The Dangerous Turkish Man (Dangerous Shadows series 1)

Chapter 5

Nang narating ko ang dulo sa may kabilang parte ng isla ay nakita ko ang mga taong nagsu-surf, mayroon din na nag sta-stand-up paddle boarding, may iilan din doong mga speedboats, may sail boats, at may iilang mga jetskii na nakaparada lang sa tubig.

Agad akong napatingin sa isang kiosk na may mga surf boards sa labas nito, I immediately went to it and rented a board.

Luckily there were lockers nearby na pupwedeng mapag-iwanan ng gamit, I wore a kind of plastic band that I wrapped on my wrist na ginagamit para ma unlock ang locker.

Kinuha ko na ang nirentahan kong surfboard, at tumakbo papunta sa pang-pang, as soon as I hit the knee-high-water ay ibinaba ko na ang surfboard at pumatong na dito, then I started to paddle my arms on the water to search for a nice wave.

Nang nasa may malalim na ako na parte ay agad akong napatingin sa isang malaki-laking alon na papalapit sa akin, agad ko namang hinanda ang sarili at ang aking board as the wave catches up on my back.

When I finally feel the wave behind my board ay akin nang inihanda ang sariling makatayo, I balanced myself as I bent my knees slightly, I then tried to do a flip in the finale, and luckily I did.

Matapos kung ginawa ang flip ay nahulog na ako sa tubig, my lips were stretched into a smile as I feel contented, and happy at the same time dahil nagagawa ko parin ang mag flip sa ere kahit paman halos ilang taon na simula nang mag surf ako sa dagat.

How longvwas it? 3 to 5 years?

Agad na akong lumangoy paitaas upang mahanap kung nasaan na ang board ko, nang makita ito ay lumangoy na ako patungo rito.

"Hey, that was rad!", napatingin ako sa isang australianong babae na nakatingin sa akin, her cheeks were red, namumula na din halos ang buo niyang katawan dahil sa araw, she shows me her white teeth as she smiles while looking at me.

"Thank you", nakangiti kong sagot, "Are you perhaps from Hawaii?", napalingon naman ako sa isang lalaking australiano na nasa kabila ko namang gilid, and he looked just like the girl, so I assumed that he was her twin.

"No, from the Philippines...", sagot ko rito at pumaibabaw na sa aking board, tumango-tango naman ito, "By the way the names Ashton, and over there is my twin, Ashley", pagpapakilala nito habang nakangiti, I also gave him, and his twin a friendly smile, "Ysrielle...", sagot ko naman.

"So hey, Ysrielle, wanna catch some waves with us?", nakangiting tanong sa akin ni Ashley, tumango nalamang ako at sabay na kaming tatlo na nag paddle para makahanap ng malaking alon.

The three of us enjoyed each other's company as we surf on the waves, the twins even had a contest, in which they showed their skills in surfing.

The two did their best on finding the largest waves, and the one who stays on their board the longest ay ang winner.

Napahanga ako dahil parehas silang maggaling, at first ay si Ashley ang mas nakakalamang, ngunit sa huli ay tinalo siya ni Ashton, he stayed on his board longer even after the flips he did in mid-air.

"Well, I won sis", sabi ni Ashton as he smirks at his sister, inirapan naman siya ni Ashley, "You got lucky bro, I should've won, but my ankle is really killing me", natawa naman si Ahston ng malakas, "Oh come on! You're ankle was just fine a while ago, you just can't admit that I am better than you", nakakalokong sinabi nito sa kapatid, at mas lalong tumalim ang titig sa kaniya ni Ashley.

"Shut-up Ashton!", naiinis nitong sinabi, ngunit tumawa nalang ng mahina ang kaniyang kapatid, I couldn't help but smile habang nakikinig at pinapanuod ang dalawa na nag-aaway, it reminds me of me and my little brother.