"Get me outta here, Markian. You'll never want what I'll do next" I whispered and threatened him.
"She's so lucky! Drew's just beside her!"
"I missed you so much, my baby Drew, huhu."
"Marry me, Drew!"
"Lucky your ass. Go and stand here, idiots." I whispered but then, Uno chuckled.
I immediately averted my gaze to Uno as soon as I realized what they were shouting. H-he's Drew?!
I looked like an idiot standing on the center of the stage without knowing what to do.
I just looked on the ground and then glared at my brother who's playing with the band, holding the bass guitar; then at my best friend. They're gonna pay for this. I was about to sneak out but the other band members stopped me.
"You can't escape from me, Ale." Uno hardly said with a smirk on his face.
"Don't call her by her first name. She's not comfortable." Markian argued.
"U-uh, what's going on?" I asked the other band members but no one has told me.
The drummer started it with a count and then, the band started owning the gymnasium.
I saw the people started to smile so I felt enlightened.
"It was a midnight
Walking towards your backyard
To see your beautiful smile
Hiding from that dark side" Markian started with his eyes on me. I felt a bit overwhelmed that I couldn't do anything but to listen to him.
"Why do you need to hold back that beauty
And act like you don't see it
When—truly, you are a high-class paramour
Holding my heart so tight...that I couldn't even breathe" Did it seem like that, Markian?
"I couldn't think the other way around
Beauty was invented to define a lass
Baby, you're occupying my mind
I should be your lad"
I've never heard about this song... I... love it. My co-students seemed to like it too but I remained silent with my head bowed. My heart still aches... it still have bruises, Markian. How can I heal it? If only I can go to a doctor to heal these bruises. But I can't.
I closed my eyes so that I couldn't feel nervous but I was wrong. As soon as I closed my eyes, I felt my heartbeat racing. As I turned on my left, I saw Markian gazing upon me. I felt another gaze from my right side and there's Drew, giving me a warm smile. It seems like he was reminding me to stay calm.
"Hmm-mm! Mic test. 1.2.3." I heard
I turned around to see the band. Most of them were smiling. I mean, all of them—except for Uno who's still shocked. Oh, they didn't notify him.
"What the heck is this, Markian!" I shouted as he suddenly went on the right wing of the stage.
"For you, dearest Macky." he handed me a dozen of pink tulips. Wow. He still remembered my favorite flower. The flower that my father used to give me when my birthday came.
"So this is me swallowing my pride
Kneeling in front of you
Saying' I'm sorry for that night
I'd go back to December all the time... "
The band started to play a melody I couldn't fully recall. But it somehow reminds me of the song I heard from my neighbor when we're still at my grandfather's house (mother side) . I think I was 7 that time. My brother and I were transferred there for almost 1 year since we couldn't get over my father's death. Although I didn't know who in my neighborhood played that song, I kinda liked it. Markian was the one who seems to be surprised now. What the heck is happening? Don't tell me…
"This isn't a song. Haha. But I hope you'd like it." he said and scratched his nape. He started to play that melody again.
"You are worth it,
you deserve to be kept,
for about infinite years,
without being rusted.
I literally kept that memory, Ale. I did, until now that I'm already 27, haha."
"Oh, so you know my age now." he addressed as the crowd reacted.
I was stunned by his glance. I felt my heart flutter. I didn't know he's good at poems, oh yeah, I just met him today. Haha.
"When you looked at me with those fawn eyes,
I saw that you can fly,
you have wind beneath your wings,
you have dreams to fulfill.
I think you're 7 that time and I'm 14, when we met at the riverside. I was crying for some reason and you went there too, after you chased a butterfly."
The memories started to come back. No. He didn't tell me his name. He couldn't be that kid. That kid has a black hair.
"You are a living masterpiece,
wonderful and unique,
you can feel the breeze,
by this, your pain was eased.
I was stunned by your beauty. I was stunned by the uniqueness of your kinky hair. I was stunned by your tan skin. I was stunned by the beauty of your heart. You loved your father so much and I-I kinda felt sad as you cried and told me what happened. Well, you're still lucky because you still have your mommy."
"I met you with my hair dyed
In black coloured pigment
I almost died back then
When my foster parents found out how it went.
You said, 'Be yourself without minding what will they say,
go on, walk on your own way;
Don't quit but still, be responsible,
even if you experienced a fall.'
That was the most gorgeous thing I've ever heard from a 7 years old. You're too young back then and—" he didn't finish his poem as the guitarist started to play another song.
They shifted it to another song. I almost fainted because of nervousness. They had more rounds of song shifting but I can't listen to it anymore. The sound of the mic creating not music but noise freaked me out. I totally went out of my mind and fainted out.
I heard the music stopped and the people started to murmur words I can't understand. I can barely feel my eyes and body. I wanted to open my eyes but I could not.
"Ale!"
"Macky!"