Yo-yo Heart - Zabdiel De Jesus.
In collaboration with @cnco-hq š hope you guys love it!
Sitting by the corner of the couch, in his own zone, pretending to be the calm and lay back guy of the group, his fingers wonāt stop fiddling around a worn out orange yo-yo, that he seems to have ever since āLa Bandaā, even the guys have no idea whatās with him and that one toy.
āJoel, you good with wearing these for the red carpet ?ā Pointed Clara, their manager.
āYeah iām coolā said Joel casually.
āNice! 4 down, 1 more to go. Now my Zabdi bear, you like what i picked out for you this evening ?ā Her voice peaked with a tinge of excitement as she shifted her attention to Zabdiel, whom was still seated by the couch. Her question was replied with the ever so familiar Zabdielās signature lay back smile as he look up to meet her eyes. Despite his chill respond, being their manager all these years came with the ability to read their mood right off the bat. No explaination needed, Clara knew something was on his mind these last couple of days. The āiām just lack of sleepā vibe he was giving off ever since their US promo tour started is not working anymore with Clara. Heās been loosing sleep because heās been thinking about something, and this āSomethingā doesnāt seem to be easily shaken away from his mind. In this case Clara did what she does best, with a gentle touch on his shoulder and a warm smile, She asked āYou okay hunny ?ā.
Even though itās Clara, Zabdiel knew the memory he held so very dearly of the worn out yo-yo, is just to personal to him. So instead of pouring his heart out to Clara, he spread a big smile and hope that itās enough to tell her, heāll be fine.āBien Zabdiel, just know iām here if you want to talk about it okayā cooed Clara with a comforting smile before she continues to settle some other stuff for this evening red carpet, itās the āBillboard Music Awardsā anyways, everything needed to be perfect since itās such a big leap for the boys to attend this event.
āStill canāt figure out why she gave you that yo-yo huh hermano ?ā Zabdiel turned his head over his shoulder to see Christopher by his side, as Chris pointed to the toy in his hand. āNoā¦.ā Zabdielās voice sounds defeated as he shrugged his shoulder. āDonāt think bout it so much bro, youāll figure it out sooner or later. Letās just focus on having fun and enjoying tonight..cool papi?ā Chris tries to light up his mood as he nudge Zabdielās shoulder playfully with a big grin hanged so childishly over his face. Out of all the boys, Chris always know how to take his mind off from these kinda of things, he just know exactly what to say. Zabdiel let out a subtle sigh before getting up from his seat and start joining the guys with their crazy antics, as they get themselves hype up for tonight. āChris is right, itās not every night iām gonna be able to attend the BBMAāsā¦.letās try to enjoy this man. Stop thinking about her so much and that damn yo-yoā said Zabdiel in his head, knowing despite his effort itās not gonna be an easy ride out. He puts the yo-yo in the pocket of his orange shorts and start undressing to test his outfit for the red carpet.
Hours flew by as they were preparing, done with his outfit Zabdiel focus on his hair as he fixes them by the bathroom mirror. Itās been awhile since he decided to rock the blonde look and heās beginning to really love the colour on himself. At first Zabdiel was worried the blonde hair is not gonna work as well as it did with Richard but now the confidence is glowing on him. āWuuuu papiā¦iām looking lit!ā remarked Zabdiel, followed by a sexy smirk and a chuckle after he heard Richard shouted from across the room āChuu Know!!!!ā. Just when zabdiel was about to leave the bathroom he heard Joel shouted from across the room while he throws Zabdiel his pants and sweater from off the ground, as he forgot to picked them up earlier āCatch Zabdiel!!āā¦āBEFORE I CLAIM THEM TO BE MINE!ā Jested Erick after Joel. As he wasnāt ready for the catch, his clothes flew passed him and when inside the bathtub that was a couple of feet behind him. Before he could react to anything, Zabdiel heard a cracking sound hitting the walls of the bathroom down to the bathtub, and at that very moment his heart sank as reality hits him. āTHE YO-YO IN YOUR SHORTS!ā shouted the voice in his head. Not wasting anymore time Zabdiel quickly, a little panicking turned around and ran towards the bathtub. The sight he saw was a nightmare, as he stare down at a shattered pieces of the orange yo-yo.
āAyee Joel!! WHY DID YOU DO THAT!ā Exclaimed Zabdiel, as he fail to conceal his anger. āBro whatās up?ā Confused Chris came in with the rest of the boys behind him, genuinely all of them are concerned with Zabdielās reaction especially Joel, but they have no clue whatās so ever on what had happened. āUggghhhrrr!! Joel!! Look bro!ā Pointed Zabdiel at the scattered parts of his precious yo-yo inside the bathtub, his anger then in a split second subside as hopelessness sinks in. Scratching his head in defeat Zabdiel scrouched down to pick up the pieces without saying another word, as nothing can express how this makes him feels, seeing the last gift he had from you lay broken into pieces on the ground. āThereās no point anymoreā¦now iāll never find out why you had left me only the yo-yo on the last day we were togetherā¦ā¦.how am i suppose to move on now ?ā¦.ā Thought Zabdiel as tears started building up in his eyes. āShit broā¦this canāt beā¦look we can still fix it..ā Said Christopher, as his words clings to the last hope that they might still fix the situation. The sight of the broken yo-yo and how hopeless Zabdiel look made him feel that heās suppose to be the one to light up the situation, it hurts him thinking that this might be that one situation he canāt fix, no matter how hard he tries. āNo! Not without tryingā thought Chris, he was not gonna give up on his brother just yet āYo Erick go find some glue or tape from the room now!ā he rushed Erick. āGot it bro!ā Determine to assist Chris in fixing Zabdielās yo-yo, Erick nod like a little soldier on a mission as he walked out of the room to find some glue. āRICHUKI! see if you can find any other missing pieces in the bathtub that Zabdi might overlooked!ā Said Christopher to Richard, although It was clear that only Chris understood what that yo-yo meant to Zabdiel, That didnāt deter the others to lend him a hand, despite them being in a total confused and dumbfounded state. āAite bro!ā While Richard searches the bathtub for the missing pieces, Erick walked in with a rubber band, a packet of floss and a chewed gum in his palm as he extended it to Chris āHere broā. Richard found something unexpected in his search and was about to tell the guys when he saw the gum on Erickās palm āDamn bro! why the gum ??? Thatās nasty!ā He cringed. Erick look up to find the guys except Zabdiel was looking at him weird, so he shrugged his shoulder in a way a kid does when they donāt understand whatās happening āWhat ? Gum can work like glue to no ??ā¦ā he asked innocently. āNot the ones you have already chewed broā sighed Joel before turning his attention back to Zabdiel whom was battered on the bathroom floor with his back againts the wall and his head hung low āZabdiel iām so so so sorry bro, i never meant to broke your favourite toyā¦.it clearly meant awful alot to youā¦and now its broken and its all my faultā¦i donāt know what else to say broā¦..iām really am so-ā before he continues hammering himself down with guilt, Chris cuts in and pat him on the shoulder āStop Joel..itās not like you did it on purpose bro..right Zabdiel ?ā A slight persuasion in his tone as he looked to Zabdiel, hoping he doesnāt hold a grudge on Joelās honest mistake.
āYo Zabdi bro, thereās a piece of rolled up paper that has āZabdielā written all around it..ā Richard cuts in.
āHuh?..ā Zabdiel replied as he raises his head to look at the small rolled up paper Richard had just mention. āHereā¦it could be a letter..ā Richard passes the paper to Zabdiel, followed up by Joelās remark āit gotta come out from the Yo-yo..coz the tub was empty beforeā. āRead it broā¦ā Erick insisted with a tinge of excitement his voice, keen to find out whatās all the mistery about. A small but an encouraging smile appears on Chrisās face, knowing that this will be the moment his friend finally have the closure he needed from the Yo-yo.
Nervousness kicks in as he reached out for the paper and he swears his heart skipped a beat as he was unfolding it. He felt his fingers turned numb and his eyes blurring in-and-out from the tears that was building up earlier. As he gets to the final stretch of the paper, Zabdiel knew all his question is about to be answer but he canāt seem to find the last string of strength to read the letter.
Then he felt a gentle and encouraging nudge on his shoulder, he turned his head to see Joel smilling warmly at him, and the rest of the boys seated on the bathroom floor like him, wearing the same smiles as Joelās, knowing very well that it will help him. Zabdiel couldnāt help but smile from the sight of the guys being there for him despite them being in a total dark about whatās going on. He wipe away the tears in his eyes and sit up straight before he reads the very first word on the letterā¦..it saysā¦ā¦āMi Amor, just like the wind that brushes againts your cheek no matter where you may be, my love will find a way to keep loving you that way too. I have to move away with my family but in this Yo-yo I leave you with a piece of my heart and what I can never tell you, while looking into your eyes. I know how much you love playing with them so i thought this would be the perfect goodbye gift i could ever give you. I know it will never heal your broken heart like writing you this letter will never stop the tears in my eyes, but like the wind iām never completely gone Mi Amor. Although it will take time for you to call my name again after me moving away so suddenly and left you alone, but when you are ready, when you have forgive me, when your heart beats in tenderness again to the thought of me, all you have to do is call me. Iāll hold on to my number for as long as it will take for you to find this letter and tell me I donāt have to wait anymore. Iāll hold on to this number and wait for you, just as you waited for me to come for you since your La Banda audition. Lo siento mi amor, iām sorry it has to be this way. Love - Y/Nā.
The letter endsā¦..and Instead of sadness, instead of anger, instead of the hurt he always feels everytime the thought of you came running through his mind, a smile slowly form on his lips, happiness starts to light up his teary eyes, and as he fold the letter a laugh emerge in him. āShe still loves me!ā Chuckled Zabdiel in pure joy.
Chrisopher without hesitation came in with the biggest hug he ever gave Zabdiel. āI told you bro!ā Said Chris. The rest of the guys looked at each other, confused at first but then decided to join in the hug anyways and turned it into the biggest, most warmest group hug they ever had. After a couple of minutes of hugging and chris wiping away Zabdielās tears that was trailing down his cheek from him smiling and feeling so overjoyed by the letter, the guys pull away from the hug.
āSo all this while this Yo-yo was a gift from your girlfriend before La Banda ?ā Asked Joel as he tries to puzzle the pieces of the story together. āYeah manā¦iām sorry i never tell you, Richard and Erick about her. Chris is the only one that knows because he caught me crying like a baby once during our days back in La Bandaā¦so yeah..ā Zabdiel responded calmly as he sniffles away. āDonāt worry man, it was hard for me to talk about what had happen between me and Yocylen too when we decided not to be together anymore..so i understand why you had kept quiet about it all these yearsā comforted Richard as he gave away a dude to dude smile to Zabdiel. āYeah papo, donāt mention it..we got you alwaysā last but not least Erick also responded, he was also very chill about it too. āSo tell us bro, are you going to call her or not ? Coz i know itās not even a question if you still remember her number or not right ?ā urge Chris as the rest of the guys waited in anticipation for Zabdielās next move.
Knowing theres only one left thing to do, Zabdiel reached out for his phone in the left pocket of his jacket. A big smile was plastered on his face and joy was beaming all over him. Like a little boy on Christmas morning, Zabdiel type in the number he had always held so close, so dear to him. As he enters the last digit, he looked up to the boys for one last assurance before he press on the call button and waited calmly for someone to pick upā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦..it rings a couple of times and just when it was about to get even more tense, someone picked up and said āHolaā¦ā it was quiet and unsure, it was clear you didnāt recognise the unknown number that was calling you, but before you could say another word, you heard his soothing and calm voice, the voice you had longed to hear all these years and what he had just said left you speechlessā¦āMi amorā¦āā¦ā¦.. and with that you have confirm it there was no mistake, it is your Zabdiel. With that you knew that the only thing to say back to him was his name. So you wasted no more time and let his name slips through your lipsā¦āZabdielā¦..ā.
And the two of you falls back into each others life.
āāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāā
Just before the boys were about to step out of the limo, Joel grab Zabdiel by his arm and made him turn to look at him āHere..i know itās not the same, but i had to make it up to you somehow from what happen earlierā. A big smile grew on Zabdielās face as he accept the new pink Yo-Yo from Joel, he has no idea when Joel went out to buy it just in time for the red carpet but he was just so touched by the gift āAww Hermano, i love it!ā He then gave Joel a warm hug to thank him for the thoughful new toy. āGlad you like it bro!ā Joelās smile couldnāt get any bigger as he embrace Zabdielās hug.
The End! Hope you enjoy š»