I am now a million richer than one hour ago. I smirked to those assholes before I leave the shooting range. Hah! Ano kayo ngayon nganga. I am not who I wear fuckers so don't judge me that easy.
"You can have my rifle I am not using it anyways mas maalagaan mo pa yan" we are now walking towards the exit dapat ko daw syang ilibre since hindi sya tumatanggap ng thank you.
"Are you serious?" nanlalaki yung mata kong tanong sa kanya. Shit this guy sure is rich. "Yup in exchange for lunch" di pa din nawawala yung ngit nya.
Aba mag iinarte pa ba ako. "Sure" I am too overwhelmed with my old-brand new gun di ko namalayan papasok na pala kami. "After you" he opens the door for me, isa itong seafood resto another favorite of mine.
After we ordered he ask who I'm with. "Friends" I said plainly. "You?" I ask para di naman kami maging awkward. "My sister owns this place I'm here for a vacation" . Uncle pala to ni Dane. "Dane is with us" sabay kuha ko ng pagkain.
"Really? I miss that brat" I just nod puno na kasi yung bibig ko. He is just looking at me amused. "Aren't you going to eat?" Kaya napakurap sya at ng smile sa akin before he starts eating.
"How old are you mr. Coleman?"wala na kasi akong masabi. "I'm 25 and please call me Jace I'm not that old you know" so tama pala ako. He was about to say something when his attention is diverted to the door kaya napatingin na din ako.
I saw Grae walking inside with a girl in bikini clinging to his arms. He smiled and kiss the girl. Eww gross dude. I don't know if I really saw him smirked at me but then his mood suddenly change when he saw Jace.
"Do you know them?" Jace ask siguro napansin nya yung pagtitig ni Grae. "Hmm he's with us" susubo na sana ako ng may malakas na ngbukas ng pinto. Seryoso istorbo kayo sa pagkain ko, my brows creased when I look at the door but it disappeared when I saw Clay walking in.
Our eyes met kaya I signaled him to come over. "Is it okay if he join us?" I ask him ng nakalapit na si Clay baka kasi ayaw ni Jace. "Sure no problem, your boyfriend?" Gosh! Parang uminit bigla yung pisngi ko.
"Hahaha you look cute together ang pula nyo na" langya tinawanan pa talaga kami. "Eherm, Clay" he cleared his throat and extend his hand to Jace. "Jace dude" na tinanguan lang ni Clay.
"Order anything you want bro it's on Ren" napalingon tuloy sa akin si Clay he looks puzzled. "She won a million just an hour ago"pagbabalita ni Jace dito kaya napalaki tuloy ang mata ni Clay.
While we are eating Jace told him how did that happened and now Clay looks so proud of me. I give him a sincere smile he also smiled at me in return.
"Babe where are you going?" we heard a girl from the other table. We saw Grae walking out of the place furiously kawawa naman si ate iniwan. " I think I now what happened" biglang sabi ni Jace then he look at me meaningfully.
After lunch humiwalay na samin si Jace he is meeting a prospective client daw. Me and Clay are now heading back to the hotel I want to swim already but I need to change first. Cloudy kasi ang panahon kaya okay lang magbabad kahit 2pm pa lang.
"I'll wait for you here" I just nod at him at pumasok na sa room ko. I wore my red two piece at pinatungan ko ng oversized white shirt na manipis. I applied sun block and then binalikan ko na si Clay.
"Lets go" he nodded without looking at me. Eh? Anong meron he is acting weird. "Gab oh my gosh kanina pa kita hinahanap beach volleyball tayo" salubong sa akin ni Yuri. "Against who?" may tinuro sya tiningnan ko naman.
The girl with Grae a while ago at nakayap na talaga sya sa demonyo. Pfft! Bagay sila. "Sure" her lips broke into a wide smile at tumakbo papunta dun sa parang official ng game.
"We're next" I just nod. "Are you sure about this?" Clay ask sounding worried. "Hey chill I know how to play" he just shake his head. "It's not that." Okay di ko sya ma gets.
"Start na Ren, take off your shirt already" Magi informed me. I heard Clay cussed like five times but I ignore him and took off my shirt. "This is what I'm worried about" he mumbled but I didn't hear it clearly 'coz the crowd is cheering at something.
Someone whisled "That's what I'm talking about."
"Damn the curves dude!"
"Baywatch version 2.0"
What the fuck is there problem, the boys are looking at me even Yuri and Magi are grinning. "You are too hot for them to handle that's why" Yuri said then laugh,kabaliwan nya. "Hold this" tinapon ko nalang sa mukha ni Clay yung shirt ko nakatanga lang kasi.
Nasa center na kami Grae's girl is giving me dagger look, anong meron ate. I look at Grae he is also looking at me his aura is pitch black. Tch! problema ba nila sa akin. I also hate the crowd they are so noisy I need to end this quick.
Magi serves and the opponent return it with a spike but it's weak still the crowd cheered for them. Hah! Now I'll show you a real spike. Yuri is the setter and she toss the ball to my direction, I spike with extra force.
The crowd becomes quite, the ball made a hole in the sand where it land. Seconds later the cheer boomed ng makabawi ang crowd. The game ended without them getting even a single point. Pfft! Ang lakas maka sama ng tingin hanggang dun lang pala ang kaya.
Clay offered me a bottled water, ipapasuot na sana nya yung shirt but I grab his hand instead and drag him to the water. "Shit" he cuss ng sinabuyan ko sya ng tubig.
Maya maya lang gumanti na sya. We played there for hours. Since Ken died ngayon nalang ulit ako tumawa ng ganito. What I didn't know is someone is so pissed looking at us.
***
It's already past 11 pm still sleep is so aloof from me kaya lumabas ako sa may terrace. I am greeted with the cold night breeze, the swimming pool look so enticing. I walk through the lighted alley of the hotel papunta ako ngayon sa pool.
I seated on the side of the pool at nilublob yung paa ko. Gosh ang lamig I hold my arms ang lamig kasi. Just then someone put a jacket on my shoulder. "You're suppose to be sleeping" the devil said nasa my side ko sya nakatayo.
"I can't sleep" I answered honestly. Lumapit sya sa akin at nilublob din sa tubig yung paa nya. "You seem to enjoy this trip" he said looking at the water. Napatango ako nag eenjoy naman talaga ako ngayon. "It's been so long since I've been happy" I don't know why pero yun ang lumabas sa bibig ko.
"Aren't you enjoying this?" I ask. He just shrug, "I want to but I can't" what does he mean. "Why?" he didn't answered but just look at me intently. Gosh nakakailang dude wag ganyan.
"You should free yourself sometimes. Life is too precious to waste, live like your dying" I averted my eyes from him and look at the sky instead. Pansin ko lang I'm slowly changing nagiging madaldal na ako.
Full moon pala ngayon I feel him staring at me. "Why?"his expression is soft and also his voice, this is the first time that we talk like this not bickering with each other. I just shake my head, I am not yet ready to tell them about me.
The water, the moon, this place and him beside me makes me feel calm. Before I know it I'm already singing the song Ken and I used to sing at times like this.
Full moon sways
Gently in the night of one fine day
On my way
Looking for a moment with my dear
I was shock when he starts to sing with me, he know the song like seriously he's the devil, the mafia prince and a heartless monster.
Full moon waves
Slowly on the surface of the lake
You were there
Smiling in my arms for all those years
What a fool!
I don't know about tomorrow
What it's like to be
Ah~
I close my eyes and fell the song.
Old love affair
Floating like a bird resting her wings
You are there
Smiling in my arms for all those years
Hah! Nakakamis ka pa din hanggang ngayon Ken.
Full moon sways
Gently in the night of one fine day
You were there
Smiling in my arms for all those years
He smiled at me after the last line, gosh! He look so magical under the fall moon ngrereflect kasi sa tubig at tumatama sa mukha nya, I smiled at him in return. But the magic was broken because of what we heard.
*JJ