Prolouge

Prolouge

Stars in the Night

We fix our eyes on what we is true

Even in our shame grace makes a way through

Be our obsession, our constellation

You are light in and out of every season

So we keep pressing on

With our redemption song

No one can undo what you've done

-Stars in the Night by Tenth Avenue North

"You know what..." napaharap naman si Sapphire kay Felix.

"Those stars, you can look at them but you can't owe them, you can't reach them" Felix.

"Huh?" Takang tanong ni Sapphire.

"Like you, your like the stars in the night, I can look at you, but I can't owe you, I can't reach you" mahinang tugon ni Felix habang nakatingin parin sa mga nagkikinangang bituin.

"Malay mo may paraan para maabot mo yung mga bituin" sabi ni Sapphire habang sa bituin din nakatingin.

"Kung may paraan nga, do you think gusto nyang magpa-abot? Do you think gusto nya rin ako? What if may hinihintay syang iba na aabot sa kanya at hindi ako yung taong yun" sabi nito at humarap kay Sapphire.

"Wala naman masama kung subukan mo syang abutin, di mo naman malalaman ang kasagutan kung di mo susubukan" sabi ni Sapphire nang hindi tumitingin kay Felix.

Napabuntong hininga nalang si Felix at saka muling nagsalita. "Stars is the light in the dark night, stars lightened up the dark night and... you are the stars in my life cause you lightened up my dark life..." nakangiting sabi nito at nakatitig lang kay Sapphire.

Napatingin naman si Sapphire at namula ito sa sinabi ni Felix.

Ilang sandali silang nagtitigan at parehong parang nakikipagkarera ang kanilang puso. Walang ibang maririnig kundi ang mga puso nilang gustong kumawala dahil sa lakas ng tibok.

"Ah...g-abi na rin, t-tulog na tayo" pagputol ni Sapphire ng nakakabinging katahimikan at paalis na sana nang magsalita si Felix.

"Sleep with you?" Nakangising tanong ni Felix. Napaharap ito dito at napanganga sa sinabi ng binata.

"Ohhh... I think soon, soon I will owe and reach the star of my life" nakangiting sabi nitong muli.

"C'mon!" Tawag nya dito dahil mukha itong natuod na sa kinatatayuan. Natauhan naman si Sapphire at sumunod na sa elevator.

Muli, nakabibinging katahimikan ang nag uumapaw sa loob ng elevator. Wala silang kasama kundi silang dalawa lamang ang nilalaman ng elevator. Dahil gabi na rin at ang mga tao ay natutulog na.

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Pagbukas ng elevator ay naglakad na sila papunta sa tapat ng room. Hindi sila magkamayaw kung saan titingin dahil sa pagkailang nila sa isa't isa.

"Ahh...etoh na yung room ko...ahh g-good..n-night" nauutal pang pagpaalam ni Sapphire at akmang bubuksan na ang pinto.

"Wait... I remember, you're not just stars in my life, ahmm... your my life, g-good n-night" at nagmamadaling pumasok sa room.

Napatulala na muli si Sapphire. Naestatwa na sa kinatatayuan at di malaman ang mararamdaman.

~☆~

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