PERFECT

Smile

"There's always a reason to smile, even the world saying there's none..."

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KRYP POINT OF VIEW

"So, anong gagawin na'ting task today?" I asked Ross. Yesterday after an hour of staying on the seashore talking about our dreams. Something pushing me to know Ross deeply. Nasa restaurant kami ngayon for lunch.

"I want to paint." He said. Bigla akong napatigil sa pagkain.

"What's your subject?"

"The sea. You can roam around. Picturan mo nalang pagtapos na ako sa painting." He said. I nod to him. After eating. He went to his room. So I decided to look around. Dala ko rin ang camera ko. I really like capturing pictures. Kung hindi ko ngalang pangarap maging teacher siguro I am taking photography class. Nang mapagod na ako maglibot. Bumalik ako sa suite to take a nap.

ROSS POINT OF VIEW

I smile as I saw Kryp sleeping in his suite. I have spare card key of his room. Pumasok ako para lapitan s'ya. Hinawi ko ang buhok na humaharang sa mukha n'ya. I chuckled because hindi man lang n'ya naramdaman na may tao sa loob ng kwarto n'ya. The little mouse sleeping soundly. He so handsome yet beautiful. He can be a man the same time a girl. Hinaplos ko ang mukha ni'to. I always want him to be close to me like this. Pero pagtulog lang s'ya pwede ko siyang lapitan ng ganito. I want him to stick in me forever but I know I can't.

It'll be always just a silly dream of mine. To have him in my arms. Madami akong gustong sabihin. I want him to lock in my side. Gusto ko s'yang ipagdamot kaso sino ba naman ako? He doesn't recognize me either. How? If he saw me only once.

I took a deep sighed. "I love you... I always do. And I'm sorry..." I kissed his forehead. Nang makuntento na ako. Lumabas na ako ng kwarto n'ya at pumunta sa tabing dagat. Bitbit ang mga gamit ko para sa pagpipinta.

I lied to Kryp a while ago. My subject is not the sea but in a meantime let me paint the sea. I can't help but smile while doing my very favorite hobby in my life. Every time I'm holding the brush to paint. All my sadness, burdens, and pain disappears. This is my happiness. Doing this makes me be myself. It makes me forget everything. It's my own style of running away.

KRYP POINT OF VIEW

Nagising ako medyo pahapon na. Kaya nagdesisyon akong bumangon. Nag-ayos muna ako bago lumabas. Dala ko parin ang camera ko. Kinatok ko ang suite ni Ross pero mukhang walang tao. Kaya bumaba nalang ako.

Napangiti ako ng salubungin ako ng hangin. Langhap na langhap ko ang amoy ng dagat. Kinunan ko agad ang mga magagandang tanawin. Tuloy lang ang kuha ko pictures. Until my camera caught Ross. I was agaped in view. My heart races. This is the first time I saw him like this. He is smiling. His eyes reached to his eyes and it's sparkling. Ngiting totoo. Ibang-iba ang ngiti n'ya habang nakaharap sa pinipinta n'ya. Agad ko s'yang kinunan ng litrato. I need to capture his smile because I know after what his doing that smile will gone.

I don't know how many shots I'd take to him. It's like I was fascinated by his smile. It's was captivating. His hair is dancing because of the wind. What makes the view perfect is the light of the sun towards him. He's screaming a perfect stunning view. I can't help but smile too.

"You are so perfect." I whispered. Ngayon alam ko na kung bakit patay na patay sa kan'ya ang mga babae sa campus. His look was dying for. Also his attitude. If I didn't know about his going through. Maybe I do believe that he was perfect.

"But the world is cruel. No one in this world can categorize as perfect." I mumbled. As my smile slowly vanished because of that fact.

"Kryp." Ross called me. Nasa lounge ako nakaupo. Actually I'm waiting for him. Dala-dala n'ya ang painting stuff n'ya. Nakangiti s'ya pero hindi tulad ng kanina. Peke na naman ang ngiti n'ya. Lumapit s'ya sa 'kin.

"Picturan mo na ako."

"Sure." Itinaas n'ya ang paint n'ya. Napangiti ako sa ganda. Sobrang ganda. I can see passion, life, and dreams.

"Hindi ko pa 'to tapos pero I want you to capture a picture of it." Kahit naguguluhan ako kinunan ko s'ya ng litrato. Hindi pa tapos ang pinta n'ya pero it's really beautiful. How come na hindi pa tapos? Iniling ko nalang yung ulo ko. He's the painter after all. After ko s'yang kunan ng picture kumain na kami. Pagkatapos kumain pumasok na si Ross sa kwarto n'ya. While me? I decided to go in shore. Hinayaan kong mabasa ng alon ang mga paa ko. The water is cold. But it's refreshing though.

"Cold like his eyes." Pero 'yong ngiti n'ya kanina habang napapaint totoong-totoo puno ng kaligayahan. Napatingala ako sa langit. The sky filled with shining stars. I immediately closed my eyes when I saw a shooting star.

"Make him happy, please," I whispered I don't know why I wish that but I mean it. He deserves it. Everyone deserves to be happy.