How Far Love Can Take You? (On going)

7. The one with the video project.

The next day came and I'm here at the library with Paul. There's this something we need to do and we haven't started it yet. We are tasked to do a video endorsing a tourist spots here at Cebu which is by pair and basically Paul is my partner.

"So choose your partner!" Teacher Jessel said. Agad namang nag ingay ang classroom dahil doon. Kanya kanya agad ng pili ang lahat. Nagulat naman ako ng bigla nalang may umakbay sakin.

"Oy ah akin to ah. Akin ah." Si Paul. Siya pala 'yong umakbay sakin.

"Anong ginagawa mo?" Kinalabit ko siya.

"Ikaw talaga Gab, minsan ang slow mo din." Sabi niya. Napataas naman ako ng kilay. "Ibig kong sabihin, ikaw partner ko!" Paliwanag niya.

Binatukan ko naman. "Ulol. Alam kong ako ang ipa-partner mo. Ansabi ko, bakit ka sumisigaw eh wala namang aagaw."

"Malay natin! Baka yung iba diyan gusto kalang e partner para maka puntos sayo. Maagaw ka pa sakin." Madrama niyang satsat.

"Walang maaagaw kung walang magpapaagaw. So bakit naman ako magpapaagaw?" I said and smirked.

"Hoy ano kaba! Baka kiligin ako." Makulit na sabi niya. Sinipa ko pa.

"Saan ba talaga tayo?" I asked. Kanina pa kami dito at hindi pa kami sure sa aming best three. Our prof said to pick three places here at Cebu.

He sighed and faced me. "Okay babes! Heto na. So our first spot will be Moalboal. We'll go there for um... maybe just two days?"

"Two days!?" I said.

"Bakit? Okay naman ah? Para makapag-explore talaga tayo don." He explained.

"Hindi ba yun mahal don? Baka mamaya wala na tayong pang entrance at one week lang meron tayo 'no." I said.

"Babes, hindi isang taon ang layo papunta doon." He said.

"Yeah." I said realizing a thing. "But two days talaga? Maybe naman we can travel back agad after exploring. Saan tayo non mag stay?"

"I found this nice hotel. Meron silang magandang spots sa dagat for snorkeling. Doon na tayo."

"Talaga? Mag snorkeling tayo?" I asked sounding like a kid.

"Yes. It's the best."

"Na try mo na?" I said. I'm so excited!

"Hmn-mm." Ani niya at tumago.

"Ka excite!" I giggled.

"Wag ka maingay. Nasa lib tayo."

"So saan tayo next?" I said ang leaned closer to listen.

"After natin mag Moalboal diritso na tayo sa Samboan, maganda yung Aguinid Falls doon." Gosh! Falls daw!

"Saan yung last?" I said. My smile's so wide now.

"Pagkauwi natin after Samboan pahinga muna tayo one day I guess then puntahan natin ang Sirao Garden. Yun yung pinakamalapit dito sa city but last spot natin siyang pupuntahan." He said that made me nod.

"G ako diyan master!" I said and made a thumbs up. He just laughed at mas natawa naman ako dahil nakakatawa siyang makitang tumatawa.

When I got home ay nag half bath agad ako. It was a long day. Madaming ginawa sa school kanina kaya nakakapagod. Good thing is, our apartment is cozy. Hindi masikip and it's neat and always clean.

"Dinner na mga madam." Yna said.

Agad namang nag-unahan sina Paul and Z sa lamesa at sumunod na rin ako.

"Awe ang sarap naman niyan." I said and grabbed a chair.

"Here. Try this." Yna said at inangat niya ang tinidor na nay ulam para suboan ako.

"Hmm. mmm." Tumango-tango ako. "Infairness hah." Magaling naman pala to magluto. Si Z kasi always yung nasa kusina namin.

"Ay guys! Sama kayo sa'min. Moalboal and Samboan. Semester break naman, kaya G nayan!" Aya ni Paul sa dalawa.

They put their utensils down and faced us. "Moalboal?" Yna asked."Samboan?" Si Z. "Kayo!?" And they both asked in chorus.

"Ah yes?" I said. Confused on their reactions.

"Bat naman kayo magdidate?" Tanong ni Z. He looked at us like there's something fishy.

"Wag kang bobo." Paul reacted.

"Ang bilis naman ata." Ani ni Yna.

"Wag nga kayong tanga. May project lang." I said. Natatawa ako sa kanila.

Z covered his mouth with his eyes wide open. "Magiging Ninong naba ako neto?" He dramatically said.

"Huh? Bata na agad project niyo!?" Yna asked with her overreacting face.

"Gagawa kami ng video--" Si Paul na ang sumagot ngunit naputol naman ang sasabihin niya.

"Huh!?" Sumigaw si Yna at Z.

"Talagang vivideohan pa ninyo. " Sabi ni Z that made me shocked.

"Ano!?" Paul and I said.

Uminit bigla yung pisngi ko sa mga pinagsasabi nila. "Endorsing video kasi yun for the tourist spots. Wag kang ulol, patapusin mo muna ako." Paul said to them.

Napakamot naman ng ulo ang ugok.

"Wag na ngalang kayo. Ang kukulit niyo lang don for sure." Paul said to them.

"Ha? Ah eh sama na kami tol. Hindi kami mang-iistorbo sa bebi time niyo." Sabi ni Z at siniko naman siya agad ni Yna. "Este video project pala."

They looked like they want to go with us but they also look like natatakot sila kay Paul slight lang.

"Tss." Si Paul at tumayo na. Tapos na pala siya sa pagkain.

"Sama na kayo!" I said. Gosh. Na excite pa tuloy ako
lalo.

"Thanks Miss Gabby!" Z said and pinched my cheek.

" Wag ka nga." I removed his hand on my face cuz he ate just using his hands.

That night, before ako natulog ay tumawag muna ako kay mommy para mag-paalam sa trip namin. After that ay natulog narin ako with Yna on the other bed just beside mine.

"Yoho! Here we come." Z said after getting his back pack at sinuot iyon.

"Ay first time lang te?" Paul mocked him. "Hindi! At ano naman kung ma excite ako aber?" Z said and crossed his arms on his chest.

We're gonna use Paul's Ford pick-up papunta sa Moalboal. We are going to stay there in a hotel for two days but on our second day ay pupunta kami sa Samboan which is a hour away from Moalboal then balik ulit sa hotel and back to the city.

Four am palang ngayon. Sumakay na agad si Z at sumunod din ako. "Uy Gab sa passenger's seat ka na." Pigil ni Z sakin.

"Oo, ako na diyan." Si Yna at tumabi kay Z sa likoran.

"Okay." I said at tumango nalang.

Sinirado ko ang pintoan para sa kanila and went to the passenger's seat but before ko pa siya ma-open ay naunahan na ako ni Paul.

"Are you ready Miss?" He asked while smiling widely that made me smile din. "Yes sir. I'm ready to explore Cebu." I said to him. He just laughed and ruffled my hair.

"Sakay kana." He said.

My cheeks heated up and I don't like it kaya agad na akong pumasok. Natawa naman siya.

"You're cute." He said and closed the door.