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"Hey! Isaiah!"

Hindi ko alam kung nagbibingi bingihan lang siya sa tawag ko. Nilakihan ko ang hakbang kahit na nahihirapan ako sa lumulubog kong paa sa buhangin.

"Wait up!" Sigaw kong muli.

Nang makahabol ay kumapit ako sa braso niya at hinabol ang hininga.

"What's you're problem?"

Hindi manlang siya natigil sa paglalakad. I looked up to him kahit na madilim ng kaunti ang dinadaanan namin.

"What is your problem?" He said. Emphasizing his question.

Confused, I looked at him again. Now, he's scowling.

"What do you mean? You can't answer my question by throwing another question..."

"Why did you followed me when you can latch freely at him? Maybe, catch up or something?" Mapait ang boses na sabi niya.

"Oh, are we talking about Trever?" Ngisi ko.

He scowled more that made his face looked dangerous than ever.

"Tss,"

"He's just a good friend of mine,"

"Really?" Sarkastiko ang boses na tugon niya.

"Really,"

He laughed but I hear no humor in it.

Nakasunod pa rin ako sa kanya nang umakyat kami sa taas. He doesn't look drunk so he's basically ignoring me.

"Well, to tell you honestly, he was the guy that I had a serious relationship with... pero okay na kami. We don't hold grudges or something. We're cool."

I don't know why I'm saying it.

Tumigil siya at walang emosyon na bumaling sa akin.

"What are you trying to say? You think I care?"

Kumibit ako. Sumunod ako ulit nang mag umpisa siyang maglakad.

"Sabi ko nga..."

Ang sungit!

He went inside the bathroom at hindi nagtagal ay narinig ko ang lagaslas ng tubig sa loob. I roamed my eyes around and found a small bar area on the far corner. Habang nag aantay ay pinakialaman ko ang mga inumin at nagsalin sa champagne glass.

I figured his room were spacious than ours. Perks of being a Montesford. Dinala ko ang baso habang tinatanaw ang nagmistulang mga alitaptap na mga ilaw sa malayo.

Nakakailang balik na ako sa inumin ay hindi pa rin lumalabas si Isaiah. Ilang minuto na ang nakalipas at nangangalay na ako sa kakatayo rito.

Bumalik ako sa kwarto niya at naabutan siyang kakalabas lang ng bathroom. Agad na sinundan ng mata ko ang butil ng tubig na tumutulo sa hubad na katawan. His towel were barely hanging low on his hips!

I unconsciously bit my lip when I saw his biceps flexed habang nagpupunas siya ng buhok. Hindi niya pa ako napapansin dahil nasa damit ang atensyon niya.

"Are you still gonna ignore me?" Lumapit ako. He only glanced at me and went back to his bag.

"Come on! What did I do now?" Pilit ko.

"Nothing... it's just that..." He sighed like he's having a hard time saying it.

Nag antay ako ng kadugtong ngunit hindi iyon dumating. Nang akmang isusuot niya na ang shirt ay pinigilan ko siya at tinulak sa kama. Since his back was facing the bed, napaupo siya at tiningala ako.

He immediately placed his hands on my waist to support me when I went on top of him.

"What is it?" Naging malambing ang pagkakasabi ko nu'n na ikinahigpit ng hawak niya sa'kin.

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