Tale of their Affections (Book 1- COMPLETED)

Chapter 21

"Happy birthday Arthneil James, aawitan kita ngayon. Your request right?" Pinigilan ko talagang di mainis sa sarili ko and I tried to be sweet towards him, kahit ngayon lang.

The spotlight was on me and all eyes are watching me. Kita ko ang mapang-asar na ngiti ni Arth habang nakatingin siya sa akin. Naloka na, akala ko ba nakaganti na ako?

Huminga ako ng malalim and I sang the song I hate the most. Time Machine by Six Part Invention.

"Do you remember how it felt like?
I still remember how the days that end, the weeks and months.
We were together for so long,
I haven't noticed that you're falling down too fast."

Jusmeyo! Bakit parang gusto ko ng umiyak ngayon? I can't escape this heart of mine fast beats. Dagdagan pa ng nakakatunaw niyang tingin na kung matunaw man ako ay kanina pa ako wala na dito.

"If I could take it all back
I still want you by my side,
If only I could bring you back to me.

If I could go back in time,
Promise we won't say goodbye
I never really move on, no not in time..."

Tuluyan na kaming napalapit sa isa't isa. Pashneya,yung lyrics na iyon ay para akong piniga ng paulit-ulit. They gasp while watching us and they didn't get the drift of this song. Except sa taong alam ang past namin especially Richa na naka smirk ngayon.

"I..." Hindi ko na nasabi ang lyrics dahil kusa ng tumulo ang aking mga luha. Bakit ba ako nasaktan ngayon? Talaga bang mahal ko pa siya? Talaga bang may pagtingin pa ako sa taong nasa aking harapan ngayon?

"I wanna go back to the way we used to be
I wanna feel you skin, your lips so close to me
I wanna go back where I called you mine all the time,
Every smile and every moment
If only I have a time machine."

Nabigla ako when Arth continued the song. He wipe my tears and smiled at medyo nawala ang sakit na nararamdaman ko ngayon.

"I need you like the air I breathe (you make me feel alive)
You're the best part of my everyday (my everything).
If only I could back in time,
I'd take all back and I'll turn it around."

He sang it and I'm his second voice. Bakit parang ako ata ang nasurpresa ngayon? Ngumiti siya sa akin na nagpalundag sa tulog kong puso at sabay naming kinanta ang refrain tsaka chorus. Our voice blend! I didn't expected this would happen.

If only I have a time machine, if only I can make it in just a blink ay siguro ay ibabalik ko yung dating tayo.

Pinilig ko ang ulo ko sa sinabi ng aking isipan at muling nagfocus na awitin.

"If I could go back in time
I'd made us so much better,
If I could hear and If I could see
If I could hold on to your hand once again..."

Inawit ko iyon in solo. Kinalimutan ko pansamantala na may mga taong nakatingin sa amin. I want to prove it. I looked into his eyes straightly while singing habang unti-unti itong nabigyan ng kulay. Hindi na ito malungkot at mapungay.

Gustuhin ko mang kompirmahin ang aking sarili kung totoo ba pero iniwasan kong kuritin ang sarili ko. I want to look in his eyes at gusto ko na palagi na itong ganito.

Ano bang nangyari sa akin ngayon?

"I wanna go back to the way we used to be
I wanna feel your skin,your lips so close to me
I wanna go back when I called you mine all the time,
Every smile and every moment
If only I have a time machine..."