Chapter-174

Operation: Bawiin 2.0

Jay-jay's POV

"Let's go fight!" Felix shouted as he walked
towards us. They were already carrying the big bucket of rice. They also got it back. Nice! Rice! We only have
one problem, the one in Section A. Our cooler that they filled with alcohol. I hope Ci-N's plan works for them
too. David and I took a break for a while. They looked tired of being dragged back and forth between us.
"We're in Section A." Ci-N said, looking hyper again. "Wait a minute!" Calix complained. "Take a break, Ci-N!
You're too excited about your plan!" Eman scolded her. Ci-N sat down next to me with a smile on her face.
Even though she was already laughing at her. She was too excited about her plan. "Didn't you notice my
Snorlax?" I asked her. She shook her head. "Which Aning wants to hug a stop toy in a place like this?" She
asked sarcastically. My eyes narrowed at her. I was that Aning. That's why I brought it so I could hug
someone. What a shame! David and I stood up and adjusted the fishing rod. I also saw that the others had
already stood up. I slowly stood up to join them. "I'll come." I said and they looked at me. "No. Stay here and
have a rest." Keifer ordered. "I already had a rest." "Even Jay... What happened to you wasn't just for nothing so
you need to rest." Yuri insisted. "But because---" "Jay." Keifer called my name authoritatively. "...don't argue."
"It's my Snorlax. I need to get it back." I said to him, speaking softly . "...please." He sighed before combing his
hair. "Fine." YES!! "...but I'll come." He added and looked at the Snakes. "...the rest of you will be left behind.
We'll come." They nodded in agreement. Me, Ci-N, David, Felix, Yuri and Keifer walked towards the camping
site of Section A. We passed through the forested area. Even though my body was in pain, I endured it all just
to find my Snorlax. We hid in the garden. Ci-N climbed the tree and positioned herself on the strongest branch.
David handed him the fishing rod where Bestie was hanging. "There you go, Keifer..." David pointed not far
rom us. "...we'll back you up . In case we get caught." "Shh." He replied bored. Manung answered properly! He
walked to where David pointed. He was quite close to the cooler. "Stay here." Felix said to Yuri. "...watch Jay-
jay." Yuri nodded and looked at me and smiled. "Here we go." David said to Felix. They walked closer to the
cooler but Felix had taken a piece of plant to cover them. My eyes were looking for my Snorlax. My eyes
widened when I saw Ella hugging it. Hey! That's my Snorlax! "My Snorlax." I said while pointing at Ella. "I'll get
it." Yuri said and walked closer to Ella's place . I looked at David who looked like he was waiting for Ci-N. They
gestured for a moment and then they made their plan. Ci-N threw the fishing rod as if fishing. The Snake fell
right where the women were chatting. "Aaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!" They shouted loudly, led by---- who else? Freya!
They all panicked. Even the men didn't know what to do. Ci-N started moving the fishing rod around. Its head
looked up and it looked like it was going to bite. While everyone was panicking and their eyes were focused on
the Snake. David and Felix took the opportunity. They quickly pulled the cooler. Keifer immediately followed
them to help. They returned to our place. The three of them gasped for air. I think they were tired because the
cooler was heavy. I looked for Yuri and I saw her slowly picking up Snorlax from the grass. It looked like Ella
had thrown it away in surprise. When she got it, Yuri was about to run back to us but she was caught. Ella
caught it! They seemed to talk for a while and Yuri nodded before running back to us. What did they talk
about? "I got it." She said as she handed Snorlax to me. "My Snorlax!" We hugged each other tightly. Suddenly
Ci-N came to us. She was a little sweaty and looked pale. "Let's go!" She said. We looked at the fishing rod.
The Snake was gone. All that was left of Bestie was her head. My best friend! "We'll talk later! Let's go!" David
said. We quickly left and went through the forest again. It was actually a little dark. Thanks to the moonlight,
we could still see what we were passing through at least a little. We couldn't use a flashlight and we might get
caught. "What happened? Why is my best friend's head left?" I asked. Ci-N laughed a little. "That's your cousin
with a strong punch! Suddenly, he cut off the Snake's head with a knife! Of course, I was shocked so I pulled
him back!" We were stunned. What if they saw us? Shit, we might get caught! "Don't worry!" She told us while
raising both hands. "...They all thought the head had gone somewhere!" "Are you sure?" Felix asked. "Of
course!" He replied arrogantly. "Then throw that thing away!" Keifer ordered annoyed while pointing at the
Snake's head. "Are you sure? Jay-jay will lose his remembrance of his best friend." He replied with a guilty
conscience. Yuri and I laughed while looking at me. I made Ci-N suffer, causing them to laugh even more. We
went back to our camping site. Ci didn't actually throw away the Snake's head. She even hung it near the
bonfire. "Nice! I've been thirsty for a while!" "Drink!" "Why is there San Mig here?" They were making a fuss
while circling the cooler. I sat down near my tent while hugging Snorlax tightly. "It's late! Let's eat first!" Eman
said. I saw that someone had already eaten. Our dish for tonight was also ready. HAM! HAM the eggplant was
so good! I'm ashamed of Eman. I can't help him prepare our food. This is still pointless. I feel a little relieved
when I see Josh helping him. Weird. If Josh used to be scary, now he seems to be annoying. Ever since they
ought, he's always looked at me in a bad way. Every time he looks at me, it's like he's saying 'It's all your fault!'.
I can't talk to him anymore. Maybe it'll just be a repeat of what happened before when we fought. Someone
suddenly handed me a plate of food. I looked up to see who was holding it. Keifer nodded. "Eat." He ordered.
Even though it was against my will because I didn't feel like eating, I took it anyway. I was sure this guy would
just argue and just do what he wanted. He sat down next to me while holding his plate. "What are you doing
here?" I asked in surprise. He seemed annoyed by what I said and looked at me with a frown. "You're seriously
asking me 'what am I doing'?" I nodded slowly. I felt like I said something wrong. "Am I not allowed to eat
beside you?" He asked sarcastically. Ooohh... That's it! "N-not s-that..." I replied and automatically looked at
Yuri. He was lying on the hammock they had set up---that he had brought----and was looking at us. He also
deliberately moved away and just closed his eyes while resting his arm on his forehead. "If you don't want me
here. Just say so." Keifer said. I was suddenly hurt by what he said. It wasn't like that. I immediately grabbed
his arm when he was about to leave. "N-no... W-what are you?" I forced a smile. "...let's eat! You're so good at
art!" He didn't react to eating. I joined him even though I was honestly a little embarrassed. I noticed the
others looking at us. It was like it was a huge sin for me to eat with the King of Vipers. Every time I chewed
and swallowed was a punishment. The corners of my lips were hurting. My throat was hurting at the same
time. It was a good thing I was able to eat anyway. When Section D helped me before, my stomach wouldn't
even accept my saliva. "Oi! Ugly!" Felix shouted but no one looked at him except me. Am I ugly?! "Ugly!" He
shouted again. "You're the only ugly one here!" Ci-N replied to him. "Handsome!" He shouted again but this
time many people answered. "WHY?!" They all shouted at the same time. Kepel nemen! "Your face will be
stiff!" Felix said annoyed. "...The other person's tent is broken so we have to share!" "Oh yes!" "Let's share!" "I'll
just share with you." "Let's share and then I'll hug you!" "Ulowl! Gay!" I heard loud laughter from them. I wanted
to laugh but I couldn't. I automatically looked at Kit. His face was sad as he continued eating. The thing he
was crying about, was just being made fun of by others. For me, that was hard too. It was heavy on the soul.
"Jay!" Ci-N called to me. "...I'll share it with you." "Okay..." I replied boredly. "No." Keifer said authoritatively. We
were both stunned. Even the others who were laughing also fell silent. Yuri, who had her eyes closed earlier,
opened her eyes and looked at us. "It's okay, s-it's okay. Ci-N and I have shared a room before." I explained.
"Jay... Your room is wide and your tent is not." He looked at me seriously. "...you're still a girl and Ci-N is still a
boy." His brain is dirty. Please clean it up! "What? Ci-N is no different from me." There was a hint of annoyance
in my voice. The truth is, I miss the bonding Ci and I had every night. I also wanted to hear his story about
where he lived. "No. No one will share a tent with you----except me, of course." Oh my! This guy is going to piss
me off. No one will share? Then he can. You're so stubborn, brat! "Excuse me." Yuri said and adjusted the seat
on the hammock. "...Not because you and Jay are in a relationship, you can share the tent together." He stood
up and walked slightly closer to us. "...No one is allowed to share a tent with her. It's ugly when a woman and a
man share a tent." What?! Keifer stood up and looked at Yuri as if challenging her. Come on! Did I think they
would agree? Why does it seem like there's tension again? "Fine. Jay-jay will sleep alone on her tent." Keifer
answered seriously. "Why don't you just let Jay-jay decide?" David suggested and they looked at me. Why me?!
If I say the wrong thing, they might suddenly get into trouble here. I looked at Keifer and Yuri. The others did
the same. "Maybe Ci-N." I answered weakly. "...f-if it's okay." Keifer took a deep breath. "Fine. That's what you
want." "It's okay." Yuri replied. I didn't want to but because... Ci-N looked pitying. She didn't share the tent with
anyone. Her tent was also destroyed. After eating, they cleaned up our food. Calix and Eren did the washing
up. Since the bathroom was far away, the others just brushed their teeth and went to sleep. I chose to go to
the bathroom. I also wanted to see what I looked like in the mirror. I went with Ci-N who was busy playing with
rocks. "Get ready." I said to her after kicking the rock and almost hitting it. "Why?" "Why are you there!" She
ignored me and just continued walking. There was someone from another Section with us. They were
chatting. "That's terrible! There's a snake here." "Yes, of course! Someone came to us too." "Samin too!"
"Samin, nothing." Ci-N and I looked at each other and almost held our breath just to keep from laughing. If you
only knew! "Rakki!" Ci-N shouted while waving. "...mi'loves!" Rakki's eyebrows met as she came over to us and
patted Ci-N on the back. We were also looking at each other because of what she did. "You're annoying!" She
said annoyed but Ci just laughed at her. She looked at me so I immediately smiled at her. "Hi." She looked at
me and seemed to be examining my face. "Is that a pass?" I slightly moved away so she couldn't see it
properly.The lighting in our place wasn't good enough either so I knew he wouldn't be able to see us properly.
Rakki glared at Ci-N. "Are you hurting Jay-jay?" "No! He's hurting us!" She immediately defended herself. "When
I find out you hurt Jay. You're on my side!" She threatened and turned to face me with a smile. "...let's go to the
CR together." I nodded slowly. I couldn't be accompanied by a child who was in the bathroom. Ci smiled at me
and signaled that she would wait for me. The sound of water from the shower echoed in the CR. At the same
time, the laughter and chatter of other Sections was going on. Their topic was my best friend! "Is there a
snake on your site too? We don't have any." Rakki asked and took a seat in front of the sink. "Y-yes." I almost
whispered my answer. It was really Sam's turn when my best friend showed up. Then we just used her. Hehe! I
aced the mirror and from where I was, I could clearly see the bruise on the side of my lip. I could also see the
mark on my neck where Cyrus had choked me. "I'm right. That's a bruise." Rakki said and looked at my face.
"...did someone hurt you?" I shook my head. "W-nothing... What was that... It hit me when we were having a
fight because of the Snake." He obviously didn't want to accept my reason. That's why he didn't do anything so
he just nodded. He put toothpaste on
her toothbrush and started brushing her teeth.
I looked at the girls who were showering for a moment.
They were making noise and talking all the time. Even though I wanted to yell at them,
I didn't. I just brushed my teeth.
After that, Rakki and I waited for the shower room to be empty
. It took a while because the showerers were all acting
.
When I got inside, I did it quickly because I knew
Ci-N was waiting outside. She might suddenly get annoyed with me.
"...That Snake was terrible earlier." I heard him say outside the
shower cubicle. "...It's a good thing Aries is great."
The voice that spoke sounded familiar to me. I wasn't sure but
I felt like----
"Your towel, Mica! It fell off." It
was Ella's voice!
Why was that? I recognized Ella's, but not Mica's. I guess
that's what happens when you get annoyed.
They talked for a while longer. I continued showering.
I was about to finish when I heard them again and for some
reason I didn't understand, I was suddenly interrupted.
"...Are you sure about that? Won't Aries get angry?" Mica asked.
"I don't know. But I'm sure he'll understand."
"But because... It's over. You shouldn't bring it up anymore."
I heard Ella sigh. "Yuri deserves to know the
truth."
Yuri? Truth?
"When will you meet?" Mica asked again "
I'm not sure yet but I told him to wait."
Are they talking? What truth is that? Why do they still need to meet?
I was confused.
I hadn't heard them talking anymore. I peeked through the
cubicle door. They were no longer in front of the mirror.
I immediately went out and got my things.
Rakki also just came out of the cubicle. I looked at her and suddenly
her eyebrows met.
"Hala! Why is your neck red?" She asked worriedly.
The other people looked at us. I immediately wrapped a towel around
my neck.
"W-this is nothing." I replied and walked out of the CR.
Rakki followed me and when we got far away, she immediately grabbed my
arm and turned me to face her.
Her eyes were angry. "Keifer did it, right?!"
"No." I quickly answered.
"Jay... You don't have to hide it from me. I know you and Keifer are in a relationship
." She looked around to see if anyone else was there.
"...so if he hurt you, tell him."
"Keifer didn't do it. Yes, someone hurt me but not
him." I scratched my head. "...Why did you think Keifer
did it?"
She took a deep breath. "Because he already did it. That crazy person is jealous
!"
My heart suddenly started beating faster. I couldn't tell if
I was nervous.
"W-did it? Who?"
She looked away from me. I knew she didn't want to say it. But
she was just like Ci-N so I knew she wouldn't be able to bear it either.
"W-what... What Freya."
What Freya?
Shit! He and Freya were together. But it was hard to believe that
Keifer could do it.
I was silent for a moment and thought. When I kissed Yuri on the side of
our room, he grabbed me by the jaw. I was scared of him and thought
he could hurt me. Maybe, he could.
But it was still hard to believe.
"...Freya is already getting scolded. That's probably why
Keifer did the same thing." He added.
But even so, that's still not enough of a reason. Even though
Freya looks like a coloring book, she's still a woman, just like her feet.
"Hey! There you are!" Ci-N shouted at us while running
closer.
I lost her in my thoughts.
"I've been waiting for you all along." He said and gasped for
air for a moment.
"You're not capable of that." Rakki replied annoyed.
"You're just blinded by your love for me that's why you didn't see me."
"You're so small that it's hard to see you."
Ci looked at Rakki annoyed. "I'm going to grow up too! And when
I grow up, we're going to get married!"
My thoughts were momentarily lost because of the noise between the two of them.
It was very dark and I could already hear the organizers calling out.
"Let's go, Ci. Let's talk about that wedding tomorrow."
I nanny told her.
"That's good, but before that... I will kiss the bride." She said and
quickly kissed Rakki on the lips.
No!
If it were brighter, I might have seen Rakki blush.
She was also stunned and Ci had already run away before she could recover.
"You're fucked!" Rakki shouted annoyed.
I just laughed while shaking my head. "Let's go back there. Good
night." "Okay. Good night. Just go fight Ci-N for me." She
said . We walked in different directions. I saw Ci hiding behind a tree and obviously enjoying what she was
doing. "Crazy." +