Hindrance of Dreams (Montague Series #2)

Dream 16

Cure

■Temple of Leah
■Cebu Taoist Temple
■Siarao Flower Farm
■Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu
■Colon Street
■Mactan Shrine
■10,000 roses

My lips stretch for a smile when he sent me a screenshot of his bucket list that we've done in a week. I didn't go home for the New Year and I'm sure Kuya Xander got me covered about it. We spent the new year together in Pacific Cebu Resort. One of the best resort in Cordova. We book a hotel room and we enjoy the start of the year by swimming and cuddling.

And when I say cuddling, ako lang ang nag isip na cuddle yun. Kahit hindi niya sabihin, he don't like it. He don't do cuddles.

Napalingon ako sa lalaking mahimbing na natutulog sa tabi ko. His mouth is slightly open dahil sa sobrang pagod. Pabalik na kami muli sa BGC at sinundo kami ni Kobe kanina sa airport. I don't know how thick is their bond pero I know Kobe knows Cevi enough for him to be there wherever he is. Given na friendly siya but Kobe has the thicker bond among the rest.

"Humihilik si Architect ah. Pinagod mo siguro Venice."

He look at me in the mirror at napataas ang kilay ko. Bakit may nakasubo na namang lollipop sa bibig niya?

"What are you talking about?"

"Wag ka na mag kunwari Venice. Magaling talaga magsuot ng choker ang mga Architect." He wink.

"What the fuck?!"

"Hush. Baka magising Venice."

Iritado kong sinipa ang likod ng upuan niya pero tumawa lang siya at inabala ang sarili niya sa pagdila sa lollipop. Gosh. Why are his friends are so weird? Si Ash na hindi nagsasalita. Si Kevin na laging seryuso ang mukha tapos kabaliktaran naman si Kobe. Nalingat yata si Lord at nakuha niya lahat ng kadaldalan at kakulitan.

I browse our picture at halos hindi na mabura ang ngiti ko sa bawat larawan. It's a thousand photo at talagang kaming dalawa ang nandito. I find it weird dahil sa kakaibang kilos niya but I shrug it off.

Umabot na yata sa tenga ang ngiti ko at pagpigil ng tili ko sa loob ko dahil nakita ko na naman ang IG story niya.

"She blooms like a flower."

I was holding a single sunflower and cover my face. He really forced me to take a photo alone and he put it in his IG story. I bit my lip to not scream. Napalingon muli ako sa kanya. I touch his hair na hindi man lang naka fix ngayon.

"Ang galing niya kumuha ng litrato no?"

Napairap na naman ako kay Kobe. Natural lang ba talaga sa mga abogado ang madaldal at nababasa ang isip ko? I was about to ask him when he is looking at Cevi's story. Kaya pala. Na stuck na naman kami sa traffic.

"I didn't know he is in photography too."

I ran my fingers on his hair down to the bridge of his nose. Napakunot ang noo nito at agad na nagsalubong ang kilay kaya tinigil ko na.

"Magulo yan Venice but if he fall, he lose control."

My brow furrowsed. Ang layo naman ng sagot niya sa sinagot ko. Nagsimula ng umusad ang traffic. I leaned back on the seat at tahimik na pinagmasdan ang labas. Wala na ang matatayog na bundok at mga berdeng halaman. It is now black smoke in different engines and factories.

Napalingon ako kay Cevi na hinigpitan ang pagkahawak sa kaliwang kamay ko. Napansin kong napasulyap si Kobe roon pero ng mahuli ko ay nag iwas din siya ng tingin.