[Jessy]

“Where are you going?” Allen asks me.

“We have a school tour tomorrow,” I answered.

“You’ll bring that much of clothes?” he asks.

“I will be gone for three days.”

“Is that so.” he said then nodded.

I close my bag and put it on the side, I enter the bathroom to brush my teeth.

“Where are you going?” Allen asks me, he’s behind me and I can see him in the mirror.

I gurgled, then I speak. “At Zambales, our camp,” I said then I toothbrush again.

“What is a camp?”

“It is where you’ll be staying there for a few days, sleep in the tent and do some activities,” I answered.

“Is Zambales far?”

“It’s slightly far,” I said then wipe my mouth.

“Is it fun there?”

I faced him before I spoke. “It’s boring there,” I said then I went to my bed.

He followed me and stands at my side. “So why are you going?”

“Because it’s mandated by the school! Three days in h.e.l.l.” I said then cover myself in a blanket and closes my eyes.

I open my eyes when I can still his presence on my side when I opened my eyes I saw him.

Lubdub! Lubdub!

He is sitting at the side of the bed and his face is close to me.

“Why?” I ask him, startled.

“I’ll just wait for you to get to sleep.,” he said then he lies his head on the bed.

“Sleep.,” he said.

Lubdub! Lubdub!

“A-eh! Okay.” I said then I immediately close my eyes.

I actually can’t sleep.

“Jessy,” he whispered and I open my eyes.

“What is it?”

“Just only three days and you’ll return right?” I’m confused at his question.

“Yes, it’s only three days and I’ll be back,” I said but he keeps looking at me.

“I promise,” I added then he smiled.

Bus.

“Jessy here!” Kate shouted at me so I went to her.

“I’ve been looking for our bus sht!” I said, annoyed.

Then we ride on the bus, I was about to put my things in the compartment when suddenly someone took it from me.

“Brix.” I was surprised.

“Hi, Jess!” he said smiling while putting my things.

“Why are you here? You’re a business ad. student, right? This is bus is for IT students.”

“Aw! You don’t want me here and besides, I’m yours right until next race?” he said then he sits down.

I was about to go somewhere to sit down when he grab my arm.

“Where are you going?” Brix asked.

“To sit down duh? I’m not some bus conductor to just stand here.” I said removing his hand on my arm.

“You can sit here with me,”  he says then he pulled me to sit beside him.

“YIIIEEEE!” my gossiper cla.s.smate teases us.

“Do you want me to smack you!” I shout at them which them silent.

“I’ll sit with Katie,” I said to him and stands up.

“Hey, crop top girl!” a mushroom guy said, how won’t he,  he just suddenly emerge and insert to our talking. He is going to hive five me but I ignored him.

“Ay, sn.o.b.” he said and put his hand down.

“And who are you?” I ask at him with a raised brow.

“Hey, Brix what is this? I’m ‘who you’ to crop top girl? What the?” he says.

Brix gets up and speak.

“Tss! Okay, Jess, this is–” Brix didn’t finish what he was about to say.

“BAAAAM!” the mushroom guy shouts exaggerated.

“Whatever and I command you to not call me crop top girl!” I said then walk away.

I was about to sit beside Katie when the BAM guy suddenly sits first.

“Go away!” I said.

“Ms. Guevarra! The bus is leaving so sit down!” I turned when my professor shouts, so I had no choice but to sit beside Brix.

He was smiling at me, I raised a brow at him and put a shade to sleep for the boring ride.

[Brix]

“Wake up sleeping beauty!” I wake Jess up.

She woke up startled, she didn’t notice that she was sleeping on my shoulder.

“We are here,” I said, smiling at her.

She looks at the people leaving the bus then she stands up and tried to take her bag in the compartment.

“I can do that,” I said then took her bag but she just ignores me.

“What was that!” Bam shouted then put his hand on my shoulder, so I elbowed him in the stomach.

“Ouch! What was that for?” he complained.

“It’s your fault that she is angry, you called her crop top girl!” I said then took my bag.

“Hey! It suits her because she always wears that kind of clothes where her stomach can be seen,” he said so I gave him a look.

“Hey dude easy!” Bam said and put his hands on the air.

I left him and went out the bus but he is already behind.

“Be thankful to me, you sat beside her,” Bam said while following me.

“Tss.”

“She slept on his shoulder, yieeeh!” He teased me and poke me at the side.

“Stop! I’ll kick you.” I threatened him.

“By the way Brix, how did we join in their bus?” Bam ask me so I look at him.

“Good connections,” I said and smiled at him then I walk again.

“That’s what I like about you dude, connections!” he happily said walking beside me.

“What about the chix from the Bussiness Ad!” he added.

“Hay! I don’t care about that!” I shouted and left because I run.

“Wait for me!” He shouted and he also runs.

The camp activity started, we are at the pool because of the activity when I turn to Jessica who was standing at the side of the pool with cross arms, she is obviously bored.

“Hi, Jess!” I shouted at her while waving my hand but she just ignored me.

“Ouch, dude, idol just sn.o.bs you,” Bam said t me teasing.

I was about to hit him but he just suddenly jumps to the pool.

“Haha, easy Brix! You’ll still do something later so calm down.”

I smiled and looked at Jess.

[Jessy]

I’m sleeping in the tent with Katie when someone suddenly covered my mouth so I woke up in a panic.

What the! rapist!

“Shh!” I calmed down when I saw it was Brix.

“Don’t make any noise, come with me,” he whispered to me then held my hand so I followed him.

When we exited the tent.

“What are you doing!” I said and pushed him.

“Oh, why?”

“I’m gonna have a heart attack because of you!”

“Hehe, sorry,” heck! he is laughing.

Then he took my hand again.

“Where are we going?” I asked curiously.

“Break the rules?” he says smiling.

We continued walking towards I don’t know where.

“What are you going to do! It’s still 1 am!” I complained.

“Wait, here we are,” he said smiling until we are in front of a motorbike.

“Motorbike then?” I ask.

“Joyride? Adventure?” He says smiling so I nod and also smiled.

“This is breaking the rules!” I said.

“It’s nice to break the rules.” he says.

He was about to put the extra helmet on me.

“No,” I said.

“For safety, we break the rules but not our heads,” he says and put the helmet on my head.

“Hold tight,” he said then I cling to his waist, then he started the engine.

We are driving everywhere, I mean stroll until we suddenly stop.

“Why?” I ask him while taking off the helmet.

“Just follow me,” he said and held my hand again.

“You will just leave your motorbike here?”

“It’s okay! It’s 3 am and there are no people,” he pulled me but I just look him badly.

“Oh, why?” he asked.

“Don’t try to do anything bad to me, I already texted Katie that I’m with you,” I warned him.

“Haha, nice. Smart but you don’t need to worry I won’t do anything bad to you,” he said laughing.

We continued walking when I hear something.

What is that?

Is that water?

We still continued walking when we saw something…

“Wow, falls!” I said amazed.

“It’s pretty right?” Brix said, he looked at my and I looked at him.

“How did you know about this?” I asked him while walking towards the falls.

“Bam and I were strolling yesterday when we say a drenched children so we asked them, they said they are were swimming in the falls. So we let them showed us where it is,” he said while holding me.

“So let’s swim?” Brix said smiling at me.

We climb above.

“Is it safe to jump here?” I asked him.

“I don’t know– ouch!”

“Then why are jumping here?” I shouted at him.

“This is proven and tested by the children yesterday so it’s safe, I didn’t try it yesterday because I want you to accompany me,” Brix said smiling.

“So let’s go?” Brix asks and holds my hand.

1 – 2 – 3 GO!

“WAAAAHHHH!”

We both jump simultaneously in the falls.

“Woah!” Brix shouted.

“Haha, this is so cool!” I also shouted.

I stopped when I saw Brix looking at me differently, he is looking in my eyes and getting closer to me, I don’t know why I’m also staring at him.

Until I look at his lips.

Is he going to kiss me?

I saw him so close to me I avoided it.

“It’s so cold,” I said then swims to the side, I noticed him following me.

I sit on the side and hugs myself. Why are we swimming in the dawn?

“You can wear this,” he said and put his jacket on me then he sits beside me.

“What about you?”

“I’m okay. I forgot to bring you a jacket.” he smiled.

It was 5 am when we walk back to his motorbike, we are relatively dry. He opened the compartment, he has a c.o.ke in a can and an apple, he throws me one each.

“Let’s eat,” he said then we sit on his motorbike.

After we ate, we ride on the motorbike again and return to the camp before the sunrise.

“Shhh!” we whispered while pa.s.sing through the tent.

I was about to enter my tent when he suddenly held my hand.

“Why?” I ask him.

“Do you want to watch the sunrise?” He said smiling and I smiled back.

We went over the top side of the camp until a moment later we saw the sun rises.

“It’s pretty,” I said smiling while looking at the sunrise.

“You’re right,” when I turned to him I saw him looking at me.

“It’s already morning,” I said then pulled his hands and run back to the tents.

I’m at the entrance of my tent.

“Well, good morning and good night,” I said to him.

But he suddenly —

Kissed me on the forehead.

I just found myself dumbfounded at what he did.

“Good morning and good night Jess!” He said smiling at me the run to his tent.

After three days of what the h.e.l.l camp I’m not at home. Fortunately, it was not that boring because Brix took me somewhere to have fun.

The morning I arrived at our home, I headed straight and entered my room. I put my things down when I opened the door.

“MOM!” I yelled and went down to find mom, I look everywhere the house but I can’t find her.

“Mom! Mom! Mom!” I shouted repeatedly.

“What are you yelling at early in the morning ate,” Kristoff said to me while yawning. He woke up from the noise.

I went outside the house and there I saw mom watering in the garden, I quickly approach her and Kristoff followed.

“Why are you yelling?” mom said in annoyance.

“Where’s my bed?” I yelled at mom.

“What?” Kristoff said, shocked.

“You actually just returned and you are already shouting,” mom said angrily.

“Answer my question first! WHERE IS MY BED!” I yelled.

Mom entered the house and went to the kitchen.

“Because of the bed you are mad!” mom shouted at me.

“WHERE IS IT!” I screamed, my tears are falling down and my chest is full of anxiety.

Mom put the gla.s.s of water she drinks on the table.

“I sold it to the second-hand because–” I didn’t let her finish speaking and I run outside the house.

“Where are the two of you going?” mom shouted at me.

I wonder why she said two when I turned around I saw Kristoff following on the skateboard. I just keep on running fast.

“Where are you going to find him, Jessy?” Kristoff asked but I didn’t respond and just continue running.

My chest is full with foreboding, it keeps beating fast.

WHERE ARE YOU ALLEN?

TL: chix/chic/chics – girls.