Chapter XVII
"Viel." Sagot lang ni Vincent sa Dyosang kararating lang.
'Viel? siya ba yung kid sister ni Sarih?' tanong ni Sky sa sarili, she heard last year lang ito nagbalikbayan, sabi ni Marcus sa US daw ito lumaki with their mother dahil seperated ang parents nila Sarih. She looks familiar but it's weird, she didn't got the chance to meet her until now, since hindi siya nakasama last summer sa pagbisita dito.
"Your one and only!" nakangiting sagot ni Viel as she sat on the chair next to Vincent.
"Sky this is Viel, kapatid ni Sarih-"
"Hi!" She cut him off and smiled at her pero hindi pa siya nakakasagot bumaling na ulit to kay Vincent.
"I am so psyched to see you! I'm so glad you still came back.. Well you know.. ahm after considering what happened last year.."
"Regular naming dinadalaw dito si SARIH every summer. Diba Sky?"
Sky got curious as to what happened last year pero hindi nalang siya nagtanong. Nahahalata naman niyang pinipilit lang siyang isali ni Vincent sa usapan dahil obvious namang hindi interesado si Viel sa kahit ano o sino maliban kay Vincent.
"Yeah matampuhin kasi yang si Sarih" She faked a smile and excused herself. Vincent looks like he was about to stop her but she didn't let him.
Bumalik siya sa kwarto at kinuha ang phone niya.
'6 New messages'
Lahat galing kay Hunter. Kinukumusta nito kung gising na ba siya, ayaw daw nitong tawagan siya at baka makaistorbo pa sa pgpapahinga niya.
'Hmpf we'll hang out pala huh? bakit diyan ka sa mga unggoy sumama? Magtiis ka.' Kausap ni Sky sa sarili, pinili niyang wag na lang munang magreply dito. Naiinis parin siya, kung isinama siya kanina hindi na sana niya nakita ang warm welcome ni Viel kay Vince. Viel-Vince. Bakit pati pangalan nila bagay? Argh! why do I care?
Lumabas na siya ng kwarto dahil napapansin niyang napapadalas ang pagkausap niya sa sarili. Iniwasan niyang lumingon sa dining area at dumiretso na siya sa labas, she decided to stay on the wooden deck. May garden set doon at tanaw mula sa deck ang dagat.
She was taken by the view and the ambiance. Ang ganda ng sikat ng araw, walang tao sa paligid kaya ang tanging naririnig niya lang ay ang alon at hangin. 'If only, one would take a second to appreciate little things like this, they'll realize that it's true:BEST THINGS ARE FREE' Sky told herself.
She rests her back against the chair and close her eyes.
