Golden Eyes

"ARE WE THERE YET?" I said in my bored tone. Nobody answered.

Greate they ignored me. Were basically hiking they just decide it on the spot (in the dining while I'm eating). I was supposed to go with lola (grandma) but they drag me with them.

When we pass on a big tree I feel something strange that made my hair in the arm stand. Then I look in the surrounding.

"What are you looking at Ate?" Biboy ask me.

Biboy is just a nickname. His name is far manlier than the chick boy nickname, Benjamin. Manly right.

"Nothing" not minding what I feel earlier.

A few hours later.

"This should be fucking worth it" I murmur. Just because they're hitting in gym doesn't mean they have the right to make me walk in this distance. Can't even complain.

Atlas were here and that fucking climb and walk is worth it.

"Welcome to the world of jungle Ate" Adler said and put his arm on my shoulder.

"Jungle my ass. You're sweating get that fucking arm of my shoulder" shooing him away.

"I'm hurt ate" of course Adler being dramatic king again.

Just ignore this dramatic king. Adler is older than Biboy, they're brothers actually. All of my guy cousins are taller than me, just 6 footers for a high school. Like where's the justice for us 5 footers.

"Give me food Art I'm hungry" just imagine your first hike and we didn't even fucking stop. We just walk like 4 hours, just fucking 4 hours. Note my sarcasm there.

"Here" then he throws me a lunch container.

Oh~la~la~ sweet potatoes.

While eating my sweet potato I feel someone looking---at me.

LOOKS like they have their on world. Art is taking picture, Biboy is setting up the tent, Adler taking shots in drone and of course Rayner, his cooking.

Rayner is a quiet person but towards us his so noisy. He is a high school too, 6 foot.

All of them were handsome actually but I'm not gonna say that to them, their head will get big.

And again I feel it. Someone is definitely looking at me. I just absorb my cousins a while ago, I notice that stare was just on me, just me.

This is getting spooky. I hate ghost.

THIS is getting creepy I can't even say it to my brothet and my cousins. Call me overreacting whatever, i don't like ghost.

Trying my best to act normal as I can. Like I didn't feel that fucking creepy stares.

The atmosphere is getting heavy all of sudden and I ignore it like the usual.

It's good that there's a batis here.

Were seating in circle of the bonfire. When Rayner ask me.

"Ate your going to school again? Didn't you graduate last summer?" Rayner ask me in his serious voice.

What's with him all of sudden? Is he curious of what life I have or had after graduating in college. Yep, I graduate last summer in college.

"Actually I don't know what to do now. You know what I mean" and grin to him.

"I kinda envy you Ate. A prodigy child with a multi billionaire money or more you're not even 18 yet. You can even live off without working in the company. But here you are hiking with us in a mountain of Philippines. " a bitter tone can laced in his voice.

Envy, ah... me. I'm not even happy with what I have. I feel more of a human when they treat me as me. Not some genius and money maker child. I couldn't even comprehend what I feel when dad ask me to live here, after Granny Olivia died. The mountain here is good there's nothing wrong hanging around with them here.

'Don't wish for it Ray. Being a prodigy money maker child isn't fun at all. I get it that I can buy anything I want, I can go whenever I want, it make things get easier to do . But not all the time money is the answer or being genius. Although its true that it can give a happiness. If you were in my shoes right now you'll wish that 'I want to be normal teenager'. That robbed me, I can't even have fun playing rubrix cube, the feeling of being frustrated in test if I don't know the answer, getting bored on everything than I answer or solve in a second, it feels like all the things are easy.' I wanted to say that.

"Be happy the way you are now Ray. It would be much luxurious." I sheply smile at him.

We have to come down but my brother and cousins doesn't want to. It was decided by majority of 4 votes (by my brother and cousins) that we will sleep here tonight.

In the middle of my sleeping state I see a golden eyes glowing, looking at me like a prey but it was more than that. I can't decipher what emotion it was.

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