Nagising ako dahil sa bagay na dumadampi sa aking pisngi. Nang imulat ko ang aking mga mata, I saw Lisa smiling brightly in front of me. 

 

"Good morning, baby" masayang bati niya sakin wearing the most beautiful smile I have ever seen. 

 

Napansin ko na iba na ang suot niya, hindi na siya nakapajama. She's now wearing a shorts and an oversized white shirt. 

 

She's kneeling on the bed which I guess pinagmamasdan akong matulog. 

 

"Good morning" I smiled back and gave her a tight hug. 

 

She leaned forward and gave me a quick peck bago niya hinila ang mga kamay ko para pabangunin ako mula sa pagkakahiga. Napatingin naman ako sa orasang nasa ibabaw ng bedside table. It's only 6:15 am, sobrang aga pa sa usual na gising namin. Usually kasi, we woke up at 7am. 

 

"Why are you up so early?" tanong ko habang magkayakap parin kaming dalawa. 

 

"We're going somewhere" nakangiting sabi niya bago kami tuluyang lumabas ng kwarto. 

 

"Where are we going really?"

 

Kanina ko pa siya tinatanong pero hanggang ngayon di niya pa rin sinasabi kung saan kami pupunta. Sa ngayon pinapanood ko siyang magprepare ng mga pagkain sa isang picnic basket habang ako eto at naghuhugas ng mga pinagkainan namin ng breakfast. 

 

Lumapit naman siya sakin at niyakap ako mula sa likuran. She burried her face on my neck at ramdam ko yung pagngiti niya. 

 

"You'll know later, okay?" 

 

At dahil mukhang wala naman siyang balak sabihin sakin kung saan, gumive up na lang ako and just nodded my head. Looking at the things na inaasikaso niya, sa tingin ko magpipicnic kami. Di ko lang gets kung bat ayaw niya pang sabihin. But anyways, hinayaan ko na lang kesa naman mainis pa siya sa pagiging nosy ko. Matapos kong maghugas ng mga pinagkainan, Lisa told me to prepare kasi aalis na daw kami any minute now. She told me to wear something comfortable , yung pang summer daw since napakainit ng panahon dito ngayon. 

 

Nung lumabas ako sa kwarto to check on her, dumiretso agad ako sa kusina para tignan kung tapos na siya but she's not there. 

 

"Lisa?" tawag ko sa kanya but I didn't hear any response.

 

Naglalakad na ko palabas ng bahay when I heard someone speaking, then I saw her speaking on her phone. 

 

"Yes luluwas ako this Friday but I don't think maisasama ko si Jane. May usapan kasi sila nila Irene dahil birthday ni Irene on Sat" dinig kong sabi ni Lisa sa kausap niya sa phone. 

 

Hindi naman nagtagal and Lisa felt my presence. She smiled and mouthed me 'wait' which I just answered with a smile. 

 

"I promise, okay. Sa susunod na luwas ko dyan isasama ko na siya para magmeet kayo. Ako den sobrang excited na kong ipakilala siya sayo. Sa tingin ko sobrang magkakasundo kayo" Lisa chuckled pagtapos niyang sabihin ang mga salitang iyon. 

 

"Okay... See you. I love you, bye" 

 

Pagka off nang phone niya ay agad siyang humarap sakin. Samantalang here I am raising a brow at her which made her confused. 

 

"Why?" naguguluhang tanong niya. 

 

"Who are you talking to and why did you say I love you?" taas kilay kong tanong sa kanya. 

 

This is the first time I heard her say I love you, not even one on the phone or in person except me. And hearing her say that to other makes my blood boil in an instant. I only want her saying I love you to me, just me. 

 

Lumapit naman siya sakin ng tatawa tawa ang she throw her arm around my shoulder and kissed the side of my head. 

 

"Babs... my twin sister" 

 

My mouth formed an 'o' shape when I realized I am being jealous over her twin sister which made her chuckle more. 

 

"She's asking me if I can go there on Friday, which I said yes" paliwanag niya and I just bob my head. 

 

Nakwento na sakin ni Lisa how close she is with her twin and how her twin begged her to come back pero ayaw niya. So, since di naman papapilit si Lisa, they come up to an agreement na lang, which is to meet each other every Friday so they can still see and bond with each other. Kaya, ayaw ko mang umalis siya at iwan ako, hindi pwede kasi tradisyon na nilang magkapatid yun and I don't like her ditching her twin just to be with me.

 

"And she wants to meet you" dagdag niya which made me lift my head up to look if she's serious, which she is. 

 

Bigla naman akong kinabahan sa sinabi niya. I surely want to meet her sister but not too soon. Not until I tell Lisa the truth about me. Ayoko namang magsinungaling rin sa kapatid niya. Sa totoo lang nakukunsensya na ko sa pagpapanggap ko, naghihintay lang ako ng tamang timing para sabihin sa kanya yung totoo. At sana kapag nangyari yun mapatawad niya ko at maintindihan kung bat ko kailangang gawin yun.

 

"But I already told Ire---" hindi ko pa natatapos yung sasabihin ko when she cutted me off. 

 

"Yes, I already told her I can't take you with me this Friday and she's okay with that. I told her next weekend instead. Would that be fine?" nakangiting sabi niya. 

 

Tumango naman ako which made her smile grow wider. Sobrang saya niya at kita ko yun sa mga mata niya kaya sino naman ako para tumanggi. Atleast naextend ng isa pang linggo. Siguro naman makakahanap na ko ng lakas ng loob bago pa dumating ang araw na yun.

 

"Okay" 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was already catching my breath dahil kanina pa kami naglalakad ni Lisa sa ilalim ng araw sa gitna na kagubatan. Until now di niya pa rin sinasabi sakin kung saan ba kami pupunta. 

 

"Are you tired, baby?" nakangiting tanong niya pagharap niya sa akin. Nauuna kasi siyang maglakad dala yung picnic basket namin at nakasunod lang ako sa kanya. 

 

"Yeah" hinihingal na sagot ko. 

 

"We're almost there" nakangiti niya namang sabi. 

 

Nagpahinga kami ng ilang minuto para habulin ang hininga ko dahil feeling ko anytime soon magpapass out na ko sa sobrang init. Lisa took off her hat at pinaypayan ako. After a couple of minutes medyo nakabawi na rin ako ng pagod. 

 

"Let's go" aya ko sa kanya. 

 

Lisa put the hat on me and she kissed my cheeks bago niya hinawakan ang kamay ko para magpatuloy sa paglalakad. Di ko naman maiwasang kiligin sa kasweetan niya. I love these simple things that she do that makes my heart beats wild. 

 

We continued walking habang pinagmamasdan ko yung paligid. Sobrang liblib nitong lugar dahil medyo malayo na ito sa mga kabahayan at tanging maririnig mo na lamang ay ang paghampas ng sariwang hangin sa mga puno at huni ng mga ibon. Sobrang nakakarelax. 

 

"We're here" 

 

Di ko na namalayan na nakarating na pala kami sa patutunguhan namin dahil sa pagiging abala ko sa pakikipagisa sa kalikasan. I looked at Lisa first and she's smiling widely habang nakatingin ng diretso sa harapan namin. I followed the direction she's looking at and my mouth automatically went ajar when a  turquoise-blue stream welcomed my eyes. The ray of sunshine makes it more beautiful coz it was flickering like glitter on the surface. Hindi pa ko tapos sa pagappreciate ng kagandahan ng ilog ng mabaling ang atensyon ko sa isa pang napakagandang bagay. My eyes landed on Lisa who's now pulling his shirt above his head, flaunting his toned abs right before my eyes that made me swallowed the lump in my throat trying to stop myself from touching those. 

 

"Like what you see?" Lisa said smiling mischievously. 

 

With that, I was taken back to reality. I averted my eyes on it and rolled my eyes on her which earned a loud laughter from her. 

 

"Why are you undressing yourself?" pagtataray ko sa kanya. 

 

"Coz we're going to take a bath here. We're here to swim, baby!" 

 

"We?" 

 

"Yes, we are. Didn't you tell me you want to swim on a river with me? So, here we are fulfilling one thing on your list" 

 

My lips automatically curved into a smile nung marinig ko yung paliwanag niya. Ang buong akala ko yung thing lang ang natandaan niya, but it turns out that she's really listening to me that time when I told her the things I want to do. I'm impressed but more touched of how sweet this grumpy lady could be. 

 

"So, let's go?" pagaaya niya sakin. 

 

I nodded my head before I took off my shirt,  keeping my shorts on. I am just wearing a black brasserie and a shorts. I saw how Lisa's eyes roamed around my body and I smirked when I saw how she also swallows a lump and how her ears are so red right now.

 

"Like what you see?" panggagaya ko sa kanya na may halong pangaasar sa tono ng aking pananalita. 

 

Iniiwas niya naman ang kanyang mga mata and said, "Bilisan mo na nga dyan! Putcha ang inet! 

 

She fanned herself while waiting for me to be ready. Swear, daig niya pa ang kamatis sa sobrang pula niya ngayon. 

 

"What did you say?!" 

 

"Wala!" 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Are you sure it's okay to swim here? No snakes or leeches or whatever?" kinakabahang tanong ko. 

 

Malinaw, malinis, at maganda naman yung ilog pero hindi kita yung ilalim dahil na rin siguro medyo malalim ito kaya medyo nakaramdam ako ng konting takot. 

 

"It's fine, Jane. It's safe. Trust me" sagot niya naman habang iniaabot ang kanang kamay niya para hawakan ko. 

 

Nakalimutan kong sabihin that we are actually standing on top of a big rock and we have to jump direkta sa ilog. May daan naman na hindi kailangan tumalon but Lisa insisted na dito kami sa taas ng bato manggaling para daw may thrill. Hindi naman siya ganun kataas but just enough if your looking for something extreme or fun to try. Well, I'm up for a thrill naman pero syempre kinakabahan pa rin ako, since first time kong gagawin ito. If my father would knew about this, surely Lisa will be a dead meat by tomorrow coz my father doesn't want me to engage myself on extreme activities dahil daw first, extreme activities are not for princesses and 2nd he's just so overprotective at all times. But since the king is not here and I am with Lisa, I am willing to try dahil alam ko namang di niya ko papabayaan.

 

Kinalimutan ko yung takot at magkahawak kamay kaming tumalon sa ilog. We both shouted on top of our lungs hanggang sa bumagsak kami sa tubig. Paglutang ko at pagbukas ng aking mga mata, napansin kong hindi na magkahawak ang aming mga kamay and Lisa is now nowhere to be found. 

 

"Lisa?" tawag ko ngunit walang sumasagot. 

 

"BABY? WHERE ARE YOU?" sigaw ko ulit dahil unti unti na kong nakakramdam ng takot. 

 

"LISA PLEASE WHERE ARE AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!" napapitlag ako ng biglang may humila sakin pailalim. 

 

Kahit natatakot I tried to open my eyes under the water and there I saw Lisa smiling. She's hugging my torso and our faces were just inch apart from each other. Sa sobrang inis ko dahil pinakaba niya ko, I pulled out from her hug at saka ako lumangoy paibabaw. Hindi naman nagtagal at nasa harapan ko na rin si Lisa na nagawa pang tumawa ng napakalakas. 

 

"THAT'S NOT FUNNY! YOU MADE ME WORRIED SICK!" sigaw ko sa kanya kasabay ng paghampas ko sa mga braso niya. 

 

"Hahaha... I'm sorry, I'm just messing on you, baby" 

 

I glared at her at akmang lalangoy na sana palayo para umahon when she suddenly held my wrist and pulled me against her and she hugged me tight. Matapos niya kong yakapin ay tinignan niya ako ng seryoso. She pouted her lips as she said the word,

 

"I'm sorry" 

 

I can see the sincerity in her eyes kaya naman huminga ako ng malalim and I cupped her cheeks. 

 

"Don't do that again, okay? You made me so worried. I thought something bad already happened to you" 

 

She bob her head and I gave her a quick peck indicating that I've already forgiven her. Pero yung simpleng halik lang sana became passionate when she cupped my cheeks and pulled me closer to deepen the kiss. Para namang may sariling pagiisip ang mga kamay ko nang kusa itong pumulupot sa batok niya while my legs s on her torso. Lisa kissed me aggressively and I am willingly responding to it. I closed my eyes as she nibbled my lower lip and gently it. I also felt her tongue wanted to enter in so I obliged and open it for her, and like a flash she's already exploring my mouth, dominating me. The water was at its perfect temperature earlier but now I can feel myself burning inside. Not because of the water but because of the burning sensation she's making me feel with every move of her lips and her hands. On the other hand, my hands find its way to explore her bare skin, starting from her arms to her toned stomach. Samantalang she started kissing me downward, from my jawline to my neck habang yung mga kamay niya naman ay busy sa pag unhook ng aking bra. Pakiramdam ko, mababaliw ako sa bawat pagdampi ng kanyang labi sa aking katawan. This is my first time to do this but I am definitely loving how good she makes me feel and I am so glad that I'll be able to do all my first with Lisa, with the person I love. Being a princess, my lovelife is the least priority. Anytime, pwede akong ipakasal sa taong hindi ko naman mahal and I can't imagine myself being this intimate to any person aside from her. I want her to be my first and my last. 

 

"Ahhhhhh" a moan escaped my mouth when she started the valley of my as she pulled the strap of my bra off my shoulder. 

 

She was about to devour my nips when we suddenly heard laughters. Agad kaming napahinto at umahon para magbihis. Di naman nagtagal and a group of teenagers came. Mukhang may balak rin silang maligo dito sa ilog. Bumati pa yung isang teenager kay Lisa and she just smiled at them.

 

Lisa and I looked at each other and we both chuckle when our eyes landed on our lips na pareho nang namamaga. We both looked flustered but happy kahit na naudlot yung kung anumang pwedeng mangyari kung hindi dumating yung mga kabataan. This may look epic but I will never ever forget about this day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile...

"My King, the princess was kidnapped"  

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This is it! My gosh alam na ng mahal na Hari! Ottoke?