Waves of Affliction (Isla Series #3)

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"Congratulations, my love! I am so proud of you!"

Halos tumalon na ako para lang maabot ang leeg ni Kai to give him a very tight hug. I was super happy for him! He graduated today as a magna cum laude! Sino'ng hindi maproproud, 'di ba?

"Thanks, mahal," he replied, smiling. "Picture?" aya niya.

I nodded and took my phone out of my handbag. Tinawag niya si Isaac, na busy na naman makipaglandian sa isang batchmate nila. Nakasimangot siya habang pinipicturan kami kaya hindi ko napigilan ang tawa. He got irritated more because nagtagal pa kami lalo.

"Sasy," banta ni Isaac sa akin.

"Fine, fine!" sabay ayos ko ng pose. He gave me my phone after a few shots. "Thanks. Reto kita sa kakilala ko, gusto mo?" Nagtaas-baba pa ako ng kilay bilang pambawi sa maharot na lalakeng ito.

"Continue. I'm listening." He wiggled his brows too. I smirked at him. He let out a laugh but suddenly stopped. "Huwag ulit sa madaldal, please," he pleaded.

"Why?"

"He ranted for days when you set him up with your noisy acquaintance," Kai exposed, getting my phone from my hand. Then, he draped an arm around my shoulder before he started checking our photos.

Isaac scoffed. "Dude, ang arte naman kasi ng Aurora na iyon. Not to judge but she's too conceited. Pinagtitripan din ako nitong asawa mo," reklamo niya sabay kamot sa ulo niya.

"Ang ayos kaya ni Aurora. Ikaw ang may sira," pagpasa ko naman, nakasimangot.

Aurora was a year older than me. She's a very classy acquaintance of mine, anak ng business partner ni Dad. During company events lang kami nagkakausap. Honestly, she had a very good personality!

"Bahala na nga. Titigil na lang ako sa pagda-date. Mamamatay na lang akong single," pag-iinarte ni Isaac, may pagpunas pa sa pisngi at paghawak sa dibdib kaya nagmukhang exaggerated.

"Gago," singit ni Pierce.

"Ka," dugtong ni Isaac, nakangisi.

"Isaac was ranting because for the first time, he actually felt something for a different girl."

My brows raised in amusement as I turned to Isaac who looked irritated once again because he got exposed.

"Oh my gosh ka? You like someone pala?" Nakichismis pa 'ko.

"Finally letting go of Madi, huh?" My husband also smirked.

"At least may something kayo in common." Pierce nudged Isaac with a teasing grin on his face.

"Yeah, we both like girls," Isaac replied sarcastically before rolling his eyes. "By the way, where is she?" sabay pasada ng tingin sa campus.

Pierce laughed so loud. "Ayaw nga sa 'yo, bro! Hanap ka na ng iba! Si Aurora na lang!" Nagpatuloy pa siya roon sa pagpapaalala kay Isaac tungkol sa pagfriend zone ni Madison kaya minuramura siya nito.

Seryoso nga kasi... Bakit ba may mga nahuhulog sa best friend nila?!

I took my phone from Kai's hand and moved away from him to look at our pictures. Sobrang dami noon but I only added two pictures to my favorites so that I could post them later.

The pictures were kind of similar. The first, he was smiling, his one hand holding his grad. cap as I clung into him, smiling too. The other one, I was wearing his cap and he was kissing my cheek with a hand holding my jaw, angling my face better.