EVER SINCE WE WERE TEN

CHAPTER 32

Isang buwan nalang at babalik na kami sa America. Naextend pa ang stay ni Shawn doon because finally, he decided to confess his true identity to his father. I'm happy for him dahil hindi na niya kailangang magpanggap. Wala pa akong balita kung anong reaction ni Mr. Miller but if he truly love his son, he can accept who he really is.

Kyle and I are doing good. Ever since the Ellaine incident, hindi ko na nakita ang babae ulit. He even apologized to me pagkagising na pagkagising ko. Tita said that she was furious with that girl's attitude. Mabuti na rin at hindi na ulit 'yon makakabalik sa bahay nila. 

I've been receiving texts from different unknown numbers but everything says the same thing. It's all from Andrew, Mr. Leviste.

I'll come and get you, Brianna.

It's creepy, I know. But I ignored it kasi hindi na rin naman siya nagpakita sa akin ulit. He never showed up in the company either, which is a good thing. I only talked about this with Shawn. Gusto niyang ireport ko na pero it's not a big deal anyway. Madali lang namang iblock ang number.

"Rian! Halika na!" sigaw ni Kyle galing sa baba. I took a last peek on my get up today. I'm wearing Black high-waisted shorts and a gray muscle shirt. I wore s tube inside, ofcourse. I paired it with black sneakers. And I'm ready to go.

"Teka lang! bababa na!" Kyle and I are going to the amusement park. Sabi niya, it's time to unwind dahil natapos na niya lahat ng requirements niya and my week had also been very hectic. Pumayag rin ako kasi nakakapagod rin talaga.

As he drove the car away from the house, I noticed a black car parked not far from the house. May bakanteng lote kasi sa unahan. I caught a man in black, with a mask and cap staring intently to us as we drove away. Who was that?

I shrugged it off and turned on the radio. The song Party in the USA echoed inside the car. I started singing the song and Kyle just looked at me with a playful smile.

"So I put my hands up and na na na~" hindi ko kabisado ang buong lyrics kaya hina-hum ko nalang ang ibang parts. Tinatawanan lang din ako ni Kyle, alam ko namang sintunado ako, wala lang, trip ko lang kumanta.

"Ampangit pa rin ng boses mo" pang-iinis ni Kyle. Nanliit ang mata ko na siya namang kinatawa ni Kyle.

"What did you just say?!"Akmang lalapit ako sa kanya para hampasin pero agad niyang isinangga ang isang braso. Nagmamaneho siya kaya wag nalang.

"Joke lang. maganda ka naman" kinindatan pa niya 'ko. Unti unti namang uminit ang pisngi ko kaya inirapan ko na lang siya at nagscrool nalang  sa cellphone. 

I opened the camera app and took a photo of the road, me, and kyle. Kinuhanan ko siya ng litrato habang nagmamaneho. Ang gwapo lang, nakakalakas ng dating talaga ang pagmamaneho eh. 

"WOW!" manghang-mangha ako sa lugar. Ngayon lang ulit ako nakapunta sa ganitong lugar for how many years. Tinawanan lang ako ni Shawn, nad just like me, he looks amused. Not by the place, but to my innocent reaction.

I missed this! The smell of sweet cotton candies, the smell of hotdogs and the screams of excitement and thrill filled the whole place.

"Bibili muna ako ng ticket. Dito ka lang." I just nodded without looking at him. Kinuha ko ang cellphone ko at nagsimulang kumuha ng mga litrato ng lugar. I look like an idiot, smiling from ear to ear. 

Nang magsawa na ako sa pagkuha ng litrato, I started scanning the place trying to look for Kyle. Hindi pa yata nakakabalik dahil sa dami ng tao. As I scan through the crowd, I felt someone staring at me. Napalingon lingon ako sa paligid, pero wala naman akong nakita. Hinayaan ko na lang at baka guni guni ko lang.

"Tara na. I bought the ride all you can ticket. Kailangan mo tong suotin, this is the pass for the rides" ikinabit ni Kyle saakin ang color red na wristband at iginaya na ako papunta sa mga rides.

"Let's try that one!" I pointed at the Vikings. Mas naeexcite ako sa sigaw ng mga tao! 

"Isn't it too early for that?" nag-aalalang tanong ni Kyle. I just laughed at him and continued dragging him towards the line.

"Nope. Don't be a pussy!" pang-aasar ko sakanya. Sinimangutan lang niya ako kaya mas lalo along natawa.

When it was already our turn, mas pinili kong sa dulo kami sasakay. I feel like you can fully enjoy the ride kapag nasa dulo kasi kitang kita kung gaano na kayo kataas.

As the ride started moving slowly, Kyle also became pale. Natatawa ako sa itsura niya, parang natatae pero pinigilan kong matawa naka magalit. Ako pa naman ang nagyaya sakanya dito.

"Huminga ka nga! Here, hold my hand" and so he did. sobrang laming ng kamay niya at namamawis. Natatakot nga talaga siya. Pero imbes na maguilty, patang mas naenjoy ko pa ang ride dahil sa ekspresyon ng mukha niya.

"PUTANG INAAAAAA AYOKO PANG MAMATAAAAAY!!!" The ride started swinging higher and faster!  Mas lalong nanlamig si Kyle at mas hinigpitan pa ang hawak sa kamay ko. I laughed so hard when I saw his face. Mukha siyang tinakasan ng kaluluwa sa sobrang putla.

"HAHAHAH WAIT! hmfff... OMG you should've seen your face!" pagkababa na pagkababa namin sa Vikings, agad siyang humanap ng pinakamalapit na mauupuan. I volunteered to buy him water kasi nakakaawa na siyang tinngnan pero hindi ko lang talaga mapigilan ang tawa.

"You enjoying this?" Asar na sagot niya habang humihingal. Pinagpapawisan pa nga siya sa nerbyos eh.

"So much!" I smirked at him. I can't believe na susuko na kaagad siya? It was just our first ride! Marami pang susunod kaya he needs to fix his self.

Pagkatapos niyang magpahinga, we immediately tried the other rides pero hindi na yung mga mild rides nalang baka kasi tuluyan na siyang mahimatay. We tried bumper cars, the carousel, balloon race, and more. I wanted to try the tower drop pero ayoko namang sumakay mag-isa kaya wag nalang.

"Kyle! Bili tayong cotton candy dali!" hinila ko nanaman siya patungo sa nagtitinda ng cotton candy. 

"Dalawa po" sabi ni Kyle sa nagtitinda. I happily watched the vendor make the cotton candy. Matagal na rin nung huli akong nakakain nito. I missed it so much!

We sat on the nearest bench and started eating. I took a phot of my cotton candy and secretly captured a photo of Kyle. Why does he have to be so handsome?

Kyle left me for awhile to buy drinks. While enjoying my cotton candy, I felt goosebumps around my nape. I felt it again, someone is watching me. I scanne the place, but I couldn't see anyone or anything suspicious.

But a familiar physique caught my attention. There, in the middle of a crowd, a man wearing a cap and a mask is looking at me intently. He was the same person I saw not so far from the house. I'm sure it was him. Who is he?