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Chapter 30

Chapter 30
Setting Into the Horizon

"Let's eat," ang sabi ni West saka tumayo na at lumapit sa mesa.

Nag alinlangan na tumayo ang mga babae. Hindi kasi nasagot ang tanong ni Doc sa amin kaya alam ko na hinihintay nila ngayon kaming sagutin yun.

Nakita kong nakatingin si Ryleil sa akin. Nanlaki sandali ang nga mata niya na para bang pinipilit ako sabihin sa kanya ang sagot sa tanong ni Doc Ligaya. Binigyan ko siya ng iling at tinalikuran para maghugas ng kamay.

Nawala rin naman kaagad ang tensyon sa loob ng cottage dahil ang tatlong kano na kasama namin ay nahihirapan kumain gamit ang kamay. Tinuruan pa sila ni Tash at Gail. Tawang-tawa ang grupo lalo na kay Chris na ginawang chopstick ang dalawang daliri niya para kunin ang hipon.

I felt Ryleil's bony elbow hitting my side so I looked over her side. Puno ang bunganga nito kaya hindi makapagsalita. She showed me a shrimp. Nabalatan na 'yon at pilit niya akong papakainin.

My eyebrows met. Kinuha ko ang plastic cup at uminom ng softdrink sabay inilingan ang bigay niya. She's being playful again.

Alam niya na may allergy ako sa hipon kaya tinutukso niya ako minsan. She offered the shrimp again, causing me to step back and my back hit someone else's chest. Muntik ko na maibuga ang inumin ng umangat ang tingin ko.

"Sorry," I apologized.

"She's allergic to shrimps," sabi ni West habang nakatingin sa mukha ko.

The statement was meant for Ryleil.

Umayos ako ng tayo at nilipat ang tingin sa kaibigan ko na nahuli ko naman na umirap.

"I know. Ginawa ko 'yon kasi may gusto lang akong malaman," she wiggled her eyebrows at us and smiled wickedly as if she had finally found her answer.

Pagkatapos kumain ay sumampa ulit kami sa bangka para lumipat sa huling stop namin ang Naked Island.

Pero huminto muna kami saglit sa gitna ng dagat yung wala masyadong alon.

The driver told us we can swim here. I held tightly on the rope in front of me and saw the clear water under me. The girls took a dip except for Gail, Riza, Doc Ligaya and I. Gail felt nauseous after filling her stomach with so much food while the three of us wanted to rest for the meantime.

The men were also preparing to take a dip. Nakatalikod ako sa kanila kaya boses lang ang naririnig ko.

"Ang ganda ng katawan ng mga pinsan mo, Li." si Riza na nakatanaw sa likuran ko at hindi na maalis alis ang titig sa kasama naming lalaki.

"Gosh, Chris has a nice body too!" sumagot naman si Gail na ngayon ay parang maayos na ang pakiramdam.

"Oo nga pala. I heard from the juniors during our med school years that West had a tattoo. He had it done raw right after taking the oath as MD. Nasa kaliwang dibdib daw niya. Ay ayan huhubarin na yung suot na shirt!" bulong ni Riza sa aming apat.

I heard Gail gasping. The three extended their necks, obviously gawking over West's body.

I pretended to be busy with my phone but inside, I was very curious about what his tattoo looks like. I've pictured it was his name written in cursive, his star sign, or his birthday in roman numerals.

I slowly turned my head and looked over my shoulder. West's back was facing me and I can see that he has very toned muscles and all of them were in the right places. West removed the shades he was wearing and turned around to put it near his things.