The S #3
She was the most innocent and purest Serrano... until she wasn't.
Alister Santiesteban is the name that Hyon wrote in the back of her notebook with hearts all over when she was eleven years old. Ever since she laid her eyes on him the day h...
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I refused to close my eyes or even blink for a second. I was afraid that if I do, Ali will disappear.
Is this even true? Am I hallucinating? Did I actually drown and die and this is what heaven's like? If yes, can I just stay here?
My eyes remained locked at him but he never looked my way as he swam towards the yacht. Mahigpit ang hawak niya sa akin. Wala naman ako plano pero kung subukan ko man kumawala ay walang silbi. His jaw was clamped tightly. I couldn't properly see his eyes but I know it's the color of a dark storm.
My heart was sent into sommersault when I unintentionally blinked. It only relaxed when Ali didn't disappear. His face wasn't replaced by someone else. It's him. It's really him.
My eyes watered. It's been two long years. I've always known we'll see each other again. Our worlds were so small that we were bound to meet, one way or another. Mas nabigo pa nga ako nang hindi kami nagkita sa loob ng dalawang taon.
The day we broke up, I broke down pleading to him that I didn't want to see him again, he accepted. Hindi niya ako pinilit. After that day, I never saw him again. He disappeared from my life like he never existed at all.
"Diyos ko po! Ma'am! Anong nangyari?!" kabado at takot na sabi ni Kuya Norman mula sa yacht.
"Help her up," Ali ordered.
I nearly shivered at the sound of his stern voice. He was so serious. Hindi ako sanay.
Inabot ni Kuya Norman ang braso ko nang umakyat na ako ng hagdan. Inalalayan naman ni Ali ang likod ko. Kahit sa pag-upo ay todo alalay pa rin sa akin si Kuya Norman.
Pagkaalis ko ng snorkeling mask ay nakita ko si Ali na kakaakyat lang ng hagdan. Tulad ko ay hindi na niya suot ang mask. Now, his dark and dangerous expression was perfectly displayed.
His eyes were piercing right at me as he walked towards my direction. His hair was brushed back and he was topless, wearing only a black shorts, but I don't think that's a vital information right now.
"What were you thinking?" My shoulders jumped a little at his raised voice. I stilled, cowering like a little girl instead of a twenty-one year old as he aggressively stood in front of me. Bumaba ang tingin ko sa aking hita. I linked my wrinkly hands together.
"Why the hell would you do something like that? You were gone for too long! Goddamn it... I thought you fucking drowned!" His voice cracked at the end.
I slowly raised my head. His eyes were almost red. He looked so enraged. Ali was always calm and composed. He rarely got mad when we were together. The only clear memory that I have of him getting mad was when he pulled me away from his mother at the hospital.
