Wind and Sail

Chapter 50

Chapter 50

Dayn’s PoV           

“Dayn, Love, get up, let’s pack up.”

I heard a familiar voice waking me up. He’s tapping me on my shoulder. I open my eyes slowly and it was Sxan. Naghikab ako at umupo. Hinawi niya ang buhok na sumasagabal sa mukha ko at inipit iyon sa likod ng aking tainga.

“What time is it?” Tiningnan ko ang paligid, palubog na ang araw at narito na rin si Clarene. Nag-aayos siya ng kaniyang mga gamit.

“Almost six. We’re taking out some food before leaving. You can sit at the back later for you to sleep comfortably,” he said.

“What? No, how about you? We’ll take turns,” I replied. He shook his head.

“Nah, come on, get up, we have to be back before midnight. We still have morning classes tomorrow.”

“Oh, s**t. Yeah, I almost forgot that I still have a life at school. Goddamn it,” I groaned. Tumayo na ako at pumasok sa kwarto. I changed into pajamas and packed everything up.                 

Pumasok si Clarene sa kwarto.

“Hoy, babae, what happened?” tanong ko.

She looked at me and smiled.

Napatayo ako mula sa sahig at naiintriga na lumapit sa kaniya. “Oh, my god. I know that smile, Clarene, you are so caught up!” asar ko sa kaniya.

She waived me off and giggled. “No, I am not! Stop!”

“Yes, you are!” sabi ko. Kiniliti ko siya sa tagiliran niya.

“I am goint to tell it to you pagbalik na’tin. Probably tomorrow at lunch? Ikaw din! Marami ka rin sa aking ikukwento, Dayn. Akala mo ligtas ka na, ha!” she said, laughing.

She puts on her jacket and got out of the room. Kinuha ko ang mga bag ko at lumabs na rin ng kwarto. Bumalik ako ulit sa loob para tingnan kung mayroon pang naiwan. Noong nasiguro ko na wal na ay lumabas na ulit ako.

“Okay na? Wala nang naiwan sa loob?” tanong ni Sxan. Tumango ako bilang sagot. “Okay, let’s go check out.”

Mabilis naman ang proseso ng pagche-check out. Mukhang nagpapaalam pa ata sa isa’t isa sila Denzel at Clarene. Kinuha ni Sxan ang sasakyan kaya naiwan akong mag-isa rito. Maya-maya ay lumapit ang dalawa sa akin.

“Thank you, Dayn. Mag-iingat kayo pabalik,” si Denzel.

Naglahad siya ng kamay kaya naman tinganggap ko iyon at nakipagkamay.

“Yeah, thanks. We had a great time here, wwe’ll be back for sure. I’ll tell my other friends about this place,” sabi ko.

Nag-iba ang ekspresyon ni Clarene at kumunot ang noo. Lumapit siya sa akin at bumulong.

“But, you don’t have any other friends?” sabi niya. Pilit akong ngumiti at palihim siyang kinurot.

“Shut up,” bulong ko.

Dumating na si Sxan. Lumabas siya ng sasakyan at binitbit ang mga gaamit namin sa sasakyan. Nagpaalam na kaming lahat kina Denzel. Sa harap ako umupo at sa likod naman si Clarene, katulad lang din ng dating pwesto. Napagdesisyunan ko na matulog buong byahe dahil may pasok nga bukas. Sinabihan ko si Clarene na kung maaari ay manatili siyang gising para may kasama naman si Sxan. Pumayag naman siya gawa ng hindi naman raw siya inaantok.

“Matulog na kayong dalawa, it’s fine,” sabi ni Sxan.

Nagkatinginan kami ni Clarene.

“Are you sure? Wala kang kasamang gising,” sagot ni Clarene.

Come on, is she kidding me right now? We had a deal, or a talk, whatever you call it.

“Yes. It’s fine. I’ll wake you two up if needed. Sleep na.”

“Okay, you said it yourself, I am going to sleep now. Goodnight, lovebirds,” she said. She put on her eye mask and lay down. I sighed at her then leans back to my seat.

“Are you good?” he asked.

I turned to him and answered, “Yes, how about you?”

“All good.” He stopped at a red light. “Rest ka na, goodight...” he kisses me on my forehead. “—my love. See you later.” He smiles at me.

“Hmm. Drive safely, hm?”

He nodded. I closed my eyes and let myself fall asleep.

“We’re at a stop over. To atleast get something eat to eat. Should I get youu two some? Okay wait here,”he said. “Saglit lang ako, I’ll be back.”

“Hmm, okay,” I moaned.

Isinara na niya ang pinto at umalis.

“Are you hungry? Do you want to eat?” mahinang alok niya sa akin. Umiling ako at bumalik sa tulog. Inalok din niya si Clarene. Gumising iyon para kumain.

Naramdaman ko na nagd-drive na siya ulit. Oh, my. What’s that smell? Smells so good... is that— is that fried chickens?

Agad na bumukas ang mata ko at tumingin sa kinakain nila. Indeed some fried chickens.

Napatingin silang dalawa sa akin na may gulat sa mukha.

“What? Can I have some fried chicken?” tanong ko. Mabilis na inabot sa akin ni Clarene ang bucket, sinilip ko iyon, may limang piraso pa at apat na pirasong chicken nuggets.

“Akala ko ba hindi ka nagugutom?” tanong ni Sxan.

“Ha? Gutom pala ako, I didn’t know until may naamoy ako na something delicious,” I answered.

He chuckled. “Okay, can I have one?”

Kumuha ako ng isang nugget at isinubo iyon sa kaniya. I looked at my watch and it’s eight-thirty pm already. We were hitting the road for almost two and a half hours.

“Where are we?” I asked.

“Malapit na rin tayo but will probabably take another one to two hours. We’ll get home by nine-thirty or ten?” he answered.             

Noong napansin ko na wala na siyang kinakain ay kumuha akong isang chicken, sinawsaw iyon sa gravy at saka ibinigay sa kaniya. Mabuti naman at tahimik lang si Clarene sa likod habang kumakain ng spaghetti.

“Do you want to go back to sleep, mahal?” he asks.

Gosh, he is so hot when he ask me that, well not because of the question itself— okay that’s one thing— but because of his tone. His voice sends butterflies to my upper stomach, same thing happen when he touches me or kiss a part of me. He makes me feel loved and cared for. He’s like a protagonist or a leading man in somebody’s made up story, but one thing is different, he is not very dreamy, he’s a real deal.