Dreamers

Dream 10

Dream 10

"R'Cube? Why is that?" Curious na tanong ni Ms. Susan.

"Ryan, Ronnie, Rian. 3R's. R'Cube." paliwanag ni Ronnie na may kasama pang wink. Naku po!

"Oh! So witty..." naiiling nalang na sagot ng manager namin. "Let's start!"

Binigay na samin ang copy ng kanta. It's entitled "You and I, Together." Ryan will just play drums and Ronnie will play guitar. As for me, hindi ako hahawak ng gitara dahil ako ang vocals ng grupo.

Nasa kalagitnaan kami ng pagkanta ng pumasok si President Jung. We were startled, of course, but Ms. Susan signaled us to just continue what we were doing.

"Good job, R'Cube! That was good, guys!" puri samin ni Ms. Susan ng natapos namin ang kanta.

"R'Cube eh? Nice name..." sabi naman ni President. "Rian right? Can we talk after?"
Gulat man ay tumango na lang din ako.

Nauna ng umuwi ang dalawa kasi may dadaanan pa kasi ako mamaya pauwi.

Pinasunod lang naman ako ni Pres. Jung papunta sa kanyang office I think.

"Have a seat..." aya niya sakin ng pumasok kami sa opisina niya. His office is wide, but with very minimal interior designs. Maybe, he's a minimalist.

"You really have a nice voice a Rian..." simula niya. "But with the way your band is playing, nakakain ng pagtugtog nila yung boses mo."

Napakunot ako ng noo. Is he saying that Ryan and Ronnie is a bad musician?

"No, no, no Rian. It's not what you think..." depensa niya dahil siguro'y masyadong obvious ang ekspresyong napakita ko. "I'm just saying is that you can pass for a girl group!"

Wait, I think I know where this is going.

"I will be honest with you Rian. We have trainees right now for a  girl group but they need just one member in order to make a debut. If you can just join them then you'll instantly have your debut! That is, if you are interested."

"Well, I.. I... I don't really dance." Liar! Of course I can! I am one of the dancers of Del Pilar High. Pero I don't think I can leave Ryan and Ronnie behind.

"That is not a problem Rian!"

"Maybe I'll think about it Sir..." sagot ko nalang. "Pero pwede niyo din pong ibigay sa iba kung meron man pong interasado. I'm not really into girl groups po."

Another lie! I am a big fan of girl groups. Little Mix, Blackpink, Twice and many more!

Dumiretso na ako sa park paglabas ko ng building ng agency. Girl group? Maybe soon, I already belong to a band, our band.

Nasa park na ako ng maalala ang ginawa ko kay Jin. Shit! Baka nandito siya!

Tiningnan ko ang bawat benches kung may nakaupong nakasuot ng color black, nasanay na kasi ako ng ganun palagi yung sout niya.

"Anong hinahanap mo?"

Napatalon ako sa gulat ng marinig iyon. Nilingon ko ang may ari ng boses at tama nga ako, andito siya. Jin's here, wearing his very comfy clothes. Yeah, very comfortable, note the sarcasm please. Tss.

"Kanina ka pa ba?" tanong ko sa kanyang, not minding my abnormal beating heart.

"Kadadating ko lang din. I saw you here looking around so I went to you." sagot niya.

Ngayon lang siguro ako na asar sa sombrero ah! Bakit niya ba kasi tinatakpan yung mukha niya?

"I miss you..."bulong niya, na parang ako lang ang nakarinig.

Naglingon lingon ako sa paligid baka kasi may kinakausap siya. Wala naman ah, is it for me? Wait, don't tell me...

"May gusto ka ba sakin?" diretso kong tanong sa kanya. I know it sounds so assuming, but I don't want to assume things. I like it when things are already clear from the very beginning so no complications at the end. And yes, I want to clear my thoughts, and it is him liking me or not. Whatever the answer is, I would gladly accept it.

He just chuckled. May nakakatawa ba dun?

Tiningnan ko siya ng masama, well not necessarily an eye contact pero I think alam niya naman siguro that I'm throwing dagger stares at him.

"What if I said yes, what will you do?"

"So gusto mo nga ako." I concluded. That already sounds like it!

"I think yes..." sagot niya. Napatitig ako sa kanya. Iba pa rin talaga sa feeling pag siya na talaga yung nag confirm.

Napayuko ako dahil sa sinabi niya. I felt my cheeks heated, and I am conscious right now for Pete's sake! Galing akong practice, which I know is sobrang pawis ko kanina. Hindi rin ako nakapagdala ng extra shirt, kaya alam kong ambaho ko ngayon while he is so freaking fresh!

He took two steps near me. I am just below his jaw, matangkad talaga siya. At this distance, alam kong kapag tumingala ako at tumingin sa kanya ay makikilala ko na siya, but I didn't. I'm too embarrass to face him right now. Maybe next time though.

"Hey I just said I l..." hindi niya natuloy ang sasabihin niya dahil nagring yung cellphone ko.

MKS calling...

So he still has my number huh?

"Where are you?" tanong niya agad nung sinagot ko ang tawag.

"None of your business." Sagot ko sa kanya.

"Go home now, I'm here." Saka niya binaba ang tawag.

"Still bossy as ever..." bulong ko habang binabalik ang cellphone sa bulsa ng pants ko.

"Who's that?" tanong ni Jin, na ngayon ay hindi na ganun kalapit.

"Just someone..." Sagot ko nalang. "By the way, kailangan ko ng umuwi eh."

"Already?"

"Something came up at home..." which is partly true. Someone came at home, tss.

"Hatid na kita." alok niya.

"Naku wag na." I declined. Kahit gaano ko kagustong ihatid niya ako ay hindi ako pumayag. Marck's there for pete's sake!

"You sure?" tanong niya.

"Yes, maybe next time." I said.

"Next time, then." He said. "Can I borrow your phone?"

Nagtataka man ay binigay ko nalang ang cellphone ko sa kanya. He typed something or maybe he dialed someone's number, and his phone rang. Did he just...

"I saved my number, and I already have yours. Answer it when I call you, bye." dire- diretso niyang sabi bago umalis na. Tiningnan ko lang ang likod niyang papaalis na sa pwesto ko.

"I think I like you too, Jin."

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