Mj's POV
I see a little girl who's crying because she lost her doll. Abruptly, a little boy approached her and kneeled down to see her face.
"Hey, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" He curiously asked..
"I lost Lily" The little girl then cried again
"Who's Lily?"
"Lily is my dolls' name and I lost her. Huhuhuhu"
She cried out loud that it makes the little boy feel more panicked.. Then he thought of a good idea.
"Hush now beautiful girl. Do you want to hear me singing? My mama told me that I have a great voice!" He said.
The little girl suddenly stopped herself from crying and she nod her head indicating that she wants to hear the little boy's voice.
The little boy smiled in relief knowing that she makes the little girl stop herself from crying and started to sing his favorite song.
"Take a little time Baby
See the butterflies' colors
Listen to the birds that were sent
To sing for me and you
Can you feel me
This is such a wonderful place to be
Even if there is pain now
Everything would be all right
For as long as the world still turns
There will be night and day
Can you hear me
There's a rainbow always after the rain"
The little girl look amazed after hearing the little boys' voice! She felt secured and safe simply by hearing his voice.
"Wow! That was great! You have a great voice!" She said while clapping.
"Really? I was a bit shy while singing in front of you, no one aside from my family ever heard me singing. Thank you for that!" He said.
"No I should be thanking you. And also, my mama told me that I can sing, but I must enroll myself to a vocal lesson to improve my skills in singing."
The little girl replied sounding sad, but the little boy comfort her and offered that he will teach her how to sing. The little boy then teach her how to sing but she should be relax first and thinks as if no one's listening. The little girl started to sing her favourite song. And afterwards, she heard the little boy clapping at her.
"See? There you are! You have a very good voice! You just need to believe in yourself!" He said while smiling. The little girl smiled back at her and nodded.
"Hey, whats your name?" I see a shadow though it's blurred, but I'm sure that its the little boy's figure.
"I'm MJ. Whats yours?" The little girl answered
"I'm -------" He was interrupted when he was being called by his mother.
"Oh I'm sorry. I'll be back here tomorrow. I promise!" He said while raising his pinky swear finger.
"Really? You should keep your promise then! I will wait here for you tomorrow! Ba-bye!" And then they bid their goodbyes.
Then tomorrow came, the girl waited for the little boy to come, but the little boy didn't appeared. Same thing happens the next day and the next day.
"He didn't come back." The little girl said to her mother and cried on her lap.
I woke up feeling the breeze of the wind touching my skin. It was a dream. I dreamed of that incident 14 years ago again. As I look at my wallclock, it says 4:30am.
It supposed to be a simple nap, but it turned out differently. Bumangon na ako since hindi naman na ako inaantok. Naghanda na lang ako ng pang-agahan ko since wala pa yung mga helpers namin dito sa bahay.
I made fried eggs, hotdogs, bacons and also pancakes.
"Ay maam! Pasensya na po at naabala po kayo, ako na po ang bahala dyan" Si ate linda. One of our helpers dito sa bahay.
"No ate. Ako na po bahala dito. Patapos na din naman po ako eh, patingin na lang po ako nung niluluto kong ulam doon since mahilig sila mama sa heavy breakfast."
"Opo maam. Goodmorning po pala"
"Good morning din ate linda." Nung nailapag ko na yung mga niluto ko, pumasok ulit ako sa kwarto para maghanda na.
Pumasok na ako sa bathroom ko at nagshower na nang matandaan ko yung presentation namin mamaya sa Mapeh 122. Wala na sana akong planong magaksaya ng panahon doon kaso baka bumagsak din ako doon kaya no choice kundi ang kumanta ako mamaya!
Nagbihis na ako, at after kong magbreakfast, nagpaalam na din ako kila mama. Pagdating ko sa school at nagtungo na sa room, nagulat ako na bakit maingay. Pumasok ako at tinanong ko yung isang kaklase namin since wala pa si Carla dito. Wala daw si Prof. Dimaranan kaya walang klase ngayong 1st period kaya ginamit nilang time to para magensayo para sa presentation mamaya.
Di nagtagal, dumating na din si Carla na mukhang nag-abala pa sa pagmemake up!
"Babae ano na? Have you decided to sing na later?" She said.
"Sort of." Simpleng sagot ko.
"Sabi ko na nga ba! Kasi babagsak ka pag hindi mo nagawa ang kahit na isa man lang sa mga pinagawa ni Prof. Magbanua!" She said na parang nanalo sa lotto.
I didn't bother to answer her na lang instead, I think of a song na pupwedeng ipeperform ko mamaya.
"I will teach you how to sing" That voice keeps on echoing in my mind even though it's been 14 years nang mangyari ang insidenteng yun! Napailing naman ako, stupid brain! Bakit ba lagi mo na lang inaalala ang insidenteng yun?!
"Are you okay?" Carla asked me. Tumango lang ako and hindi na lang ulit inisip yung echo na yun.
Then the presentation came.
Everyone's excited, tensed, and nervous kasi kilala si Prof. Magbanua na strict pagdating sa grades.
"Mendez, Louie. Please come here in front" So thats his name uh? Seems a hearthrob in the making because most of the girls from my class stares at him.
Then he started to play his guitar.
Hearing the first tune of the song, alam ko na kung anong kakantahin niya.
We'll do it all
Everything
On our own
We don't need
Anything
Or anyone
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
It's Chasing Cars with the version of Boyce Avenue. He has a good voice. No..A very good voice.
I don't quite know
How to say
How I feel
Those three words
Are said too much
They're not enough
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
I just close my eyes because it really has a lot of emotions. Wait... Emotions, very good voice, has a control in his voice, may connection sa mga audiences and his listeners, then he must be a.....
"Ganda nuh? Band Vocalist kasi yan." Sabi ni Carla. No wonder.
Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life
Let's waste time
Chasing cars
Around our heads
I need your grace
To remind me
To find my own
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life
All that I am
All that I ever was
Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see
I don't know where
Confused about how as well
Just know that these things will never change for us at all
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world
With that, the room filled with applauses.. Like wow.
"Very good presentation Mr. Mendez! Now lets have, Lewis, MJ." Here we go!
"Go best! Kaya mo yan!" Pangchi-cheer ni Carla sakin.
Umupo ako sa may piano and before anything else, I took a very heavy sigh and started to play the piano.
This is how the story went
I met someone by accident
It blew me away
Blew me away
Hindi ko alam kung bakit ito yung napili kong kanta, basta ang alam ko, basta lang sya lumabas sa bibig ko.
It was in the darkest of my days
When you took my sorrow and you took my pain
And buried them away, you buried them away
I wish I could lay down beside you
When the day is done
And wake up to your face against the morning sun
But like everything I've ever known
You disappear one day
So I spend my whole life hiding my heart away
Dropped you off at the train station
Put a kiss on top of your head
Watch you wave
And watched you wave
I close my eyes and do what they are keep on saying to me. Feel the music. Relax and think as if you're telling a story to your audiences.
Then I went on home to my skyscrapers
And neon lights and waiting papers
That I call home
I call that home
I wish I could lay down beside you
When the day is done
And wake up to your face against the morning sun
But like everything I've ever known
You disappear one day
So I spend my whole life hiding my heart away, away
Woke up feeling heavy-hearted
I'm going back to where I started
The morning rain, the morning rain
And though I wish that you were here
On that same old road that brought me here
It's calling me home, It's calling me home
I wish I could lay down beside you
When the day is done
And wake up to your face against the morning sun
But like everything I've ever known
You disappear one day
So I spend my whole life hiding my heart away
I can't spend my whole life hiding my heart away
"*Applauses* Woowww!" Yung mga classmates ko. Even Prof. Magbanua, pumalakpak. Nahiya naman ako.
"You didn't tell me that you have a very good voice Ms. Lewis! You can be in a band! You can be in Mr. Mendez' Band!" Prof. Magbanua said. Me? In a band? No. No. Napatingin naman ako kay Mendez na kanina pa pala nakatingin saakin.
"Thanks for the compliment Prof. but I don't see myself in a band. " I said humbly.
"You should think of it Ms. Lewis. It would be a great collaboration if ever. So now, you're dismissed." Then she left.
Me in a band? No no.