Heartstrings Attached II

Chapter Twenty Four

Heartstrings Attached II 💕
by thatwallflowerwrites

Chapter Twenty Four

Tumayo siya sa loob ng recording booth at ipinatong ang phone niya sa may music sheet stand. Isinuot din niya din ang headphones sa tenga niya at inayos ang mic sa harap.

I pressed a button on the control booth and talked at the small mic in front of me. "Everything's good?" tanong ko.

Kahit na parang kinakabahan, he raised his hand and signaled okay.

"Okay. Shall we start?"

Bago sumagot, tiningnan muna niya ako. It made me feel more conscious than I already was but I tried to hide it

"James?"

"Yeah, yeah."

"Kailangan mo ba munang magwarm-up o ano?"

"No. I've got this," sagot niya. There's this confidence in his voice now. Nakakapagtaka na kanina lang ay bakas ang doubt sa mukha niya.

I pressed and adjusted some buttons on the control surface. Buti na lang naturuan na ako ni Boss gamitin 'to.

The music started playing and he closed his eyes.

"I may forget but I can still feel," he started singing. He is singing. Ano bang sinasabi niyang hindi siya makakanta? "'Cause whenever we touch it feels so real."

I stood there in awe. He sounded better that what I have imagined.

"Like a fingerprint
that's etched on my fingertips
Lies I've heard
from your supple lips,"

Ni hindi ako makahanap nang butas. He's singing perfectly. Ngayon ko lang narinig sa labi niya ang karamihan sa lyrics na sinulat ko. But they all sounded perfect because of him.

Hindi na napigilan nang puso ko na tumibok nang sobrang bilis. I can't stop seeing it.... I can't stop seeing him as Clark. Kung paano siya kumanta katulad pa rin ng pagkanta niya sakin dati. I tried so hard to act professional pero binibigo ako ng puso ko. I feel like I'm gonna have a heart attack.

The melody picked up as he reached the Pre-Chorus.

"I can't forget what I can't remember
The pain that's caused by you," kanta niya habang parang may kung anong lungkot sa mukha niya. "I can't regret what I've lost forever....But I'm sure you're hurting too."

Tiningnan niya ako at biglang tumigil sa pagkanta.

I stopped the backing track. "What's the problem? Okay ka lang?"

"Why... is it this sad?" mahina niyang tanong.

"It's a sad love song, we've already talked about it before," paliwanag ko.

"A break-up song?" he asked as he breathed in deeply.

"Oo. Okay ka lang?" concerned kong tanong. "You need a break?"

Tumango siya at tinanggal ang headphones sa tenga niya. Lumabas siya sa booth, biting his lips.

"Okay lang 'yan. You did well."

Tumayo siya sa gilid ng upuan ko. "Can I hear it?"

"Of course," I answered and played the recording.

I closed my eyes while listening. Mostly because ayaw ko siyang tingnan. Sobrang lakas na nang dagundong sa dibdib ko just by him standing next to me.