Rule #4: Live

Chapter 10

It's Sunday night. Nandito kami ngayon sa backstage. The rehearsal went well. Kaso halatang maingat sila sa bawat kilos at salitang sasabihin nila.

I sighed. Wala pa ring usad ang misyon ko. Tanging ang litrato lang ang mayroon ako.

"Now for officially opening the Achilles Festival, let's welcome dark notes band" rinig kong sabi ng mc w/c is Arya. I guess, she's the face of this damn school.

Nagtungo na kami sa stage at tumambad sa akin ang daan daang estudyante. Napalunok ako.

Tiningnan ko naman ang 4 shadows na prenteng inaayos ang mga instrumento nila.

Im kinda nervous. I sighed.

Nakita ko ang 3 kong roommates na nakangiti sa akin. Lihim akong napangiti. Ansarap pala sa pakiramdam na may sumusuporta sayo.

'Ang ganda talaga ni Railey no'

'Pre, sabi sayo eh. Kakaiba yang si Railey'

'Let's see kung magaling din syang kumanta'

Rinig kong bulungan.

Johan started strumming at naghiyawan na naman ang mga estudyante.

Nawala ang kabang nararamdaman ko.

'The feelings Railey. The memories' naalala kong sabi ni Ravi pagkatapos naming magpraktis. Namula naman ako.

Damn Ray! Forget the kiss. I closed my eyes and started strumming too.

I heard the notes Ravi is playing on his keyboard. The beat from Ian's drum and the supporting rhythm from Andrada's.

Huminga ako ng malalim. Inisip ko yung naramdaman ko nung hinalikan ako ni Ravi. Im terrified also.

You, by the light
Is the greatest find
In a world full of wrong
You're the thing that's right

Tumahimik naman ang paligid. And Andrada sing with me.

Finally made it through the lonely
To the other side

So eto pala dapat. Dapat kakantahin mo ang isang kanta as if ikaw yung pinatutungkulan.

You set it again, my heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watching the shadows burning in the dark

Andrada look straight into my eyes. I look at him too. Kung isa ako sa fangirls nito, malamang kanina pa ako kinikilig. Kaso ilang ang nararamdaman ko.

And I'm in love
And I'm terrified
For the first time and the last time
In my only life

The hell, he looked at me, like he's really inlove with me. Ganto ba sya pag kumakanta.

And this could be good
It's already better than that
And nothing's worse
Than knowing you're holding back

I closed my eyes at nagpadala sa emosyong nararamdaman ko.

I could be all that you need
If you let me try

I looked at the crowd at nakita ko ang 3 kong roommates na nagpapakalunod sa kanta.

You set it again, my heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watching the shadows burning in the dark

Hindi ko sinasadyang tingnan si Ravi na nakatingin din sakin. I smiled at him. He smiled back.

And I'm in love
And I'm terrified
For the first time and the last time
In my only