find me in the tides.
"Omg! He's following me na pala?!" Napasinghap ako bago tumawa, kinikilig dahil nakita ang 'follow back' doon!
Puro club and surf pictures ang mayroon doon. Naka tag pa ang mga sponsors niya, like resorts and well-known artists.
Namangha ako nang nakita ang isang post na may hawak siyang malaking gold trophy, may kagat-kagat pang gold medal. May caption iyon na '10 times champ. thank you, g!'
"Sino 'to?" Nagsalubong ang kilay ko nang nakita ang isang picture. He was with an unfamiliar angelic girl. I assumed na barkada niya iyon dahil iyong previous photos ay kasama si Raya and Cali.
When I reached the last photo, napatagilid ang ulo ko. A pretty almost morena girl was riding on his back while holding the trophy. Mas na curious ako roon dahil mas masaya ang mukha ni Marco. Naka tag naman iyong babae kaya pinindot ko ang handle but she was on private.
I shrugged it off dahil hindi naman ako ganoon ka curious. I reached his old photos from years ago and ni-like ko pa ang mga iyon. Before exiting the app, I followed Marco.
Hindi ako gutom kaya naghilamos na ako. Pinatay ko ang mga ilaw at siniguradong naka lock lahat ng pinto at bintana bago ako nahiga sa kama.
makisldv: saan aabot ang kakapalan ng mukha mo?
icamarquez: Sa post mo 5 years ago HAHAHAHAHHA
makisldv: nadali mo HAHAHAH
icamarquez: Kinilig ka naman dahil binigyan kita ng attention?
makisldv: kapal nito AHAHAHHAHAHA
makisldv: kumain ka na?
Napataas ang kilay ko sa tanong niya.
icamarquez: Why?
makisldv: kasi kakainin kita
makisldv: PAPAKAININ IYAN HOY
makisldv: NAGLUTO KASI AKO NG CHICKEN WINGS PUCHA OY
Natawa ako nang malakas. Why was he acting so defensive? That's something he would definitely say in person!
icamarquez: You can do both
makisldv: otw AHAHAHHAHA
Weeks went by smoothly. I focused on shooting and auditioning for some bida roles of a series. Did interviews, brand collaborations, mall shows, meet and greet, and more. I also went to Boracay for a few days with Paige and Sab for Paige's birthday. Pagkabalik ko sa Manila, nag-asikaso ako ng enrollment ko for third year.
Marco and I grew closer. He helped me pick furnitures and arranged it with me. I now conclude that he's helpful. We see each other every day, mostly at night. We... do things after he finish studying, or when one of us were stress in life. Ginagawa namin stress reliever ang isa't isa. We were... friends who does things, I guess?
Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit game na game rin ako! 'To na yata iyong sinasabi nila na kapag nasimulan mo na, palagi mo nang hahanapin!
"Wait a minute!" sigaw ko galing sa bathroom noong may narinig akong nag-doorbell. Baka iyong order kong pizza. Umandar na naman kasi ang katamaran ko magluto.
I wrapped myself in a towel, my hair dripping wet so I ran towards the door para hindi masyadong tumulo sa sahig.
"Hey." Instead of seeing a delivery man, I saw Marco. He was wearing his hood over his head. Despite the darkness in our area since there were only a few street lamps on, I noticed something.
"Are you good?" I asked him, concerned. He looked so sad.
"Busy?" he asked instead. Umiling ako. "I'm stressed. Are you down?"
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Drowning Emotions (Isla Series #5)
RomanceISLA SERIES #5 Marco, the luckiest surfer in the island but was unlucky when it comes to love. Rejected countless of times by his first love. Ica, an actress, on the other hand, was there willing to give him everything... until it turned to nothin...
