Frozen Fire

Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Plaza

"Hey, can we go to your restaurant?" I asked. Nakaligo na kaming pareho at nakaupo lang sa sofa niya at nanonood sa TV. He was still topless though. Nakaboxers lang din siya.

Hindi naman ganoon kainit dahil malamig pa rin naman ang hangin pero parang init na init siya at konti nalang ay tanggalin na niya pati boxers niya.

"Uuwi ka na ba agad mamaya?" he asked. I shook my head.

"Hanggang bukas ang paalam ko kay mom," sabi ko.

"She allowed you to stay here 'til tomorrow?" he asked, mukhang hindi makapaniwala.

"I may or may not have lied about the location, but yes, pinayagan niya akong makisleepover until Sunday," sabi ko. He just shook his head at me. Mukhang hindi siya makapaniwala that I lied just to be here.

"We have plenty of time then. Let's just go there for dinner," sabi niya. Tumango naman ako.

"What will we do now, then?" I asked.

"Swim?" he asked. He looked at me with mischief in his eyes.

I know we were both thinking of those times we went 'swimming' together.

I rolled my eyes at him.

"Come on, Safira! Let's swim!" pag-anyaya niya na may halong pang-aasar.

"Ayoko. Masyado pang mainit," sabi ko. Phoenix just pouted at me.

"How about we go to the bayan?" he asked.

Now that I think about it, I have not met any single resident here. Mayroon namang mga malalapit na bahay sa bahay ni Phoenix pero mukhang puro bahay bakasyunan lang dahil wala naman akong nakikitang tao sa banda rito. Sobrang pribado ng parteng ito ng probinsya at iilan lang ang mga bahay, malalayo pa ang pagitan sa isa't isa.

"Sure. I'm just gonna change," sabi ko. I stood up and went to his room.

I opened my bag and got a white tube top as well as a sheer cardigan of the same color. Kumuha rin ako ng high-waisted denim shorts.

After choosing my clothes, I went to the bathroom and got prepared. I sprayed some perfume on me and put a little bit of a mauve lipstick for no reason. I just wanted to look fresh.

When I got out of the room, I got my strapped sandals and sling purse from my bag at nakita ko ang binake na cookies ni mama. Kinuha ko na rin ang cookies at ibinalanse ang lahat ng mga dala.

Damn, I forgot about these! Hindi ko naipadala kay Elle!

Habang bumababa ako, I tried contacting Elle. It took a few rings before she picked up.

"Hello?" she called out. Her voice was groggy, probably because the call woke her up.

"Hey, this is Safira."

"SAFIRA! Oh my god! Your mom called me and asked if I got the cookies! Hindi ko alam ang sasabihin kaya sinabi ko nalang it was good. Bitch! I was nervous the whole time!" pagrereklamo niya.

I laughed at her.

Nakita ko naman si Phoenix na nakatingin sa akin ng may pagtatanong. Hindi ko iyon pinansin at inilapag ang sandals ko sa may front door.

"Thanks for covering for me," I said.

"Of course, I had no choice! Saan ka ba kasi nasususuot?!"