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"Ang tagal naman ni Eril..." yamot na banggit ni Beth.
Nilingon ko siya pero si Cleo ang sumagot.
"Maya-maya. Baka may mga inaayos pa roon sa building nila sa Lucap. Alam mo naman..."
I didn't bother to second the motion. Natahimik ang paligid dahil hindi na rin ako sumagot.
Nanghihina ako habang pinagmamasdan siya ngayon. He's too happy. I can see that with how his lips curve when he laughed with Jack.
"Bakit parang naging maingay iyang si Gavin? Kaninang umaga mukhang masungit. Anong nangyari, ha Sid?" Cleo interrupted the silence.
"Nakakapagtaka ba iyon? Anyone who gets along with Jackal will be as crazy as him. Malamang nahawa na iyan..." Sumagot si Beth.
Hindi ko sila nilingon at nanatili akong nakabaling sa mga kasama naming lalaki sa ibaba.
They're all enjoying while trying to make the fire grew enough in the middle of the sand. It's almost eight in the evening. The girls are up at the villa to prepare for the bonfire session.
Kaming tatlo lang ang naiwan rito sa pavilion. Beth, Cleo, and me.
"So ang ibig mo bang sabihin, baliw na rin tayo?" tanong uli ni Cleo na isang beses kong sinulyapan.
"Of course, not! Kayo kaya ni Jack ang madalas magkasama ngayon. So ibig sabihin..." May panunuya sa tono ni Beth.
She giggled after that. Asar na asar si Cleo habang hindi na tumigil sa pagtawa iyong isa. Hindi ko na sila pinansin. I'm preoccupied with I don't know.
Lumilipad ang utak ko... Naglalakbay ang mga mata ko kung saan siya ngayon masayang nakikipagtawanan kay Jack, Mike, at Dave.
I can feel his genuine happiness by the way he laughs. Si Jack ay isang beses siyang tinapik sa balikat. While Mike and Dave giggled at him over something.
Napakagat ako sa labi nang sa isang iglap ay sa akin na pala nakatuon ang kanyang pansin.
He gestured at me, as if he wants me down the seaside. Pagkatapos ay umangat ang dulo ng kanyang labi.
I flashed a weak smile. Sumenyas ako sa kanyang bababa ako mamaya. He nodded, too. Pagkatapos ay muling nakipagtawanan kina Jack.
How can he be so happy after what happened? How can he just laugh like that? Halos ayaw kong banggitin sa sarili ko ang nangyari kanina lang. Halos ayaw kong maalala ngunit tinatraydor ako ng sistema ko.
We kissed...
And how can he be so okay with that? Ayos lang ba talaga?
I mean I know I was about to break a lot of rules when we did that. Pero bakit parang ako lang ata talaga ang natatakot? I wish I could also be strong like him. I hope I could find the strength to just push everything about us like what he is doing.
Kasi nakahanda ako. Handa akong baliin lahat ng patakaran, basta mahanap ko lang ang lakas para rito. But how do you really find the strength for this? Sapat na ba ang nararamdaman ko? Sapat na ba ang mga nararamdaman namin?
"You look gorgeous..." Beth touched the ends of my hair.
"Ikaw rin, ano..." Ngumisi ako sa kanya.
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Damned Hearts #Wattys2016
Chick-LitCassiedy Floren was one of the two daughters of the Cua's. She was destined for riches. She was bound to take over the half of Luminance Group. She was expected to be prim because she will one day carry out the legacy of their family. Or maybe not...