Dahil Cool Ako...

Kanina habang naglalaro ng billiard si Miong, habang naglalaro ng PSP si Andres at habang nagpapaka-emo si Ninoy, nakikinig naman ako sa mga girly songs sa aking iPod. Naka-shuffle ang playlist ko at tumambad sa aking pandinig ang kanta ni Taylor Swift na Love Story…

Hmm… Pwede… Konting pagbabago lang…

We were both young when I first saw you.

I close my eyes and the flashback starts:

I'm standing there on an azotea in summer air.

See the lights, see the party, the saya.

See you make your way through the crowd

and say hello;

Little did I know

That you were Ibarra; you were throwing pebbles,

And my daddy said, "Stay away from Maria Clara."

And I was crying on the azotea,

begging you, 'Please, don't go.'"

And I said,

" Ibarra, take me somewhere we can be alone.

I'll be waiting; all there's left to do is run.

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess

It's a love story - baby just say 'Yes.'"

So I sneak out to the garden to see you.

We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew.

So close your eyes; escape this town for a little while.

'Cause you were Ibarra, I was a scarlet letter,

And my daddy said "Stay away from Maria Clara,"

But you were everything to me

I was begging you, 'Please, don't go,'"

And I said,

" Ibarra, take me somewhere we can be alone.

I'll be waiting; all there's left to do is run.

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess

It's a love story - baby just say 'Yes.'

Ibarra save me - they're trying to tell me how to feel;

This love is difficult, but it's real.

Don't be afraid; we'll make it out of this mess.

It's a love story - baby just say "Yes.'"

[…]

I got tired of waiting,

Wondering if you were ever comin' around.

My faith in you was fading

When I met you on the outskirts of town,

And I said,

" Ibarra save me - I've been feeling so alone.

I keep waiting for you but you never come.

Is this in my head? I don't know what to think-"

He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said,

"Marry me, Maria Clara - you'll never have to be alone.

I love you and that's all I really know.

I talked to your dad - go pick out a white dress;

Ako si Linares - baby just say 'Yes.'"

-J.P.R.

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Darlene S. Madlangbayan