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Ari shrieked as I push her with all the strength I have. Mabilis siyang nahulog sa tubig at muling tumili. Naglalaro kami noong tulakan sa tubig habang nakasakay sa mga balikat ng boys. I don't know what it's called.
Ako ay nakasakay kay Russ at si Ari naman kay Zach. Tuwang tuwa pa ang gaga. Aniya'y parehas silang may Ari/Ary sa dulo ng kanilang pangalan kaya sila dapat ang magkapareha. Sometimes, I love her logic. Most of the time, not.
"Ugh! We're always talo! C'mon, Zach, be magaling!" Pagrereklamo ni Ari. Sinisi pa si Zach eh siya 'tong mahina ang braso.
Tinawanan siya ni Zach. "Alright, it's my fault eventhough I'm sure it's not." Pangaasar naman niya at ngumingisi pa.
"Wraia?" I heard a baritone called me. Napatingin kaming apat doon. Si Fence pala...
"Hey, Fence! What's up? You also tira here?" Masiglang tanong ni Ari.
Fence shook his head. "Uh, no. We're just having a party. Kaming apat. Andon sila, oh!" Sabay turo niya kay Raven at Eula na nagsusuntukan nang pabiro sa tubig at kay Lisle na nakaupo lang sa gilid ng pool, nagmamasid.
"Woah! C'mon, let's play!" Aya ni Ari kay Fence. Apparently, kasama sila doon sa 20 taong sinasabi kong andito. We only noticed them now even if we're swimming and playing here for hours already. Malawak kasi ang pool, nasa magkabilang dulo pa kami.
"Uhm, sure. I'll tell them." Then he went to Eula and Raven. Agad na tumigil ang dalawa at tumingin sa amin. Kumaway naman si Ari doon.
I glanced at Lisle only to see his hawk-like eyes staring intensely at me. He had those sleepy yet dangerous eyes again. Kung makatingin ito sa akin akala mo may ginagawa akong masama. Pabalik-balik ang matalim niyang tingin sa akin at kay Russ.
Zach cleared his throat. "Hey, I'm gonna go get some girls. My shoulders hurt because of your weight, Ari." Pagbibiro niya kay Ari.
"Huh? Why are you suddenly leaving? You can join us!" Ani Ari.
Zach shook his head. "No thanks. I'm gonna drink a little and sleep. I feel tired already. Have fun!" Pamamaalam niya at umahon na. He pat Russ' back before leaving.
"He's staying in your condo?" I asked Russ, crouching a little so I can see him talk.
"Yeah. I thought he'll come home on Wednesday. That asshole surprised me." Russ pursed his lips and laughed a little.
Nang makalapit kami kila Fence ay pinakilala ni Ari si Russ bilang pinsan niya at manliligaw ko. Naging seryoso ang mukha nila nang marinig iyon ngunit agad ding binawi ang reaksiyon at nakipagkilala.
We had a small talk bago naisipang simulan na ang laro. Kalaunan, nagpares pares na kami para sa laro. Dahil umalis si Zach ay kay Raven sumakay si Ari. Si Eula ay kay Fence. Ako ay kay Russ parin. At dahil walang kapareha si Lisle ay hindi na siya sumali.
Nakatatlong ulit kami ng larong iyon at laging si Eula at Fence ang nananalo. Ang daya! Kilos lalaki kasi ang isang 'yon! Mag papang-apat na laro na kami nang bigla naming marinig si Ash na tumatakbo palapit kay Lisle.
Akala ko ba apat lang sila? Hindi naman ako nainform na lima pala. If we only knew, we wouldn't have asked them to join us. Or maybe Ari would, but half-heartedly.
Walang hiya hiya itong yumakap sa likod ni Lisle at hinalikan siya sa pisngi. Agad na dumaan ang iritasiyon sa mukha ni Lisle ngunit marahan niya itong inilayo sa kanya habang maingat na nakatingin sa akin.
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