my unforgettable summer part 3

So the next day, my wake up call was really loud, it was the rooster doing it's morning lung excercise as usual... gosh! tagal ko na ding hindi nakakadinig ng tilaok ng manok ah... i was the first one up

"Mike was right Daren really could snore!" i said to myself as i here Daren snoring away.
i went downstairs to help nanay prepare breakfast for everyone, but when i got there andun na si mike helping my nanay out.

"goodmorning sunshine!" mike said brightly
"mrnin' mike, mornin nanay! ang aga mo mike ah, i didnt know that you were a morning person?"
"well, im not, hindi lang ako sanay matulog sa ibang bahay so when i heard some noise down here na baka gising na yung mga tao i just went down here to help out."
"Naku Tixie eto namang palang si mike e napakasipag na bata eh ano?" may nanay came up from behind me with plates in her hand.
"naku nay, kunyari lang yang si mike nagpapalakas lang yan!" i said jokingly as i grabbed the plates from her hand and started helping her set the table.
"trix, kaw ha, hindi mo sinasabi sa kin na madalas ka pala dito sa nanay mo kapag summer, dito ka daw nagbabakayson nung maliit ka pa, at sabi ni nanay batang layas ka daw at gusgusin pa! hahahaha."
"Nay, naman eh, bakit niyo naman kinuwento un kay mike?" i said shyly damn! i knew i was starting to turn red. i wonder what else may nanay told mike about me?
"Naku naman tixie, eh totoo naman di ba? naku lam mo ba mike yang si tixie kahit tanghaling tapat kapag nag yaya mga pinsan niya na magpunta dun sa ilog naku walang dalawang salita yan at sasama!"
"ilog? may ilog dito trix? ang cool punta tayo? eh nay malayo ho ba yun?"
"eh hindi naman malapit lang, sige nga tixie samahan mo tong si mike bumalik nalang kayo agad ha, para kumain."
"eh nay, hindi naman sanay tong si mike sa mga ganun eh."
"ano ka ba trix, ok yun parang hiking adventure, tara!"
"ok, pero wag mo ko sisihin kapag hindi mo nagustuhan ah. sige nay balik nalang kami agad kapag nagising sila Daren paki sabi balik kami agad."
"sige mag iingat kayong dalawa at bumalik agad ha."

So we went trekking towards our so called river, i mean ever since i was a child i loved going there. It was like old school you know, my lola would take all our clothes there to have 'em washed and then eat lunch by the river. It was so fun. And there we were on our way mike trying to take all the scenery in and I was just lost in thought reminscing every detail when i was a child.

"Grabe dito noh? ang ganda! ngayon lang ako nakakita ng ganto you know?"
"Bakit di ba may province din kayo? sa baguio right?"
"yeah, pero you know how baguio is, it's already too commercialized, dami nang tourists, hindi katulad dito, its beautiful kasi alam mong hindi commercialized lahat, medyo scary din kasi puro puno, imagine walking here at night.. awoooooo!"
"yeah, yeah? ako, you're trying to scare me? have you forgotten that i almost grew up here?"
"Ay oo nga pala! wait what was that? i think i heard something. oh pleassse trixie save me from the monsters... please save me..." he was clinging to me and acting all dramatic. ha!
"Mike tumigil ka na nga, bilisan na natin malapit na naman tayo eh."
"ito naman, you're no fun!"

And then there it was... it still is sooo beautiful and it didnt change the way it was when i last saw it. It was still clean and you can still see a few people doing their laundry, the old school way..."hand wash" way.

"Wow! trix this is awesome!!! ang ganda! grabe!."

Mike was just awestruck. he was just staring at the river and trying to take evrything in.

"we should've brought our camera! sayang!" he said.
"oo nga eh. Oh well."
"Tara dun tayo oh sa may malaking bato na yun." he said pointing to this one spot by the river. He instantly grabbed my hand to pull me in the water so we could go there. Man! i could just die there! i felt like there was something in his hand that had electrified my whole being. in tagalog "sobrang kinilig ako!" and so i pretended that i didnt notice that he was holding my hand.
"ok ok teka wag ka namang magmadali baka madapa tayo."
"grabe talaga, ang ganda dito, sorry ha sobrang excited ako kasi ngayon lang din ako nakakita ng ganto eh."
"yeah i can tell." and yeah dont ever let go of my hand! sige lang enjoy the scenery and i'll enjoy your hand on mine! hehehe, i guess he heard what i was thinking and he just let go of my hand and he just sat on the rock and just stared at me, he never looked at me like that before. i was feeling awkward so i had to break the ice.

"Huy!" i said splashing him with cold water from the river. "hahaha! ay napalakas ang dami sorry!" i must've taken a handful of the water that i got his shirt wet. ooppss.
"ganun ha! so you wanna play rough eh?" and as he said this he just grabbed my waist and took me down with him.
"mike no!!!"
I guess it was too late for that because we both landed at the same time on the water, parang movie everything just stopped... him being on top of me. i mean this is a G-rated blog di ba? but what i mean is sparks just flew right there. or baka ako lang nakaka feel nun. parang may slow mo yung scene na yun, as in face to face ha, and then just when i was about to stare at his eyes he simply got up and shrugged it off.

"oooppsss! sorry, hehehe!" he said laughing as he helped me up.
"sira ka talaga mike yan tuloy lalakad tayo ng basa pauwi." i said trying to calm myself. i hoped i didnt sound nervous at all, i was trying to play it cool and nonchalant because i was shaking. Damn! we were like almost in a kissing distance and literally my knees were still shaking when he helped me up. hoo!!! I cant believe that it actually happened. I mean what was that. shoot!

"naku tara na nga baka magkasakit ka pa magalit sa kin si nanay."
"yeah she'd kill you if she finds out that you deliberately pulled me in." i said smiling.

our way back wasnt bad at all. I thought that it was going to be awkward but it was actually pretty cool. It was just plain fun. We were just kidding around, telling jokes and exchanging all time favorite stories back when we were practically still on our diapers. the conversation was just natural. when we got there the whole gang was already having breakfast.

"Oh anong nangyri sa inyong dalawa, bakit kayo basa?" asked maggie
"eh ito kasing si mike..." i wasnt even finished when he interrupted.
"anong ako? ikaw kaya nauna!" he playfully pushed me.
"yiheee! sounds like a fighting couple!" erick interjected
i just heard hoots of laughter and some yihees and yihaas when nanay came in
"naku tong mga batang to oh, tixie, mike magpallit na muna kayo ng damit bago kayo kumain ng almusal at baka magkasakit pa kayong dalawa, at kayo namang lahat sige na mag si kilos na kayo at ihanda niyo na yung mga dadalhin niyo papaunta kila alice sa aplya.
"yes nanay!" saluted Daren

everyone just started moving and helped each other to clear the table, except for maggie of course. being the nosy one she followed me in the room to barrage me with questions:

"What was that trix? you and mike? san ba kayo galing? bakit kayo basa?"
"Mags, ang daming tanong isa isa lang ganto yun, pinasyal ko lang siya kasi aga naming nagising eh tulog pa naamn kayo so hindi na namin kayo ginising."
" really? may gusto ka kay mike noh?"
"ha??? ako kay mike??? wala kaya..." i lied
"wala daw obvious kaya, pati sila erick, daren and bing napapansin eh."
"sabihin mo sa kanila kalalaking tao mga chismoso, wala yun we're just plain friends, chaka hindi naman ako ang gusto nun eh, ikaw eh.
"ok, eh wala namang akong gusto dun noh? chaka may boyfriend ako di ba?at aba defensive ha! pero just so you know, no hard feelings ok trix, i give you all my blessings! if it means anything to you. kung may ibang dapat na maging girlfriend si mike, it should be you. ok?"
"psssh! mags, kung ano ano sinasabi mo! sige na maghanda ka na din bihis muna ko para makkain at maka alis na din."
"ok, im jsut saying trix. its ok for you to like mike. ok?"
"kulit mo! sige na alis na, bihis na ko!." i smiled at her.

As i was changing, it all came back to me, everything went really fast today, i mean that whole two hours was just something aint it? it was too much for me to digest even. ganun ba ka obvious na may gusto ako kay mike? and maggs, giving me her "ok" signal to go for mike? gosh, nakakahiya. i mean what would mike think? halata niya na din kaya? ok, ok nakakahiya na to, basta from now on i have to play it cool, i have to act like he's one of the guys like daren and erick.. pero teka that'd be hard, but i'll try my best and if i cant do it then iwas nalang ako... that's really sad though, but its ok i'd rather have him as a friend than not to have him at all.