Song Recommendation: Rewrite the Stars by Piano and Cello Duo – Wedding Wednesday Magazin
Emy feeling her heart beat at a fast pace now doesn't know how to respond with Saff's direct words, she is still trying to process it in her head as she can feel her ears are heating up now being flattered by his words but both of them can't seem to break their eye contact.
"Aren't you going to ask me why?" Saff asked with a calmer face and tone of voice now
"No...I don't want to ask why..." Emy finally respond in a low but still audible voice
Emy is not that naïve to not know why Saff said what he have said to her, but she think it is not also appropriate for her to entertain whatever kind of feelings he might have for her. She is a widow with a daughter, who is seven years older than this man in front of him, not just a simple man but a famous Idol. Besides, she can't still tell right now if she had already coped with her grief, and how on earth will she be able to explain it to her daughter?! So before everything gets complicated, might as well block it now.
She was gathering her thoughts on what to say to him so this would end here, right now, but before she could say a word, Saff says "Did I scare you?...I'm sorry if you suddenly felt pressured by my words...I'm not going to expect anything from you but if you're going to give me an impulsive excuse just to reject my feelings, please don't…because I won't believe any of it. Just let it hang for now, in time you'll see that there is more in me than just my words and when that day comes, I want you to ask me why" Saff sincerely said while looking directly at her hazel eyes, his voice is gentle and clear with his words carefully chosen just for her.
When Emy heard Saff's words as she looked at his face while he spoke to her, it made her speechless. She doesn't know now how to reject him anymore and it is like all the words she had gathered have just dissipated, and her heart pounding even faster now than before that she can also hear it.
Saff tap the bench he is sitting on, implying Emy to come sit at the space beside him and as if she was hypnotized, Emy walks toward and sit beside him.
Saff touch the piano keys and played a soothing music through it, Emy stares at the side-view of his face as he is looking down at the piano keys, with his handsome facial features and a piano in front of him, he looks similar to an angel, a breathtaking angel. Emy thought this to herself, listening to the music he was playing now it seems like her heartbeat has finally steady its pace.
When Saff was done, he turn to look at her, sitting beside him, Emy notices the small gap between them as she was looking closer at his face now, and she had come to this realization that his eyes has always been this expressive whenever she has the chance to stare at it. There is something about the way he looks at her that seems to pull her closer to him, as if it was inevitable.
Emy thought about what Saff have said a while ago that he has always been honest from the beginning, then she remembered the first time she met him. Looking back that day when she was supposed to fell but then he was able to catch her, his approach was already different. How did they both get to this situation?
In the middle of her deep thoughts, Saff finally speak and this brings her back, He says "you stare at me now like the way you have stared at me when I was at the dance rehearsal, I wonder why?"
"What? When was that?" Emy answered trying to recollect her memories
"That day when the scene at the bar happened", and Emy finally remembered now, then she says "Oh! Yeah I do remember it now-" she stops for awhile when she thought about how she was rating Saff's good looks and charisma that day, then she continue to speak "it's nothing...I just thought on how many girls would surely fall head over heels with that charisma of yours!" Emy teasingly said her half meant joke.
"Really now? Then did you already fell for it?" Saff daringly asked her with a serious face that made her blushed that instant.
"Of course…No!" she tried to hide her fluttering heart and then she looked down as she wanted to avoid eye contact with him.
"How did you learn to play piano Manager Emy?" Saff asked trying to change the topic and also wanted to know since she has said it at the meeting a while ago.
"Ah that...my father taught me when I was still in grade school, my mom said that I got my interest and talent with music from my dad"
"Really? You must have been good by it now since you have known to play it that young"
"I can't tell with that…my father died when I was in my first junior year, I stopped playing after that"
"Hmm...What happened with your dad if you don't mind me asking?"
"Car accident…"
"Oh..." so it was her second time with her husband, Saff thought to himself. To lighten the mood, he then played a song again but this time he asked Emy to play with him, but then Emy is hesitant with his idea at first.
"I stopped playing with it now" as she is waving her hand rejecting his invitation
"Come on Manager Emy, it's just the two of us in here, just think of it as helping me to warm up. Since you're my manager it is part of your job right?" he grinned cheerfully at her now, Emy thought of it as quite scheming but somehow he has a point there so she tried and play with it.
Touching the piano keys after a very long time of not doing it somehow gave her the feeling like it was her first time again, it gives her nostalgia of the days when she was still able to play it with her father, and this made her lips curved into a smile.
Friday night finally came; as soon as the Idols' schedule for this day is done they are sent directly at their dorm, leaving the managers to have the night all for them. As they have planned it, the four managers went to a KTV bar. Manager Kate had already booked for a reservation a day before, so when they came there, a staff already assisted them to their reserved room.
Manager Kate and Manager Anne ordered for their food and drinks, while Manager Tim is already holding the microphone-singing as Emy watches beside him, enjoying the song. Once the orders are placed, Manager Anne took a photo of them and posts it on her social media account with a caption 'Welcome to the family Manager Emy!', and then Emy took a photo too using her phone as she want to keep a memory of this moment as well.
The food and drinks finally came, and they start to fill their mugs with beer as they ordered a keg of Heineken, and then raise their mugs as they say "cheers!" before drinking it bottoms up. Manager Kate is the one who initiate this bottom up thing as she was used to drinking beers, with her lively personality it easily fills the room with a fun and harmonious vibe now.
Couple of hours passed by seemed fast as they are having fun singing and eating, they are a bit tipsy now with the mug of beer they are drinking up on a bottom's up one after another. Emy never have imagined that these Managers right here had this kind of high alcohol tolerance that she had to throw up at the restroom for the second time already just to keep up with them but she doesn't want to tell and ruin the fun vibe after all.
Manager Anne notices this so she asks "Manager Emy, are you alright?"
"yes! Don't worry Manager Anne I'm just a bit full with all these delectable foods right here!" Emy answered while pointing at the table trying to reason out.
"Okay then! Let's slow down with the beer Manager Kate, I might blow up soon too!" Manager Anne said while giggling for Manager Kate to nod at her while raising her hand with a thumb up as she winks at both of them.
"Wow! At least I can say that I'm not the only one who is tipsy here!" Emy says smiling to both of them.
"We look somehow silly when we are tipsy! It's good that our beloved handsome boys are not here with us now as they might not respect us anymore!" Manager Kate teasingly said her joke as she is also laughing quite a bit loud now, the term 'beloved handsome boys' referred to the Idols.
"Wait! I need to answer this!" Manager Anne hurriedly excuses herself as she needs to go out the room to answer a phone call.