An Affair to Remember

1st Daylight

Dedicated to my Miss Ann na coincidentally eh isa ding Levine! (Hmmmm ... bakit kaya?!) Thanks for becoming a fan Miss Ann ... Enjoy reading!

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KEON

When I woke up, I looked at the time on my phone. Wow 5:00 in the morning. Nasobrahan naman ata ako ng aga sa paggising. I arrived at this resort at around 4 pm yesterday. I didn't make any reservations so I chose the first resort that I saw. I was too damn tired to choose. Pero okay na rin 'tong resort na ito. Maraming kainan sa tabi. I'll be staying here for the next six days. I need steady supply of food. After I ate yesterday, I went straight to bed.That was around 5pm ... maybe. 12 hours na rin akong nakatulog. No matter how hard I tried, I can't go back to sleep.

I decided to text Nikki. I might forget texting her later.

To: Nikkiheart

ALIVE

I heard my phone's message tone.

From: Nikkiheart

ALIVE

Aba! Ang aga rin n'yang magising! I want to ask her more details. Kumusta naman kaya sya? Nasaang lupalop ng Pilipinas kaya s'ya? Kaso yung rules nga n'ya bawal magtanong na kung anu-ano about the vacation. Ano ba namang klaseng rules yun? S'ya lang naman gumawa dun eh. Bakit nga ba ako pumayag uli? At bakit ko nga ba naisipang dito pumunta?

The place ... the nature ... looks great --- no doubt. Pero ano namang activities ang gagawin ko dito? 6 days .... I think I'll be f*ckin' bored here. Wala pa man din gaanong bakasyunista. It's the last week of June. Off-peek ang season. Pero himala dahil ang ganda ng weather. Wala pa sigurong namumuong kahit anong bagyo. Buti naman. Ayoko namang magbakasyon na bumabagyo sa labas. That would be worse ...

I might as well take advantage of the view here. Magjojogging nalang ako along the beach. I got my ipod, put my earphones on, and went out of my cottage.

5:15am palang. 'Di pa sumisikat ang araw pero medyo maliwanag na.Ano ba tawag dito? Twilight? Dawn? Basta yun!

I started jogging. This is nice. I'm gonna do this everyday. Ang sarap ng hangin. Fresh. Walang bahid ng usok. Tahimik din. Iyong alon lang ang naririnig ko.

Then I saw something. Rather ... I saw someone. A woman. Sitting on a big rock. Nakatingin sa horizon. Mukhang hinihintay n'ya ang sunrise. This is interesting. Parang ako rin gusto kong umupo sa batong iyon at hintayin ang pagsikat ng araw.

I came near the rock. I removed my earphones. "Pwedeng makiupo?" I asked.

Tinignan muna niya ako mula ulo hanggang paa. She stared at me for about 10 seconds. Then biglang tumawa nang mahina.

"Bakit kelangan mo pang magpaalam? Hindi naman akin 'tong malaking batong 'to?" She said smiling. Tapos tingin uli sya sa horizon.

"Thanks," 'yun lang nasabi ko. Eh ano pa nga ba ang sasabihin ko eh nasupalpal na ako kaagad. Napatingin nalang din ako sa horizon.

Hindi na kami nag imikan nitong babaeng katabi ko. Di ko din kasi alam kung anong sasabihin ko. Baka supalpalin uli ako.

After a few minutes, the sun started to shine. It was breathtaking. Walang ganito sa Manila.

"Wow," nasabi ko nang malakas.

"Breathtaking, right?" yung babae, biglang nagsalita.

I looked at her, "Yah ... ang ganda!" Nasabi ko nalang smiling at her.