Summer Vacation

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Hairo and I ended up talking about greek mythology. We had such a great talk about it, and indeed, he knows a lot of things about the said topic.

Natigil lang kami sa pag-uusap nang pumunta sa direksyon namin si Juri para sunduin ako dahil gusto nitong maligo ako sa dagat kasama sila.

Nasa dagat na ang dalawa, Kevin at kuya Zach. They're splashing water towards each other while laughing heartily. I can sense the fun so I immediately ran towards the water. Napatingin ang dalawa sa akin. Nagtinginan silang dalawa at nag-ngisian.

Oh oh. I can sense something...

Yeap, i thought when they started splashing water towards me. Si Juri na kakalusong lang sa tubig ay nakisabay din. I shook my head and returned the favor to them. But it's just one versus three. Dehado ako.

We're all laugh and shouting at each other. After splashing water with each other, we bet for a race. Kung sino ang unang makarating sa finish line, siya ang panalo. Shocking, Kevin won. Siyang-siya ito dahil sa pagka-panalo. Napailing nalang ako.

"Let's play soccer in water," Juri suggested.

"Luh? Pa'no 'yon?" tanong ni Kevin sa kaniya. "Wala tayong goalpost dito," he added.

"Oh, shoot. Right," he said while shooking his head. He looked heavenward. "Ah! Gamit nalang ang ulo!" he suggested.

"Huh?"

He sighed. "We'll play tennis. But using our heads only," he explained. "I'm sure some of you already know how it's done."

"Actually, nope."

He rolled his eyes. Kevin and Juri demonstrated how the game is done. Napatango tango naman kami. It won't be easy since we're in the water. But... I bet It would be fun!

"The winner will treat us food," Juri told us.

I faced my brother, which happens to be my partner. "Let's not win this game."

He frowned. "But..."

"Hold your pride, brother. I don't want to treat them food," I said to him.

Tumango na lamang siya. The game soon started. Si Juri ang unang nag-serve. He immediately scored. Napahiyaw kami ni kuya at nag-apir. Now, it's Kevin's turn to serve. He didn't score, but we did. I scowled at kuya, kumindat lang ito sa akin. The opponent team cheer.

Ilang minuto na simula noong nagsimula kaming maglaro, and the game is heated. The score is a tie. Kung sinuman ang maka-
score ay siya na ang panalo. But for me, the one who wins this game is likely to be the loser. I mean... why would the winners treat the losers?! Did the tables have turned?

"Get ready to treat us, Z and Z," Juri said with a smug smirk forming on his lips. "We'll lose this game," he said with brimful of confidence.

He plays with the ball before serving right towards us. I was begging the luck to be on our side, but to no luck. Nag-outside ang serve ni Juri and that resulted us to win.

Instead of celebrating because of our win, we're sulking. The losers are the one cele-
brating. Juri tapped my shoulder. I faced him with a glare. He chuckled.

"Now, now, calm down, Zai. Parang libre lang naman, eh," he said with a grin.

"Hampasin kaya kita at sabihin kong hampas lang naman eh," I said, imitating his voice. Tumawa lang ito at inakbayan ako. Kapagkuwan ay bumaba ang kamay niya sa bewang ko at sinimulan akong kilitiin. Pinanlakihan ko siya ng mata.

"Kev––!"

Hindi na natuloy ang isisigaw ko nang makisali ang dalawang lalaki sa pagkiliti sa akin. Tawa ako ng tawa dahil sa pagkili-
ti nilang tatlo. It lasted for about minutes.