I watched as she ran away from me... her beautiful form vanishing as she distance herself ... her long straight hair swaying with the wind. How I wish I could summon the courage to run after her... touch her hand and embrace her as if I could never live without her. I sound so much like a romantic... even I couldn't believe the things I imagine. Maybe I could put the blame on her. I blame Devon for making me such a love-struck boy. I put all the blame on her.
Ang hirap pala pag in love ka. Wala na akong ibang maisip pa kundi siya. Hindi ko na nga maalala ang steps sa dance prod ko mamaya eh! Diyosko! partner ko pala siya mamaya! Kung ngayon pa nga lang ay sobra na makareact ang puso ko... ano pa kaya pag nahawakan ko na ang kamay niya mamaya. Sh#t! I want to go back to Manila!
"Okay! So do you understand the sequence for the show mamaya?" I heard a familiar voice na nagpabalik sa akin sa huwisyo. Boses ito ni Direk... he was explaining a while ago yung pagkasunod-sunod ng mga prods at kung sino ang magsispill mamaya. God! I wasn't even listening!
"Anong sabi ni Direk, bro?" I asked Robi who was sitting beside me.
"Do you expect me to repeat everything he said?" he sounded irritated "Why don't we just ask him to say everything again!" he gave me a mischievous smirk and attempts to raise his hand. Sira ulo toh ah! Wag mong itaas yang kamay mo kundi lagot nanaman ako. But I stopped him in vain because we caught Direk's attention anyway.
"Anong problema Sam?" I turned my head to each side repeatedly indicating a 'NO'. Wala po direk! There's no problem! Don't mind me nalang po. But being a total trouble that he is, Robi told him the truth.
"He asked me to repeat everything that you have said! Hindi po kasi siya nakikinig!" I'll kill you Robi! Humanda ka sa akin mamaya. I saw direk give me a scary look. At sila Robi, Quen and Aaron were snickering! Nabully nanaman nila ako.
"So... Sam saang mga lugar ka nakapunta? Would you mind telling everyone here the adventure you just went through?" He said sarcastically. Wala ba talagang way out dito. Everyone started to look at me... including her. God! Please don't look at me! If you just stare, hindi na ako makakapagsalita.
"I... I'm sorry Direk! I was just thinking about the steps sa dance number ko po mamaya!" I lied. And all of them yelled that they don't believe me. Especially Luis, who was making so much noise. Ganoon ba kahalata ang sinabi kong kasinungalingan? Nagwala pa sila!
"I honestly don't believe you Sam... katulad ng mga kasamhan mo dito! I think you're thinking about someone!" Can Direk read my mind? "You were thinking about Devon, right?" Does this get any creepier? Tumbak! Tama ka diyan! I was so busy imagining her na I didn't pay any attention to you! I looked at her and... is that a blush? Hindi ba ako nagiimagine? Totoo bang she's blushing? Here goes my heart thumping again.
"Believe me or not... I'm telling the truth po" I lied yet again. Somehow, I could never act like in the old times. Dati, Devon and I won't deny a thing dahil advantageous ito sa love team. Let them think what they want to think! But ngayon na I feel real love towards her...nahihiya na ako everytime her name is mentioned. I blame her!
"Okay! We believe you!" he sounded yet again sarcastic. He doesn't believe me! "Sabi ko kanina... yung prod ng gigger boys will be the sixth, while the GV crew will be the 10th.. understood?" Yes sir! He then dismissed everyone!
We approximately have two hours to prepare before the show airs live. I got my hair fixed, attached some make-up (kahit na against ako sa guys wearing make-up) and prepared my attire. At kung inaakala nila na makakalimot ako, nagkakamali sila. I playfully punched Robi sa tiyan! Sira ulo kasi eh! Then I received a text from Quen; he said that we would be having a practice sa may field. The first thing that popped in my head was Devon. Makikita ko na rin siya after 1 hour of not seeing her. Agad akong umalis sa dressing room and I stopped first sa Comfort Room. I checked my self first. Dapat gwapo ako pag nakita ako ni Devz. Hahaha... But to my dissapointment, they were already practicing and Devon was dancing with Ivan! Ivan, that guy! Everytime I see him kumukulo ang dugo ko. People shouldn't be greedy... kung best friend ka na dapat hanggang dun ka nalang... wag ka nang maghangad na maging more than friends pa kayo!
"Oh! Andito na pala si Sam eh!" I heard Quen shout. I smiled at them and walked straight up to Devon. I held her hand... grabe! Pwede na ba akong mamatay! Ayoko mang sabihin, pero kinikilig ako! At hindi ko nakalimutan si Ivan who was staring at us. I looked at him straight in the eye... 'Back off'
For one thing, Ivan is stubborn. He didn't even budge! So naghahamon ka ah! Sige, I'll take you on. let's see kung sino mananalo... the Best Friend vs the Loveteam... wait parang my mali sa philosophical thinking ko. May mapanghahawakan siya dahil best friend nga siya pero ako friend lang! Nalungkot naman ako sa reality! Basta... I'm a very positive person, kaya iisipin ko na lang na at least nakiss ko na si Devz many times eh siya hindi pa! Bwahahaha!!! Natutuwa talaga ako sa sarili ko!!! INSPIRADO!
"Awkward" narinig kong bumulong si Linn ky Quen. I looked at them and he faked a cough.
"Uhhmm... Sige let's practice na tutal andito na si Sam. We don't have time to waste" Quen said. Naiintindihan na rin nila ang gusto kong mangyari... I can't wait to dance with her. Umalis si Ivan at tumabi na sa kanyang partner na si Heidi. Dapat si Heids ang pinagaaksayahan niya ng oras. Imbis na isayaw niya ng partner ko, atupagin niya muna ung sa kanya.
Hindi ko namalayan na hawak-hawak ko pa pala ang kamay ni Devon. Without thinking, I pushed her hand away. Wrong move Sam! Dahil nagalit siya!
"Ano bang problema mo? Kanina kung makahawak ka sobrang higpit tapos ngayon initcha mo lang kamay ko!" galit niyang saad. Ewan ko ba kung anong nakita ko sa kanya... pag magkasama kami lagi kaming nag-aaway kasi naman lagi siyang high blood...
"Ang problema ko? Nakita kita ulit... yun ang problema ko! Sirang-sira na ang araw ko!" nasasanay na talaga akong magsinungaling... parang habit na! No Devon, don't believe me! Sa totoo nga ang saya saya ko na eh! Makita lang kita masaya na ako, anu pa kaya yung tingnan mo ako at kausapin... matutunaw na ako! Binubuo mo ang araw ko! Sh#t! Ang corny mo na Sam!
"At sa tingin mo hindi sira ang araw ko?" pero bakit ganun? Galit siya pero she can't look straight into my eyes. She's so cute. If I could just pinch her nose, hug her tight and kiss her lips. SAM! Tama na yang pagpapantasya mo!
Bago pa ako makasagot ay tumugtog na ang music. Ang laking abala naman! May moment na eh! Shish! For the first time in my life, I don't wanna dance. I just want to stare at her. For 30 minutes we practiced our routine over and over again... mabuti naman at nakikicooperate ang kalikasan sa amin. Ayaw ko kasing napapawisan si Baby Devon eh... Ang sweet mo naman SAM! hahahaha
When the show finally aired, Devon and I were waiting sa backstage. Because even though we wouldn't be dancing sa opening number... we have a part to ourselves. I look at her and she's shaking! Kahit na numerous times na siyang nag-aappear on stage hindi pa rin nawawala ang stage fright niya. But I adore her for that! Because sa backstage lang naman siya nagkakaganito eh.. pag on stage na umaapaw ang SWAG!
"Wag kang kabahan! Maglalakad lang naman tayo eh! Hindi ka naman sasayaw o kakanta" I comforted her.
"Yun na nga eh! hindi tayo sasayaw eh dun lang naman ako magaling! What if mapatid ako... nakakahiya" she covered her face with her hands. She's so cute!
"If mangyari man yun, I'll catch you. After all, isang team tayo di ba?" I can't believe the words coming out of my mouth! Iba tong usapan namin... yes! hindi kami nag-away! Then we heard our queue na it's our turn. I held her hand tightly as in really tightly and smiled at her. "I'm here" Ang suave ko naman! Bwahahah! Nabighani ka na ba, Devon? We did our walk and I was oblivious to the screams and applauds that we were receiving. I was so into staring at her that I almost lost my footing! Hahaha! Pinagtawanan na lang niya ako! Sh#t! I'm so in love with this girl.
When the Gigger Boys' dance prod came up, I left Devon... pero I looked at Quen. Alam mo yung mga telepathic conversations... we had one and I told him na bantayan si Devz, wag hayaang umaligid si bestfriend. Ang possessive ko na! He just gave me a nod and a smile. I don't know what happened during the duration na wala ako. But even though I want to go to Devon, I couldn't dahil change costume nanaman.
Next thing I know, turn na namin! Ang bilis! Hindi ko man siya nakausap! We were already on stage... dancing! Abot tenga na ata ung ngiti ko when nagkatitigan kami ang we held hands during the dance. Wow! Swag talaga niya overpowering! Kaya naman bagay na bagay kami eh! Swag princess siya ako naman ang Swagger prince! Hahahaha.. Nang matapos ang dance ay nagyakapan ang buong GV crew... masaya lang kami na natapos na rin ang isang magandang performance. We gave our best!
Pero nang yayakapin ko na si Devon,... eto namang si Quen binuhat siya... Wrong timing tlaga, Dude! BV!
"Sorry, Dude" he apologized. "Kung gusto mo buhatin mo din si Devz" sabi niya sa akin. But she was there, she could hear us and kinabahan nanaman ako. Syempre gusto ko siyang buhatin pero...
"Baka naman hindi na ako makasayaw ever" binatukan na lang niya ako. Here we go again!!! So sadly hindi ko siya nabuhat and nahug manlang... pero at least binatukan niya ako:))
Then after the dance pinakain na rin kami. I'm starving! But napansin ko ang pagpapanic ng mga tao! What's happening?
"Ah Sam! There you are! Just the man that I need" biglang bumulaga si Direk out of nowhere.
"Bakit po, Direk?"
"Kulang pala tayo ng performances so can you perform a song bago mag-end yung show?"
"Osige po" I contemplated kung anong kakantahin ko.
"Isama mo na rin si Devon" he said. "Mag-duet nalang kayo" What? Kinikilig nanaman ako. "Alam niyo ba yung song na 'The art of love'? yun na lang ang kantahin niyo".
Nagkatinginan na lang kami. YES! hahaha... Your heart will flutter sa aking napakagandang boses... not that she never heard it. But inaalay ko tong kanta for her. Devon this is for you!
"I'm saying Sorry in advance, cos this won't always go to plan
Though we don't mean to take our love for granted
It's in our nature to forget what matters, yeah" ---- I sang
"And when the going on is getting tough
And we're all about giving up
Things we never thought we'd gonna say, gonna say them
Things we never though we'd play, gonna play them" --- Devon... Ang ganda niya!
"Cause I'm still learning the art of love
I'm still trying to not mess up
So whenever I stumble let me know
You need to spell it out (4x) for me
Cause I'm still trying to learn the art of love" --- Both of us!
I didn't notice na natapos na ang kanta. I was just staring at her... she had that incandescent smile. I want to tell everyone that this girl destroyed me beyond repair. I want to tell the whole world na nagkakaganito ako all because of her... she is to blame. She and her perfect everything!
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