"Sumama na kasi kayo! Libre ko naman, e," pagpupumilit ni Irene.
It was a normal week for all of us – a Monday afternoon, to be specific. We were all gathered in Irene's unit after classes. Simula na ng Easter break sa susunod na linggo at dahil doon, mabibigyan kaming mga estudyante ng oras para makapagpahinga.
Irene invited us to go to Alaminos and it'd all be her treat – from transportation, to where we were staying, food, and everything else. She also said we could bring guys which actually made me reconsider. Pwede kaming magsamang magkakaibigan roon pati na rin sina Caden.
"Tinatamad ako iniisip palang na ang haba ng byahe natin, beh," reklamo ni Yasmine.
"Para namang ikaw magmamaneho ng sasakyan? May driver naman sina Irene," pagdedepensa ni Jade sa kaibigan.
"Payag na 'ko. Yayayain ko si Caden, ha?" I said after finally considering for a while.
"Sige," Irene smiled. "Yasmine, sama ka na kasi. We'll take stops in between para hindi ka maulol sa byahe. Iniisip ko ngang mag-eroplano nalang tayo, e. Mas maganda bang mag-eroplano papunta roon?" hinarap nito si Jade.
"Ewan, hindi naman ako ang gagastos. Ikaw bahala."
"Sige, mag-eroplano nalang tayo. Ayoko din naman sa kotse, nasusuka ako," saad ng sugar mommy namin.
"Tangina, sige na nga sasama na 'ko. Nakakahiya namang maiwan dito," Yasmine sighed.
"Nice!" Irene exclaimed. "Tawagan niyo na mga bebe niyo para makapagplano tayo on the spot."
I smiled and dialed Caden's number. Within five rings, he picked up the call. [Bella? Is something wrong?] he asked.
"Wala, wala. Where are you?"
[Nasa café near Ateneo, why? Magpapasundo ka ba?]
"No, no. Do you have plans for easter break? We're planning to go to Alaminos e, kami nina Irene. Isasama sana kita kung okay lang."
[Can Aedan and the guys come? Ang awkward 'ata kung ako lang lalaki sainyo,] ani Caden.
"Rene, pwede daw bang sumama sina Aedan?" tanong ko rito at tumango naman siya. "Caden, pwede daw."
[Bro, Alaminos daw. Nagyayaya sina Irene, want to come?] tanong nito sa kabilang linya. Baka magkakasama silang magkakaibigan ngayon.
I heard some mumbling for a while but I didn't bother understanding them since they were all talking at the same time. After a while, Caden finally spoke. [Okay, sorry, nag-usap lang kami. Anyway, yeah, we're down.]
I smiled, "Yay! Okay, then. Ibababa ko na 'yung tawag, ha? Busy ka 'ata."
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