By Your Side

Chapter 5

Greggy

It's already late midnight but I'm still wide awake, I don't know, I can't sleep. So I decided to stood up and went to the pool side.

I closed the door silently, and walked. I was startled when I saw someone is also in the pool side.

Naglakad lang ako ng tahimik hanggang sa makarating sa likod niya.

Napahinga ako ng maluwag na maramdamang si CJ yun. Tingnan mo to, gising pa rin pala.

"Anong ginagawa mo dyan?" I asks and suddenly, hindi ko alam kung paanong gulat ang ginawa niya but he fell out to the pool.

I can't stop laughing but when he looked at me deadly.

"Bwisit ka Greggy! Ang lamig ha, 'pag ako nilagnat di ako papasok"

"Edi wag kang pumasok, sino ba mawawalan ng sweldo?" I joked.

I sat beside him but malayo sa kanya. "Ano nga ba kasing ginagawa mo dito?"

"Hindi ako makatulog, di ko alam kung bakit" He replied while playing the water.

Parang bata lang ah.

"Kasi Ate, alam mo nang nagugutom ako eh, mananak--" We heard Irene uttered.

"Ate, may multo" She added, "Huh multo? gaga ka" Imee replied and roamed her eyes.

"Wag kang tatakbo, Irene sinasabi ko sayo" She warned

"Bahala ka dyan" Irene answered.

"Maria Irene Victoria!"

"C-chill, kami lang to" I uttered and stood up. I saw Irene's face became lighter.

Irene

When Greggy speaks, my face became lighter. I don't know, maybe I fall inlove with him.

"Bakit naman 'di niyo sinabi? Tsaka hatinggabi na ah" I said while walking closer to him. Ate followed me.

"Eh kasi, di ko rin alam" He scratches his head.

I sat beside him and leaned my head to his shoulder.

"You won, Gregorio" I whispered, smiling.

"Hmm? What did you said" He asks and looked at me.

I roamed my eyes and saw Ate Imee and CJ sitting at the balcony.

Uupo pala dun, di manlang kami inaya.

"I said, I'm hungry" I expressed and fidget my fingers.

"So let's go to the 7/11, you want?" I nodded and lift up my head.

"Ate, do you want to come with us?" I asked them.

"Saan punta niyo?"

"Sa 7/11 lang, gutom daw eh" Greggy answered. Imee stood up together with CJ.

"Sama, asan wallet mo?" She asks.

"Ako ang magbabayad" Greggy insisted, "No, wait lang kukunin ko"

I was about to walk when Greggy hold my arms, "I said ako ang magbabayad" He seriously said.

Imee is preventing her laughs. "O-okay, tara na"

Greggy get his car keys, "Anong gagawin mo dyan?"

"Gagamitin malamang" He philosophy replied, I hit his arms.

"Pilosopohin mo 'pa ko, ang tamad mo naman. Dyan lang sa kabilang bayan yung 7/11 kaya maglalakad tayo"

"T-tayo? Are you sure, isn't that dangerous?" He asks.