Wrath of the Blazing Sun (Isla del Tesoro #3)

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Older Brother

"Rave, stop following me!" I glared at him. "You're annoying!"

Naglalakad ako papunta sa likuran ng school. But this brute kept on following me!

"Ako ang malalagot kay Ruce." Ngumuso siya at patuloy pa ring naglakad sa gilid ko habang nasa bulsa ang dalawang kamay. "Baka ako pa ang maging target ng pamilya mo. Please lang Ruby, gusto ko pang mag-asawa."

Pagak akong tumawa sa sinabi niya. "You?!" I mocked him. "I never imagined that a playboy like you would actually dream of getting married,"

"Stop..." He groaned. "I do have dreams too!"

"Yeah pero hindi ko inaasahan na ganoon. I mean, you?!" I hysterically exclaimed. "Rave, mas paniniwalaan ko pa sana kung ang sinabi mo ay hindi ka magpapatali."

He pouted and glared at me. "You're such a mean friend."

"Sinasabi ko lang ang totoo." I shrugged.

Nanatili ang masamang tingin niya sa akin pero ngumisi lang ako. Rave is such a dramatic person. Mabuti at natagalan ko pa siya bilang kaibigan.

"But seriously, when you fix things... Like everything you need to... Hindi ka ba nangangarap na bumuo ng pamilya?" Seryoso niyang tanong.

I dramatically gazed at him at nanlalaki ang mga matang tumawa ng sarkastiko. I even held my chest to show him how shocked I am.

"Me?! Getting married, having a family, and raising kids?" Umiling ako sa kaniya. "I don't see that happening in the near future, Rave. As in never. No, just no. I can't handle that!"

He smirked at me. "Then wait for the far future,"

"No! I would prefer being single forever! I hate that, Rave. Stress lang iyon!"

He shrugged teasingly. Nauna na sa akin maglakad. "Whatever you say, sana lang ay hindi mo kainin ang mga sinasabi mo. Fate is spontaneous Ruby, it always catch us off-guard."

Masama ang tingin ko habang sinusundan ko ang likod niyang papalayo. I hate that guy! Ako? I will never want to have a family. I don't see myself with kids at all!

Pero bahagya akong natakot sa sinabi ni Rave. Fate is spontaneous? What if it really catch me off-guard? Hindi ko yata kakayanin. I really can't see myself with a husband and kids. Iniisip ko pa lang, kinikilabutan na ako. And what bugs me most, to wander who my husband would be.

Can he handle me? Can he stand up to me? Can he even... love me? Even my family have a hard time handling me. Paano pa kaya ang isang tao na hindi ko kilala? Paano pa kaya ang... asawa ko if ever? Ugh!

I can't even!

"Earth to Ruby," Bulong sa akin ni Rave kaya napapitlag ako.

Tinulak ko ang dibdib niya. Nagulat ako dahil ang lapit ng mukha niya sa akin! "Rave, ano ba! Your face is so annoying, huwag mo ilapit sa akin!"

He chuckled and stood up straight. "Oo nga pala, kailangan kong ilayo. Baka mahulog ka sa akin, delikado."

I glared at him. "Never! Eww!"

"Well, well, well... Andito ka na. I thought you got tired and quit. Mali pala ako,"

Nag-angat ako ng tingin at nakita si Odds. He was wearing his creepy and ugly smile. Mukha siyang clownfish.

"You got a hostage again," Tinuro ko ang hila-hila nilang lalaki. Dala ng mga tauhan ni Odds. There were like... yeah, too many. Gaya nga ng sabi ni Rave.