Map of the Lost

32

"Gagi naman..."

Bumelat pa ako at nagmayabang dahil tumigil ang character piece ko sa kung saan malayo ang mararating ng ladder. I'm playing snakes and ladders with someone I just met today.

His name is Daniel.

Awhile ago, he accidentally used our sunblock. Nahiya siya at nag-sorry kasi nakigamit siya pero hindi naman big deal 'yun! But then we ended up talking because he was so nice and he was actually with his little sister so they invited us to play snakes and ladders with her. Kanina silang magkakapatid at kami ni Ate Sydney 'yung naglalaro, pero umalis na si ate tapos 'yung kapatid naman ni Daniel, kailangan na pumunta sa swimming lessons niya, kaya naiwan kami ni Daniel.

"Sumeswerte ka na, ah?" Pang-asar niya. Kanina kasi sa laro namin parati ako natatalo!

We continued playing and unfortunately, nakahabol pa rin si Daniel sa akin at nanalo siya.

We stopped playing and decided to watch his sister, Mia, with her swimming lessons. They occupied a portion of the hotel's swimming pool area. Lumubog na rin kami sa tubig at sinubukan gayahin ang mga ginagawa ni Mia, though we made sure we maintain our distance from them so that we don't disturb them with their session.

"Gagi, 'di ko kaya 'yung patalikod!" I pouted as I watched Mia from a distance smoothly doing a backstroke. Daniel said he also knew how and he tried teaching me how but I really couldn't do it! Takot ako malunod, e. So we did other tricks instead. Tinuruan ako ni Daniel 'yung parang paano magswimming 'yung mga aso. Ang cute tingnan pero nakakapagod!

When Mia finally finished with her session, nagyaya si Daniel na tumambay kami sa beach side to make sand castles.

"Ate, trap natin paa ni kuya with sand," natatawang bulong ni Mia sa akin. So we did! Nakalubog paa ni Daniel sa buhangin and we keep covering his foot until it was hard for him to move. He kept complaining, acting like he didn't like it, but I know he just wanted to play along for his sister. He even let her tie his bangs up.

Saglit akong napangiti habang pinagmamasdan ang dalawang magkapatid. Both did share a few similar features and aaminin kong maganda ang lahi nila. Mia was really cute and charming while Daniel was also exceptionally handsome.

"Oh? Crush mo na ba ako?" Pagbiro ng binata noong tumakbo na palayo si Mia palapit sa tubig. I jokingly glared at him, looking disgusted, and scooped on the sand with my hand and threw it at his exposed chest.

"Asa, raulo." He only chuckled in return. Inalis na niya 'yung paa niyang nakakulong sa buhangin kanina at umurong palapit sa akin.

I let my toes and fingers play with the sand habang binabantayan namin si Mia sa tubig.

Maya maya nagulat ako noong biglang dumating si Ate Sydney. "Huy, nandito ka lang pala. Kanina ka pa hinahanap sa akin ni Cole." Marahang umawang ang bibig ko.

This morning I woke up on his bed with him embracing my waist. I instinctively smiled, remembering his cute and gentle sleeping face. Nostalgia hits as I recall the times I usually wake up with him beside me.

He must've been so tired with work and had gotten so worried about me crying last night that's why he overslept today. Kaya hindi ko na rin siya ginising when I woke up. Tumawag rin kasi bigla si Joreen sa akin tungkol sa trabaho kaya umalis na ako sa kwarto niya para hindi ko maistorbo ang tulog niya. Pagbalik ko pa sa kwarto ko inaakusa na ako ng mga mata ni ate kasi alam niyang hindi ako sa kwarto namin natulog at suot ko pa polo ni Cole. Pero, huy! Wholesome moments lang kaya kami kagabi!