Nagising ako nang sumalubong sa mukha ko ang sikat ng araw.
Pagkadilat na pagkadilat ko ng mga mata ko ay dalawang katawan ang bumagsak sa'kin.
"Good morning, beautiful!" Bati ni Harmony habang nakadagan silang dalawa ni Mary sa'kin.
"Ahh, get off!" I yelled and stretched my legs.
"Bangon na tanghali na!" Sigaw ni Mary. Napatingin ako sa wall clock. WHAT!? 11:43 seriously!?
"Yeah, we're about to have lunch. You missed breakfast. Tara na." Sambit ulit ni Mary at lumabas na. Sinundan naman s'ya ni Harmony at naiwan ako sa loob ng room namin na hindi makapaniwalang tanghali na. Ang haba naman ng tulog ko.
After cleaning myself up, lumabas na ako and joined my friends for dinner.
"Haba ng tulog mo, Brynn, ah?" Patanong na sambit ni Axl. I raised an eyebrow since I find his smirk pretty weird. Like... Why is he smirking?
"Good morning slash afternoon, Kuya Brix." Pagbati ko kay kuya ngunit tinanguan n'ya lang ako. Sobrang tahimik n'ya kasi at mukhang wala sa mood. He's on his phone while eating lunch. So disrespectful. Still, pinabayaan ko nalan s'ya. I might know the reason kung bakit s'ya ganyan. I can't hate on Harmony for doing it. Maybe may dahilan s'ya. Hindi ko naman alam ang buong storya talaga kaya I can't take sides.
Pagkatapos kong papakin ang manok sa harap ko ay niyaya ko sila para magswimming ulit sa beach dahil hindi ako nakaswimming kahapon. Pumayag naman sila.
Umalis muna ako para suotin ang swimsuit ko. Pagkabalik ko ay kita ko na sina Mary at Harmony na nagtatawanan ng malakas habang nagbabasaan ng tubig at si Axl at Kuya Brix na mukhang may seryosong pinag-uusapan habang nakalubog sa beach ang mga paa. Hmm? Asan si Caleb?
Iginala ko ang mga mata ko para hanapin s'ya, and there I found him. He was standing not too far from our friends while talking to this hot chick. Who is she? New girl friend I guess.
Wala sa sarili akong napalapit sakanila. "Caleb, the beach makes me feel anxious, considering the fact that I don't know how to swim and it's freezing out here. Pwede mo ba akong samahan lumangoy?"
"Huh?" He asked. The girl raised her eyebrow at me. Haha! She must be pissed!
"Samahan mo ako lumangoy." Unlike kanina na nagtatanong ako, this time, it was a command.
"O-Okay." Aniya at lumapit sakin para samahan ako when the girl called out his name.
"But Caleb.." Aniya.
"Sorry. Sasamahan ko lang ang kapatid ko." Aniya at hinawakan ako sa braso para maglakad na palayo.
"What was that for?" Tanong n'ya at tinaasan ako ng kilay.
"W-What? Natatakot naman talaga ako." I said. Iniwas ko ang tingin sakanya. What I did was embarrassing! Bakit ko ba ginawa 'yon? Aish!
"Okay, Brynn. I know you know how to swim and the sun is shining bright. It's so hot. What do you mean it's freezing? Besides, kung gusto mo ng kasama lumangoy andyan naman sina Mary at Harmony. Edi sila ang isama mo." Nanahimik ako sa sinabi n'ya. Eh? Ayaw n'ya ba akong kasama? "Tara na nga." Aniya at hinila na ako papunta sa beach.
Nang makarating na kami din ay bumitaw ako agad sa kamay n'ya at lumapit na kela Mary at Harmony. God, this is so awkward! Why is this awkward?
"Nyare sayo 'te? Para kang kamatis dyan." Puna sakin ni Mary at nagpatuloy na sila ni Harmony sa paghaharutan. Para akong kamatis? Am I blushing? God, did Caleb saw me blushing?! Argh, so embarrassing! Baka isipin n'ya may feelings pa ko sakanya! Nako, assumero s'ya ang kapal ng mukha n'ya!
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Habang tahimik akong nakababad sa beach ay napasulyap ako sa tatlong lalaking kasama namin na seryosong nag-uusap-usap. Ano kayan pinag-uusapan nila?
"Brianna, Brianna!" Napalingon ako nang tawagin ako ni Harmony sa may di kalayuan. Mukha silang excited dalawa ni Mary. Umahon ako at sinuot ang cover-up ko at naglakad palapit sakanila.
Madilim na, malamang dahil around 7:30 PM na yata.
"Look over there!" Ani Mary at tumuro sa kawalan. Sinundan ko ang tinuturo n'ya at nakita ko ang iba't ibang kulay ng ilaw, which I think are party lights or something.
"Are you excited, badass? It's a beach club! Tara puntahan natin!" Ani Harmony at hinila na kami ni Mary papunta do'n.
"Wait, what about the boys?" Tanong ko at sumulyap ulit sa tatlong lalaki.
"Oh, they're not kids, Brynn. They can handle theirselves. Plus, there's a lot of girls here. They can entertain theirselves." She said and giggled but I did not find that funny at all. "What? Okay, sorry. Pero... Don't you think we need this time to have fun? You know.. Girls gotta have some fun too. Let's go to that beach club and party until it's midnight!" Aniya at tumawa ng malakas at hinila ulit kami papunta dun, hindi ako nagpapigil dahil tama s'ya. Since bumalik si Caleb dito, hindi na ako nakakapagparty sa club. I used to do it a lot with Regina.
Pagkadating namin do'n ay sumalubong agad sa'min ang maingay na tugtog at colorful disco light. Yun lang ang nagsisilbing ilaw namin dito sa madilim na gabi.
Party in the beach isn't bad. Parang normal na club lang s'ya, except everyone is in their swimwears. Mukhang kakagaling lang sa beach.
"So let's divide and conquer." I said at humiwalay na ng landas sakanila.
Inikot ko lang ang buong club dahil hindi naman ito kalakihan when a man approached me.
"Hi." Aniya ngunit hindi ko s'ya pinansin. "So.. Can I get you a drink or something?" Sambit n'ya ulit. Tumingin ako ng diretso sakanya and I felt a little bit of pain in my heart.
His thin red lips, black messy hair, the dimples in his cheek everytime he smile... He... He somehow looks like... T-Travis. I close my eyes for a moment as I remembered that sweet boy.
"Miss? You okay?" Tanong n'ya at hinawakan ako sa braso.
"Y-Yeah. Actually, I think I do need a drink."
He held my hands and lead me to a table. He sat in front of me as I got my beer. Diretso kong ininom ang isang shot glass at matapos no'n ay kumuha ako ng isa pa at ininom ulit. After that, drank another glass again. And again. And again. "Woah, miss, easy.." Aniya.
"What? You think I'm weak?" I said and raised an eyebrow.
"No, wala akong sinasabi. It's just... You drink too fast. And a lot." Pagkasabi n'yang yan ay tsaka ko lang narealize na marami na pala akong nainom.
Where is Mary and Harmony? I think I drank too much beer. We need to get back na sa hotel. Tumayo ako at hahanapin na sana sila nang bigla akong mahilo. Sinalo naman ako agad nitong lalaki na kamukha ni Travis.
Napatitig ako sa mukha n'ya. Ang mata n'yang medyo singkit.. Ang ilong n'yang matangos... Ang pisngi n'yang sobrang pula.. Ang labi n'yang manipis......
Suddenly, I found myself kissing him. Wait what!? I'm kissing him!? Bumitaw ako sa halik at tinulak s'ya palayo.
Oh my God... "Travis..." Bulong ko at basta bigla nalang akong naiyak. That kiss... It felt exactly like the first kiss Travis and I had. It also took place at the club. When we first met.
Hinarap ko ulit ang lalaki but I was surprised when he kissed me again. Travis... Hindi ko alam kung ano nang nangyayari. Basta ang alam ko ay iyak ako ng iyak habang iniisip si Travis.
"Brianna!?" I heard a familiar voice scream my name, so, I pushed this guy away. Harder, this time.
Napalingon ako sa tumawag sa'kin. Oh God, Caleb...
Nakita ko ang bakas ng galit sa mata n'ya at susugurin na sana n'ya ang lalaki pero nakita kong pinigilan s'ya ni Axl at Kuya Brix at hinila palabas ng club. Hinila rin ako palabas ni Mary at Harmony.
Pagkalabas namin at nang nakaratin na kami sa harap ng hotel ay bumitaw ako sa pagkakahawak sakin ni Harminy at humarap kay Caleb. "What is with you!?" I exclaimed.
"What do you mean what is with me!? Ikaw? Ano bang nangyayari sayo, Brianna?" Si Caleb naman ang nagsalita.
At this point, nagpaalam sila at pumasok na sa loob ng hotel to give Caleb and I some time to talk.
"Why did you ruin the moment?" I asked with an angry tone pero hindi pasigaw.
"Well I thought you didn't like it. You were crying Brynn! Why were you crying!?" Tanong n'ya.
Napaisip ako. Bakit ba ko umiiyak? "Because... Because I miss him..." Naiyak ako lalo. Oh God, so dramatic, Brianna!
Natulala s'ya as he asked, "Who?"
"Travis. My boyfriend." I confidently answered and wiped my tears. "We met in a club. We kissed. We got in a relationship. That guy earlier. He looked like Travis. We also met in a bar and we kissed too. For what we know, Caleb, we might get in a relationship too gaya ng nangyrai samin ni Travis! You ruined my opportunity of getting a new boy." I said and rolled my eyes.
"It wasn't destiny, Brianna. Yes you met him in a club too kagay ng boyfriend mo dati but the thing is, you kissed him. You kissed him hoping that history would repeat itself but that's not how it goes, Brynn. You can't just kiss a stranger and hope he is your soulmate."
"You don't get to tell me what to do! I do what I want! I can kiss every stranger if I want to!" I yelle at him. He is so annoying!
"This is not you, Brynn. Who are you?" Aniya at kumunot ang noo, tila ba naninibago sa kinikilos ko.
"Oh you were gone for four years Caleb. You left me. Do you seriously expect me to still be the same girl you knew four years ago? Stupid. That Brianna is gone. She was gone the day you left her crying. She was gone the day you killed her heart, when you told her you did not love her! I can do whatever I want now, Caleb. I will get drunk and kiss strangers and I will dance all night with my friends. I will cry for you on the bathroom floor but I won't ask you to come back. You are just a memory, Caleb." I said crying. Pero hindi ako umiiyak dahil nalulungkot ako kundi dahil sa sobrang galit. Galit na galit ako dahil naalala ko na naman lahat. And this time, dahil sa galit ko, alam ko na na wala na akong nararamdaman sa kanya. I moved on. I completely moved on. Finally, after four years... I finally moved on.
End of Chapter XLVI...
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