CRAWL BACK TO LOVE CH. 5

CHAPTER 5

"Wait up guys, anong initiation?" muli niyang tanong. Binalingan nya si Fretzie. Ngumiti ito sa kanya at tumingin sa mga kasamahan. 

"Uhm, Devon we have this so called "welcome initiation". Parang talent portion, showcase any talent that you have." paliwanag ni Fretzie sa kanya.

"Showcase my talent" - ulit ni Devon sa isip. Madali lang naman yun sa kanya. She can play the guitar pero nahihiya syang gawin iyon sa harapan ng ibang tao. She played alone or with Bret, mas gusto nyang walang audience. Subalit dahil nga my recital ang piano class nya dati, sanay na syang magperform sa harap ng mga tao. 

"Come on Devon, you can do it." pursige ni Ivan sa kanya.

"Yeah, Devon, lilly, you can." ulit naman ni Ryan.

She exhaled and asked James "Can I borrow your guitar?"

He stared at her for a while and handed her his guitar. Nahawakan nya ang kamay nito ng abutin nya ang gitara.

For a moment, she savored the feeling of being close to him. Never in her entire 16 years of existence that this thing happen to her. Kinikilig sya, natural lang sa kabataang tulad nya. Ngunit inilagay nya sa isip na masyado pang maaga para sabihing may gusto sya sa binata. Ni minsan kahit ng nasa America pa sila wala pa siyang nagiging boyfriend dahil ayaw nya. She don't entertain suitors too, because of the simple fact that she doesn't want to fall in love at her young age. Pero ngayon, mukhang mababali nya ang sinabi nyang iyon dahil sa presensya ni James, mukhang magkakatotoo ang love at first sight. "No", she said to herself, "crush at first sight lang no."

She stepped forward and took another breath, 

"This song is dedicated to my new found friends, this is for you guys."

She started to strum the guitar, then she paused. Nakita nya ang anticipation sa mukha ng mga kasama. James smiled at her and she smiled back. She strum the intro of the song and started to sing.

When I was younger

I saw my daddy cry

And curse at the wind

He broke his own heart

And I watched

As he tried to reassemble it

And my momma swore that

She would never let herself forget

And that was the day that I promised

I'd never sing of love

If it does not exist

But darling,

You, are, the only exception

You, are, the only exception

You, are, the only exception

You, are, the only exception

Nakarinig sya ng "woah" at "wootoot" mula sa mga binata. Ipinagpatuloy nya ang pagkanta. 

Maybe I know, somewhere

Deep in my soul

That love never lasts

And we've got to find other ways

To make it alone

Keep a straight face

And I've always lived like this

Keeping a comfortable, distance

And up until now

I had sworn to myself that I'm

Content with loneliness

Because none of it was ever worth the risk

Well, You, are, the only exception

You, are, the only exception

You, are, the only exception

You, are, the only exception

I've got a tight grip on reality

But I can't

Let go of what's in front of me here

I know you're leaving

In the morning, when you wake up

Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream

Ohh---

Tumingin sya sa direksyon ni James, titig na titig sa kanya ang binata. She like how he stares at her. Nakakataba sa kanyang puso ang mga sulyap at ngiti mula rito. Tinapos nya ang kanta na tanging nakatitig lamang kay James. Hindi alintana ang nakakunot na si Tricia at ang pagpalit-palit ng tingin ng mga kaibigan kay James at sa kanya.

You, are, the only exception

You, are, the only exception

You, are, the only exception

You, are, the only exception

You, are, the only exception

You, are, the only exception

You, are, the only exception

You, are, the only exception

And I'm on my way to believing

Oh, And I'm on my way to believing.....

Tinapos nya ang pagtutog at pag-awit. Her new friends broke into an applause. She shyly looked at them and thanked them.

"Wow, that was the best!" wika ni Ivan. Nakatitig ito sa kanya. "Ang galing-galing mo Devon." 

"Idol" wika naman ni Joe nakipag-apir kay Ryan.

"Thanks guys, I'm glad you liked it." kiming wika nya.

"San ka natutong mag gitara? Wow, ang galing." wika naman ni James habang inaabot nya dito ang gitara nito.

"A friend taught me how to play." bumalik sya sa tabi nila Fretzie at Tricia.

"Ang galing mo girl, would you mind if you teach me some chords?" tanong ni Fretzie sa kanya.

"Oh sure, my pleasure." Napansin nyang iba na naman ang mood ni Tricia. Inaya na sila nitong umuwi at nauna na itong umalis sa kanila.

"Please excuse my sister, alam nyo naman yan. Ihahatid ko na si Devon sa bahay nila" hinging paumanhin ni Fretzie sa inasal ng kapatid nito.