Nightlight

Chapter 16

Days have passed, friday ngayon at monday na ang School Fest namin. Syempre, all of us are very busy. Even the Nighlight.

"Blake, please choose a song for us to be play in the opening." sabi ni Zopy.

"Ha? Bakit ako?"

"You know the audience's taste. Kapag kasi kami-kami lang ang pipili, may ibang estudyante na hindi gusto kung kinanta namin." sagot naman ni Zopy.

"What? No way. I know everyone loves your songs. Kahit anong kanta pa yan basta kayo ang kakanta, magugustuhan nila yan." sabi ko naman sa kanila.

"I guess Zopy's right. Nung opening kasi habang naglalaktwasa ako sa labas ng gym, may narining akong hindi nila gusto yung kanta kasi hindi daw connected sa event na pinaghandaan ng school." sabat naman ni Alina.

No way?!

Hindi ako makapaniwala sa sinabi ni Alina. Being famous isn't really easy huh? Kahit ilang achievements ang nagawa mo, may mga tao parin talagang mag-iiwan ng negative comments.

"Baka inuuto mo nanaman ako Alina ah." sabi ko.

"Why would I?"

"Eh inuuto mo mga kaklase natin eh. Kayong dalawa ni Aaron." sabi ko.

"Wait? Kaklase niyo si Aaron?" pagtatanong ni Zopy.

"You don't know?" tanong ko pabalik.

Umiling si Zopy.

"Oh my." sabi ni Alina.

"That's unusual." sabat ni Zopy na parang nag-iisip.

"Unusual what?"

"Aaron never attended classes. Siya pa nga mismo nagsuggest saamin na dapat may private classes kami dahil sa popularity namin." Zopy explained.

"I remember that! He even wanted to stop studying dahil gusto niya lang maging musician." sabi naman ni Alina.

"Wait guys, so why does Aaron attends our classes?" tanong ko naman.

Alina grin while looking at me.

"Maybe he wants to be with you, Blake." nakangising sabi ni Alina.

"What? Why?"

"I'm just guessing. Then after you came here, Aaron is now always shows himself to the people. Well, that's not the Aaron we knew before."

"No way."

No freaking way!

Does it mean, because of me why Aaron attends classes everyday? Well, I can't blame myself or him because we're the only ones who can understand to each other since his family and my family are friends. Yeah that's right!

"Is he inlove with you?" tanong ulit ni Alina.

"What? No. He treats me as his bestfriend. That's all." sabi naman.

Yun naman diba? He cares for me because we are bestfriends. We became bestfriends because of our family. Then why would he fell inlove with me? Who's only knew is to run away from anything?

"Well, we can't say that because we are not him. Time flies, Blake. We can still figure it out."

"I gotta go now." seryosong sabi ni Zopy.

"What? Where?" tanong ni Alina.

"Somewhere." sabi ni Zopy saka umalis na.

"What's his problem?" tanong ko kay Alina.

She shrugged her shoulders as if she don't also know. I don't get Zopy why his mood suddenly changed. Seriously, am I really a part of the group?

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