Sunlight Deception (Isla Series #1)

03

"Babe, huh?"

I realized na si Echo pala 'yon. I was busy staring at his chat. Hindi ko siya ni-replyan at bumalik na lang sa GC namin. It was almost 6 in the morning. I assumed na gising na 'tong mga 'to. Ako nga, hindi na natulog. Sasy sent a photo so I clicked it. It was a picture of her board.

sirene_: ako lang magisa. 'di ba kayo naawa sa 'kin?

iamraya: Hindi ka kaawa-awa

iamraya: Tulog muna ako. Masanay kang maging magisa HAHAH

mercalista: Otw na kami. Wait for us there

ventosari: goodmorning :)

sirene_: sama ka, esme.

ventosari: sige. wait lang bihis lang ako.

Hindi naman ako inaantok, so sasama na lang ako. I also miss surfing. I just wore a neon pink one piece, since mas komportable ako dito. I added a white cover up and my shell choker. I took my phone and hair tie before going down.

Tip when magsusurf ka, don't wear a bikini top. Baka mahubaran ka pa if bikini top lang ang suotin, eh. Been there, nakakahiya.

"Good morning, Ma'am," bati ni Ate Hilda, one of our workers. Nginitian ko siya at dumiretso na kay Sasy.

I greeted her. She was wearing a pink bikini bottom and her black fitted crop top with pink floral prints in it. Her usual surf outfit.

"Uy, matchy tayo," sabi ko. Tinuro ko siya. "Takot mahubaran, ah," dagdag ko at tumawa. Inirapan niya ako.

Dati kasi, feel na feel pa niya 'yong pagsurf niya, 'yon pala, natanggal na 'yong bra niya. Since then, she decided to wear a shirt every time she surfs. 'Di rin kasi siya komportable sa one piece.

"Pero kahapon 'di ka nag shirt?"

"Nagmamadali kasi ako. Kung alam mo lang iyong kaba ko kahapon," natatawang sabi niya. "Iniwan ko gamit ko roon," dagdag niya at tumuro sa isang upuan.

I removed my cover up at nilapag sa tabi ng gamit ni Sasy. Pagkatapos, lumapit ako sa board rack at pumili ng board.

"Sas, anong dala mong board?" I asked, not knowing what board to choose.

"Board pa rin," narinig kong sagot niya. I looked at her and gave her a bored expression. Ginaya naman niya ako kaya natawa ako bigla. "9. Longboard," she answered properly. I looked at her in confusion.

"'Ba't hindi shortboard?" I asked out of curiousity. I remembered kasi last time that she was practicing shortboard.

"I have no future talaga sa shortboard," she answered with a shrug. "Ikaw ba?"

"Fun board na lang," I replied. A fun board is 7ft long. It's a board that can help you if gusto mo matutong mag shortboard kasi it's close to it. Hindi kasi ako masyadong magaling sa shortboard. I also want to learn.

I got the board out of the rack and walked to where Sasy was. Inabot niya sa 'kin ang wax at nagsimula na akong lagyan ang board ko noon, for it to not be slidey. Napahinto ako noong nakarinig ng halakhak sa malayo. Alam ko na agad kung sino 'yon.

"Good morning!" masayang bati ni Cali. She was wearing a black one piece at nakatali ang buhok. Lumapit siya sa upuan para iwan ang bag niya. I noticed that she wasn't holding her camera. Which was unusual.

"Where's your cam?" tanong ko.

She laughed lightly and pointed at the back. I looked behind her and saw Echo and Maki na parang nag vlovlog habang dala-dala ang board nila. Napailing ako sa kanila. The two idiots. They used to be three...