"anywaysss how was she? please tell me she got hotter?"
all four of them turned to me, waiting for some juicy details for me to spill. how was she? how do i even describe it? i pick up my glass and took a sip.
"well, she's so much different from highschool." i thought about the lisa i saw earlier.
she looks... dirty. like literally because her coveralls are all full of greases. she just looks.. like a mess.
"the lisa in highschool was a tall cute charming girl. the lisa now... let's just say, the complete opposite." i shrug my shoulders.
"in other words, hindi raw nag glow up." soojin supplemented na nagpatawa sa iba while doyeon huff in disappointment. i shrug my shoulders.
"anyways, that was all in the past now. my foolishness is just gonna be one of my crazy memories back in highschool. i'm successful and happily living my life now." i leaned my back on the couch as the corner of my lips tip into a smirk.
"don't tell me you're still bitter jen?" irene gave me a teasing look, giving my shoulder a slight shove.
"ikaw ba naman maghabol tapos babaliwalain lang." sabi ni doyeon na may kasamang nang-aasar na tawa. umikot ulit 'yung mga mata ko.
"it's just funny how life works." sabi ko na lang because why would i be bitter?
i'm pretty, young and rich. while lisa.. well she's just someone from the past.
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"hi." i look behind me and saw kai approaching kaya nginitian ko siya.
"it's good to see you here." i playfully roll my eyes at what he said.
"as if we don't always see each other at this kind of events?" sabi ko sakanya at tinanggap ang yakap niya.
"you weren't there last time." he pointed out. "oh right. one of my batchmate invited me to another town." i explained once i step away from our hug.
we have an organization with my fellow dentists where we regularly attend or perform free services to people.
"well it's good then that we meet here." he let out a short laugh. nag-usap pa kami saglit ni kai bago siya bumalik sa sarili niyang tent.
yeri, my assistant informed me that everything's settled kaya umupo na ako para makapagsimula na sa unang patient. our program is open to all ages. i enjoy doing this because not only can we help but i also got to visit different places and meet different kinds of people as well.
"thank you po ma'am. pumila po talaga ako ng maaga para makatanggap ng libreng pabunot." kwento ni tita. ngumiti ako habang nagsusulat sa papel.
"walang anuman po. oh huwag muna kakain ng matitigas na pagkain ha?" bilin ko at nginitian siya ulit nang magpaalam na siya.
"next patient po." narinig kong sabi ni yeri habang pabalik ako sa table. i pulled the next patient's profile and read the name. luca manoban. the familiar surname made me paused as i involuntarily look up at the next patient.
my gaze immediately connected with lisa's. i didn't know i'll see her again. or this soon.
today, she looks more like the lisa i knew. she's wearing faded jeans and a simple shirt with an unknown band printed on it. i noticed the little boy perched on her lap. i can see the resemblance between them. he can be lisa's sister or her..
lisa's lips formed into a smile so i got distracted from my thoughts.
"goodmorning." she greeted. i nod in return before looking away from her smile.
someone from the past
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