At The Sunrise

Chapter 7

She can feel someone kissing her in the forehead. And the scent smeels familiar. Minulat ni Yvonne ang kanyang mga mata at laking gulat niya nang makita ang nakangiting mukha ni Zach sa tabi niya. Agad niyang hinigpitan ang hawak sa kumot ng maalalang hinubad niya ang suot kagabi.

"Good morning, lovely wife. How was your sleep?"

"Anong ginagawa mo rito?"

"Waking you up. We're going back to our hotel."

"Fine. Lumabas ka nga. I'm naked under this blanket." saway niya rito.

Agad rumihestro ang pilyong ngiti sa labi ni Zach.

"Do you want me to make love to you, Mrs. Valeria? Just say so, di mo naman kailangang mag-effort na maghubad. I can strip you off everything in seconds."

"You wish, Zach! Ang init kaya kagabi. I did not know you were gonna wake me up this early. Medyo madilim pa sa labas."

"Kaya nga maaga tayong babalik, para hindi tayo abutan ng mataas na araw. Just so you know, you're tanning. At ayaw kong masunog ang balat mo."

"Give me 5 minutes at mag-aayos ako."

"I'd like to stay here and watch you." nakangiting sagot nito.

"Get out!" tinaasan niya na ito ng boses.

"Are you sure you don't want me to make love to you?" pahabol pa nitong tanong habang lumalabas ng tent.

Hindi niya na ito sinagot. Tiningnan niya lang ito ng masama bago isinara ang tent. Mabilis naman siyang nakapag-ayos at agad sumunod rito.

Hindi na niya ito pinansin hanggang sa makasakay siya nang bangka. Silang dalawa na lang ng tour guide ang nag-abalang ayusin ang mga dala nila pati ang tent. Gusto niya sanang tumulong pero pinigilan siya ni Zach.

10 minutes lang naman ang hinintay niya at agad silang naglayag pabalik ng mainland. The sun was rising. It was the most beautiful sunrise she has ever seen. The amber hue of the sun gave the islands a beautiful view. It was indeed a paradise. She felt cold and hugged herself.

Suddenly, she felt someone embracing from her back. Hindi na niya ito sinaway dahil sadyang malamig ang simoy ng hangin and she was pre occupied with what lies in front of her.

"It was nice looking at the sunset yesterday. And it's better looking at the sunrise now. Do you know what's special about these?"

"Yeah. We are in a paradise."

"No. Because I get to see it with you. It feels good."

Natahimik siya. Hindi niya alam kung anong isasagot dito. He lean his head on her shoulders. Everything felt good. They were a perfect scene of lovers on a beautiful place. Pero isa lang ang hindi tama, they don't love each other. But something tells her maybe it's possible they fall in love. Napakatagal ng 8 taon. Sinong nakakalaam kung anong pwedeng mangyari. The possibilities of her falling in love with Zach worries her. Paano kung hindi siya kayang mahalin ni Zach? Ayaw niyang masaktan at umasa.

She closed her eyes and felt the moment. Ayaw niya munang isipin ang sitwasyon nila. Everything is doing well and she does not want to spoil the moment. She recalled what they did yesterday. It was an amazing vacation. It felt like she does not wanna go home. She smiled at the thought. She leaned her body against his. His arms still wrapped around her. She still closed her eyes savoring the moment until sleep took her away again.

"Hey, we're here." marahang pukaw sa kanya ni Zach.

Agad niyang minulat ang mga mata. The has come up and it's already 7am.