"Kelan nga ulit alis mo, dude?" Seb asked Jaxx as we were driving to Batangas. He was seated beside me at the back while Ace drove and Jaxx was shotgun.
"Two weeks from now."
"Two weeks from now is July 31. Sabi mo August 1st week alis mo." Masungit na sagot ni Seb. Ramdam ko ang pag-irap niya kahit na naka-shades sya, kahit wala pang araw dahil alas-singko pa ng umaga.
"August 3, 11:45 PM flight going to Seoul, then New York. Two days after, I'll fly to Pennsylvania. Happy?"
"Sinong bestfriend mo doon?"
"Syempre, ulol ka."
"Two weeks." bulong ko sa sarili ko.
"May sinasabi ka Carbuncle?" ako na naman pinagdiskitahan ni Seb.
"Leche, kay Val mo nakuha yan, ano?" I glared at him. "Pakilakasan nga ang music, maingay masyado tong katabi ko."
"Ang tahimik nyo e, parang pupunta tayo ng purenarya sa Batangas! I thought we were going to the beach?" reklamo ni Seb
"Nasa beach ang purenarya." Bara ni Jaxx.
"Tamang-tama, pa embalsamo ka na, mukha ka namang patay eh."
"Guys, shut the fuck up! It's five in the morning and ingay-ingay nyo na. Buti sana if nagpakape kayo, hindi naman!" Ace interrupted them. Thank God for a referee!
"Oh, speaking of coffee, I made you one. Here." Tamang-tama nakapila kami sa tollbooth. Inabot ko sa kanya ang travel mug na may lamang iced soy latte. It was Ace's favorite drink as of late.
"Aw, thanks." He smiled at me through the rearview mirror before taking a sip. "Wow, soy latte! Thanks, Cars! You're the best." his smile widened.
"Sipsip." Seb and Jaxx grumbled and sabay pa tumingin sa labas ng bintana nila.
When we got to the private resort, the staff immediately greeted us. We were here a couple of times for the past year, not counting the times we've visited the years before. Jaxx and Ace were members, as well as Seb's and Chino's parents.
We would come here on a whim whenever we craved for the beach or whenever we would just like to relax. Minsan, we found Jaxx here during one of those times that he was devastated and he just suddenly disappeared without telling anyone. Ace and Chino also frequented this place when their family got too overwhelming. This was their place of solace and in the past year, it has also become mine.
Ace made the reservation this time, picking a small cottage on stilts over the beach. I had no idea how many rooms it had but it was never an issue. We always ended up sleeping in the sala or wherever we would end up drunk.
"Dibs, ako sa sala." Seb said as we entered the cottage. Seb liked sleeping on the couch in front of the TV. Sa mga panahong ganyan, he would be the epitome of a couch potato.
BINABASA MO ANG
Everything She Wanted
RomanceThis is the story of childhood friends turned lovers, turned strangers after the stubborn girl next door Cara chooses to break things off with Jaxx, the cultured drummer boy who was willing to go to the ends of the earth for her. He also happened to...
