SHADOW 2(Heinrich Twins)

CHAPTER 5: Prinsipe

Davin

We’ve already started playing here on stage, and Prince is also here, holding his guitar and standing in front of the microphone. Raf is at the DJ booth mixing music while I’m on the drums.

Kumpleto na kaming lahat at napupuno na rin ng tao dito sa loob. Ang apat na kulokoy ay dumating na rin at nasa kaniya-kaniya na ring trabaho.

"When you were here before,

Couldn't look you in the eye.

You're just like an angel,

Your skin makes me cry."

I noticed some women entering the bar. Some of them were also our friends from school, while the others were just classmates or schoolmates.

"You float like a feather

In a beautiful world

I wish I were special

You're so fckn special."

Napansin ko ring pumasok ang babaeng nakakaagaw palagi ng atensiyon ko. Si Maian. Kaya naman mas ginanahan akong pahatawin ang hawak kong stick sa drum habang nakatitig sa kaniya. Bakit kasi ang ganda-ganda niya? s**t!

"But I'm a creep

I'm a wierdo

What the hell am I doing here?

I don't belong here."

I saw her walk straight to the bar counter and fist bump Jhae. Tsk. Dapat talaga ako ang nandiyan, eh. Madali lang naman ang mag-mix ng alak.

"I don't care if it hurts

I wanna have control

I wanna a perfect body

I wanna perfect soul."

Parang gusto ko na tuloy madaliin si Prince sa pagkanta para makababa na 'ko.

"I want you to notice

When I'm not around

You're so fckn special

I wish I were special."

I saw her turn to us and watch our performance while holding a shot glass. This girl’s gotten good at drinking, too. I’m dying to snatch that glass from her hand.

"But I'm a creep

I'm a wierdo

What the hell am I doing here

I don't belong here."

For me, she was a mysterious woman. She was different from everyone else. Oo, palagi ko naman siyang nakikitang nakangiti pero kabaligtaran ang nababasa ko sa kaniyang mga mata. Halo-halong emosyon, lungkot, galit, poot, pagkamuhi, in love? I don't know kung kanino. Aasa na ba ako? It’s so hard to figure her out. You can't really tell which one of us she actually likes.

"She's running out

She's running

She run, run, run,

Runnnnnn...

Runnnnnn..."

Pantay-pantay kasi siyang tumingin. Lahat naman ay pinakikisamahan niya at pinakikibagayan. I haven’t heard any rumors about her having a boyfriend— not even a short-term fling or anything like that.

Whatever makes you happy

Whatever you want

You're so fckn special

I wish I were special."

A lot of guys have already tried to get her attention, but she just seems unfazed. At marami na rin ang nagtangkang manligaw pero nakakaisang word pa lang ay bokya na agad. Tsk. Kaya nga natatakot din akong magpapansin sa kaniya, eh. Takot kasi ako sa rejection.

"But I'm a creep

I'm a wierdo

What the hell am I doing here

I don't belong here."

And I’ve felt this way about her since our first year of college. Tsk. I’ve been losing my mind over her for so long. I think it’s about time I made a move.

Our first performance ended, and I got off the stage. Raf stayed behind to DJ. Si Prince ay bumaba na rin at sinalubong naman siya ng girlfriend niyang si Cj. Cj Lanzar is one of the muses of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). And of course, she’s the pride of our University, Colegio de San Juan de Letran.

She’s so beautiful. She could totally compete in a beauty pageant. But if you compare her to Maian, my Maian wins by far. One-time nga ay nakita ko sila ng family niya sa isang event sa school at doon ko nakita ang malaking pagkakahawig niya sa kaniyang Daddy. Balita ko nga ay may kambal daw itong si Maian na lalaki, eh pero ang alam ko ay nasa ibang bansa.

Oh 'di ba, tsismoso din pala ako. Gano'n talaga kapag interesado ka sa isang tao. Kayo naman, oo. Gan'yan din naman kayo, eh.

"Hi, Babe!" CJ greeted Prince sweetly, and they hugged in front of me while we were both standing at the bottom of the stairs.

Napangiwi na lang ako at bumaling na sa bar counter. Nakita kong humarap na rin kay Jhae si Maian at nakipagk'wentuhan. Tsk. Nagmadali na akong makalapit sa kanila.

"Madali lang naman 'to. Turuan kita, you want?" naabutan kong sabi ni Jhae kay Maian while demonstrating how to mix drinks. Pansin ko ang kakaiba niyang lambing at saya habang kaharap si Maian. Uunahan pa yata ako nitong kulugong 'to, ah.

"Really? Sure," Maian answered with a smile.

What the hell? My jaw almost dropped at what she said, and Jhae looked stunned. Maian’s smile probably melted her. I-umpog ko kaya ang ulo ng tukmol na 'to!

"Hi!" agaw-pansin ko sa kanilang dalawa. Hindi maaari ang pinaggagagawa nila! Lumingon din naman si Maian sa akin.

"Oh, Davin, hi," she greeted me with a smile and gently punched me on my left shoulder.

Haay! Finally, I could die happy now!

"Hello, Mai," nakangiti ko ring sagot at gumanti rin ako ng suntok sa kanang balikat niya, pero natumba siya at nanlaki naman ang aking mga mata sa gulat. Epic, tang*na.

"Dude, why are you punching Maian?!" Alexus shouted at me, looking all slow. Seriously, how did he get here so fast? He caught Maian just in time, stopping her from falling.

"Sorry, sorry. Sorry, M-Maian." Tsk. I scratched my head in embarrassment. My punch wasn’t even hard. How did she stumble?

"Tipsy ka na, Mai. That's enough," sabi ni Alexus kay Maian at inalalayan itong makaupo ng maayos. Nakarami na ba siya ng inom?

"Eherm."

Bigla naman kaming napalingon sa likuran namin dahil sa narinig naming pagtighim. At nabungaran nga namin si Prince na matalim ang mga matang nakatitig sa amin.

"Back to work," matigas niyang utos kaya naman agad kaming nagpulasan paalis.

Lintik naman talaga maka-utos itong anak ng Hari na 'to, oo. Ewan ko ba kung paano niya kami napapasunod ng ganito? Prinsipe nga talaga. Tsk.