"Our vacation will end this week. Babalik na naman tayo sa realidad ng mundo."
Napatingin ako kay Shewi. She swayed her head like a real bored btch while playing with the spoon in her hand.
Hindi ko maiwasang makaramdam ng pinaghalong excitement at takot.
"Love?"
I smiled at Stephen. "Yes?"
"You okay?"
"Hmm.." I nodded,
He smiled and kissed the side of my forehead. Pinanatili ko ang paningin ko sa mga pagkaing nasa harapan at hindi na tinangka pang pansinin ang paligid. Someone's watching again, I know. And I wouldn't dare to see his reaction to Stephen's every move.
"You all sure not to extend your stay here? We can give you a discount or premiums if you extend your stay for like another week or so." Amanda happily stated,
This is why I've been uneasy so far. They joined us for breakfast.
"Hmm. That sounds persuading... but my credit account will totally go invisible if I prolong my vacation so yeah." Fuji said,
My friends laughed and agreed.
"You all really sure about the date of your checkouts?"
Parang may bumara sa lalamunan ko nang madinig ang boses na 'yon. I gripped the table cloth hardly as I swallowed the fragile piece of food from my mouth.
Nanatili ang katahimikan matapos ang tanong na iyon na dahilan ng pag-angat ko ng tingin dahil sa kuryosidad sa mga nangyayari. I almost choke on my food when I saw all their eyes are on me.
"Para sa aming lahat ang tanong na yan diba?"
Tumikhim si Stephen sa tabi ko at kunot noong tinitigan si Andrei. Napatingin din ako dito.
"Of course." Nate stated languidly, iniwas na sa wakas ang tingin sa akin.
"It sounded..."
"Andrei."
Nagpalipat lipat ang tingin ko kay Stephen, Andrei, at Nate. Pare-parehong seryoso ang mukha ng mga ito at tila may pinaguusapan sa pagitan ng bawat tinginan.
"O-kay?" Marcus said awkwardly,
Ang unang bumitaw sa titigan na si Andrei ay agad lumiwanag ang mukha nang lumipat sa akin ang paningin. He smiled brightly at me like nothing weird happened between the three of them.
Dahil siya ang nasa kaliwang bahagi ko at malapit sa akin ay nagawa niyang lagyan ng pagkain ang plato ko.
"Still hungry? You want to replace your food with desserts?" he said happily,
Salubong ang kilay na tinitignan ko lang siya.
"C'mon Iscy, wag kang mahiyang magsalita. Just tell us what you really want or need. Don't be shy... or be afraid." he smirked,
That sent shivers down my spine. What does he mean by that?
"Stop nagging my girlfriend, Andrei." Stephen coldly uttered,
Andrei shrugged, "Sure. Just want to be clear with your girlfriend."
Then he looked around the people we were with and smirked.
My forehead wrinkled when I noticed how he somewhat gave a slight impact on the word 'girlfriend'. What really is happening?
"Anyways, let's plan some sensible errands we can do for our remaining days here." Pag-iiba ng topic ni Shewi na agad sinegundahan ng mga kaibigan.
