Epitome Of Revenge (Scarred Heart Series 1)

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"Close agad kayo? Ang bilis naman" he said suspiciously

"Well, Rox is fun to be with" I explained

"Akala ko Roxford? Bakit Rox nalang bigla?" Kunot noong tanong ni Nathan tsaka mabilis na humarap sakin

I  chuckled on his statement. Last week Rox and I are chatting already. I don't really know how we became close that easy, especially our attitude are somehow opposite. But we vibe, so we're friends now.

"Enrollment palang may kaagaw na agad ako.." problemadong pahayag nya

I can't figure out if he's pissed on me or on his self.  I just laughed again. I didn't tell him that Rox is gay, I just feel like it's not my story to tell. Baka mamaya ay di pala okay kay Rox na pinapaalam kung kani-kanino ang gender nya.

"Seloso" I said in a low voice

Masungit syang bumaling sakin tsaka ako tiningnan na para bang kinukwestyon ang sinabi ko.

"Bakit? Di ka seloso?" Depensang tanong ko

"Tsk" nagsimula na ulit syang maglakad paakyat kaya mabilis akong sumunod sa kanya

"Oh bakit di ka makasagot?" I teasingly asked

He ignored me and continue walking.

It was May already. We decided to cancel our vacation this year since Grandma can't be left alone anymore. Ayaw ko na rin pati talagang magbakasyon, mas gusto ko nalang dito para lagi ko ring mabisita si Nathan. Hindi na kasi kami kasing dalas magkikita kapag may pasok na. Sinusulit ko na ang mga araw.

I stop walking when we're already halfway  on our trail. Every steps on this damn stairs are consuming me real bad. I'm sweating bullets!

"Okay ka lang?" Nag aalalang tanong nya, tagaktak na ang pawis nya sa noo at sa katawan pero kahit konting paghingal ay di ko man lang sya makitaan.

Bumaling ako sa kanya tsaka umiling.

"Let's rest a little...pagod na ako" I pout after it

He walk towards my direction and held my hand. As we reached the side of the road he immediately grab some leaves and put it on the ground.  Maingat nya akong inalalayang maupo doon tsaka pinunasan ang pawis sa noo ko.

"Dito ka muna, bibilihan lang kita ng buko juice do'n" he pointed the small stall of buko juice from the distance

Matapos nyang masiguro na maayos na akong nakaupo ay naglakad na sya papunta doon sa tindahan.

Taon taon tuwing Mayo ay ginagawa ito sa Pakil. Ahunan sa Ping-As. Ang mga deboto ng simbahang katoliko ay umaahon sa tuktok ng bundok bilang penitensya raw. But I and Nathan didn't climb on this mountain for that so called 'penitensya', gusto lang talaga naming umahon for the scenery and bonding, I guess?

Ping-As is literally at the top of the mountain. Kapag nasa kapatagan ka ng Pakil ay tanaw na tanaw doon ang tatlong krus  pati na rin yung mga letra na "PAKIL".

"Pag pagod ka na dapat sinasabi mo agad sa'kin" he said as he sat beside me, para bang pinapangaralan ako

Nathan hand me the buko juice which is still on the buko itself. I sip immediately and that's what he did as well.

The fresh juice soothes my dry throat, giving me a refreshing feeling. I even close my eyes to let it calm my system, didn't know my body would react in a liquid like this. Maybe I have been dehydrating really bad.

"Okay ka lang?" Tanong ulit ni Nathan na nakasubaybay pala sa ikinikilos ko

"Napagod lang ako sa stairs pero siguro since paahon nalang naman ang trail medyo kaya ko na" I explained to assure hum that I'm fine