NOPI Chapter 47: Must be an Angel

NOPI Chapter 47

Charles' POV

Napangiti na ako habang pinapanood ang videos ni Sephine sa phone ko.

Hindi ko napansin pero hobby ko na palang picturan at videohan siya.

Her eating ice cream, reading books, sleeping or even plainly walking in front of me. Ah, there really isn't any time requirement for someone to fall in love. Who would have thought that I could be the real me whenever I'm with her. No lies, no pretenses included. Just pure trust.

I usually don't give importance to my birthday but this time.. For once, I'm actually anticipating it. If I could spend this day with my friends and the most special girl in my life.. I couldn't really ask for more.

"CHARLES!" bigla akong napabangon galing sa pagkakahiga at agad na tumakbo palabas nang sumigaw si Ed ng pagkalakas lakas

"What?! What is it!?" tanong ko saka ko siya nilapitan

Nakatingin lang siya sa phone niya't hindi ko ma-explain ang itsura niya.

Hesitant, worried and anxious at the same time. He was.. acting weird. Not that it was something new.

"Ano nga? Anong nangyari?" tanong ko kaya naman tinignan niya na ako saka tumingin sa phone niya

Ginawa niya 'yon for so many times that the veins on my forehead almost popped because of irritation.

Nang mapansin kong wala siyang balak na huminto sa kalokohang ginagawa niya ay agad ko nang kinuha ang phone niya't tinignan ang nandun sa screen.

"What the hell are you looking a--" napanganga ako sa nakita ko sa screen

I pursed my lips as my vision began to get dark and frozen all of a sudden.

It's a picture of Kuya Joseph giving a bouquet of blue roses and a peach colored rectangular box to Sephine.

Kuya Joseph was smiling so charmingly that even as a guy, I could even appreciate it. His eyes even had that look of affection and longing. It's like.. He really has deep and profound relations with Sephine.

Tinignan ko naman si Sephine.. That cute troubled and shocked look on her face..

BANG

Sinipa ko na ang pintuan ko't agad na tinapon ang phone ni Ed sa kama ko.

I ran towards the walk in closet and immediately took a coat, hat, glasses, mask and shoes. I wore them so fast that I didn't even noticed that I was already using the emergency exit to avoid the fans from seeing me that were still shouting and calling my name in front of the boy's Star Dormitory.

"Charles! Nasa music room daw sila ngayon!" rinig kong sigaw ni Ed kaya naman mas binilisan ko ang pagtakbo

FCKINGHELL! My heart's gonna come out of my chest so soon because it's beating so fast!

My woman's with someone else on my birthday!

Tsk! Pag-isip ko palang nang possibility na dalawa lang sila dun ay mas napabilis pa ang pagtakbo ko.

Passing so many different pathways and rooms, even though I was feeling tired and pre-occupied, just thinking about the possibility of Kuya Joseph taking Sephine away from me made me panic as I ran.

I could even feel and hear my heart beat so fast. Not because of excitement but by extreme worry and jealousy. I actually felt this kind of feeling. It's a first for me!

Nang makarating na ako sa hall ng music room sa wakas ay agad kong sinipa ang pinto dahilan kung bakit ito nabuksan at tumuloy na ako sa pagpasok sa loob.

"Sephine!" agad kong sigaw

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Rod's POV

Lumabas na kami sa tinataguan namin at agad nang sumunod kay Charles at dumaan din sa emergency exit.

"You.. Do you actually have plans on becoming an actor?" tanong ko kay Ed dahilan kung bakit siya natawa at magsasalita na sana

"Lol. Did you see his rehearsals? He's not planning on becoming an actor, he's planning on becoming a comedian instead" singit naman ni Ken dahilan kung bakit natawa si Rico

"The only line he actually said was 'Charles'. Pfft. Hahaha. Come on, dude! I thought you're prepared to make him feel so miserable that he won't even leave the dorms and ruin the surprise in the process?" tanong ni Rico kaya naman kumunot ang noo ni Ed

"Mga baliw. Of course as much as I wanted to make him feel miserable and tease him to the ends of the earth, I couldn't do that today. Sephine want this day to be perfect. At ano bang nirereklamo niyo ha? You saw how he reacted the moment he saw the photo! Hahahaha! Using Kuya Joseph to rile him up is so effective! I'm so brilliant!" sagot naman ni Ed kaya naman napailing nalang kaming lahat

Narcissist.

Nang makarating na kami sa meeting place namin ng Falcon cousins ay nakita na namin 'yung magpipinsan na nagtatawanan habang nagu-usap sa gilid.

"I didn't even recognize him! Was that guy really Charles?" - Mandy

"His hair was disheveled, clothes unpolished, shoelaces untied! What a joke!" - Venus

"I know right? With his speed, he would have already arrived there by now" - Violet

"Ah, now I understand Sephine. Jealous and anxious guys really are cute. Hahaha" - Ynna

"Righttt?~"

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Charles' POV

I stood rooted to the ground breathing heavily staring at the girl sitting at the piano in the middle of the room.

"Seph," bulong ko

She looks beautiful.

The image of Sephine sitting in front of the piano with her slender hands extended towards it seemingly preparing to play captivated my eyes.

She was wearing a light blue dress that clung to her body perfectly. A dress with 3/4s sleeves, v-necked and knee length sized. It's a simple design, yes, but numerous crystals and laces was on it like a second dress itself.

Ang kulot niyang buhok? It was arranged so neatly and was gathered in a bun, opening the neckline and the neck itself. She was still wearing her glasses and her freckles was astonishingly cute with all the lights focused on her.

Nang magsimula na siyang tumugtog ay napangiti nalang ako kaagad. Seriously.

I'm spellbound by this wonderful picture and tried to study every dash of her face. The surrounding space was gone from my sight, the only thing I could see was her.

I pursed my lips nang tignan niya ako't nginitian.

Fck. This must be an angel.

(Song: All right there by Ally Brooke)

(Do imagine it in a ballad style with piano instrumentals.)

"I'm running, hold out your arms

I'm coming full speed.

Capture me cause I'm fallin'

I'm breathless, hold out your hand

I'm drowning in tears.

Rescue me, I'm not dreamin'

I can feel it and ask for nothing else

But be shadow of your love because

Wherever the wind blows, I'm right there

As long as you love me

My shadows follow, you'll see I'm right there

As long as you love me

Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me,

Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me,

I know. Do you know what we could be?

Can't you see through my eyes?

Feel this feeling inside

There's no secret baby, I want you to know"

Listening to the lyrics to the song and watching her play and sing to it with her heart, a sudden realization struck me.. This is.. This is a..

Confession.

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