“To the East!”
“To the West!”
There’s a crease on my700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCDDZe7h6u
forehead, I can vividly tell. Who would’ve not had such confusion if your one700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIXW8PApy75
and only company is opposing the map? Exasperation expelled out of my breath.
“That rectangular paper isn’t reliable,700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjTQFgcr23
believe me.” Arms crossed anterior the chest, he had vented the statement with700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrll53Ptjn
whole confidence.
“How come that thing survives700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7SIhAt1qw
on your pocket? Don’t just brag that it has a cover to resist water.”
“And besides, who still uses700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hJeEfg7r8
that thing? Come on, this thing is much more updated.” Subsequent was a quadrate700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJERkvL1CM
mobile phone shown before my face. With an automatic reaction, I rolled my700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26aN3KOZRv
eyes.
“Right, not to mention that700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWsGfShpJA
this place catches no communication network. Who knows if that still works from700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqvUdk8IAy
the massive water earlier. Brilliant.”
“Oh shoot, thanks for700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHXJ46x8I9
reminding.” He smiled, and a deep crate had become visible on his cheeks. Asset,700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmhksNVTXfH
one of his assets.
“But at least just trust me700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOFGf182JZ
about directions. I believe I can make myself familiarize with the path.” He700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lKYMhy8UL
added but this time with no arrogance, instead with sincerity.
“Whatever. Just please! Just700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjq7coiwqy
please make sure you were right this time.” I made the vexed face still. But with700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34swNCJgkg
just few seconds, my annoyance had rapidly turned into surprise as soon as I700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd8Y0qAsZH6
was lifted from the grounds.
“Hey! Bring me down!” To700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVB5wPrMqUW
tagged as a child throwing tantrums is out of my concern anymore for I believe700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrS1kQ9rFZ
that it is impossible for someone to reside into this. We’ve took a long pace700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMxinjgMsP
already from the squad. And primarily, if there’s someone to be blame, it is700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4jNrAA93E
me. I made him get lost with me inside this unsure woodland.
“You’re still soaked, you got700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYMro6pUfD
bruises and I can tell that you’re not able to make fifty steps anymore from700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AEtfd2LJ8
the trembling of your legs. Stop nagging anymore and just utter your gratitude,700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0c1kI0Uije
I’ll surely appreciate it.” From every words he conveyed, I can definitely feel700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckwu2jerdX
the heaving on his broad chest to where my hands were resting. Screw it, he had700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmniPBmjiI
made my hands clasp together inches below his neck to attain the piggy-back700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLGxozAwBR
position.
“I’m sorry.” A soft utterance flees700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ROvxHhi3U
from my mouth. I sulk my face on his back to hide my reaction even though there’s700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVFzIQ732y
zero chance of him witnessing it.
“Shh. It’s not your fault. You700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaic8EXTZQ
were just confused after waking up from the tent assuming that everybody left.700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OjR7carUC
You looked for us everywhere and ended up seeing me, doing uhm- unnecessary thing.700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCkmGVnc8c
To your surprise you fell to that immense waves of river and of course, as your700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJykZchOVE
very best friend, I’ll undoubtedly rescue you.” I remained silent. I am looking700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcljr6Ol8O
for the room of sarcasm to his voice but there’s none. Knowing Bryson, he’ll700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6RLPWqyT0
continually insult, tease and mock me. Or at least he will first, before700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtU0MHJlAMy
proceeding to such genuine statement. We’ve survived our friendship with that700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEh0XTFvdi7
kind of setup. Mockery before apology.
“But you should’ve remained700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BUpNfoC5Y
still.”
“Chasse, stop. No one was to700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJElf4KsTEN
be blame.”
This time, I removed my face700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFtqbTDQx9
from sulking on his back and let my eye roam on the environment. Hence, it stopped700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzJMa01iZN
immediately on the left side of his torso. Although the sky is getting dusky,700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33hYgLHJsK
my eyes can clearly perceive the wounded part.
“You’re bleeding!”
“Huh?”
“You’re wounded! Damn Bryson,700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoAKJFN2V2
you should’ve told me. Bring me down, now! I’ll treat that first.” Fortunately,700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOltCxoXc2
he didn’t make any more defiance and made me land back on the ground.
“I think it bled the moment700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FhJ2nlKQH
you carry me.
Undress yourself.”
“C-Chasse, I’m not read— “
“Cut the bullshit Bry.” I said700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HpGDOZNBk
and tore the lower part of my black shirt that was slightly ripped from the700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmk87CGSBz
accident earlier.
“Woah, we’ve been friends for700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3417LuRVAF
fifteen years and this is the first to see you getting wild.” Dimples on cheek700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LUs41doaq
is waving again to me.
“I always thought you are not700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5OMkiBQ1z
interested to men. You didn’t even settle a gaze to those jerks eyeing on you700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RNxtrJYVk
on the campus. You even told me that you’ll not marry anyone. And what again?700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOwbqr1MP7
You haven’t fell for anyone yet? Ha! Joke’s on you Chasse, never thought that700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJb006nttw
you’ll fell for— “And I hit him, on the head.
“You’re the death of me,700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMvZGog2FS
seriously. Do you really want to treat me”? He protested but followed with700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6plxrkCpiK
chuckle thereafter. I didn’t pay much notice on his statement and started to700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnsyVB5K4k
treat his wound, stopped the bleeding by applying pressure and then covered it700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIP6aOCoGk9
with the cloth I ripped.
I rid a deep sigh subsequently700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtWXTCyN7H
closing my eyes with my head leaning on the near tree where we had decided to700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkRdBY2Ent
stop. I can slowly feel the cold touch of night from the breeze caressing on my700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXUtGHEdSPU
dermis. But with just a minute, warmth is now lingering before me. A scent of700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbMhiPDLMS
mint is brushing on my face, so I made my eyes opened again.
I saw a deep enigmatic portal.700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oBJYZYLby
It is so deep enough to enchant me, enough to drain my whole soberness. The700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5jgug0jHw
pair of hazel orbs were seeming to be communicating with my eyes. And with no700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp65EmDQzSy
further explanation, I think, at some point, I was charmed.
“Chasse.” He’s leaning so near700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgtVbcdNVKY
enough to presume that it was just an inch between us.
“Thank you.
Thank you for coming to my700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GLZTAk5xa
life. You’re the best thing that happened to me since age five.” His gaze is700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtHPXBP871
penetrating to my soul.
“Thank you for allowing me to700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouWNLUp9gU
come on your life, for allowing to know you better and for spending memories700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrfBGanPle
with me. Chasse, you’re my treasure. You’re my precious gem, believe me.” The700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjkfb7SEc9
place is not magical, there are no fairies, no pixie dusts, but his words were700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviCD7VogHs
enough for me to dance on the melody of enchantment. I chose not to answer700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCP2soA5Fg8
verbally hence I close the remaining gap between us to savor the rampaging700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gFOSxTaqQ
feeling on my chest as I tasted his lips against mine.
I feel like exploding, from700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz96JJKVOqt
this strange feeling I haven’t felt this ever since. It was just Bry, he who made700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4pR6Ho1k0
me feel every notable first of my life. It took ten seconds before he withdraws700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8BpxsV5Xw
from the kiss.
“No, Chasse no. This is wrong.”
“Bry?”
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8J7PvGpWo
brought you into this situation. I shouldn’t have made that kind of atmosphere.700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nda4MlCSS
I shouldn’t have made- “
“Bry stop it!
Can’t you see? I-I want you. I700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOeKZMiFvw
want you wholly in my life. Stop apologizing. I am starting to think that you’re700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdR6rqXmGBk
sorry for kissing me.”
“No! I love that! Damn, you700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zQjpZtTg0
don’t know how much I like to kiss you all the time, you don’t know how much I700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQLlpbFgky
wanted to spend every second with you.”
“Then why? Why are you acting700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQhScT5sVo
like showing my feelings was the greatest mistake I’ve ever done?” Tears, there’s700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjeTOXxy8n
tears gushing now from my eyes.
“Eleanor.”
“Eleanor? My cousin?” The name700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6R3dvxJ1fd
he mentioned feels like a bomb that’s now ticking inside my head. A nod was700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNtH2s5SJo
followed from him.
“Two weeks. She’s two weeks700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzFe3Se19u
pregnant.” And from that moment, I think I lost my sanity. I felt jellies on my700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBnLhoPfjT
knees. And on my chest, it was so heavy that I just wanted to lie down on the700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDY051HVHy
ground. This is the first that I made myself surrender to the notion of love.700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡte1eI10sMh
This is the first that I entrusted myself into the feeling of romance. But why700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZvsJLWiGK
does it have to be chained so immediate with hurt? Was love supposed to be like700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwQ4Uga3k2
this? Was love supposed to be this heart-breaking? All my life, I assumed that700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUmaSjfc00
love was the very best one can feel. It’s always stated on novels. It was always700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmmLysvoTe
stated by greatest authors.
I made my gaze to him firm as700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrveDoCfM2Q
possible albeit the streaming tears.
“Chasse, I’m really sorry.” This700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrO8xpcWH85
time, he’s also crying with knees now on the ground. Silence befell between us.
Bryson, I think I was the one700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuI15jwWxP
who must be apologizing. I’m sorry If it took me time to realize about how I700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4k9yXFCvVr
feel. I’m sorry If I made you wait. I’m sorry If I keep on denying myself. I’m700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIdQe3d9xdh
sorry, I’m too late.
I plastered a smile on my700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZjsVeTMz2
face.
“Thank you. Thank you for700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcNC7VPXhG
allowing me to feel how to be in love for seconds.” I turned my back. It was a700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtY0FM34Dk
genuine utterance.
“We should call it a day.”
“Chasse.”
“Bryson, forget what had700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgUtYtLEuK
happened.
Forget it, because I think I700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgOAx6M7gI
cannot do it. So please do that favor for me. And I’m glad. I’m glad to tell700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJV4NRmEkRD
that you’re my first love, I’ve no regret.”
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surely my last. It’s really a miracle that I’ve survived the huge current from700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIFadE04Cs5
the river earlier despite my condition. Maybe, maybe it was meant that you700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxefd8z15g
should know how I feel towards you, before it’s really too late. Before my own700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcwotpvNP9
breath escaped my lips. Before the destined death visits me. I am glad to be in700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcotJGXIjQR
love even with seconds of my life.
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Because Bryson, you are the700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSB8I0tdlj
only one. My first and forever love.
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