As expected, Cory woke a little later than usual since getting drunk last night wasn't supposed to happen, but she ended up drinking a few from that beer and she was snoring all through the night.
Nauna akong nagising sa kanya kaya maaga na rin akong naligo. As I walked out of the shower that was the moment she woke up. When she saw me drying up my hair with a towel in front of her, she then realized what was going on. Mabilis siyang napabangon sa kinahihigaan niya at mabilis na dumiretsyo papunta sa CR.
I hold onto her shoulder when she passed by me.
"Kalma ka lang muna," aniko. "Good morning?"
"Anong oras na?"
"Alas y dies pa lang naman," aniko. "Maaga pa naman so 'wag kang magmadali. Okay ka na ba? Mabigat ba ulo mo o kung ano man?"
She shook her head. "Hindi naman... okay naman ako? Bakit ano bang nangyari?"
I grinned shaking my head. "Nothing. Sige na, maligo ka na kung gusto mo."
Hindi ko na siya pinigilan pa at dumiretsyo na siya ng banyo. Nagbihis na rin naman ako at inayos ang bagahe ko. Later today, we'll be finally flying to Cuyo and for the first time after a few years, I'll be coming back home to my homeland.
Some people may not understand the decision I made when I left my hometown to live in Coron, but there's more to life rather than I let myself boxed into a cycle I wouldn't be able to grow. I could always go back to Cuyo, as always.
Later on, Cory shouted my name inside the bathroom.
"Yes? Need mo ba ako sa loob to scrub your back?" I asked.
"Gagi, hindi! I forgot my underwear! Nalaglag ko ata. Nandiyan lang 'yon sa tabi ng kama, pakisilip nga at pakikuha."
"Lumabas ka na riyan," aniko. "Okay lang naman. Hindi naman ako sisilip."
"Leche! Kunin mo na!"
I cackled as she ordered me to grab her underwear. I looked for it and it was there lying on the ground. I picked it up and I went to the bathroom where her hand is already waiting for it. As I handed it over, she snatched it and closed the door abruptly.
Later on, she was rolling her eyes at me when she stepped out of the shower.
"Oh, ano na namang ginawa ko?"
"Napaka mo."
"Huh? Ano ngang ginawa ko?"
Hindi na niya ako sinagot kung hindi tumuloy siya sa maleta niya kung saan niya tinupi ang pinalitang damit. I told her I got us some food from the resto below and I know we wouldn't be able to spend time eating breakfast downstair.
Cory stepped out to the balcony and I was watching her inside the room. I'm not sure what was going in her head right now, but what happened recently brought us much closer. It wasn't the trip we expected to happen since we were meaning to have fun and experience El Nido for the first time, but we fell on the wrong side and I hope she didn't blame herself for it.
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Palawan: As Told by Douglas
RomanceLet's travel Palawan in Douglas' eyes. Douglas Alejandria, a son of Cuyo's Vice Mayor, decided to leave their hometown and live alone and work his ass out to live in Coron. It was all good until one tourist came and changes the course of the world f...