"Water break." Kuya Ice clapped his hands and it is our cue to run to our water jug. Inulit ko ang pagkakapusod ng buhok ko at dumiretso sa tabi ni Dave. Sa loob dalawang linggo, he became my friend, he is tall and thin, hindi halata sa katawan niya na magaling siyang sumayaw, he is a second year college as well taking Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, unfortunately hindi kami magkaklase.
"Erin." I look at Kuya Ice when he approached me. He is wearing his black jogger pants and white plain shirt, his usual practice attire, while I am wearing my gray jogger pants and red crop-top, I am also wearing my white adidas shoes and hair in a high ponytail. He is way taller than me and his physical appearance shouts fame. That's how I always describe our club president. He's dark eyes will always captivate your soul, the movement of his Adam's apple will make you look at it and never turn your gaze away from it.
"Can you teach me the steps of 'Stick with you'? The admins wanted me to dance and I uh..." he gulped while scratching the back of his neck before finishing his sentence. I chuckled before agreeing on his proposal we still have 20 minutes before lunch time, Zysk and his band mates are nowhere to be found, Kuya Ice decided to use the remaining time before lunch to practice our duo.
"I don't wanna sway your hips then turn to right, pump up touch your body down and flip do the flooring ..."
I continued teaching Kuya Ice hanggang sa makuha na namin ang atensyon ng lahat. They kept on saying things about us but I ignore them. Ayoko ng dagdagan pa ang mga iisipin kong issue, hindi pa ako tapos sa kakaisip kay Zysk and his confession last night.
Hindi ko alam ang sasabihin kagabi so I decided to send him home. Pag-iisipan ko, hindi ganon kadali ang hinihingi niya, marami ring what if's na pumapasok sa isip ko. Also, if he want me back what's with the girl na kasama niya sa parking lot? They were arguing when I saw them, I'm sure of that. After a couple of minutes, Zysk entered the auditorium together with his bandmates and the same girl na nandito kagabi, siya din yong babae na nakita ko sa parking lot, I don't know her name and I am not that interested to befriends with her, halata naman sa galaw niya na may gusto siya kay Zysk. May dala silang mga take out foods good for all of us. Nilapag nila ang plastics sa mesa at pumunta sa amin para makinuod ng ginagawa namin.
"Anong meron?May away ba?" tanong ni Kirby nang makarating sa kumpulan namin.
"Ito kasing si President sinulo si Erin." I scoffed when I heard the statement of my teammate. Napatingin agad ako kay Zysk, he is looking at me intently while raising his eyebrow. I was about to say something when I saw how the girl touched Zysk's shoulder.
So this is what he meant about fixing our relationship. I hissed in annoyance, he doesn't need my explanation because in the first place, hindi kami. Hindi pa ako pumapayag, at hindi ako papayag hanggat may sabit. Hinayaan kong tuksuhin kami ni Kuya Ice, they don't need my explanation as well, I'll let them think what they wanted to think,I'm here to dance and to study.
We ate after and I ate with Dave, ayoko ding kumain kasama si Kuya Ice dahil baka lumaki pa lalo ang issue sa aming dalawa. I also did my best to ignore Zysk, maliban sa naiinis ako ay hindi ko alam kung paano ko siya haharapin pagkatapos ng pag-uusap namin kagabi, masyado din siyang busy pakikipag-usap sa kasama niyang babae. Siguro nga ay sila na at ang mga sinabi niya kagabi ay walang katotohanan.
Natapos lang ang buong maghapon na hindi ko pinapansin si Zysk, kakausapin ko lang siya 'pag mayro'n siyang tinatanong tungkol sa dance steps na hindi ko alam kung bakit niya tinatanong dahil hindi naman sila sasayaw. Minsan din ay kakausapin niya si Dave tapos biglang susungitan. Nakakapagod ang buong araw dahil sa practice, bukas na ang welcoming rites kaya medyo kabado kaming lahat, we also did a dress rehearsal dahil baka daw masira ang mga pants namin sa power dance and good thing it didn't.
Kinabukasan, I woke up around 9:00 dahil sa pagod. Hapon pa ang welcoming party at bandang alas 6 magsisimula ang sayaw namin, mayroon kaming 2 exposures as a club, 2 exposure together with the band, and 1 exposure as a dou. Sa lahat ng sayang ay paiba-iba kami ng sayaw maliban na lang sa exposure with the band dahil tuloy-tuloy ang pagtugtog nila.
No'ng lunch naman ay sumabay ako kina Samanta at Yong, hindi ko na sila madalas makasama dahil sa practice namin, masyado akong naging busy at naintindihan naman ng dalawa. I was too blessed to have them as my friends. Sabay din kaming pumunta sa gym para makahanap ng magandang pwesto. Pagdating namin ay marami ng tao,siguro dahil inaabangan ng lahat ang pagtugtog nina Zysk, nalaman ko din na sikat ang banda nila sa school. They've been in various band competitions carrying our university's name.
"Remember guys it's now or never, whatever happens on the center stage, happens. Just enjoy your performance and own the stage. Wala na to bukas, malayo layo pa ang University week kaya focus muna tayo sa ngayon. LET'S DO IT!"
We cheered and agreed to Kuya Ice. We are wearing a white baseball jacket with numbers and a black sports bra on the inside, black leggings as our lower dress code and a white tennis, we did our team spirit and walk towards the backstage waiting to be called by the MC of the night. Our dance number then begun and I was totally hyped, lalo na sa powerdance,masyado kong naenjoy ang buong routine kasabay ng sigawan at palakpakan ng mga tao. I missed this, I missed dancing without thinking about what will happen tomorrow or who the hell watches me.
Tuloy-tuloy lang ang naging performance namin hanggang sa tinawag na sina Zysk para sa kanilang performance. They'll be singing 5 songs at dalawa sa kantang yon ang sasayawan namin, the Eight letters and their finale which is the Believer.
"I was thinkin about you, thinkin about me
Thinkin about us, what we gonna be?
Open my eyes
It was only just a dream
Travel back, down that road
Will you come back? No one knowsI realize, it was only just a dream
I was at the top and now its like I'm in the basement
Number one spot and now you found your own replacement"
The crowd when wild when they started singing, what can I say? Magaling naman talaga sila, bonus na ang stage presence nila, Harrison is good, he may seem serious about his instrument pero yon ang mas lalong nagpapaguwapo sa kanya on stage, Jacques the happy go lucky guy seems to enjoy their whole performance,minsan tumatawa pa siya tapos may mga gingawang kababalaghan sa instrument niya, si Kirby naman chill lang pero halatang nage-enjoy din naman sometimes he's singing. And of course, Zysk their vocalist, his baritone voice whenever he talks will make a girl's cunt wet, what more habang kumakanta na?
Watching him perform makes me think about so many things, especially the real deal between him and Kylisle.
"They were dating since first year college so I guess they're already an item for a year or two"
Sam said while eating her lunch. I asked them about Zysk being in a relationship and she said that Kylisle is his woman. Kaya pala palagi siyang nanonood sa practice namin, para bantayan si Zysk. Thinking about it makes my heart ache, I am not expecting anything but those words. He want me back, he badly wants me back.
BINABASA MO ANG
Eight Letters
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