Phoenix
"Come on, man! Put yourself together, will you?" Sujin tapped my shoulder.They've been cheering me up since the night I came back to the dorm. I ignored him so he just sit next to me. We're currently preparing for a concert."What's going on?" I asked, as soon as I arrived in the practice room."The CEO wants to talk to you." Less said.They all look bothered. I took a deep breath and went straight to our manager's office.He's sitting snugly on his swivel chair, waiting for me. Eunice is also here. I heave a sigh in annoyance as soon as I approach them."Take a seat," he ordered."I prefer standing," I answered."I told you to take a seat," he ordered sternly.I do as he says. I always do what he says.Eunice is fidgeting in her seat. She's staringSOL "He's cute—no, he's hot! Gosh, I can give my soul to him if he'll just let me!" "Are you stupid? He doesn't fall in love. Maybe he's gay? In his 3 years of career, he's the only one in the group who has always been in the headline. Phoenix is the best leader of the band and falling in love is not his style." "How did you know that?" "Because I know him very much. I know every detail of his life... even the moles in his body, I know exactly where they are." All I have to do is to raise my brow as I listen to my students who seemed not to notice that I'm already standing behind them. "Really? So, where can we locate his moles?" I asked. "He has a mole on the left part of his chest—Oh my God! Sorry, Miss Sol!" she almost fell on her seat in surprise. Well, I can't blame them. I smiled inwardly but made sure to keep my blank face. I can see myself to them when I was still studying. Years ago, I was exac
SolAs usual, I wasn't able to fall asleep. I keep thinking of how am I going to react when we meet. For 10 years, I did all my might to avoid him at all costs. I did a pretty good job, I guess, not until my dearest best friend decided to get married. Of course, he will be the best man and I'm the maid of honor. It's a given since the bride is her cousin. I tried thinking about excuses I can tell Alvie so I would not need to go back in this place but she threatened me so I had no other option but to agree. I'm wearing a loose shirt and long skirt when I went to the rehearsal. I let my hair down and adjusted my eyeglasses. I didn't intend to make a scene but Jed and Kollin ran to me.I should be running away but my feet got stuck and the last thing I got to say is,"Sho
SolToday is the day. Everything is settled and everyone is excited. I can see how my best friend's eyes twinkle as she walks down the aisle. It seems like she's the happiest woman in the whole universe.The ceremony had started when someone came, getting the attention of all the people in the venue.He apologized and motioned the priest to continue what he's doing in a stupid way that made everyone laugh, except me.His hair is dyed white like Jack Frost. His smiles were the same but he looks tired because of the circles under his eyes.Our eyes met, and for the first time in after ten years, my heart skips a beat and seems like millions of needles fissure my heart.I look away and tried to avoid his gaze the whole ceremony but I can feel that he's staring at me. Our hands touch many times as we do our p
Sol11 YEARS AGOEirie Solleigh Santos2nd Year Education Student"Irheobeorin chae Oemyeonhaneun geot gata Chameul subakke eobseo Nuneul gamjiman~""SOL! MAGPATULOG KA NAMAN! BUKAS KA NA BUMIRIT! ANSAKIT MO SA TENGA EH!" binato pa nya ako ng unan."Bakit ba? ginusto mong matulog dito, edi magtiis ka." I sticked out my tongue in front of my kuya.Siya na nakikitulog sya pa may ganang magreklamo. Hindi ko naman siya pinilit na matulog sa kwarto ko. Siya na nga lang ang nakikisuyo, siya pa may ganang magreklamo."Ewan ko sayo. As if naman mapapansin ka ng mga koreanong yan. Pinapaasa mo lang sarili mo."Sinamaan ko lang sya ng tingin. Napakasama talaga ng ugali netong lalaking 'to. Bakit ba ako nagkaroon ng kuyang unggoy?"Tsaka bakit andaming kalat sa pader ng kwarto mo? Ano na namang kabaliwan 'yan?
I was still in a bad mood until I got home.Buti nalang talaga at half day lang yung pasok ko ngayon. Di na nga ako nakapagpaalam kina Alvie eh.If you're wondering who is Ronan, he was my almost-boyfriend. For a fan girl like me, it’s impossible to like a guy other than my idol. You may think I’m overacting but you can ask any fan girl and they’ll say the same thing—unless that normal guy is exceptionally good or we saw something that made him stand out.Ronan and I’s relationship didn't turn out well because he fell in love with another girl. Nasaktan ako? Malamang.Sino bang hindi? Umasa ako eh. Kaso pinagmukha niya akong tanga. Not to sound too bitter but that’s what actually happened.Too ease my already bad mood, kinuha ko nalang yung phone ko. Mag sspazz nalang ako. Medyo busy kami ni Avie sa mga reportings pero that doesn’t mean we’ll stop doing what we’re used to.
"Kuya! Bibili lang ako sa labas!" Hindi ko na hinintay yung sasabihin ni Kuya. 6 PM na din pala. Hindi ako nakakakain ng dinner. Wala kasing mga katulong sa bahay. Nakakasulasok naman yung luto ni kuya. Bibili nalang ako ng cup noodles kaysa naman ma-food poison pa ako dahil sa kanya HAHAHA. The windblow is a little colder now. Nakalimutan ko palang magdala ng jacket. Hayst, ako na tanga. Nahahawa na yata ako sa pagiging makakalimutin ni Lay. Habang naglalakad ako, may nagpatong naman ng jacket sa balikat ko. Huminto ako para mak
7 pm na din at may mga bisita pa rin sa baba. Balak pa ba nilang makipag dinner dito? Nakaupo ako sa terrace ng kwarto ni Alvie. Nasabi ko na ba? Mayaman sila. Nasa America kasi yung papa nya. Napatingin ako sa garden nila. Nandun si Phoenix, kasama nung mga barkada nya. Nag iinuman yata. "Sol." Napalingon ako sa nagsalita. Si Alvie lang pala. Mukha siyang tanga kasi ngingiti-ngiti siya na parang nakasinghot ng sampung katol. "Baliw ka?" I asked her. "Oo bes! Baliw na baliw!” sabay tawa pa niya, “Ang gwapo talaga nya~" Napakunot yung noo ko. Sino na naman ba bukod sa BTS, EXO, Bigbang, Seventeen, Astro at iba pang boy group? "Si Chalk! May gas!" "Nasaan yung gas? Inlab ka sa chalk bes?" Sinamaan ako ng tingin ni Alvie. "Ang jeje mo be
I didn’t get enough sleep. These days Mom and Dad are always in an argument. Sometimes they get too loud but whenever they see me, they both tone down your voice or Mom will ask me to go out first, ask me to run some errands but I’m not stupid enough to know that they are fighting. I guess that’s just part of marriage life."May problema ba?"I glanced at Ronan who is watching me carefully. We’re in the office. Did I mention that I’m part of the school newspaper’s staff? I just smiled at him. It’s been a week since I last talk."Tara sa food court dali."Bago pa ako makapagreact, kinaladkad na nya ako palabas. All eyes looking at us. Bakit? Sinong hindi magtataka? Alam yata ng buong College of Teacher Education yung drama ng buhay namin ni Ronan."Kumusta ka?"He asked me as long as we got our seats in the corner.