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"59"

Author: KamiKrimson
last update Last Updated: 2023-01-19 21:01:20

Both men are walking straight and steady to the stage. Kakatapos lang nila mag-rehearse para sa song number nila. Katulad nga ng laging sinasabi ni Direk, and how he's been quoting it: “Stalled Performance, for the late band.” Funny to think that it has been months since they've last played. Yet here they are, excited with the wild and vapid adrenaline rush running through their veins.

Sumulyap si Juan Carlos sa kanyang matalik na kaibigan. "Ready ka na ba, Brad?" Kinakabahan pero may bahid paring maligalig na tono sa tanong nya. "Wala ng atrasan ito, this is it pancit!"

"Oo nga eh." Halata ang kaba na sagot ni Theodore na mas mukhang hinahigh-blood kay Juan Carlos. His face is as pale as a ghost, at sa sobrang higpit ng kapit nya sa kanyang gitara ay baka mawasak ito. It's been too long since his last performance. "Masusuka ata ako eh, shit! Hindi na ako sanay mag-gitara ng live, kuys. Masyado na ata akong umasa sa auto-tune." Mala utitang bata nyang reklamo sa kaibigan habang patulo
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