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Hestia's POV
"Ouch!" I hissed, glaring at him. Why the fvck would he throw me down?! I saw how his brows shot up at me.
"Don't you have feet?" He asked, obviously pissing me off.
"Salamat ha?" I whispered sarcastically, I made sure he will hear it. From shot up, his brows suddenly furrowed.
"What?" He asked, confused.
"Gwapo ka sana kaso nakakairita ka." I continued speaking my hometown language, making sure to confuse him. I bit my lower lip to prevent myself from laughing.
"Whatever, let's just eat." He uttered, now pissed off because of me. I smirked on my track when he turned his back on me.
"Gusto kita." I suddenly said, giggling.
I wanted to piss him off so much that I even used my language which I thought he really doesn't understand until he uttered words that made me stop.
"Gusto din kita." He teased, hiding a smirk.
My eyes widened in embarrassment. Oh, good God! Seconds ago, I was the one pissing him off but the table eventually turned! Geez...
"Y-You heard me wrong." I tried to deny, not wanting to embarrass myself too much from him.
"Really, ate?" Artemis suddenly joined. I almost hit her as much as I could if only she did not run, laughing at my stupidity.
I probably must get a new mouth, masyadong madaldal ang meron ako ngayon. Ayokong mas ipahiya ang sarili ko kaya mas pinili kong manahimik at iwan sya mag-isa doon. Gosh! What the hell was that?!
"Are you listening, Hestia?" Hulyano snapped, trying to get my attention.
"H-Huh?" I looked at him while furrowing my brows to catch up. "I'm sorry, I was just---No, I didn't get enough sleep. Come again?" I tried to sound convincing but he just shook his head, not buying my excuse.
I was still thinking how the fvck did I just ended up telling Caspian that I like him. I don't want him to get any wrong ideas! Damn it.
"So as I was saying, the Captain ordered our people to get you anything you need so you only have to ask us then we'll get them for you." He again said. Kumunot ang noo ko habang iniisip kung ano bang mga kailangan ko ipakuha sa kanila. I think there's none?
"Like what?" I asked. "Phone?!" I immediately exclaimed, excited when I remembered not having a phone for a while.
"Excited? Sadly, no phones, Hestia." He gave me a smile.
What? Why? Bakit no phones? I mean, it's fine, I actually forgot about phone for a while so that means I was able to live without it, but why is it restricted? Hulyano must have understood my reaction when he chuckled before telling me why.
"There's no signal here." He laughed.
Bigla kong naalala na wala nga palang signal sa ganitong isla. Masyadong tago ang lugar at pati ambiance halatang pang-vacation. Basically, this island is the best for those who wants to be on hiatus.
"Oh, right! I forgot I'm on an Island." I laughed with him.
We've been into this Island for almost a month now, I can't say that I love to live here but I wouldn't also say that I hate living here.
"Ate," I heard Artemis giggling beside me kaya napatingin ako sakaniya. "Look at those." She pointed down at the fishes.
Patuloy siyang humahagikhik habang dumidikit sakaniya yong mga isda. I was smiling widely while watching her. At least I still have her. I wonder how our family's doing right now. Are they fine? Are they eating properly just like us? Are they living a good life? I want to know if they were taken by pirates who would take care of them just how Artemis and I were being taken care of in here.
"Do you miss them?" I asked out of nowhere. Takang napatingin sakin si Artemis, naguguluhan sa biglaan kong pagtatanong. I smiled bitterly before avoiding her gaze.
"I miss them." I said softly, not wanting my voice to shatter.
"They miss us too, ate." Artemis held my hand, I felt her small hand above mine.
If there's one thing I'd choose to wish for right now, it's to have more time with Artemis. Hindi ko yata kaya if she would also be taken away from me.
"Hey," Caspian uttered when I felt his presence behind me.
"Hi." I said before I turned back my gaze on my bed.
Nagpatuloy ako sa pag-aayos ng kama dahil minsan ay magulo akong matulog. Artemis wants to sleep here tonight so here I am, fixing the bed so she can sleep comfortably here.
"How was your day?" He suddenly asked, making a smile plasters on my face. He cares, huh?
"I spent my day with Artemis, we had a quality time on your garden this afternoon. I can say that she really enjoyed it, it was so relieving to see her that happy, I felt so alive again." I smiled wider, remembering her giggles. "Artemis has the purest heart, she's too lovely for me to remember everything in her even the simplest thing."
Fear was something I've always had, but I've never seen Artemis in so much fear. She's braver than me. She's the kind of person who would try to piss you off but you would still end up laughing at her silly behavior. God, I adore her so much.
"And you?" Caspian asked, staring at me. "How did you feel this day?"
Bigla kong naalala 'yong sinabi ko sakaniya na gusto ko siya. Does he remember that? But he said he likes me too, was that for real? Wasn't it a joke? What if he really mean it? What if not? Argh! No...what if I'm falling? Would I be able to handle it? Makakaahon pa ba ako?
I smiled bitterly when I realized how far he is from me. Masyado siyang mataas, hindi ko alam kung makakayanan ko ba siyang abutin. Just the idea of him being with someone else suffocates me.
"I enjoyed like her, of course." I lied.
The truth is...I was happy this day, but it was not something that can be compared to my sister. It was actually less than that. I have pain, thoughts, fear and mostly...struggles.
"Okay," He nodded, acting as if he bought my lie. "But your eyes tells me different."
"You care." I sarcastically hissed. Why does he care?
"Maybe." He shrugged. "Maybe too much to know when you're lying."
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