"10 rounds !" Sabay sabay kaming napalingon sa pinang galing ng boses. It was Silas, he is looking at us as if he would like to kill us!
His eyes says it all! And I think I just had a goosebumps.
Problema nya?
"Oh s**t!patay tayo kay Captain!" Bulong ni Nigel habang napapakamot ng ulo.
"Not again!" Naiiling na sabi naman ni Marco.
"Okay lang, it's worth it!" Nakangising sabi naman ni Jaxon. Naguguluhang napatingin ako sakanila, I can'tunderstand what's happening.
"Move, now!" Silas yelled at the guys, his hands are on his hips, his brows are furrowed and his jaw is clenched.
Nagmamadaling nag paalam ang mga ito saakin at tumakbo papuntang field, habang si Silas ay naiwan. Nakatayo lang ito at madilim ang anyong nakatingin saakin.
What have I done wrong? Hindi ko naman alam na may practice sila ha?! Napahinga ako ng malalim at napayuko.
"Im sorry.."hindi ko alam kung bakit ako nag so-sorry, pero yung hitsura nya kasi parang mangangain ng tao! His grey eyes looks dark, na para bang nang uuyam.
"Tsss.." Mabilis akong napatingin sakanya, pero tumalikod na ito at iniwan ako.
Is he really mad at me? Napatayo ako ng tuwid at buntong hininga, I should not mind him kung ayaw ko ng masira ang araw ko ng dahil sakanya. I think he has a problem with me, but I don't care, bahala sya.
"I saw Dimitri last night, he was with a college girl, kala ko ba sila ni Chelsea?" bulong ni Jianna kay Azalea na nakaupo sa tabi ko.
"Duh! Kuya Silas is a playboy! Di ka pa sanay?" Nakasmirk naman na sabi ni Azalea.
"Pero I heard Chelsea! Sabi nya talaga sila ni Silas, at alam nya ang mga kalokohan nito, tinotolerate lang daw nya because she knows na hindi daw magseseryoso si Silas sa ibang babae!"
"So she's claiming that Kuya Silas is serious at her?! Asa nalang sya! Sa tagal nang pag kakakilala ko kay Kuya Silas, alam na alam ko na ang mga hokage moves nya! Besides, kung gaano ka seryoso at tahimik yan, ganoon yan katinik sa babae!" Confident na sabi ni Azalea sabay hawi ng buhok nya.
"Grabe ka naman Azalea!" Natatawang sabi ni Jianna. "Ikaw, Leigh what do you think about Silas? He's hot right?! Kung ikaw ang liligawan nya-"
"That won't happen so I don’t even need to think about it." Putol ko sa sinasabi nya. I don't even want to entertain that idea, besides si Silas, manliligaw? Ilang buwan ko palang syang kilala but one thing is for sure, Silas North Dimitri don't do courtship! I bet courtship doesn't even exist in his vocabulary. "Enough about him, I'm bored Az, can we go to a club?" Hopeful kong tanong.
"Club?" Nanlaki ang mata na tanong ni Jianna.
"We don't really need to drink, I just want to dance and to party! Naninibago ako, from States to Manila and now to Palawan, parang patahimik ng patihimik ang buhay ko." Nakalabi kong sabi.
I was born and raise at New York, and yes I consider myself as a New Yorker not until I went home to the Philippines, I'm glad my parents taught me how to speak Filipino, Kung hindi I will sound funny whenever I will speak in Filipino. I have been living here in the Philippines for the past months, so medyo nakapag adjust na ko, I can even say na diretso na akong magsalita ng Filipino without the accent! And I'm so proud of myself! Maybe kasi tumira din ako as Manila before for about a year, and I really tried hard to speak Filipino..I practiced hard and I did well!
Napataas ang kilay ni Azalea at napahalukipkip, tiningnan nya ko ng seryoso na para bang binabasa nya ang iniisip ko.
"Cous, as much as I would love to hindi pwede..you know how OA are the boys right?! Our cousins are way much over protective! Di tayo papayagan." May halong inis na sabi nito.
"Who says, we're going to tell them that we are going to a party?" Nakangisi kong tanong na ikinalaki ng mata ni Azalea at ikinasinghap naman ni Jianna.
"You mean, tatakas tayo?" Bulong ni Azalea na biglang nilapit ang mukha saakin.
"Silly, of course not..let’s just say, we will tell a white lie" Pigil ang ngiti kong sabi.
"Wow! I didn't know that you're a pasaway!" Natatwang sabi ni Azalea. "Akala ko pa naman good girl ka! You even look like an angel cousin dear, may tinatago ka palang sungay!"
Naiiling akong napabuntong hininga.
"I'm neither a good girl or a bad girl, I'm in the middle, besides I'm normal, I may look like an angel but it doesn't necessary mean na I should act like one, I'm no hypocrite cous!" I flipped my hair and winked at them.
"Oh my!! You are so cool Leigh!" Jianna giggled.
"Hmnn, can you tell me again kung bakit ngayon ka lang pinadala dito sa Palawan? If you were here from the start maybe hindi naging boring ang highschool life ko!" Natatawang sabi ni Azalea. "Pero hindi halata talaga na may pagkapasaway ka! You look so kind, demure and nice..no one would think that you're way cooler than you really are!"
"Hmnn.. Lets just say, I'm an angel in disguise?" Nagbibiro kong sabi sabay kindat.
And that is so true! I just look like a good girl, but hey I am just a normal girl, I also do some crzay stuff which I believe that will make my life more interesting. And I love the way I live!
"Are you sure na hindi kayo pwedeng sa bahay nalang mag overnight? Or bukas nalang ng umaga nyo gawin ang project nyo?" Kuya Yvo asked worriedly.
"No Kuya, hindi talaga pwede, di pinayagan si Jianna na mag overnight saatin, besides aalis sila bukas ng umaga then Sunday night na balik nila. We have to finish our project na, kasi pasahan na sa Monday." Nakasimangot kong sabi na para bang problemado ako sa deadline ng project. Nandito kami ngayon sa harap ng bahay nila Jianna dahil gusto ni Kuya Yvo na ihatid kami, buti wala ang iba naming mga pinsan kundi for sure kasama sila sa paghahatid saamin. We told them na we have a project to finish that's why we have to spend the night here at Jianna's house. Yes, I'm a bit guilty sa pagsisinungaling lalo pa Kay Kuya Yvo, but I'm bored to death, hindi ako sanay dito sa tahimik na buhay sa Palawan. I'm a City girl who is asked to live here in Palawan because my parents want me to stay with my cousins here, and so my Grand parents can look after me, kaya medyo hindi pa ko sanay sa biglaang mga pag babago ng buhay ko.
"Do you need help, pwede akong in tumulong sainyo?" Kuya Rue being the smart guy loves to help everyone when it's related to studies, kahit na maloko sya no doubt he is one of the smartest guy in a our Family to think that almost all the Carmichaels are achievers.
"No need Kuya, kaya na namin ito." Maagap kong sagot bago pa magsalita si Azalea, I don't trust anything that will come out of her mouth right now because she is too nervous, baka mabuko pa kami. First time nya kasing gagawin ito, to think na sya ang kilalang pasaway, mas good girl pa pala sya kesa saakin. Nagkatinginan kami at sinenyasan ko sya na wag nang magsalita.
"Hey Alea, tahimik ka yata, is there something wrong?" Baling sakanya ni Kuya Yvo. Bihira kasi sa bihira na manahimik si Azalea, marami kasi itong nasasabi at ipinag lalaban, kaya normal lang na magtaka si Kuya Yvo.
"Kuya Yvo! Don't call me Alea! Pati ba naman ikaw?!" Nakasimangot na sabi ni Azalea na ikinatawa naman ni Kuya Yvo at Kuya Rue.
"What? It sounds cute and it's shorter!"
"Whatever!" Azalea hissed before she flipped her hair.
”Okay, we will pick you up tomorrow, just text me okay?”
Napahinga ako ng malalim, the this is it, wala nang atrasan.