Lahat ng Kabanata ng NO ONE ELSE COMES CLOSE: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30

Angelo felt something tugging at his right eye lid. He wanted to get it off but he was feeling completely listless. He ignored the sensation that was caused by the tugging but then felt a sharp sting on the right eye lid. He screamed and instinctively held his right eye but he discovered that he had been pinched by a little crab and smashed it with his hand.His body was covered with debris and some of them stuck to his white shirt. He took them off one after the other just as he loosened his blue tie.It suddenly occured to him that nothing was natural. He looked around him and realized he was in a beach. Behind him was a thick forest with rocks in front of it and in front of him was a big blue sea.He looked up and saw that the morning sun was shining and recalled everything that happened. He stood up immediately and opened his eyes in shock. He checked his wrist watch but it had stopped and he knew it was because of the water.He looked around him again and couldn't find Isabella.

Isabella knew that she hadn't had her bath all day but decided to do so when it was dark. For now, it was more important to care for her mouth.At least, if she died later in the forest, it wouldn't be with a smelling mouth.She bent down when she got to the water and thoroughly washed the stick as much as she possibly could.When she was satisfied, she rinsed her mouth with the salty water and began to scrub her tongue with the stick. She scrubbed her teeth as well and scrubbed all over her mouth before rinsing it with the salt water again.When she was done, she smelled her mouth and told herself that it was much better now.She stood up and looked at the forest. The sun was going to set really soon and if she wanted to search for food it was better for her to do it before it became dark. She picked up one of the big sticks and began walking into the forest. She felt extremely afraid, especially because the only sounds she could hear were the ones made by the sea.She stood at the

Angelo and Isabella were so hungry but, after eating two coconuts each, they couldn't bring themselves to eat anymore and sat beside each other at the beach.As Angelo looked at Isabella, he felt grateful that he had decided to go around the island because if he hadn't done so, he wouldn't have met Isabella.They would have been so close to each other, yet so far away, with each thinking that the other did not make it.And even if he stayed back and had food to eat, he would have lost his mind because of being alone. At least here, even if Isabella wasn't his best person, he had someone he could talk to.Isabella saw that it was gradually getting dark and wondered how she was going to have a bath. Initially Angelo wasn't here so she had decided to do it when it was dark but now with him so close, how would she be able to do so?She also didn't have any other clothes with her. She needed to wash her undies so she could use them tomorrow, which meant that she was going to be sleeping wi

Isabella didn't want to take off her gown especially since she was wearing nothing else on her lower body but, she knew that there was nothing else she could do about her pathetic situation.She took off her gown from the top and left it at her waist. There was no way she was getting naked when she was so dangerously close to Angelo. Not even when her life depended on it.Even as she took her gown off from the top, she still felt cold because her bra was also wet and so was the lower part of her body.Angelo stared at her and said, "you will have to also take off your bra because it's very wet.Isabella refused and said, "no, there's no way I'm taking my bra off."After speaking, she rubbed her palms together fiercely and occasionally paused to rub the hot palms on her arms.It helped a little bit but her body was still shivering. She felt self-conscious because she was facing Angelo with only her red bra on.It was a designer bra and exposed half of her breasts. She turned her body s

Isabella continued, "I was so sure I would end up getting married to Steve so I begged him to be patient. How could I have known that I would end up marrying you in the end?"Angelo kept silent for a while and finally took his hands off Isabella's body.He stood up and said to her, "I will move to the other side of the rock and sleep. You can use the palm fronds as your pillow and I will see you tomorrow. Good night."As Angelo walked away in his briefs, Isabella who hadn't paid attention to what he said earlier, stared at him in surprise and asked, "where are you going to, Angelo." "Don't worry about me Isabella" Angelo replied. "I will find somewhere much colder to rest my head."Angelo walked a little distance away from Isabella and turned towards the other side of the rock.He knew that if he stayed with her, he could end up having his way with her despite her disapproval and that was something he didn't want.The fact that he desired the enemy's daughter alone made him angry at