The Sunsets' Kiss (C.E Series #1)

Kabanata 9

Honorable

Gaya nang inasahan ay naging masaya nga ang outing na pinlano ni Wendy. Even after all those banters with Silas. Eh? Are we close? First-name basis? I shook my head.

"Hindi kami magiging close 'no!" Sabi ko sa sarili nang isinampa ang katawan sa malambot na kama.

"It's been a long tiring day."

Matutulog na kaya muna ako? I looked at my phone screen to check the time when it beeped for some notifications.

Peter Rovan Alejaga sent you a friend request

Ceasar Dylan Alejaga sent you a friend request

I smiled and clicked the accept button. All this time, I thought of Cedy and Pietro as their real names only to figure out. Damn. Wendy isn't wendy only. The Alejaga's trademark, well. I went to Wendy's timeline to check if she already uploaded the photos we've taken earlier.

I, as always is right.

They were almost hundred photos in her album named '#DaphneEscapade'. Sumabog na rin ang notifs ko na lahat ay galing sakanya. Wayne Lezil Alejaga tagged you in a post... just won't stop.

"Alright, Wendy." I opened everything and clicked the love reaction. As I scroll down on her timeline, it wasn't just us in the photos. There were also some snapshots of Russel and his friends. Without a second thought, I opened it full zoom. There were seven in the photos, but I only knew three of them. Russell, Bethia, and the Farmer. It was a wacky photo but he remained stiff. Habang ang kanyang katabi na nakasuot ng fuschia pink na two-piece ay naka peace sign. I scroll down for the comments.

'Ano ba yan. Group photo lahat. Naghihintay pa naman ako ng solo pic ni Silas at Beth.' My brows furrowed with her comment.

"Tanga. Kailan pa nagkaroon ng dalawang tao ang solo pic." Pinagpatuloy ko pa ang pagbabasa. Baka meron pa akong mahanap na ibang kabobohan dito.

'I still fascinated their relationship. There were my OTP since college. #SilBeth4Ever'

"What the hell? That's the cheesiest fandom I've ever heard." Kumunot ulit ang noo ko nang makitang umani iyon ng maraming positive reactions at replies. So were they really a love team before? I bit my lower lip and turned off my phone. Maybe they have been together for so long but broken up? And now, they are rekindling everything to what it was before? They both seemed mature and both stable in life. Ano kayang kurso nung Silas na 'yon? BS Agriculture kaya? Kasi magsasaka naman siya. But he doesn't look like a farmer. Napangisi ako sa sariling pag-iisip. Baka naman kasi mahina at ilang taong nanatili sa kolehiyo. Baka ganuon nga.

I shrugged off all my judgments about him. Luck favored him too much to be with Bethia.

"Kumusta ang outing, hija?" ani Lola Metis.

Nasa hapag kainan na kaming lahat kasama si Kuya, Mama at Papa.

"You're not eating your food, Perse. Kanina mo pa pinapaikot ang tinidor mo sa salad. Are you okay?" Kuya Paeng.

Umayos ako nang upo at mas binigay ang pokus sa pagkain. Masamang pinaghihintay at binalewala ang grasya.

"I'm fine, Kuya. Ah opo. Okay naman po ang outing namin. Nakilala ko rin po ang mga pinsan ni Wendy. It was fun." Kumunot ang noo ni Kuya. Tonong pilit kasi iyon. Ngumiti nalang ako sakanya.

"Anyway, Ma, Pa, La. Baka po magtatagal ulit ako sa Maynila. Medyo marami pa kasi iyong aasikasuhin ko eh." Binagsak ko ang tingin ko sa pagkain. Now that Kuya won't be here for a short period of time. I need to keep myself busy. Damn.