She Who Was A He (Hacienda Series #1)

Chapter 22

"Wow! You learn so fast! Natalo mo pa ako!" Amaze na sabi ni Drake na tila di makapaniwala.

We're on the ranch and having our horse riding contest. And it's hard to believe it but I won.

"Mabilis lang talaga si Samyr." I happily uttered habang hinihimas ko ito at mukhang gusto niya naman.

"Saka anong pumasok sa kokote ng Kuya ko at pumayag na ipaalaga sa sa iyo si Samyr?" Nakakunot noo nitong tanong saka ako tiningnan na parang binabasa ang isip. Napa kibit balikat nalang ako.

Simula kasi ng payagan ako ni Aragon na gamitin si Samyr ay halos araw araw akong nasa rancho para alagaan ito.

"May pasok na bukas. How's your vacation with us?" He asked

"Masaya naman. Salamat sa'yo at ginulo mo ang bakasyon ko." I joked.

"I guess this is goodbye?" malungkot na sabi ng bunsong Aragon ng makababa ito sa kanyang kabayo. Bumaba narin ako saka ginulo ang kanyang buhok. Mamayang madaling araw na kasi ang balik nito sa Iloilo.

"Ang OA mo!" I laugh.

"Para namang hindi ka uuwi dito." saka piningot ko ang ilong nito.

"Baka kasi once or twice a month nalang ang uwian ko. I have to excel in my class since since it's my last year in Junior High." he pointed out.

"Magaling ka naman eh! Saka mabuti nga yon, wala ng mangungulit sa aking maglakwatsa."

"Ah ganon!" Saka ngumiti ito ng mala demonyo saka ako hinabol at kiniliti hanggang sa magtawanan kami.

"But I'll miss you." He said

"I'll miss you too Drake." nalulungkot ko ring sabi.

"Uwi na tayo. Kain tayo ng Ice Cream saka movie marathon tayo mamaya. Sleep over!" He excitedly said like a kid saka niya ako inakbayan at nagsimulang maglakad subalit napahinto kami ng may humarang sa aming harapan.

"Where are you going?" seryosong tanong ni Aragon habang ang mga mata nito ay nakatuon sa kamay ni Drake naka akbay parin sa akin. Somehow I feel uncomfortable with the way he look.

"Uhh home." Drake answered. His brows are furrowed na parang nagtatanong na 'paki mo?'. Di na namin pinansin ang kanyang komento and we continue to walk.

Pagsapit ng gabi ay pumunta na ako sa kwarto ni Drake. Crackers, chips and drinks are on the floor. A mattress is laid on too together with his laptop and he's there ogling.
I smiled. He's really looking forward to it and somehow I feel sad because he can't do these small things with his family because they're always busy.

"Game of Thrones?" he uttered. Kaya masaya akong tumabi sa kaniya because we both know how we liked the GOT series.

"Matapos kaya natin to ngayong gabi?" I asked.

"Nope. But there's next time. It doesn't end tonight." Napangiti nalang ako sa kanyang tinuran.

We we're both too hooked and preoccupied by the happenings on the laptop screen when a knock on the door interrupted us.

"I got it." Drake said as he motioned towards the door.

"Don't play it." Pahabol nito dahil tatangkain ko sanang i play ang naka pause na palabas.

"Why you here?" Drake asked to someone behind the door. I took that opportunity to sneak and continue watching the series.

"What are you doing?" Drake asked again as his voice rose a little bit kaya napatingin na ako sa pintuan.

My eyes went big when I saw Aragon— Dreyfus Aragon walking towards me. Napa usod ako ng konti ng tumabi ito sa akin. His manly scent that smelled like an expensive shower gel lingering on my nose.