The Burning of Summer

Chapter Twenty Three

Chapter Twenty Three

"Are you okay Ate? You looked bothered?" nag-aalalang tanong ni Rain kay Ate Winter.

"I'm okay." mabilis naman nitong sagot.

They are both talking with loud voices or more like shouting because of the loud music blasting on the speakers on every corner of the yacht.

It's almost eight in the evening and we're already at the yacht with too many people that I don't know because Pierre crazily invited a lot of random people from the beach.

Him, Blaze and Reid are somewhere around here habang magkakasama naman kaming magkakapatid.

Nasa loob kami ng isang kwarto ngayon dahil ayaw namin makihalubilo sa mga taong naroon sa labas but we're still having a little party of our own of course.

Rain and I are drinking a cocktail while our other two sisters are drinking a mojito.

"Don't be a bunch of killjoys people!" sigaw ni Pierre nang bigla na lang itong pumasok sa kwarto habang may kaakbay na babae.

"Get your whore out of here Pierre." iritado kong sabi na tinawanan lang ng dalawa. "Oh god I am out of here." tumayo ako saka nilagpasan ang dalawang bagong dating.

I wandered around, ang mga nakakasalubong kong mga tao ay mukhang mga lasing na. Until my feet brought me to the far most deck where no one is around. I hope. Medyo madilim kasi roon at mukha ngang walang tao.

I leaned on the railing and sighed. The wind blowing my hair unto my face, it's not that cold though. Maybe because it's summer so the wind isn't cold even when it's nighttime.

Mga ilang minuto na rin akong nakatayo doon nang may tumabi sa akin. He smiled at me and suddenly, I felt calm.

"Hi." sabi ko.

"I bet you're not enjoying this party." umiling ako.

"Not really."

My eyes went from his face to his chest and his abdomen and gaze on what he's wearing. White polo shirt and black beach shorts. Did I mention that he looks hot? Yeah, I did. A lot of times actually.

His brows shot up after I surveyed his body.

"Are you drunk?"

"I've only had like two glasses of this." I said and showed him my cocktail.

Tumango naman siya at saka nilipat ang tingin sa madilim na karagatan. Tahimik lamang kami habang pinapanood ang alon sa dagat.

I think now I understand why Ate Autumn loves silence. It's peaceful and quiet. It's relaxing.

We stayed there for a while until Pierre found us and dragged us back to the party.

"Party poopers!" sigaw niya sa amin dahil ayaw daw namin makisama.

"You go with my crazy cousin!" sigaw ko kay Reid. "I'm gonna go and find my sisters."

He nodded as an answer and gave me a quick peck before going with Pierre, dahil kanina pa ito inip na inip sa kaka-antay.

Ma-uuna na sana ako lumakad nang pigilan ako ni Pierre at i-abot sa akin ang isang shot.

"Really?"

"Really." he said wiggling his eyebrows.

I groaned before drinking the shot straight.

"That's what I'm talking about!" hiyaw ng pinsan ko bago sila umalis at may ngiting tagumpay dahil napa-inom ako ng hard liquor ng walang chaser.