Unbind the Strings

Twelve

I turned off the aircon and the boys gazed at me like I did something wrong. 

"Bakit mo pinatay? Ang inet inet kaya!" nakabusangot na sabi ni Kai.

"Nilalamig si Jay, 'don kayo sa veranda kung naiinitan kayo." I said and continued fixing our things.

"Bakit mo pinatay yung aircon?" he sent me a text again.

I texted him back and said, "Nilalamig ka sabi mo?".

"Baby I was just asking for a hug...kahit kailan talaga wala kang common sense. Tanga ka ba?" ay wow, akala mo hindi siya nangongopya ng essays sa'kin.

"Magpayakap ka kay Alonzo, inamo ka." As soon as I sent the message, I felt his warm hug behind me. I turned to face him and he kissed the side of my head before letting me go. Lasing na ata 'to. 

The boys are halfway done through their drinking sessions and nakikinig lang kami ni Gab sa paguusap nila. 

"Boi, may tanong ako." Neil said to Kai.

"Ano 'yon, pre?" 

"Kung si Ben 10 ay cartoon character, ano naman si Ben 11?" nagpipigil na kaagad si Neil sa pagtawa.

"Bobo mo naman, dali dali ng sagot. Edi kapatid niya! Ayusin mo naman pre." Kai said while his cheeks are turning red. Light drinks lang ah, bakit tinatamaan agad 'to. 

"Tanga, mali! Ikaw Jay, alam mo?" pagbaling ni Neil kay Jay. Umiling lang ito at ngumisi.

"Si Ben 11 ay convenience store, 'di pa ba kayo nakakapunta 'don?" hagalpak na tawa ni Neil habang napalakpak pa. 

"Corny mo puta. Matulog ka na nga!" Jay said to him. 

"Alam niyo, itulog niyo na 'yan. Maaga pa tayo bukas sa island hopping." Gab said to them.

Magkatabi kami ni Gab sa kama at sa kabilang kama naman si Alonzo at Jay. Sa lapag natulog ang dalawa pang bugok. Kawawa naman.

Maaga kaming nagising dahil may oras na sinusundan ang bangkang nirentahan namin. We changed our clothes to  swimwear and went to the beach para sa island hopping namin. Sobrang solid nung mga beaches dito. We had our lunch in the boat and like what we usually do, we take pictures. 

Sobra kaming napagod sa island hopping. We went back to the beachfront and did some water activities. Tawang tawa kami kasi maya't maya nahuhulog sila Neil sa banana boat. I took some videos para may pang blockmail ako sakanila. 

Nag lakad lakad lang kami ni Gab sa may sea shore habang ang mga boys ay umoorder na ng dinner namin sa restaurant. Pinapila na namin sila dahil matatagalan pa kami kapag mamaya pa kami umorder. Nagtatawanan lang kami ni Gab ng may humarang sa'min.

"Hi there, ladies." sabi nung isang lalaking may bigote at mukhang nakainom na.

We ignored them and started walking away pero hinawakan ako sa kamay nung isa pa nilang kasama. "What?! Bitawan mo 'ko." I told the guy who grabbed my hand.

"You're aggressive, I like it.." he said while biting his lip and looking ate me from head to toe. 

"We don't talk to strangers. Excuse us." Gab said before slowly pulling me away from them. They were chasing us at hindi na namin alam saan kami tatakbo. Nahabol kami nung dalawang lalaki at hinawakan kami ni Gab sa parehong kamay.

We were screaming for help but the noise in the island makes it hard for us to be heard. "Manyak! Manyak! Mabaog ka sanang hayop ka!" Gab said habang sinusubukang kumalas sa pag kakahawak sakanya. 

"Who do you think you are para hawakan ang girlfriend ko ng ganyan?" Alonzo said to the guy who's holding Gab.

"Edi eto nalang si Miss Sexy ang ibigay niyo sa-" hindi niya na naituloy ang sinasabi niya nang mahulog siya sa buhangin dahil sinuntok ni Jay. 

"Touch her one more time and I'll make sure mag pupustiso ka na next time." he said before getting my hand.

"Are you hurt? Anong ginawa sa'yo? Saan ka hinawakan?" he asked me while checking up my body if there are any wounds or bruises.

"I'm okay, we're okay. Lasing lang siguro sila kaya ganoon."

"Kamay mo pa nga lang nahahawakan ko, uunahan pa nila ako humawak sa iba. Tsk."

"Gago ka talaga!" sabay hampas ko sa kanyang ulo. "Nasaan sila Neil?" I asked him.

"Andon nakapila parin. Lumabas na kami ni Alonzo para hanapin kayo kase baka kung napano na kayo." he said while looking straight at me. "I'm sorry for not being there beside you...next time 'wag kang aalis sa tabi ko, ha? I will always protect you no matter what happens." 

I nodded and smiled at him, "Thank you. Tara na, kumain na tayo."

"Pwede mamaya ikaw kainin ko?" he chuckled.

"Gusto mong 'di ka na makapag piano, ha?" I warned him.

"Joke lang! 'To naman, syempre sa susunod na 'yon. 'Di ka na mabiro." he said before putting his hand around my neck. "Gago lang ako magsalita pero nirerespeto kita bilang babae, Cali. Mahal kita eh."

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