Four Letter Word

Chapter 11

I WAS watching the sunset from the shore, the sunset really sooth me kung paano nagbabago ang kulay ng langit, it signifies an end and a new beginning as well dahil sa pagtatapos ng araw ay maghihintay ka ng panibagong pagsikat nito para mag-umpisa.

Naramdaman ko ang pagtayo ni DJ sa tabi ko, he’s now wearing a muscle shirt but still in his board short habang ako naman ay ipinatong ko lang ulit ang cover up ko sa suot na bikini. Namumula rin ang pisngi niya from staying under the sun too much and I bet pati ako rin.

“Here.” Inabot niya sa akin ang phone ko na pinakuha ko sa kanya kanina. “Ano ba kasi gagawin mo dyan?”

“May sinend kasi si Miss Catherine kanina na music sakin, I was listening to it the whole ride to here.”

“And...?”

“And while listening may nabuo akong sayaw.”

“Uhm…parang alam ko na gusto mong gawin.” He took a step back.

“What?” natatawang humakbang naman ako palapit.

“Hindi nga ako sumasayaw remember?”

“You don’t have to dance din naman, I just need you to hold me.”

“But—”

Pinlay ko na ang music sa phone ko, I took his hand and put it in my waist while holding the other one. “Just feel the music.”

We started slow dancing first; the music was drowning from the wind and waves but loud enough for us to hear it.

“Just trust me.” Paggaya ko sa line niya kanina sa tubig.

I took a step back and turn around so he was kind of holding me from behind, “Here we go.” Bulong ko sa kanya and I started dancing while he’s still holding me and lean me over when needed and lift me. It’s like a combination of ballet and ballroom and he’s my partner. (a/n: sorry wala kasi akong alam sa sayaw talaga, isipin niyo na lang parang sa mv ng thinking out loud but more on to ballet, if you can imagine >_<)

He never took his eyes off me the whole time we were dancing, sa bawat pag-ikot ko paghila niya sa akin palapit sa kanya at sa bawat paghagod ng kamay niya sa braso at mukha ko.

Kasabay ng pagtapos ng music at ng sayaw ay ang pagbaba rin ng araw. Magkalapit kaming dalawa with his arms around me and mine’s around his neck.

“See? You can do it.” Hinihingal na sabi ko, we were so close we can actually feel our breath fanning our cheeks.

He was still looking at me intently while running his hand on my back. Napalunok ako when his eyes went down to my lips.

“Why are you doing this to me?” he lick his lips.

“Doing what?” halos bulong na lang ang lumabas sa bibig ko.

Napapikit siya when I started playing with his hair, I gasped when he suddenly pull me much closer ramdam ko ang mabilis ng pagtibok ng puso niya or is that mine?

Instead of pushing him away, I run my fingers through his hair which makes him sigh. We were in that position for I don’t know how long; I was playing with his hair when I felt something on his scalp, a long bump at the back of his head. I trace my finger through and right there I know what that is.

Ramdam ko ang paninigas ng katawan ni DJ when he felt it, bumitaw siya sa akin and took a step back with a blank look on his face.

“What—wh—how did you get it?”

Nag-iwas lang siya ng tingin, “We should go back, it’s getting dark.” Tinalikuran na niya ko at naglakad pabalik ng villa.

Nakasunod lang ako ng tingin sa kanya, naikuyom ko ang nanginginig kong kamay.