In Between (SC, #4)

Kabanata 33

Kabanata 33

Interest

I coughed hard when the smoke assaulted me right in my nose. Sinamaan 'ko ng tingin si kuya Hunter at Tripp, na nagpapagalingan pa sa pagpaypay para pork barbecue at sa mga isdang nabili nila kanina sa mga naglalakong lokal. I coughed even more when they didn't notice me. Their eyes glued to the group of girls camping beside our tent. Hubad pa rin ang pang-itaas pero patuloy sa pagpaypay ang dalawang ugok para lang mapansin ng mga babae. Parang kanina lang, sina Lexie at Maia ang gumagawa nito dahil abala ang dalawa sa pagpapasikat sa may dalampasigan.

I rolled my eyes dramatically.

"I need to get her number," Tripp whispered. He's fanning without looking. Ganoon din si kuya Hunter na nakamata doon sa babaeng morena. Sinundan 'ko ng tingin iyon. I saw the morena girl flirted back with her flirty gaze to my cousin.

Hunter gave his remarkable smirk. The attracted one. The captivating one. That almost made the girls squealed in adoration. He might be the brooded one, but he's really has his convincing ways. I wonder about the girl he talked about lately, the San Mateo girl. Isa siya sa mga excited na makapunta kami doon.

"Quiet," kuya Hunter hissed. "Ikaw muna bahala rito. Puntahan 'ko na." Binigay ni kuya ang pamaypay kay Tripp. His eyes went wide in disbelief, prohibiting him to speak his mind off because of the sudden action. "Ako bahala sa'yo. Iyong naka-crop top bang red?"

Tripp nodded his head quickly. "Ikaw na bahala, Hunt. Tangina," he cussed under his breath and shook his head. Nagpatuloy ang sigla niya sa pagpaypay ng dinner namin mamaya. Ilang tingin mula sa iniihaw pagkatapos bumabalik naman sa grupo ng mga babae.

Okay, I felt like my eyes are going to bug out of my socket. It hurts.

Kuya Hunter jogged on the girls' place. Tripp kept on sneaking the area. Hindi na 'ko nakareklamo at umusad na lamang kung saan hindi mababahaginan ng usok sa iniihaw. I moved my ass out their vicinity. Meanwhile, not almost near the beach, Genesis, kuya Garrett, kuya Kit, and Landon setting up the bonfire. They are all fixed to one mission-bonfire.

Though, I heard their conversation involving their favorite liquid.

"What did you bring?" Landon asked, smirking ear to ear. He eyed the 1.5 liter Coke bottle near their area. I'd bet it is not softdrinks. Tila nagningning pa ang mata niya at ngumunguso sa bote.

"You gonna find out later." Genesis mysteriously breathed.

"Damn!" Halos mabitawan ni kuya Landon ang kahoy na hawak sa sobrang giliw.

"Tangina, tatamaan yata tayo." Si kuya Kit, magkasalubong ang kilay, nakamata rin sa bote.

"Hindi naman ba banned 'yang dinala mo?" Garrett creased his eyes.

They are all gawked at kuya Rett, unbelieving the words he uttered. Kuya raised his hands, guilty to what he proposed. "What? Is not the banned liquor, right? We're not going to spend our nights-"

Landon interrupted him. "Shut up, Rett. We're going to have fun. Don't be KJ. Hindi naman tayo ipapahamak ni Genesis. Gusto niya lang magbaga ang baga natin." I laughed at that. Seriously.

Genesis tapped kuya Garrett's shoulder. "You'd be fine, Rett." With the hidden smirk. "Si Tripp o si Kit ang unang tutumba."

"Sinasabi mo bang weak ako sa inuman, Genesis?" subok ni kuya.

"We'll find out later," ang tanging nasabi ni Satan. I looked away when he's about to eye me. Sa dalampasigan nakita 'ko sina Maia at Lexie, kinukuhanan ang papalubog na araw.