"Kaya pa?" Alex asked me when I stopped for a second to wipe my sweat.  "Kakayanin," I told him and I get another arrow to shoot. Honestly, my body is already numb. I can't even feel my wound even if it is already bleeding. My hands are already red and swollen because of the force I'm giving out, but I shouldn't stop. Stopping by means I am giving up, and I don't want to give up.  So far, archery was challenging yet fun and easy for me to learn. Alex and Xander helped me throughout the process of learning. I may fail at times but they don't scold me. They were so calm while teaching me.  I don't know if it's because Fauve is watching us and they are just afraid to scold me because Fauve will also scold them. It took us 3 hours until I mastered archery. Pagkatapos namin, yumuko ako saka sinakop ang buhok

We sat there in silence.  No one spoke. No one tried to. No one dared to talk.  I can almost hear my own breathing. I can feel my heart beating. I can also feel him. I can feel his presence. He's beside me but somehow I feel like I couldn't touch him.  He feel so near yet so far. It was like an almost but not quite.  "What are you thinking?" I asked him to break the silence. One question that could get him closer because as much as I don't want to, my heart keeps telling me that I need to. I like him. I want him. I need him.  I'm scared that I might lose someone again. I'm afraid that I will be left alone again.  "You," he answered. He's thinking about me. I wonder if he think of me the way I think of him. Like how I wish thin

"Bull's-eye!" sigaw nilang lahat. I wiped my sweat and look at them. Napatawa lang ako sa kalagayan nila ngayon dahil lahat sila ay parang namamangha parin. Lahat kami ay nagsasanay para mapaghandaan ang paglalakbay namin sa Caribbean Sea. Tunog ng alon, hangin, espada, at pana ang naririnig ko. Everyone is sweaty, everyone is busy. Well except for the Captain who is sitting there and watching us, pr should I say, watching me. I can see in Fauve's eyes that he's not surprised that I am good in archery. He looked so proud. I mastered archery. Hind ko alam kung sa genes ba iyon o sa skill talaga. Each day, we're getting nearer and nearer the sea where the Hellers are. Kailangan ko na ring sanayin ang sarili kong makipaglaban hindi na aasa lang ako lagi sa mga kasama ko. "Pahinga ka muna, Binibini." sabi ni Alex sa akin. Salitan sila ni Xander sa pagturo sa akin dahil mas gamay nila ang larangang ito. I sat beside Fauve who's watching me all the time and drank in his cup of water.

Aruba. So this is it. I never thought that this place would look like a paradise. The people are waving at us. Junger blow the large horn as a symbol of our arrival. Some of them looked confused as they see me in the front deck with their leader.Umihip ang malamig na hangin. They rays of the setting sun is kissing my face, giving me a warm feeling. It feels surreal. Hindi ko akalaing makakapunta ako sa isang lugar na kagaya nito."Welcome to Aruba, Stimacion." Fauve whispered. Nilahad niya ang kamay niya saka tinulungan akong makababa sa barko."Bon Bini," bati ng mga tao sa amin.Tumatango naman sa Fauve sa kanila samantalang ako, hindi ko alam kung anong gagawin. "Bon Bini, means welcome. They are welcoming you, love." sabi sa akin ni Fauve habang nakangiti. Kung gayon, ako pala ang sinasabihan nila? I suddenly feel the awkwardness kasi nakakahiya na nakayuko lang alo while they're welcoming me. "Love, you do not have to be shy. This is my territory, you are very welcome her

"Are they there already?" Fauve asked Gina."Benjamin and his wife were already there Sir. 'Yung iba naman po ay papunta na." sabi ni Gina.I'm still finding something to wear, and it's taking me so long because I want to wear them all. This is the worst part of the day everytime I want to go out."You ready, love? They're waiting." Fauve asked me for the nth time. Nasa labas lang din siya ng kwarto ko."Not yet. Wait." I told him that for the nth time already."What's taking you so long? Mind if I come in?" He asked me."Of course." sabi ko sa kanya.And with that, he opened the door and saw my stressed face, the bikinis in the bed, and the scattering dresses everywhere."Wow." sabi niya. He just stood there, probably processinng everything."Yeah. I know. It's a mess. I do not know what to wear." I told him while standing beside the bed with my hands on my hips looking so stressed."Red if bikini, and white dress." sabi niya sa akin nang matapos niyang i-scan ang mga damit sa kama k