Chapter 18 Bet?
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Chapter 18
"How was your sleep?" Tanong agad niya dito and she swim towards the edge of the pool kung saan ito nakatayo.
"It was good kanina bago ako matulog because you're with me, but I feel sad when I woke up.." naupo ito para mapalapit sakanya
"Why?"
"Dahil wala kana sa tabi ko pag gising I thought you leave me again"
Nakaramdam siya ng guilt sa sinabi nito.
"I'm sorry, I promise I won't do that again.,"
At itinaas pa niya ang kamay na tila nanunumpa dito.
"Really?" And Marco smiles.
She nodded.
"I.. I just want to swim kaya ako nagpunta dito and because you're sleeping peacefully kaya hindi na kita ginising you look like.,you didn't get enough sleep ''
Napansin din kasi niyang malalim at maitim ang ilalim ng mga mata nito kanina.
"Because, we're not ok you're avoiding me., that's why I can't sleep in those nights"
She bit her lips at nag iwas siya ng tingin dito dahil nahihiya siya.
"I'm sorry Marco.."
But Marco didn't respond tumayo lang ito at napatingala siya dito and he removed his shirt and jump in the water.
"Ahhy!" The water splashes in her face.
Ngunit hindi niya makita si Marco sa ibabaw ng tubig at dahil malinaw ang tubig ay kita niya ito na sa ilalim ng tubig kaya naman sumunod siya dito.
And Marco saw her and starts to swim papalapit sakanya they both swim underwater and they starts to play but after a minute she can't hold her breath anymore so she signed him to swim back and he nodded ngunit nakalitaw na siya sa ibabaw ay nasa ilalim parin si Marco.
Samantalang nauna pa ito sakanyang lumubog. When she looked down he see him laying in the bottom of the pool at nanlalaki ang mata niya her heart feels like it skips a beat kaya naman nag ipon siya ng hangin and swim fast, as fast as she could.
Nahawakan niya ang braso ni Marco and his eyes suddenly open and it closes again she tried to pull him up, but she feels like he was so heavy for her to lift him up she holds both of his arms at pakiramdam niya ay kakapusin nanaman siya ng hininga because her heart was beating so fast.
But Marco suddenly opens his eyes and she is losing breath. And he stared at her and he suddenly frowned.
And Marco holds her waist and swims back above the pool.
Habol niya ang hininga pag angat nila ng tubig.
"Are you ok?" Nag aalalang tanong ni Marco sakanya.
She shook her head dahil pakiramdam niya ay hindi pa siya makapagsalita.
But Marco holds her waist at binuhat siya nito bigla at pinaupo siya sa gilid ng pool.
She coughs,at pumwesto naman si Marco sa may binti niya.
"Adie.. are you ok now..?" Halata sa boses nito ang pag aalala.
Nang medyo naka hinga na siya ng maayos ay tinitigan niya ito and she glared at him.
"W-what did I do?"
Tila kinabahan nitong tanong and he holds her hands.
"Please tell me, what did I do--"
"I thought you were drowning" naiinis niyang sagot dito.
"Drowning?"
"Yes, because you sank in the bottom of the water with your eyes shut close,"
Napa 'oh'ito at napakamot sa batok.
"I'm sorry., It's just my lungs training., I always do that.,"
Napamulagat siya sa sinabi nito.
"Lung training?"
"Ahm, yeah when I was young I had asthma,I feel like I'm hyperventilating I feel so weak so the doctor suggested that I need to train my lungs to get rid of asthma and it was effective at naging routine ko na iyon until now, kahit wala na akong sakit lagi ko nang ginagawa yun.. "
Napatitig siya dito that's why she can't find him in the sea nasa ilalim pala ito sanay na sanay pala sa ilalim ng tubig.
But she just stared at him blankly she was so worried about him gusto niyang magalit dito but it will just give him the wrong signal kung gagawin niya iyon.
"Adie.."
But she just jumps in the water but Marco holds her arms para hindi siya lumubog.
"Adie I'm sorry.."
Tinitigan siya nito ng matiim and she smiles at him.
"It's fine, Marco don't worry"
Nangunot ang noo nito as if hindi naniniwala sa sinabi niya.
"So.. wanna bet?" Pagbabago niya ng usapan.
"Bet?"
"Yes., Kung sino ang maunang makarating sa dulo panalo and the loser will wash the dishes later ano deal?" Nakataas ang kilay na tanong niya dito.
At sa wakas Marco smiles.
"Ok, that's easy., Why don't you give the winner a price?"
"What kind of price?" Nagtatakang tanong niya.
"Maybe the one who wins can get one wish?"
Napaisip siya, maybe Marco was thinking she's not good at swimming so she smiles.
"Ok, that's fine, so let's start?" And she swims papunta sa dulo at nakasunod ito sakanya.
Pareho sila umahon the pool length was 30feet kaya kahit papaano ay mahaba narin ito.
"Back to back ok?" Bilin pa niya.
"Sure,in a count of three"and both of them are positioned.
"One"
" Two"
"Three"
And both of them dive in the water, like what she said she's a competitive one, kaya hindi siya papayag na matalo nito.
Until she reaches the end at nakasunod naman si Marco sakanya.
"You're so fast" bulalas nito habang nakangiti.
She smiles back "paano ba yan panalo ako," natatawa niyang sabi dito.
"Fine what's your wish?" And Marco leaned in the tiles of the pool.
Napaisip siya.
"Well.. Ahm, I wanted you to stay with me until I get married, that's my wish" and she smiles sweetly, but Marco stares at her with a blank expression.
He brushed his hair, and he moved palapit sakanya.
"I don't like that wish Adie.."
"Y-you don't like my wish?, You mean you don't want to stay with me?"
Nakaramdam siya ng paninikip ng dibdib isipin palang niya na ayaw siya nitong makasama.
But Marco just giggled and cupped her face.
" Of course, I like to stay with you., Even if you don't say it, what I mean is you can ask anything like,,I will take you on hiking, camping, mountain climbing everything that you want to do with me ay gagawin ko, so you don't have to asked for something that was so obvious "
Napatitig siya dito and realized what he all said.
.. yes Marco is right.
"...mkay.. can we do all of that lahat ng nabanggit mo? "
Marco smiles brightly.
"Of course, we will! But I need a wish too kaya kailangan kitang matalo ngayon" and he wink at her.
Napangiti naman siya.
" Sure if you can beat me" at umahon siya sa tubig kasunod ito.
Both of them position again.
" I will win this time Adie.. "siguradong sigurado nitong sabi at natawa siya.
" Ok, then try"
" One! Two, three! "
Both of them jumps in the water and swim she reached the end at pabalik naman nauna siya dito at halos sabay na silang lumalangoy pabalik ngunit ng ilang metro nalang Marco swims more faster at sa isang iglap lang ay nakarating na ito sa dulo.
And she was surprised Marco wore a winning smile pagdating niya.
She smiles at him too and she accepts it.
"So what's your wish"
"My wish.. is to sleep again beside you tonight"
Nangunot ang noo niya sa wishes nito but she smiles.
"That's your room Marco, so you don't need to make a wish because you can sleep there whenever you want"
"So that's not qualified?"
"No, choose another wish instead"
Nagiisip ito ngunit ilang segundo na ay wala parin itong maisip.
" So? "
" Can I save it for later wala akong maisip "
" Ok, let's get out magluluto na ako ng ulam natin, "
" Yeah, ok"and Marco smiles at her at sabay na silang umahon.
***end of chapter****
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