Unexpectedly Attached To You

Chapter 19

The rest of the week passed and now I was sitting on my bed staring at my suitcase waiting for my friends' call.

It was the first day of our trip to Batanes for Trixy's 17th birthday. Hindi parin ako nakakapagpaalam sa kuya ko. But both my parents now know. Yes, even Anthony. I felt like I needed to tell him. Kasi kung tatanggapin na niya ako bilang anak niya kailangan ko din naman siyang ituring na magulang ko.

Noah and I are still a little shaky but we're getting better. Sinusubukan ko pa'ring tanggapin at kalimutan na ang mga nalaman ko and I think that this trip would help a lot with that. Pero like my brother, hindi din ako nagpaalam kay Noah.

I was deep in thought, contemplating if I should call him and tell him i'm leaving for 3 days. But the loud noise of my phone ringing just decided that for me.

"Andito na kami sa labas." Maikling sabi ni Grey sa kabilang linya ng telepono. I asked him to pick me up because his house was the closest to mine.

I slowly took my suitcase down the stairs trying my best not to make a noise para hindi magising yung Kuya ko.

I thought I was the only one riding with Grey papuntang airport pero nakita ko si Azira na nakasakay sa passenger's seat kaya I sat in the backseat while Grey took my stuff and put it in his trunk.

Tahimik lang kami sa byahe papuntang airport because it was so early in the morning that none of us had the energy to talk yet. At alam ko na agad na mayroon saamin na hindi pa natutulog at all. Like Azira who was dead asleep next to Grey.

I tried my best to fall asleep para hindi ko isipin nang isipin yung fact na hindi ako nagpaalam sa kuya ko and sa boyfriend ko.

I had my earphones in and had my eyes closed kahit na hindi pa ako tulog.

Soon after, ginising ako ni Grey. Nakita ko din si Azira na gisng na. Pareho niya kaming inabutan ng tig-isang baso ng take-out coffee.

"Ang sweet mo naman po." Inaantok pang biro ni Zira.

"Mapait 'yang kape mo." He joked back.

Saglit lang nakarating na kami sa airport at noong nakumpleto na kami, sabay sabay kaming pumasok and waited for our flight.

"Ang aga-aga naman ng alis natin Trixy. Hindi ba pwedeng nagbook ka yung medyo hapon naman." Reklamo ko kay Trixy.

"Kayanga kasi. I need more than 2 hours of sleep." Sabat ni Autumn.

"Edi maiwan kayo. Ang dami niyong reklamo. Edi sana bumili kayo ng sarili niyong ticket." Biro niya.

We all tried to joke around to keep each other awake while trying not to disrupt other people.

When we were on the plane, I sat on the window seat next to Trixy.

The flight went smoothly, tahimik lang lahat ng tao dahil sa maaga pa. We all arrived at Batanes at around 6 in the morning.

May sumundo saamin na dalawang sasakyan ng hotel na pina-arrange na ng dad ni Trix. Pag dating naman namin sa hotel nag decide kami agad kung sino ang magkakatabi sa higaan. Dalawa ang hotel room na binook ng dad ni Trixy dahil walo king lahat. Each room had two beds, kaya dalawa kami sa isang higaan. We all decided on me sleeping with Autumn, Trixy sleeping next to Azira, and the boys had a whole room to themselves so we didn't care about their sleeping arrangements.

Natulog muna kaming lahat bago magpaka-saya or gumala sa isla. I still couldn't fall asleep. I felt a little guilt inside of me. Wala naman akong dapat ika-guilty diba? Alam ng parents ko na nandito ako, kaya dapat panatag ako dahil alam nila kung nasaan ako at hindi sila mag-woworry. Pero kahit anong isipin ko nandoon padin yung feeling of guilt.