat box. It was empty, so I clicked the wave button.

Tama ba ang ginagawa ko?

Nah, it's just a wave message. Just to notify her that we're friends now.

Hindi pa naman siya online. Can I say 'good morning' to her now or later after she waves back?

Damn, hindi ko alam kung anong dapat kong gagawin.

I just randomly typing any phrases on the bar, and erasing again. I really don't know what to say. Texting some girls was easy before, but how come it has become so hard now?

Hey Ely ;)

Bigla naman akong napuwing kaya dali-dali akong pumunta sa banyo para manghilamos. Nang ayos na ang mata ko, kumalam naman ang tyan ko kaya pumunta muna ako sa kusina.

'Di nga pala ako ng dinner kagabi kaya kumakalam na talaga yung tyan ko. Wala naman akong makitang pagkain kahit na sa ref, so I decided na magpapadeliver na lang ako.

Kaya, bumalik ako sa kama at kinuha ang phone para tumawag.

Nagulat naman ako nang makitang nasend ko ang tinype kong message kanina. At mas nagulat ako nang na-seen na ni Ely ang sinend ko.

"Sh*t!" I tried to delete the message pero biglang namatay ang phone ko. Pucha, na-dead batt ang phone ko sa walang oras.

Ba't kasi yun ang na type ko? Gutom na gutom pa naman ako! Psh! Kay swerte nga naman ng umaga ko!