Before Sunset (U N O)

S U N D O W N

Life is just pretty simple for me. My family is in a good state and we're comfortable - an ideal home. I can get whatever I wish to have, any form of caprice from motorcycles to girls. Yes, girls.

Una pa lang, alam ko na kung paano dapat makisama sa tao. Alam ko na kung paano nakakatulong ang impluwensiya kaya I make good connections. I learned that from my father's craft. He's a good businessman and of course he covers a lot of influences.

When it comes to his ambitions, I really like how he plays with it. I like how he manages his time for us and his businesses. Kahit palaging umuuwing probinsya ay kinakaya pa rin. That's the main reason why I idolized him so much.

"Boys play, yes, but when you grow up, you'll soon realize that you should only love three women in your whole lifetime,"

Tinitigan niya ako na para bang salami. "Your mother, your wife, and your daughter..." pangangaral ni Daddy when he once heard about my escapades and how I made his friend's daughter. I don't understand him before pero ngayon ay unti-unti nang lumilinaw.

I know what I want and it's pretty amazing to know it's depths. I'm not exactly a playboy, I guess? I treat them right as long as they are still interesting, and that's the latter part. They leave when they are no longer interested in me or mas madalas ay nagsawa na ako.

It's an easy game, life was easy. I know how the world works, I know how can it be good and how can it be so evil. But of course, it's good to discover things, to think deeper and let our emotions suffice.

It was one summer in La Felicidad when my cousin and I went for a walk. I guess I was around fifteen at that time and pasaway pa rin. I don't visit the town much because it's actually boring and full of green grasses, warm breeze from the fields, and the turquoise waters of the beaches.

"Tara..." aya saakin ni Kuya Thirdy while we were slowly disappearing from the crowd. He's my cousin and the black sheep of the Alvarez clan.

Tumango lang ako bago sumakay sa shotgun seat. Naiwan doon sila Kuya Landon at Mom without any idea where I was heading. They won't mind.

There was a family reunion at naisipan naming tumakas ni Kuya Thirdy and decided to go by the bay. Tanaw na tanaw ko ang pagdaan namin sa nasisilyabang taniman malapit sa mansion.

I'm not used to it especially Manila is way-way different. Taliwas na taliwas sa village namin na halos lahat ay walang makikitang mga neighbors, samantalang sa La Felicidad ay halos makilala mo na lahat ng nasa barangay.

I hopped on the sand while Kuya Thirdy was laughing while talking to someone over the phone. Nilagok ko ang beer-in-can na bitibit namin sa kahabaan ng dalampasigan. The wind was giving me chills as I watched the sky painted with colors of deep hues of rose and oranges.

Sunsets

It gave me a different kind of feeling while looking from afar. I never appreciated it while I was lost in the city. Dito lang napapasayaw ang kaloob-looban ko.

Nanaig ang lengwahe ng hangin saaking kaluluwa habang kinakain ng tunog ng hampas ng alon ang aking tenga. Maisyadong napatagal ang tingin ko roon ng may biglang dumaang grupo ilang pulgada lamang.

I kinda snorted because they stood in front of my view. Napailing na lang ako at gustuhin mang mag-reklamo, I will only sound weird. Lalo na nakatalikod ang isang babae habang ang bisekleta ay inaayos sa pagkakabaon sa buhangin. Bad trip.

It was a group of three. There were two girls and a guy. I think they are my age based on what I can see. I can hear the other girl who's chinita laughing loudly while the other one's just standing there, I can't exactly see her face because the colors of the setting sun blinded me for a while. It was adjusting from their silhouette.