The Greek philosopher Plato said, "Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything."
Vhea, an eighteen-year-old city girl, had an inkling that partneri...
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February 12, 2012 Sunday, 8:26 PM
The audiences were jumping quickly. The beat of the song was fast, and my heartbeat was like a hell-for-leather sprint of a runner, competing with another runner-it was beating so damn fast.
Everything was fast, but then with a glimpse, as we stared to each other, the briskly "everything" became tardy; just like what happens everytime-parang kami lang dalawa ang nasa buong lugar.
Dahan-dahan akong lumapit sa kaniya habang patuloy pa rin kaming nakatitig sa isa't-isa.
Nang tuluyang mas makalapit, ibinaling ko ang paningin sa upuang katabi namin. This might be a waggery thing, but the whole me wants to do this, and for it to happen, kailangan kong umakyat sa upuan, dahil hindi ko siya kayang abutin.
Mabilis akong pumatong sa upuan. I closed my eyes as I grabbed his long-sleeve.
I kissed him.
As our lips touched, I was aware of how warm and gentle his, were. It's the first time we kissed, and both of us knows that this has a particular meaning.
Habang nakadikit pa rin ang labi ko sa kaniya, ibinuka ko ang mga mata ko't nasaksikan na kasalukuyan pala siyang nakapikit.
Ibinalik ko sa pagsara ang aking mga mata matapos niya suklian ang halik ko. Naging mas malalim ang halikan namin hanggang sa napagpasiyahan naming tumigil.
Bumaba ako sa upuan. Iginala ko ang paningin ko't buti na lang ay mukhang walang nakapansin sa'min.
Kahit medyo may kadiliman dahil disco lights ang ginamit na pang-ilaw sa paligid, napapansin ko pa rin ang pamumula ng kaniyang mukha. Hindi ko rin maitatangging parang gano'n na rin ang nangyayari sa pisngi ko.
Napalunok siya bago hinawakan ang kamay ko.
"You kissed me and I kissed you back. But the thing is, sinabi mo noon, na kung hahalikan mo'ko, ang ibig sabihin no'n, tayo na."
Napabuntong-hininga siya. "T-Tayo na b-ba?" nauutal niyang tanong.
Tumango-tango ako.
"Oo," dahan-dahan kong sambit.
Nag-umpisang mangilid ang mga luha niya hanggang sa tuluyan na itong tumulo.
Mahigpit niya akong niyakap. Mas lalo kong narinig ang mahina niyang paghagulhol.
"S-Salamat sa pagtanggap s-sa akin."
Napabuntong-hininga siya't hindi na ako nakakarinig ng hagulhol niya.
"I love you, more than the air runs on our planet. More than the birds flies on its boundaries on the sky. More than the waves reach its limits on the sand. More than the highest note, a sound could make. I love you more than anything. . . You're my everything."
