“To the East!”
“To the West!”
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forehead, I can vividly tell. Who would’ve not had such confusion if your one623Please respect copyright.PENANAqTUVzVwtiM
and only company is opposing the map? Exasperation expelled out of my breath.
“That rectangular paper isn’t reliable,623Please respect copyright.PENANAekUEqisHoA
believe me.” Arms crossed anterior the chest, he had vented the statement with623Please respect copyright.PENANAbt1X5VAtYG
whole confidence.
“How come that thing survives623Please respect copyright.PENANASejRFWOSog
on your pocket? Don’t just brag that it has a cover to resist water.”
“And besides, who still uses623Please respect copyright.PENANA5BAdVpo22C
that thing? Come on, this thing is much more updated.” Subsequent was a quadrate623Please respect copyright.PENANAMqNBL0W378
mobile phone shown before my face. With an automatic reaction, I rolled my623Please respect copyright.PENANAOajjR57Otn
eyes.
“Right, not to mention that623Please respect copyright.PENANAMWod6u3iEG
this place catches no communication network. Who knows if that still works from623Please respect copyright.PENANADCo3krZuAK
the massive water earlier. Brilliant.”
“Oh shoot, thanks for623Please respect copyright.PENANAxZAAYRkuop
reminding.” He smiled, and a deep crate had become visible on his cheeks. Asset,623Please respect copyright.PENANA3odsXlI3k3
one of his assets.
“But at least just trust me623Please respect copyright.PENANA6YkLfcZCzG
about directions. I believe I can make myself familiarize with the path.” He623Please respect copyright.PENANAU8EVwEd4sv
added but this time with no arrogance, instead with sincerity.
“Whatever. Just please! Just623Please respect copyright.PENANAO6cuVhc79W
please make sure you were right this time.” I made the vexed face still. But with623Please respect copyright.PENANAHfhY9SHxO0
just few seconds, my annoyance had rapidly turned into surprise as soon as I623Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6OWBb42VO
was lifted from the grounds.
“Hey! Bring me down!” To623Please respect copyright.PENANAseDwVqyxjR
tagged as a child throwing tantrums is out of my concern anymore for I believe623Please respect copyright.PENANA6oVFRAMjby
that it is impossible for someone to reside into this. We’ve took a long pace623Please respect copyright.PENANAI0pqSfxlKf
already from the squad. And primarily, if there’s someone to be blame, it is623Please respect copyright.PENANAN3AZlOncNr
me. I made him get lost with me inside this unsure woodland.
“You’re still soaked, you got623Please respect copyright.PENANAPiHmVTEl91
bruises and I can tell that you’re not able to make fifty steps anymore from623Please respect copyright.PENANAUSZ56ic8kv
the trembling of your legs. Stop nagging anymore and just utter your gratitude,623Please respect copyright.PENANAES7cOz5pf6
I’ll surely appreciate it.” From every words he conveyed, I can definitely feel623Please respect copyright.PENANA3yvWMOvnCB
the heaving on his broad chest to where my hands were resting. Screw it, he had623Please respect copyright.PENANA9R3AxCUr94
made my hands clasp together inches below his neck to attain the piggy-back623Please respect copyright.PENANANXgwT52t6C
position.
“I’m sorry.” A soft utterance flees623Please respect copyright.PENANAuMgzWP6zIE
from my mouth. I sulk my face on his back to hide my reaction even though there’s623Please respect copyright.PENANAGsLixeSJJf
zero chance of him witnessing it.
“Shh. It’s not your fault. You623Please respect copyright.PENANAnn7w9tfnmF
were just confused after waking up from the tent assuming that everybody left.623Please respect copyright.PENANAAncnoHUUse
You looked for us everywhere and ended up seeing me, doing uhm- unnecessary thing.623Please respect copyright.PENANABInMoV4Umi
To your surprise you fell to that immense waves of river and of course, as your623Please respect copyright.PENANA8IbdAYt88T
very best friend, I’ll undoubtedly rescue you.” I remained silent. I am looking623Please respect copyright.PENANAmpuKSjuXQc
for the room of sarcasm to his voice but there’s none. Knowing Bryson, he’ll623Please respect copyright.PENANAfxFEYcXPXN
continually insult, tease and mock me. Or at least he will first, before623Please respect copyright.PENANA3h5noThZnb
proceeding to such genuine statement. We’ve survived our friendship with that623Please respect copyright.PENANAhuYlITLauj
kind of setup. Mockery before apology.
“But you should’ve remained623Please respect copyright.PENANA6FD3gBL40f
still.”
“Chasse, stop. No one was to623Please respect copyright.PENANAw2gSMjgVys
be blame.”
This time, I removed my face623Please respect copyright.PENANAiIiYW7hAj7
from sulking on his back and let my eye roam on the environment. Hence, it stopped623Please respect copyright.PENANArK94PZH0bK
immediately on the left side of his torso. Although the sky is getting dusky,623Please respect copyright.PENANAmVdiIHnvM7
my eyes can clearly perceive the wounded part.
“You’re bleeding!”
“Huh?”
“You’re wounded! Damn Bryson,623Please respect copyright.PENANAnAxUtmqsOe
you should’ve told me. Bring me down, now! I’ll treat that first.” Fortunately,623Please respect copyright.PENANAmaLS1u0jEK
he didn’t make any more defiance and made me land back on the ground.
“I think it bled the moment623Please respect copyright.PENANAq9eCq4ypyu
you carry me.
Undress yourself.”
“C-Chasse, I’m not read— “
“Cut the bullshit Bry.” I said623Please respect copyright.PENANA6LOI4zzqEi
and tore the lower part of my black shirt that was slightly ripped from the623Please respect copyright.PENANAEVLCp0sB5O
accident earlier.
“Woah, we’ve been friends for623Please respect copyright.PENANAs3L8BeY3eG
fifteen years and this is the first to see you getting wild.” Dimples on cheek623Please respect copyright.PENANACdZ3EXO8qr
is waving again to me.
“I always thought you are not623Please respect copyright.PENANABh0cdA5EU5
interested to men. You didn’t even settle a gaze to those jerks eyeing on you623Please respect copyright.PENANAhxxdteFI7s
on the campus. You even told me that you’ll not marry anyone. And what again?623Please respect copyright.PENANA4uWFEV8q0c
You haven’t fell for anyone yet? Ha! Joke’s on you Chasse, never thought that623Please respect copyright.PENANAPqVTRAboKm
you’ll fell for— “And I hit him, on the head.
“You’re the death of me,623Please respect copyright.PENANAndFkGHo1O8
seriously. Do you really want to treat me”? He protested but followed with623Please respect copyright.PENANA5QUZ4Xe0qi
chuckle thereafter. I didn’t pay much notice on his statement and started to623Please respect copyright.PENANA0nY9kmcBzF
treat his wound, stopped the bleeding by applying pressure and then covered it623Please respect copyright.PENANAbAmjZ7UEWV
with the cloth I ripped.
I rid a deep sigh subsequently623Please respect copyright.PENANAIz2b5zkVaf
closing my eyes with my head leaning on the near tree where we had decided to623Please respect copyright.PENANA6rUQCVRNDT
stop. I can slowly feel the cold touch of night from the breeze caressing on my623Please respect copyright.PENANALQtOL9s3ce
dermis. But with just a minute, warmth is now lingering before me. A scent of623Please respect copyright.PENANAMpjJT7myqN
mint is brushing on my face, so I made my eyes opened again.
I saw a deep enigmatic portal.623Please respect copyright.PENANA0sQsKSTpXQ
It is so deep enough to enchant me, enough to drain my whole soberness. The623Please respect copyright.PENANA00Ofrmeke2
pair of hazel orbs were seeming to be communicating with my eyes. And with no623Please respect copyright.PENANAB4Q3ncar9A
further explanation, I think, at some point, I was charmed.
“Chasse.” He’s leaning so near623Please respect copyright.PENANAizMpPtdiu0
enough to presume that it was just an inch between us.
“Thank you.
Thank you for coming to my623Please respect copyright.PENANAPfe6vXUbSA
life. You’re the best thing that happened to me since age five.” His gaze is623Please respect copyright.PENANAF7wehkvSAf
penetrating to my soul.
“Thank you for allowing me to623Please respect copyright.PENANAP43dswqOjh
come on your life, for allowing to know you better and for spending memories623Please respect copyright.PENANA1BysB80R7P
with me. Chasse, you’re my treasure. You’re my precious gem, believe me.” The623Please respect copyright.PENANAHEsUw3MWZZ
place is not magical, there are no fairies, no pixie dusts, but his words were623Please respect copyright.PENANA2g1CKyxioB
enough for me to dance on the melody of enchantment. I chose not to answer623Please respect copyright.PENANA4Dy2BjcYvJ
verbally hence I close the remaining gap between us to savor the rampaging623Please respect copyright.PENANANQRl3W6p9E
feeling on my chest as I tasted his lips against mine.
I feel like exploding, from623Please respect copyright.PENANAq96i8R0SXG
this strange feeling I haven’t felt this ever since. It was just Bry, he who made623Please respect copyright.PENANAITHAgfKC9P
me feel every notable first of my life. It took ten seconds before he withdraws623Please respect copyright.PENANAb44xTkYPmW
from the kiss.
“No, Chasse no. This is wrong.”
“Bry?”
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have623Please respect copyright.PENANAgmKG8Q52GA
brought you into this situation. I shouldn’t have made that kind of atmosphere.623Please respect copyright.PENANAJPOLc6rghI
I shouldn’t have made- “
“Bry stop it!
Can’t you see? I-I want you. I623Please respect copyright.PENANArUE2SXK8jV
want you wholly in my life. Stop apologizing. I am starting to think that you’re623Please respect copyright.PENANAUQPM52eRSv
sorry for kissing me.”
“No! I love that! Damn, you623Please respect copyright.PENANA9JvlAAM7H3
don’t know how much I like to kiss you all the time, you don’t know how much I623Please respect copyright.PENANAeUx3gUbnry
wanted to spend every second with you.”
“Then why? Why are you acting623Please respect copyright.PENANA41TvjcXMin
like showing my feelings was the greatest mistake I’ve ever done?” Tears, there’s623Please respect copyright.PENANACr61k93H8V
tears gushing now from my eyes.
“Eleanor.”
“Eleanor? My cousin?” The name623Please respect copyright.PENANAN3QKL7CteF
he mentioned feels like a bomb that’s now ticking inside my head. A nod was623Please respect copyright.PENANACSid9MZTyf
followed from him.
“Two weeks. She’s two weeks623Please respect copyright.PENANATyZdbT62rl
pregnant.” And from that moment, I think I lost my sanity. I felt jellies on my623Please respect copyright.PENANAkdgpKcCY1r
knees. And on my chest, it was so heavy that I just wanted to lie down on the623Please respect copyright.PENANAkSV4ZBJAQ8
ground. This is the first that I made myself surrender to the notion of love.623Please respect copyright.PENANA27qSirOG2P
This is the first that I entrusted myself into the feeling of romance. But why623Please respect copyright.PENANA1stSDSIOI4
does it have to be chained so immediate with hurt? Was love supposed to be like623Please respect copyright.PENANAFTA8vu7v2J
this? Was love supposed to be this heart-breaking? All my life, I assumed that623Please respect copyright.PENANAshk02jOAxj
love was the very best one can feel. It’s always stated on novels. It was always623Please respect copyright.PENANASuogmHPwE0
stated by greatest authors.
I made my gaze to him firm as623Please respect copyright.PENANAxmqavDyuUp
possible albeit the streaming tears.
“Chasse, I’m really sorry.” This623Please respect copyright.PENANA9MMbULMoQs
time, he’s also crying with knees now on the ground. Silence befell between us.
Bryson, I think I was the one623Please respect copyright.PENANAOtJtAOpazQ
who must be apologizing. I’m sorry If it took me time to realize about how I623Please respect copyright.PENANAjlv8hqNFcW
feel. I’m sorry If I made you wait. I’m sorry If I keep on denying myself. I’m623Please respect copyright.PENANAi8Z8YiYwJO
sorry, I’m too late.
I plastered a smile on my623Please respect copyright.PENANAoEAwlqs6D8
face.
“Thank you. Thank you for623Please respect copyright.PENANA9fvUbimaaI
allowing me to feel how to be in love for seconds.” I turned my back. It was a623Please respect copyright.PENANASS7HV3m5v2
genuine utterance.
“We should call it a day.”
“Chasse.”
“Bryson, forget what had623Please respect copyright.PENANApVvETEI666
happened.
Forget it, because I think I623Please respect copyright.PENANAMgHmpigNxe
cannot do it. So please do that favor for me. And I’m glad. I’m glad to tell623Please respect copyright.PENANAnTSACH5ImP
that you’re my first love, I’ve no regret.”
You’re my first love and623Please respect copyright.PENANAiSTMwFkHRJ
surely my last. It’s really a miracle that I’ve survived the huge current from623Please respect copyright.PENANA2pDse2PnZ9
the river earlier despite my condition. Maybe, maybe it was meant that you623Please respect copyright.PENANAC8jRD71FyS
should know how I feel towards you, before it’s really too late. Before my own623Please respect copyright.PENANAFGWlXWcFv5
breath escaped my lips. Before the destined death visits me. I am glad to be in623Please respect copyright.PENANAR5S10vAyxY
love even with seconds of my life.
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Because Bryson, you are the623Please respect copyright.PENANAYQZv04qkV6
only one. My first and forever love.