He never did

Prologue

With a heavy heart, nagpatuloy ako sa pag-aayos ng mga gamit sa backpack ko. I sighed. Uuwi na kami mamayang tanghali. It's just 5am but we were told na mag-ayos na ng gamit dahil didiretso na kami pabalik ng Maynila after naming magswimming sa resort.

I had fun sa party kagabi. I can't deny that. But I just can't fully be happy because of what I found out. It is hard to pretend that all is well, when in fact I am in a turmoil.

But who am I to ask for more. Who am I to feel jealous and feel possessive of him? We're just friends. I know that. But my heart can't seem to grasp the fact that there's no chance that we could be more than that.

"Guys tara na raw. Para maabutan daw natin 'yung sunrise. At saka 'yung kape pala ni Manong, padala na rin." Rica said pagkapasok niya sa kwarto. Probably it was a message from her mom.

Nagmadali na kami sa paggayak at pagkatigil na pagkatigil ng van sa resort, everyone stormed out of the vehicle, and then ran like Naruto to the beach. Napailing na lang ako. Mga uhaw talaga sa dagat 'tong mga 'to. Langoy na langoy na. 

"Oh bakit hindi ka tumakbo?"

Napalingon ako sa likod ko then I saw Carter with his teasing smile. Then there goes Vina coming towards us. I just smiled.

"Tingin mo naman kasing sabik niyo kong maligo. Excuse me, lagi akong naliligo, so there's no need to be excited. Unlike you guys, 'di siguro kayo naliligo."

Carter was about to answer but Kayla shouted from a distance.

"Manahimik ka, Ja! Alam kong madalang kang maligo dahil lagi mo kong chi-na-chat na hindi ka pa naliligo kasama ng mukha mong oily!"

"Kayla! How dare you! Secret lang 'yung mga photos na 'yun!" I shouted back at her.

Nagtatakbo si Kayla papuntang dagat dahil alam niyang sasaktan ko siya. And of course, my remaining friends who overheard the conversation just laughed. I just laughed, too. Gotta enjoy the remaining hours here in the province,  because surely the stress in Metro as we go back to school tomorrow will be drastic again.

We eventually followed the others sa beach. We just watched the sunrise and seriously, it was so beautiful. I took a single photo then decided to just enjoy the moment.

Napalingon ako sa gilid ko and I can't stop to smile as my friends were also mesmerized by the beauty of it.

I stole a glance from Carter.

But he was busy stealing a glance from Vina who is busy taking a photo of the sunrise. Carter was about to tuck a loose strand of her hair, but I already looked away.

The sunrise is so beautiful to the point that I don't want it to be ruined by my nonsense jealousy. I just brushed it off then smiled, even though my heart feels like being whipped.

Everyone enjoyed swimming. I just smiled watching them. 'Di pa ako sumusunod sa kanila dahil mas gusto kong kumuha muna ng mga pictures. The beach, the sky, the sand, and the smiles of my friends, they are all breathtaking.

I just took a shot of everything. Minsan lang kaming makumpleto sa isang gala. And I can't help myself  but to take a picture of it. I really never expected to have these people in my life.

I don't even know what would I do if I haven't met them. I just can't imagine how sad and lonely would I be.

"Oh hindi ka pa rin naliligo?"

Without even looking, I know it's Carter. Kaming dalawa lang ang nasa dalampasigan dahil lahat nagtatampisaw sa dagat.

"Ah maya-maya na muna." I said without even looking at him. I still focused my eyes on the breathtaking view in front of me. I muster all my strength to stop myself from glancing at him.