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CHAPTER 48

BIELLE'S POV

Nag-memeryanda kami ngayon sa cottage near the beach ng island.

Gel: Someone is missing, where's andy and kuya ben?
Sam: Maybe they're just roaming around. Ang sarap ng mga pagkain.
Yuri: Halata nga na sarap na sarap ka eh mabuti natitiis ka ni gel sa katakawan mo.
Sam: Kahit ganito ako, gel loves me and I love her.
All: Ayyiee! Hahaha.

Namula naman si gel.

Bryle: Basta ako love na love ko si yuri.
Brent: I love dawn.
Myco: I love irene.
Jack: I love lyra.
Rj: And I love lalah,
Boys: Hahaha ayyiee! Namumula ang mga gf.
Ako: Eh kayong mga single pa at LDR, sino love nyo?
Boys: Eh di kayong lahat girls! Hahaha.
Dawn: Eh ikaw bryx sino love mo?
Ako: Syempre kayo.
Yuri: Kami o siya? Hahaha.
Ako: Bahala kyo dyan, c.r lang ako.

Umalis na ako, rinig ko na nagtatawanan sila. Lakad lang ako ng lakad pero di ko mahanap yung c.r kaya nagtanong nalang ako sa mga tauhan.

Ako: Kuya saan po yung c.r?
Boy: Dun po resthouse na yun meron at palaging bukas po yung bahay, bata pa po ako ma'am. Ngayon ko lang po kita nakita dito.
Ako: Ay bisita lang ako dito, kasama ko si Ar. Vargas.
Boy: Ay si kuya andy po? I'm dom po, taga-bantay ng resthouse. Samahan na po kita.
Ako: Just call me ate bryx, matagal kana ba nagtratrabaho dito?
Dom: Opo, kuya ben and kuya andy adopted me when I was a baby. They seen me in the streets, crying. Pinag-aral nila ako just like the other kids here na nag-aalaga nitong island.
Ako: Anong year mo na ba? Ang galing mo mag-english.
Dom: 3rd year highschool po, kuya andy sometimes come here to teach us. He said that we kids are like his brothers and we felt the same to both of them. That's why as a payback we take care of this island.
Ako: Dom why is this island called AB Island?
Dom: We don't know pero what I know po is this island was dedicated to a very special someone of the architects. Nandito na po pala tayo, punta lang po ako ng kusina. Sira po ngayon yung c.r sa kusina kaya sa right hallway po yung isang c.r.

Medyo matagal ako sa c.r. Pagkatapos ko mag-c.r, pabalik na ako sa kay dom ng may narinig akong music sa isang room. Sinilip ko kung sino yung nagpapatugtog, it's andy playing the piano.

You and I
We're like fireworks and symphonies exploding in the sky
With you, I'm alive
Like all the missing pieces of my heart, they finally collide

So stop time right here in the moonlight,
Cause I don't ever want to close my eyes

Without you, I feel broke
Like I'm half of a whole
Without you, I've got no hand to hold
Without you, I feel torn
Like a sail in a storm
Without you, I'm just a sad song
I'm just a sad song

With you I fall
It's like I'm leaving all my past in silhouettes up on the wall
With you I'm a beautiful mess
It's like we're standing hand in hand with all our fears up on the edge

So stop time right here in the moonlight,
Cause I don't ever want to close my eyes

Without you, I feel broke
Like I'm half of a whole
Without you, I've got no hand to hold
Without you, I feel torn
Like a sail in a storm
Without you, I'm just a sad song
I'm just a sad song

You're the perfect melody
The only harmony
I wanna hear
You're my favorite part of me
With you standing next to me
I've got nothing to fear

Without you, I feel broke
Like I'm half of a whole
Without you, I've got no hand to hold
Without you, I feel torn
Like a sail in a storm
Without you, I'm just a sad song

Without you, I feel broke
Like I'm half of a whole
Without you, I've got no hand to hold
Without you, I feel torn
Like a sail in a storm
Without you, I'm just a sad song
I'm just a sad song

After he sang, he puts his head in the piano.

???: Ehem.
Ako: Ah eh hi kuya ben. Sorry for trespassing.
Ben: He always sing that song when he come here. It's ok, bryx let's go for a walk.

Naglakad kami, after a few minutes umupo kami sa beach sand.

Ben: Bryx I know who you are in andy's life.
Ako: Kuya I don't understand him.
Ben: Do you love andy?
Ako: Yes, I love him so much.
Ben: That song was for you. He told me that sometimes he regret some things in his life.
Ako: He regrets meeting me?
Ben: Bryx that's not what I meant. When I met andy, I see my little brother in him.
Ako: Little brother po?
Ben: My brother and dad died in a car accident, me and my mom are the only one who survived.
Ako: Sorry po kuya.
Ben: It's ok. Andy is strong and fearless in the outside but he's weak and afraid in the inside. Bryx don't give up on andy.
Ako: I won't kuya, now that we're starting to be friends again.
Ben: And bryx make him realized that being with you is the greatest thing that's going to happen to him and that's he's not alone, ok?
Ako: I wish I had a kuya like you.
Ben: I can be your kuya.
Ako: Really po?
Ben: Yes.
Ako: Thank kuya ben. (Sabay hug)

We talked while watching the waves of the water. After a few minutes napag-isipan na namin bumalik sa cottage.

???: UNCLE BEN!!!

Isang little boy ang lumapit kay kuya ben.

Ben: Dani? What are you doing here? Where's lola angie?
Boy: Lola is cooking in the kitchen po.
Ben: Sneaky little boy.

The boy looked at me.

Boy: Are you my mommy?
Ben: Ah dani, she is kuya's little sister.
Boy: Why is she not little like me?
Ben: Ah eh.
Ako: Hi baby boy, I have grown-up na kaya I'm not little anymore. So what's your name baby?
Boy: I'm Daniel po, you can call me Dani.
Ako: Nice name, I'm ate bryx.
Dani: Your so beautiful po, I wish you we're my mommy but dad said he's still finding my mom.
Ako: Who's your dad baby?
Dani: He's name is...... (Tinakpan ni kuya yung mouth ni dani)
Ben: Enough muna dani, bryx mauna kana sa cottage at ihatid ko lang si dani.
Dani: Uncle I want to go with ate bryx po please, I might just disturb lola in the kitchen.
Ako: We will take him kuya, the gang will love him.
Ben: Ah eh ok, let's go then.

Binuhat ko si dani, I look at him, he's a handsome little boy. When this boy grow up, pagkakaguluhan ito ng mga girls.