Irene

The dream of falling into an endless cliff woke me up. I sat down on the bed a bit before grabbing my phone from the bed side table. I had to blink twice when I saw that it's almost lunch time. 

Mabilis akong tumungo sa bathroom para maghilamos ng mukha. Yeri forgot to put my skin care products sa mga gamit na pinadala nya, so I had to use what they have available kagabi before ako natulog. Kaya naman laking gulat ko ng makitang may mga skin care products nang nakahanda sa sink, it's even the ones that I am using.

The sun beaming from the outside was too inviting that I turned off the aircon and opened the balcony door to let the fresh air in. I was greeted by the sea with different shades of blue. The sounds of waves crashing was music to my ears.

"Hyun!" I immediately looked down after hearing my name. 

Seulgi, in her yellow sleeveless summer dress waving at me in the middle of a gazebo with foods prepared beside her.

I waved back and gestured I'll be down in a minute. I had to run to the nearest mirror to have a look at myself making sure I look nice before going down.

Kinailangan ko pang pigilan yung sarili kong maglagay ng make-up para magmukha akong maganda at hindi maputla, kakain lang naman kami. And I believed Seulgi when she told me I still look pretty barefaced.

Do I want Seulgi to wait? No, so I didn't bother changing my clothes or hiding it with a cover up.

Seulgi is already waiting for me at the end of the stairs. I felt kilig when I saw her smiling when she looked up and our eyes met. 

"How's your sleep?" Tanong n'ya ng makababa ako.

"You didn't wake me up for breakfast. Nakakahiya na lunch time na ako nakabangon, Seul." I rolled my eyes.

"You looked so peaceful sleeping, kaya I didn't bother waking you up. Saka I found out Yeri forgot your skin care things kaya I had to look for it, buti na lang Mom has some." Her what? Tita uses the same products as mine?

"Bet you're hungry, tara na sa labas." She held my hand and dragged me outside.

"This is too much seafood, Seul." I sat down where I can still see the view while she sat on the seat in front of me.

"There's no such thing as too much seafood here, Joohyun." Tita came out of nowhere. "Kulang pa nga 'yan, dapat lang na maraming handa sa unang pagdating mo rito para babalik ka ulit." Tita chuckled.

"It's a pleasure being here po Tita. I heard Seulgi never brought her friends here, so I feel slightly special to be with you here today po." 

"She brought you here, you must be really really special." Tita has this really weird smile plastered on her face while saying those words. 

Parang ang sarap tuloy isipin na Tita knows something I don't. But of course, I can't assume.

"I always ask this bear, kung kailan n'ya ba kayo dadalhin rito. She always reasons out na busy daw. And I understand, kaya lang nalulungkot ako na baka hanggang makagraduate na kayong lahat e, hindi pa rin kayo nakakapunta rito." Tita said before munching her food.