Chasing Fire

CHAPTER 11

Hindi ko alam kung gaano katagal bago ako naging komportable sa pwesto namin ni Abiz.

I am lying on his chest and the way his fingers brush my hair is very relaxing. Parang kaunti na lang ay makakatulog na ako pero pinipilit kong huwag na muna. I want to savor this moment. I still want to feel his warmth.

"I'm sorry about what happened, Ami."

Napatingala ako sa kanya nang bigla siyang magsalita. His eyes are making me more drown in love with him.

Sumilay ang kanyang ngisi bago hinalikan ang aking ulo.

"Noong pinatigil kitang kumanta sa byahe, noong nahuli mo akong hinahalikan noong babae. Damn! The latter is an asshole thing."

I wasn't able to stop myself from chuckling. Abiz Almere! I can't believe I have him in this way.

"Yeah right. The latter is you being an asshole while the first one is you being in love with me."

Tumigil ang kamay niya sa paghaplos ng aking buhok. Kaagad akong napatingala sa kanya at nadatnan ko ang nakaawang niyang bibig. I thought I spit out the wrong thing until he reached me with his arms and hugged me so tight.

Kasing bilis ng tibok ng puso niya ang tibok ng akin.

"God, Amnity Desilva! I never thought that love would feel this way."

I felt how my heart skipped a beat, how the butterflies in my stomach went in to a chaos and how I felt so electrified.

Nagising ako kinaumagahan dahil sa sinag ng araw. I'm all alone on the bed. Kinusot ko ang mga mata ko at saktong bumukas naman ang pintuan ng banyo.

"Good morning, lady," ani Abiz at hinalikan ako sa noo.

Pakiramdam ko tuloy ay gising na gising na ako dahil sa pagdampi ng malamig niyang labi. Tumayo na lang ako atsaka nagmartsa patungong banyo.

I just hate my morning face and hair. Nakaligo na siya at nanunuot pa sa katawan niya ang halimuyak ng shower gel samantalang ako ay gulong-gulo pa.

I was wearing a high-waist shorts and a bikini top. As expected, hindi na naman makakalusot kay Abiz itong suot ko.

"You're showing off too much of your skin, Amnity."

"And that's because I do not want you to leave my side. Sa seaside tayo mamaya and probably, there will be tons of girls."

Ipinasok ko sa maliit kong bag ang swimsuit na gagamitin ko mamaya sa pag-swimming pagkatapos naming mag-almusal.

"I'm not going to leave your side, Amnity. Hell! Just put on something! We won't go out of this room with that!"

Abiz stayed true to his words! Sumalampak siya sa maliit na sofa nang magkasalubong ang kilay. Oh no. I did not mean to piss him off. I was just actually teasing him. Ayaw ko lang kasing ma-hassle mamaya sa pagbibihis. Besides, I'm sure that Hera and the girls are wearing the same.

"Come on, Abiz. Maliligo tayo sa dagat mamaya, what do you want me to wear?"

Nagtaas siya ng kilay nang lingunin ako.

"Just. Wear. Something. That's not. Too. Revealing."

I know that he won't back off on this. Napairap na lamang ako at kinalkal ang bag ko. I found a loose crop top. Kaagad ko iyong ipinatong.

I crossed my arms right in front of him. Nakataas pa rin ang kanan niyang kilay.

"Shall we go now, Mr. Almere?"

Mabilis niya akong hinigit at pumunta kami sa cottage di kalayuan sa tabing-dagat. Naroon na sila Hera. Saka ko lamang napagtanto na kami na lang ang kulang dahil naroon na rin ang mga kaibigan niya.