Love Me and Never Let Me Go, Amara

10

Maximilian

When Caspian's gray van arrived, sumakay na kami lahat. Nasa unahan ang dalawang babae, si Ava at Serenity, habang si Cedric ay nasa upuan ng pasahero at si Caspian ang nagmamaneho.

Nakaupo kami sa likod, sa likuran nina Serenity at Ava. Isang oras pa lang ang lumilipas sa biyahe, pero antok na agad si Amara. Dalawang oras lang kasi ang aming tulog kanina kaya medyo pagod pa.

"You should sleep more so you'll have energy later when we arrive. Here.. sandal ka," I gently pushed her head towards my shoulder. She immediately rested her head there comfortably.

Sinabihan ko kasi siya na huwag na naming ituloy iyon. Kaya ayan, pagod na pagod siya ngayon. Ang hilig kasi niya masyado. Akala mo ikamamatay niya kapag hindi namin ginawa iyon.

Limang oras kaming nasa biyahe. May traffic pa kaya mas tumagal kami sa kalsada. Buong biyahe, gising lang ako habang natutulog si Amara sa balikat ko, allowing me to watch the scenery we passed by.

The gray van we were riding entered a beautiful and grand resort where you would think only wealthy people could enter. It's a private resort, so it's really stunning.

Cedric and Caspian woke up the two women in front of us and while I woke up the person next to me.

"Hey.. we're here, gising na—" I paused in waking her up when I saw her phone on the side of our seat.

A message came from a guy with an unfamiliar name to me.

Finn JC Wizzly:
Should I bring this there to Palawan for tonight?

What does he mean by that? Anong mangyayari ngayong gabi?

Ang daming tanong sa isip ko because of that guy's message. I returned my gaze to the woman I was waking up.

"Amara, tara na, we're here," I said seriously to her while tapping her face.

Nang magising na ang lahat, pumasok na kami sa loob. We asked for assistance from an employee here, as arranged by Caspian. They booked VIP rooms. Tatlo kaming lalaki sa isang kuwarto, habang tatlong babae naman sila sa kabilang kuwarto.

Caspian suggested that we all eat first before enjoying the beach. I went to the balcony and saw the stunning view that was unbelievably beautiful. I looked down and could see the white sand from here. We were right by the sea because this was the room Caspian chose for us. I'm sure the girls' phones are already filled with selfies.

It's a good thing we're not sharing the same room. I don't want to see her yet. When Caspian invited us to eat, I didn't join. I just made an excuse that I needed to rest first because I had a headache from our trip earlier. He agreed and didn't insist on me joining.

Wala lang ako sa mood kumain. Hindi ko alam kung bakit, baka busog lang ako o baka hindi pa ako gutom. Pero hindi ako kumain ng almusal.

I didn't realize it was getting late, maybe it's already five pm. Nakaramdam na rin ako ng matinding gutom, kaya nagbihis ulit ako at nag-ayos para magpa-deliver ng pagkain dito sa kwarto namin. Wala rin ang mga kasama ko, baka nasa dagat sila. I wasn't in the mood to swim in the sea either.

Daig ko pa ang may buwan ng dalaw sa pagbabago-bago ng mood ko.

Di nagtagal, dumating na ang pagkain na inorder ko sa kwarto. Nakain ko lahat ng pagkain and later decided to go out and explore. I heard there's a bar here, as Caspian mentioned, so that's where I headed.