Prologue
"Grei.. hey!" I called and followed him but he still continued walking faster.
"Grei, what's wrong??" I asked him and reached for his elbow before I pulled it that made him stopped walking.
He was not looking at me.
My brows arched. "I asked you. What's wrong? We'll still attend the concert later, right?" pinaharap ko siya sa akin pero ang tingin niya ay hindi pa rin sa akin.
His jaw was tightly clenching and Greige looks very serious.
"Gen, I'm not in the mood," he replied with his cold voice that filled my ears.
He pulled his arm away from my hold before his back turned against me as he started to walked away from me.
"What did I do?" I whispered to myself and stared at his back until he slowly disappeared in my vision.
I bit my lip.
I want to attend the concert with him..
"Sino dito ang mga pinagpalit at minamahal pa rin hanggang ngayon?!" sigaw ng vocalist na nasa stage.
Sumimangot ako at humalukipkip.
"Si Genieva!! Malapit na atang ipagpalit!!" my friend, Lexie, shouted beside me and her forefinger pointed at me.
She was holding a long white balloon with the band's logo printed on it.
I rolled my eyes. "Paano ako ipagpapalit, eh wala namang kami?" inis kong sabi.
Tumawa siya. "Oo nga pala."
"I told you, I don't want to be here. Maingay at magulo," palusot ko pero ayaw ko lang talaga dahil hindi naman sumama sa amin si Greige.
Leine looked at me. "Just stay, Genieva! Promise, this will be the best day of your life!!" sabi niya at itinaas pa ang kamay ko sa ere.
Napabuntong-hininga ako, wala pa rin sa mood na magsi-sigaw at maging masaya.
Maya-maya lang ay nagsimula ng kumanta ang nasa entablado.
Many girls, teenagers and couples are here. We attended a concert of silent sanctuary.
The event place was very crowded and dark. There are only blue and white lights from the stage and on the sides. Masikip pa dahil sa daming tao ang pumunta.
I let out a long breath.
The vocalist talked more until he finally started singing with the band behind him.
"'Di ko maintindihan ang nilalaman ng puso.. Tuwing magkahawak ang ating kamay," all people around me are already singing along the music.
"Pinapanalangin lagi tayong magkasama.. hinihiling bawat oras kapiling ka."
I put down my arm which Leine was holding.
"Gusto niyo ba ng tubigg?!" sigaw ng vocalist at pumayag ang mga tao sabay tingin sa ilang mga lalaking may hawak na malaking hose sa unahan.
"Ayan naa!!" sigaw ni Lexie.
After a minute, water sprinkled on us from the hose.
"1.2.3.! Sa lahat..!" tumalon-talon sila at pasigaw na kumanta.
I was just standing here while the others and my friends are already jumping and singing loudly.
"Aalis na ako, Lexie, Reine," sabi ko sa kanila pero para hindi naman nila ako naririnig sa ingay dito.
I sighed and just turned around.
But I was just surprised and stepped back when I saw him, standing behind me.
He looked at me intently. Lights from the stage were reflecting on his dark eyes.
"Grei.."
"Ikaw lamang ang nasa isip ko sinta
Sana'y di na tayo magkahiwalay
Kahit kailan pa man!!"
"I texted you to wait for me," he said.
"U-Uh.. I didn't check my phone-"
I startled when he advanced a step making our distance closed.
My eyes unconsciously traveled down to his red thin lips.
Water from the hose was dripping from the top of his head down to his chin.
But I got distracted when his hand lift up my chin.
We stared at each other.
Hindi alintana ang gulo at ingay sa paligid maging ang mga tubig na bumabasa sa amin.
"Ikaw lamang ang aking minamahal
Ikaw lamang ang tangi kong inaasam
Makapiling ka habang buhay
Ikaw lamang sinta
Wala na kong hihingin pa
Wala na.."
"Mahal kita, Genieva."