Chapter Ten

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Writer's POV

Kasalukuyang pinaplano nila ang magiging talent nina Dexter at Zoe. Talent portion kasi ang first day ng pageant kaya ito na ang inuna nila. Napagdesisyunan nilang interpretative dance ang gawin. Wala pa si Zoe. Malelate raw ito nang konti dahil wala pa ang driver nitong sinundo ang Daddy nya.

"So ano namang kanta?" tanong ni Fatima.

"Hmmm ay alam ko na!" excited na sabi ni Dexter.

"Ano?"

"Gucci Gang!"

Napahampas sa noo ang dalawa.

"Gusto mo Guccihin kita dahil dyan sa utak mo?"

"E kung ikaw kaya ang Guccihin ko dahil dyan sa ugali mo?"

"Nagsalita ang hambog pero wala namang ibubuga."

"Nagsalita rin ang baliw na di naman maganda."

"Excuse me??? Etong mukang 'to kamo ang di maganda? Are you blind?"

"Hep! Time out na. Andito tayo para mag-teamwork at di para mag-away. Ok? So, ano ng song?" pag-aawat ni Fat.

Nagpalitan na lang ng masasamang tingin sina Naomi at Dexter.

"I guess, a love song and at the same time a sad music will do. 'Yung para bang mala-Titanic 'yung vibe? Pero wag na 'yung theme song nila. Basta ganon. You know what I mean?" Naomi suggested.

"Hm alam mo you're right. Mas catchy 'yung ganyang genre kapag interpretative dance tas couple pa magpeperform," pagsang-ayon naman ni Fatima.

"But the problem is, ano ngang kanta?" Dexter asked.

"What if.... Exile? Yeah, that's it!"

Naomi

Exile by Taylor Swift ft. Bon Iver was actually a good choice. Honestly, since third grade ay avid fan na ako ni Taylor. I really admire everything about her. It's just happen lang na some of her songs ay talaga namang grabe kung makasakit. Well, that's how my Country Music Queen used to be.

Ewan ko kung talagang nananadya si Fatima nang ako pa mismo ang ginawang kapalit muna ni Zoe na until now ay wala pa.

Do I have any other choice?

Ininstruct na ni Fat kung anong mga dapat gawin. Kung di nyo naitatanong ay dancer din ito kaya kahit labag sa loob ko ay wala akong magagawa kundi ang maging proxy.

The music starts to play...

I can see you standing honey
With his arms around your body
Laughing but the joke's not funny at all.

Our eyes finally meet. I don't know why but his stares is somehow different now.

And it took you five whole minutes
To pack us up and leave me with it
Holding all this love out here in the wall.

It's been a long while mula nung may huli akong nakasayaw. The scene seems to be the same two years ago.

I think I've seen this film before
And I didn't like the ending
You're not my homeland anymore
So who am I defending now?

That was there under the beautiful night sky. We're dancing like nothing can stop us from moving, with his arms around my waist and mine around his neck. Para bang nakikigalaw ang buwan at mga tala sa aming dalawa.

You were my town
Now I'm in exile seeing you out
I think I've seen this film before

If I only knew that ... that would be the last, hindi na sana ako bumitaw sa kanya ng gabing 'yun.

Dexter

Nakatingin sya sakin habang sabay na gumagalaw. I can't explain why I see sadness on her eyes. Ganun na ba talaga kalabag sa loob nitong makasayaw ako?

I suddenly stop when I saw her......crying?

"Hey!" sambit ko dito habang nakawak sa magkabilang balikat nito.

"Aray!" sigaw ko nang bigla naman niyang apakan nang paglakas-lakas ang left foot ko. F*ck that bitch!

"Ano bang problema mo?!"

"Ang baho ng hininga mo! Panong di ako maiiyak sa amoy?!"

"Sira ba 'yang ilong mo? Mas mabango pa 'to sa budhi mo e!"

Di na ako pinansin nito at naglakad na palayo. What's wrong with her?

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