28 - Proposal

REID SIERRA

(Hours before the date)

As soon as Lily fell asleep, I quietly slipped out of bed and headed to the bathroom. After a quick shower, I changed into fresh clothes and carefully left the house, making sure not to wake her.

Nagpunta ako sa clubhouse na nasa loob ng Sierra Executive Village. Nakita ko sila Ezekiel at Ravi na naglalaro ng billiard, habang umiinom naman ng sila Riley, Yuri, Rafael, Eros at Ethan. Habang tahimik na nagbabasa ng libro sina Ysrael, Elio at Ryker sa kabilang gilid. Nasa labas naman at tapat ng pool si Errol at busy sa kanyang laptop, habang si Yael ay may kausap sa cellphone na nasa tabi ni Errol. Si Yassir naman ay nasa bar counter at nagtitimpla ng kape. Coffee is life for him. Hindi ko naman mahagilap si Yasmir, Emman at Yohan.

Inakbayan naman ako ni Yasmir na kakarating lang. "Anong ganap at pinapunta mo kaming lahat dito? At talagang nahuli ka pa." Natatawang sabi ni Yasmir.

"Malamang alam mo na kung anong ginawa para ma-late," natatawang sabi n