“To the East!”
“To the West!”
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forehead, I can vividly tell. Who would’ve not had such confusion if your one557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3x7yf2wFW
and only company is opposing the map? Exasperation expelled out of my breath.
“That rectangular paper isn’t reliable,557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJX0fBnnZLA
believe me.” Arms crossed anterior the chest, he had vented the statement with557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtipCgJUDBy
whole confidence.
“How come that thing survives557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjINawNAPv
on your pocket? Don’t just brag that it has a cover to resist water.”
“And besides, who still uses557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvhu2UNk5E
that thing? Come on, this thing is much more updated.” Subsequent was a quadrate557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLT87c3H0Ww
mobile phone shown before my face. With an automatic reaction, I rolled my557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrP0jbunCj
eyes.
“Right, not to mention that557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwfgXJI4zq
this place catches no communication network. Who knows if that still works from557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQZ7EkBFsg
the massive water earlier. Brilliant.”
“Oh shoot, thanks for557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAHiab1IXYQ
reminding.” He smiled, and a deep crate had become visible on his cheeks. Asset,557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI120ry8dV5
one of his assets.
“But at least just trust me557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66jjxLuJvH
about directions. I believe I can make myself familiarize with the path.” He557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwilUtQ8PH
added but this time with no arrogance, instead with sincerity.
“Whatever. Just please! Just557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBw10emsdX
please make sure you were right this time.” I made the vexed face still. But with557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoubpATIAEp
just few seconds, my annoyance had rapidly turned into surprise as soon as I557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYFRSEIhVp
was lifted from the grounds.
“Hey! Bring me down!” To557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4r14oMgsZi
tagged as a child throwing tantrums is out of my concern anymore for I believe557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYU7Uy5GjcT
that it is impossible for someone to reside into this. We’ve took a long pace557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDeCnUT7Yz9
already from the squad. And primarily, if there’s someone to be blame, it is557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbh6Xjxo1ei
me. I made him get lost with me inside this unsure woodland.
“You’re still soaked, you got557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKR1A2zWa2
bruises and I can tell that you’re not able to make fifty steps anymore from557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYS2s7HDT4O
the trembling of your legs. Stop nagging anymore and just utter your gratitude,557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaW6ZK1767
I’ll surely appreciate it.” From every words he conveyed, I can definitely feel557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDn1jzHiHY4
the heaving on his broad chest to where my hands were resting. Screw it, he had557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfxIH9dtjO
made my hands clasp together inches below his neck to attain the piggy-back557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEYnKrw4YA
position.
“I’m sorry.” A soft utterance flees557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3ewAdGfvq
from my mouth. I sulk my face on his back to hide my reaction even though there’s557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7hysl3vgv
zero chance of him witnessing it.
“Shh. It’s not your fault. You557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Bt2RfWrap
were just confused after waking up from the tent assuming that everybody left.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgY3WoMR8H9
You looked for us everywhere and ended up seeing me, doing uhm- unnecessary thing.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVk21qAevnd
To your surprise you fell to that immense waves of river and of course, as your557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxB86NISEWA
very best friend, I’ll undoubtedly rescue you.” I remained silent. I am looking557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4y47Dl7c0j
for the room of sarcasm to his voice but there’s none. Knowing Bryson, he’ll557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKarW3vhoR2
continually insult, tease and mock me. Or at least he will first, before557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5r7Vt0R7J2
proceeding to such genuine statement. We’ve survived our friendship with that557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡad6cFzd3Ir
kind of setup. Mockery before apology.
“But you should’ve remained557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVsjOfEQnM
still.”
“Chasse, stop. No one was to557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGEkMgFMdB
be blame.”
This time, I removed my face557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRUUsmAbCn
from sulking on his back and let my eye roam on the environment. Hence, it stopped557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcUoUGGF3T
immediately on the left side of his torso. Although the sky is getting dusky,557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgxThYCUn8
my eyes can clearly perceive the wounded part.
“You’re bleeding!”
“Huh?”
“You’re wounded! Damn Bryson,557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5tPlXESjR
you should’ve told me. Bring me down, now! I’ll treat that first.” Fortunately,557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDz8WkjzJxC
he didn’t make any more defiance and made me land back on the ground.
“I think it bled the moment557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEdDKOVnJd
you carry me.
Undress yourself.”
“C-Chasse, I’m not read— “
“Cut the bullshit Bry.” I said557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwi4chC1iV
and tore the lower part of my black shirt that was slightly ripped from the557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnTm4ecG4p
accident earlier.
“Woah, we’ve been friends for557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlkCpNJHdo
fifteen years and this is the first to see you getting wild.” Dimples on cheek557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwsqmOIoqX
is waving again to me.
“I always thought you are not557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkS2FGNk66O
interested to men. You didn’t even settle a gaze to those jerks eyeing on you557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UZy92VxCA
on the campus. You even told me that you’ll not marry anyone. And what again?557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfILWs9zqTO
You haven’t fell for anyone yet? Ha! Joke’s on you Chasse, never thought that557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAB2jiqMEi
you’ll fell for— “And I hit him, on the head.
“You’re the death of me,557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJ37uEcaTG
seriously. Do you really want to treat me”? He protested but followed with557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9q1ufW0dc
chuckle thereafter. I didn’t pay much notice on his statement and started to557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Q3dIQX220
treat his wound, stopped the bleeding by applying pressure and then covered it557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dAUIqryFn
with the cloth I ripped.
I rid a deep sigh subsequently557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHaMRmOIEI
closing my eyes with my head leaning on the near tree where we had decided to557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfsGp65a04
stop. I can slowly feel the cold touch of night from the breeze caressing on my557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnR1NCVDPZ
dermis. But with just a minute, warmth is now lingering before me. A scent of557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu75zLxsDBM
mint is brushing on my face, so I made my eyes opened again.
I saw a deep enigmatic portal.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMcBIxTaSo
It is so deep enough to enchant me, enough to drain my whole soberness. The557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnE7IqpAvCP
pair of hazel orbs were seeming to be communicating with my eyes. And with no557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFX7f1iqj8
further explanation, I think, at some point, I was charmed.
“Chasse.” He’s leaning so near557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoF5M7utCoi
enough to presume that it was just an inch between us.
“Thank you.
Thank you for coming to my557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpLM6s06SN
life. You’re the best thing that happened to me since age five.” His gaze is557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvNjTF9t1T
penetrating to my soul.
“Thank you for allowing me to557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoScad6Sts
come on your life, for allowing to know you better and for spending memories557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjn5v6ICTkk
with me. Chasse, you’re my treasure. You’re my precious gem, believe me.” The557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyimONs17E
place is not magical, there are no fairies, no pixie dusts, but his words were557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGdZussRc3
enough for me to dance on the melody of enchantment. I chose not to answer557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEd8Y4lTw1K
verbally hence I close the remaining gap between us to savor the rampaging557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QyvJ32L3B
feeling on my chest as I tasted his lips against mine.
I feel like exploding, from557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1g19o0QdX
this strange feeling I haven’t felt this ever since. It was just Bry, he who made557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡay3zBPaY6w
me feel every notable first of my life. It took ten seconds before he withdraws557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8A9GEAglN
from the kiss.
“No, Chasse no. This is wrong.”
“Bry?”
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7cDYGkbgv
brought you into this situation. I shouldn’t have made that kind of atmosphere.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1z49feQCd
I shouldn’t have made- “
“Bry stop it!
Can’t you see? I-I want you. I557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7qZsuiy4y
want you wholly in my life. Stop apologizing. I am starting to think that you’re557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHbPXvJjOp
sorry for kissing me.”
“No! I love that! Damn, you557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mU3cmDyvw
don’t know how much I like to kiss you all the time, you don’t know how much I557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pzVLPX9bX
wanted to spend every second with you.”
“Then why? Why are you acting557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJU1BQJ8nvT
like showing my feelings was the greatest mistake I’ve ever done?” Tears, there’s557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSC34rHxDB
tears gushing now from my eyes.
“Eleanor.”
“Eleanor? My cousin?” The name557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv00v5fRTjH
he mentioned feels like a bomb that’s now ticking inside my head. A nod was557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqoKzJAPsj
followed from him.
“Two weeks. She’s two weeks557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7niOF9a3I
pregnant.” And from that moment, I think I lost my sanity. I felt jellies on my557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkMiRujtlK
knees. And on my chest, it was so heavy that I just wanted to lie down on the557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2m4BsCKwY
ground. This is the first that I made myself surrender to the notion of love.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbklPa6dtcO
This is the first that I entrusted myself into the feeling of romance. But why557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxP3fWYCPCX
does it have to be chained so immediate with hurt? Was love supposed to be like557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrw98In9qP
this? Was love supposed to be this heart-breaking? All my life, I assumed that557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIcXltJu6R
love was the very best one can feel. It’s always stated on novels. It was always557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcStUbzdTF5
stated by greatest authors.
I made my gaze to him firm as557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQe6c4MYHJ
possible albeit the streaming tears.
“Chasse, I’m really sorry.” This557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfbcM5sW9C
time, he’s also crying with knees now on the ground. Silence befell between us.
Bryson, I think I was the one557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2p8f0TcO8h
who must be apologizing. I’m sorry If it took me time to realize about how I557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvbjktbos2
feel. I’m sorry If I made you wait. I’m sorry If I keep on denying myself. I’m557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJi2jzF2Cmh
sorry, I’m too late.
I plastered a smile on my557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGls7S4RcG
face.
“Thank you. Thank you for557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsXn3Thwxm
allowing me to feel how to be in love for seconds.” I turned my back. It was a557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfs3gk08hRL
genuine utterance.
“We should call it a day.”
“Chasse.”
“Bryson, forget what had557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQezgOxLByl
happened.
Forget it, because I think I557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEaHLYPVPOb
cannot do it. So please do that favor for me. And I’m glad. I’m glad to tell557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rgrqLolhS
that you’re my first love, I’ve no regret.”
You’re my first love and557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0I8goZOoR
surely my last. It’s really a miracle that I’ve survived the huge current from557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHm2qRHKmJS
the river earlier despite my condition. Maybe, maybe it was meant that you557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJPXjtD1xX
should know how I feel towards you, before it’s really too late. Before my own557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmcK5VJQeG
breath escaped my lips. Before the destined death visits me. I am glad to be in557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKgmXkuDfj
love even with seconds of my life.
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Because Bryson, you are the557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJDNsTC58N
only one. My first and forever love.
