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"Bakit ka nagyaya bigla dito?" tanong ko sa kanya kasi 8 pm na. She smiled and sat at the swing, before answering me. 

"Wala lang. Hindi kasi ako sanay na blangko isip ko." and she chuckled kaya napangiti ako at umiling. 

"Ayaw mo nun, wala kang problema. Sa ngayon." at parehas kaming natawa sa sinabi ko. 

"I hate that. Baka..Baka biglang may malaking problemang mangyari or what." after she said that, natahimik kami. She looked up at the sky while I'm standing at her side, facing her. 


"HOY! Bakit nang-iiwan kayo?! Nagmamadali, ha?!" sigaw ni Van at tumatawa lang si Calix, na kasunod nya. 

"Lagot kayo!" saad ni Calix nang makalapit na sila sa pwesto namin. Ash rolled her eyes kaya nilapitan siya ni Van at binatukan. 

"Aray ko! Anong ginawa ko?!" at tawa pa din ng tawa 'tong baliw na 'to.


 "Mag-aaway na yan! Away na yan!" pangangantyaw ni Cal kaya sinapak ko nga. 

"Kapag yan natuloy." at nag-peace sign siya sa akin sabay lapit kay Van at hinatak.


 Dumiretso na sila sa medyo malapit sa beach kaya sumunod na rin kami ni Ash. Sinapak siya ni Van sa braso kaya napabitaw si Calix at sinamaan ba naman ako ng tingin.

 Nginisian ko na lang siya at umupo sa may buhangin na sinabi ni Ash na pupwestuhan namin.


Umupo na rin sila and medyo magkakalayo kami. We started talking about 'things' na nangyari during the quarantine. May pandemic pa din pero buti na lang nakaalis kami. 

We're with our families at sabay-sabay lang kami nagpunta para magkasamasama. Tumayo si Van at Calix, then they walked out so my brows furrowed.


 Nagpatugtog si Ash and she looked at the sky. I can hear the song and she's also singing. I drank from my bottle to hide my smile. 

She's so carefree. Na parang hindi siya nagsabi na natatakot siya kanina. Na parang she never had any problems.


Underdogs dance in the middle of the night

Can see the night skies in the mirror of your eyes


She looked at me then she smiled while singing.


If you don't dance make sure you got the rhythm

Make sure that your heartbeat beats with the rhythm


She started moving her body, but she's limiting it. She drank from her bottle then she continued.


I wanna run wild in the middle of the night

Right under the moon, bodies glowing in the night

Nothing in between our skins but the rhythm

Make sure that your heartbeat beats with the rhythm

The night-time is the right time


She looked around before siya tumayo. She smiled and umikot siya. I just looked at the sand to stop myself. I've been staring at her simula kanina, pero mukha namang wala siyang pake doon.

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