We drove for about 45 minutes. Like she promised, she droved steadily and slowly. Sumakit lang ng konti yung ulo ko dahil sa tagal na byahe at sa hangin.
"Hey, are you okay?" She asks when she sees me massaging my head.
"Nahilo lang sa byahe. Ikaw, hindi ka ba nahilo?" Lumapit siya sa akin at tinitigan ako. I feel uneasy with her stare.
"No, nasanay na kasi ako pag nag momotor. Let me see." Inalis niya ang kamay ko sa pagkakahawak tsaka niya minasahe ang temples ko. "I'm sorry. I'll use my car next time." She says it too gently and softly. I bet my face resembles a ripe tomatoe now.
"No. It's fine. Hindi lang ako sanay." Hinawi ko yung dalawa niyang kamay.
"Did you enjoy it tho?" She ask curriosly.
"Yeah, of course." Ang sagot ko. To be honest it was scary at first pero nung tumagal nag eenjoy na ako. Ang sarap sa feeling ng pag hampas ng hanggin sa mukha ko. It feels like an adventure. An adventure i wanna try again.
"Nag enjoy ka sa kakayakap sa kin, no?" Pag bibiro niya at may kasama pang kindat.
"Ang kapal." She laugh out loud.
"Higpitan mo pa next time, muntik ka na kasing mahulog." Tsaka niya ako kinindatan.
"No! I will never ride that thing again." Nag walk out ako at dumretso sa daan kahit hindi ko alam kung tama.
"Hey, that's not the way." She called out then she grab my hands and guide me to the right direction.
"You go, first." Ang sabi ko tapos kumalas ako sa pagkaka hawak niya sa kamay ko.
Pinark namin yung motor sa isang garahe na iilan lang ang mga sasakyan na nandon. Napapalibutan kami ng mga puno. Nasa gitna ata kami ng kagubatan.
"Nasan ba tayo? Bakit nandito tayo sa gubat?"
"You'll see. We just need to walk for a minute. Please be patient." Ilang minuto pa kaming nag lakad sumasakit na ang mga paa ko.
"We're here at the beach na." She shouts.
First time ko lang makarating sa lugar na to, i haven't even heard of this place before. Para siyang lugar na iilan lang ang nakaka alam.
I've been in this province all my life but i don't know this place exist but how come this Manila girl knew this picturesque place?
Stretching before us is the beach with a surpisingly whitesand. The sun greated us with its heat. I miss this feeling.
"How did you know this place and why are we at a beach?"
"I have an art room here." I look at her from head to toe pero na huli niya ako.
"I didn't know that you're passionate on the craft." She chuckle.
"Minata mo pa ako ha. Why? Hindi ba obvious." Umikot siya bigla.
"Unfortunately, hindi."
"I always get that comment on people. I can't blame them nor you." She shrugs.
"What I mean is you seem to be free spirited kind of person. Like you are more on doing adventurous stuff than holding a brush or a chisel."
"You're a deep person and an observant one. I like it about you. Sometimes you're in your deep thought and I can't help not to stare at you." Something is wrong with my heart. It's pounding hard nonstop.
"Stop it." She laughed.
"The water is calling me. Do you wanna swim?"
"Tempting but we have some things to do." Ang sagot ko.
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