Chapter 32
Dating
May mga audience sa harapan, nakikita ko din ang iilang mga banner na may mukha ko.
Todo sigaw sila kanina pero ngayong tumugtog na ang kakantahin ko ay natahimik naman sila.
I fell by the wayside like everyone else
Everytime I close my eyes, Keane is always there, smiling.
I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, but I was just kidding myself
Nakatayo lang ako sa gitna habang dinadama ang mga lyrics.
Our every moment, I start to replace 'Cause now that they're gone, all I hear are the words that I needed to say
When you hurt under the surface Like troubled water running cold
Well, time can heal, but this won't
So, before you go Was there something I could've said to make your heart beat better?
If only I'd have known you had a storm to weather
So, before you go oh oh...
Would we be better off by now If I'd have let my walls come down?
Maybe, I guess we'll never know You know, you know
Before you go
Was there something I could've said to make your heart beat better?
Before you go..
Kumanta ako para sa sarili ko, pinatamaan ko ang sarili ko. I'm crazy.
Nag bow ako at ngumiti. "Thank you." I said.
"Woah, Aella!! Ang ganda ng song at boses mo!"
"Perfect!"
"Kalma mo na tayo guys kasi baka wala na kayong maisigaw mamaya."Pag bibiro ng co-host ni ma'am jelly.
"Aella, welcome. Thank you at nabisita mo kami dito."Nakangiting sabi ni ma'am jelly. Siya yung host talaga dito.
Umupo ako sa leather couch."It's my pleasure po."
"So, napakaganda nga talaga ng boses mo. It's so angelic."I remembered, kleo ang name niya.
"It's not naman po."Nahihiya kong sabi.
Tumawa ang dalawang host. Tumingin ako sa mga audience. I saw some pictures of me and a banner says.'I love you, Aella!'
"So, this is live."Tawa ni Kleo habang tinitignan ang mga tanong na nakasulat sa hinahawakan niyang card."Dito natin malalaman ang mga tanong ninyo sa Google. Curios na ba talaga kayo kay Aella?! Sobrang secretive no?"Nag pout pa siya habang tinatanong ang live viewers at audience.
"Yes, we want answers, real answers"Rinig kong sigaw ng babae mula sa audience.
Nahihiya ko nalang hinawakan ang noo ko."Don't worry. I love you guys, I want you to know me better."I smiled.
Ilang sandaling pag kwe-kwentuhan bago mag tanongan. I hope the questions were mild.
Hindi ko alam kong ano ang mga katanongan. Hindi nila pinakita sa akin dahil para daw ma surpresa ako ng hindi plastic.
"First question..."Miss jelly said while reading the question. I remain black fave, I'm nervous, I don't know why. She looked at me with a smile."Top 10 ito, easy to hard. Ito yung easy."Natawa ako.
"How old are you?"
"I'm 23."
She nodded. Miss kleo's turn to ask.
Ang tahimik ng audience pero ang nasa social media at nanonood ng live ay grabi ang sunod-sunod na papuri. Makikita ko kasi dahil nasa gilid lang ang TV para makita ang mga comments nila.
"9. Do you have a brother?"Miss kleo's eyes turned to me with so much curiosity. "I will be honest to you, isa ako sa nag search nito."She laughed, her face turned red. Nasa 20s pa naman siya.
Sumang-ayon din ang mga kababaihan sa audience. Tumawa si Miss jelly, hindi ko mapigilang hindi tumawa.
"We want to know, Aella!"
"Sana meron, Aella be honest!"
"Meron yan nakita ko sa isang post niya sa Twitter, meron yan!"
"Gwapo siguro yan, hottie!"
Dahan-dahan akong tumango sa mga sinasabi ng nasa audience while smirking.
Kyzo won't like this.
"Yeah, I have one."
Miss Kleo's smile wide. And the audience went wild. Hindi pa nga nila alam kong sino, paano kong 10 years old palang si Kyzo. Mabuti at matanda ng tatlong taon sa akin yun.
"What's his name?"The audience asked.
"He doesn't like being famous or being known sadly, I will keep his name for myself."I pouted while saying those words very sincere.
Narinig ko ang panghihinayang nila. I can't just tell them. It's okay if it's about myself but Kyzo's have his own pananaw.
"8. Do you have a family?"Miss jelly's brows raised up. Hindi makapaniwala sa tanong.
I expected that question kasi sa tagal ko sa industry hindi nila alam ang profile about sa pamilya ko. I kept it secret.
"So silent of you na pati itong question na ito ay sa Google itatanong."Miss Kleo said.
I bit my lips and chuckled."Of course I have a family."
"Kaya nga naman, lahat ng tao may pamilya bakit itatanong ang ganyang bagay."Miss Jelly laughed a bit.
"That question was awkward."
"Why are you so silent about your family, Aella?"One of the audience asked.
Napatingin ang lahat sa kanya. She had short hair, wearing anti-rad glasses.
"I didn't mean to be so silent about my family, I just want to protect them..."
"—or you want to protect yourself?""Someone said. Dito na ako nag simulang kabahan. May alam ang babaeng nag sabi niyan.
His wearing a black masked.
Hindi ako nagsalita kaya nag patuloy nalang sa pag tatanong ang mga host.
'Oh my, I want to know the past!'
'Maybe her family had a past kaya sobrang secret siya sa pamilya niya.'
'Ano kayang tinatago niya'
'Wag nga kayong ganyan. Judge kayo ng judge without knowing the truth kaya kayo napapahiya!'
I read some of the comments sa mga live audience sa social media.
Nag patuloy ang tanongan hanggang sa number 1 na. Mas lalo akong kinabahan sa mga ngisi ng dalawang host.
"Ito na ang hinihintay ng lahat."Miss jelly said.
"Are you for the last question?"Miss kleo asked me and I nodded at ang mga audience naman ang sinabihan niya.
"Matagal na kaming ready!"
"His a big catch ya'know."
"Gosh, I really want to know."
"Here it is."The host miss kleo said.
"Miss Jelly, Ikaw na ang mag tanong dahil na eexcite ako baka mapasigaw ako pag ako ang patatanongin mo."
Miss Jelly smiled at me excitedly."Aella, are you really dating the hot bachelor Mr. Keane Sanchez?"
Hindi ako nakasagot. Ang nasa isip ko ay 'Are you dating someone' not that question with name.
I swallowed hard and ready to answer but I remembered something. If I denied this, my fans will go digging about my past, about family. And I don't like it. Gusto kong may pag aaksayahan sila ngayon kaya kailangan kong gawin to.
Keane's mad at me even if he will not tell me, I know that his mad.
You will love my answer, Keane.
BINABASA MO ANG
Heartless (Complete)
RomanceAella Monteverde is a well-known singer and songwriter. Her music is about love, pain, and self-discovery. She can't go out in public due to the paparazzi, and her life is quite private. Seeing her crush despite over five years of not seeing the guy...