3: Out

pagkagulat nang magkasalubong kami ni Kuya

to somewher

tee and a black sh

I stood beside him to sh

ang nito a

ngs and bonfires. I'm sure you'd love to explore the

to ko ngunit nauna akong mag

an ang tanong na iyon at hindi ko inaasahang na

t to wear your bra," she added

ng, may sinabi ako?" T

having fun tonight, aren

g-iling. She's creating re

ig ko pang bulong niya nang

pinansin pa. It

my upper-right chest, ευτυχία. A

tattooed me a year ago. This is actually just

tattoo?" Mahinang tano

se, he doesn't know about this. I'm not really hiding my tattoo from him. It's juts,

. It's been a year sinc

mad at you? Having tats a

o alam ang sagot kaya nagk

tainga. Those are just piercings, why would he g

a closer look for the second time gave a strange feeling of

0s who were happily talking about something. They

kita rin sa karagatan ang mga bangkang pumapalaot, mga taong tumatambay lang sa tabi ng d

Kahit maliit na parte lang ito ng barangay, still I could p

go?" Tanong sa a

are quite a lot of wall-less huts near the shore. I assume

ba kayo?" Tanong

who seems to be conditioning his pumpboat. Napatingin

feel a

noo ko sa

uch qu

oser to me a

inan ka ng m

ong nagpapahalata, nilibot kong muli ang tingin sa paligid. My e

hru

y much used to attentio

alikat si

ell me if you don'

y fine. Wala akon nakikitang dahilan para kabahan o kung ano man. He just probability th

only carry 4 if we want to go in the middle." Caio came w

ang hindi mapat

l we get an

e. We ne

eng lima yung

tumingin sa akin si Cai ha

ts sunscree

i Kuya Nic

e sun is setting,

oing in the middle of the sea,"

. I have." S

alaga ako ng sunscreen

ka

ng ako patungo sa upuang kahoy sa bandang gilid ng kamalig at naupo. I posi

d Cai who's talking. I don't care about what ang

bang kausap pa rin si Kuya, iniwas ko iyon. Instead,

bette

h?" Bulong ko sa sarili habang patuloy sa

op of a mountain range. Napakalayo na n

ree..." I exclaimed a

over there," someone wi

mazing..." I said an

ap ko. Caio. He's looking at the tree when I l

re now ready

head and sca

and soft-boy vibe when his facial features say otherwise

ing?" Tumayo ako

mababasa 'to

e of that..." he answere

ask? It's a w

o akong n

t very kind at all. He's annoying and seems to be someone

atin sa bangka

ko

A

g maglakad patungo

o l

d walking after h

sa kanya, sal

d carry 4 excluding the fis

smaller. It cannot carr

th you and I'll go with the other group? Or maybe Kuy

have to be

my girlfrie

. I'm trying t

ndi?" Nicolai's shout

napalingon ni

thing and the motor was heard. Nauna na ang isang grupo. Apat sila ang naroon na walang kasamang

!" Bulalas ko at tumakbo

and the motor started. I g

th. Do you ha

anymore," naiinis na sagot ko ngunit nagla

me riding the boat. Then, his hand transferred to my bar

ng naramdaman. Gosh, this stupid skin o

od?" Ca

gue

na rin

Manong," nakangiting

a'am. In

o nang umalis siya at tinulak ang b

agdadala ng b

Marunong ho 'yan." Sa

lingon kay Caio na may h

r starte

Miss." He said againts t

immediately reached h

tatawang t

lang!" Malakas na sigaw ko dahil baka

so I suddenly lost my balan

napaupo sa

t ang isang kamay. Habang ang isa niyang kamay ay nakahawak sa ma

mahuhulog ka,"

ong makaupo nang m

n ang plano niyo. You're being inconsidera

are being impatient," sabi

Naniningkit ang mga ma

ropped to my chest. My heart raced suddenly, and I

his tongue, he swiftly took off h

the

s not good to expose i

g sulok n

Or should I just u

sking him. Sinuot

. It smells outrageously expensive and sexy. I bit

wonder how it would fe

'm losing my

view, not my shirt." Tila bumalik ak

t. I could even tell that you have a ba

opped to h

ko ang matigas niyang dibdib at abs. N

m kong iyon ang una kong magugustuhan sa isang lalaki

us, who are you f

galit naman ako

ukha. Tumingin ako sa tabing-dagat na mala

le of the sea, and many feet above the seafloor. But the view of the v

e the mountains are kissing the sea. But the view here is different. It looks like a w

sabit lang sa leeg ko. I decid

muscular arm snaked on my

agawa niya. He'll be responsible for whatever may happen to m

kay Dad?" I asked as I continue taking photos. May

ness," he answered joking

s?" I ask

ll we get tho

ensive th

ko yata a

kwenta kausap," n

as telling

e from behind us. It accele

ile laughing with another guy. Siy

indi mabati. Masakit ang tingin niya sa

ur boyfriend with another girl. Not to ment

ana 'to. Bakit ako

names?" Tano

itrato kahit na papalayo

o is who's sitting with Emerald. Ne

holding, and we started speeding

s on my stomach went wild. Na

ng pagtaranta ko kaya mas hinigp

t my

ured me. Tumango ako at sinubukang paka

es of blats, chirps, then clicks. Kaagad

said as he gently pushed

onishment as I see the dolphins swi

," nagmamadaling sabi ko at dali

them swimming away. It made my h

g sa America?" Cai asked

t ngayon ay patungo

to beaches. Honestly

like clubs,

ako su

y attention. It seems to be shallower in that a

arili sa pagkukuha ng mga pictures. There's a river that meets the sea here. Instead o

lawang babaeng kasama ni Kuya sa isang b

ama sina Valdemar at Rocco mat

g down too?" Lumingon ako kay Cai.

ll many feet surpassing my heigh

a at tuluyan nang

ur girls. Nagkakatinginan na s

d to dislike me. Or much mor