Chapter 16
Almost HeavenPete is smiling while enjoying the scenery and feel the refreshing breeze from under the coconut tree.
From the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of the man he waited for.
Earn strutted towards their direction confidently while showing a glimpse of his delicious tanned abdomen. He looks like he just walked out of a magazine... So gorgeous!
The man raised his hand to high-five those who are standing close to him.
Later on, they decided to play dodge ball. They drew two squares on the sand and elected two team leaders by vote. They have voted Phun and Earn to be the team leaders.
The team leaders have rights to choose their team members upon winning Rock, Paper, Scissors games.
As expected, Phun first choice would always be Noh, meanwhile Earn chosen Card.
The last two players left are Pete and Ohm. It was Earn choice this after winning the games, and it hurts Pete when he chose Ohm instead of him.
Pete was not oblivious of the pitiful glances that he received from their group of friends. Instead of crumbling from the painful blows he received from Earn agenda, instead he plastered his fake smile and a strong facade.
He does not want to give Earn the satisfaction of seeing him hurts.
Earn's team is winning and the survivors from his team are Card, Ohm and himself against Phun's team which only left Noh and Pete.
Card and Ohm keep targeting Noh meanwhile Earn is aiming to oust Pete from the game. They throw fast ball to defeat their opponents.
One of Earn's throw hit hard on Pete's stomach that caused him to stumble down. The impact caused him to lost his breath and he can feel the impending bruises that will be forming black and blue tomorrow.
Earn regretted the accident and walked to Pete and wai'ed to say that he was sorry. Earn extended his right hand to help hauled up Pete.
Pete who was hurt physically and emotionally by Earn, slapped away Earn's extended hand in anger and stand up on his own.
“No thank you, I can stand up on my own.” Pete said through his gritted teeth in annoyance.
Pete proceed to brush of sands from his shorts and rubbed his painful stomach with his right hand to ease the pain.
By now, the atmosphere turned awkward for all of them with the cold war between Earn and Pete.
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