The Burning of Summer

Chapter Twenty One

Chapter Twenty One

"I'm gonna go back to my room.." pahayag ni Ate Winter ng matapos itong kumain.

Napatingin na lang kami sa kaniya ng tumayo ito at umalis na. Na-una nang natapos kumain si Abuela at nakatanggap ito ng tawag kaya naman ay nauna na itong umalis kanina.

Naiwan kami tatlong magkakapatid, si Pierre at si Blaze. Well, I used to call him Kuya but I don't want to anymore.

"Well, I will rest for a while." ani Pierre at tumayo na rin at akmang aalis. "What about you?" tanong nito kay Blaze.

"I'm going too." sagot nito bago tumayo at tumingin sa amin. "It's nice to see you three again." he said while flashing a smile.

The two headed to the third floor of the villa where the other guest rooms are, may mga bakante pa naman sa second floor pero mas pinili nila na doon magstay.

"I cannot believe he's here." sambit ko nang kaming tatlo na lang ang nandoon.

Ayaw ko naman talagang makigulo pero ayaw ko din namang hayaan na lang na nandito ang lalakeng iyon.

"He means no harm Ate Summer, don't be too hard on Kuya Blaze." saway agad ni Rain.

"I don't like him for Ate any more Rain." sagot ko naman.

That guy is famous. Not for being a businessman, although I heard that he's now ventured into business. All I know is that Pierre and he are now business partners. He is a famous singer and an actor. He's been in numerous scandals just like me but he is in show business, and being involved in showbiz is much worse than the modeling world. He is the guy who broke my sister's heart.

"Cut him some slack Summer, he doesn't know anything and so are we." Ate Autumn said with authority.

"My thoughts about him won't change." Rolling my eyes while saying that.

After lunch, we all went to do our own things. Reid won't show up here until five-thirty. He said that he takes a shower first before coming here because he said that I'm maarte and I'll probably won't be coming near him if he's all sweaty.

Yep. He said maarte.

Hindi ba pwedeng malinis lang? Nagpapawis din naman ako pero syempre ayoko namang madikitan ng pawis ng ibang tao. Especially that he has to stay under the sun the whole day.

Okay fine. Maarte na kung maarte.

Right now I am on the stable, giving some horses a bath. Dalawa na ang natapos ko at ngayon ay si Snow naman ang pinpaliguan ko.

"Shall we take a walk later?" kausap ko sa kabayo habang sinusuklay ang buhok niya.

"I didn't know that you talk to horses." hindi ko nilingon ang nagsalita at pinagpatuloy ang ginagawa. "Ang dungis mo." sabi niya nang makalapit sa akin.

"Bully!" I spat at him.

Tiningnan ko tuloy ang sarili, wearing a boots, maong shorts and my racerback. Basa ako at may kaonting mga talsik ng putik pero hindi naman ako madungis.

Sumimangot ako dahil nang-aasar nanaman ito.

"I hate you."

"No, you don't."

"Yes, I do." matigas kong sabi.

"It's too early to say I do you know." sabay kaming lumingon sa pinanggalingan ng boses at ganoon na lang qng pagkadismaya ko ng makitang si Pierre iyon.

Naiinis pa rin ako sa kaniya dahil sinama niya dito si Blaze without considering mu sister's feelings.

"Reid!" nakangisi ito nang lumapit sa amin.