One Night to Forever

Five Cookies

"What do you mean?" He was curious.

"There's something about her eh. I don't know if she broke up with Tom or what. Extra sungit saka extra lungkot sya lately and sya lang ang hindi masyadong close kay Leni." She said. "Di ko alam if insecure ba sya kay Leni because mahal na mahal sya ni Mommy or Team Louise sya?"

He sighed. "Irene, Louise is long gone. She's an ex now. Patahimikin na natin sya. Leni moved on from Kit and I've moved on from Louise, so we should all move on too."

She just shrugged. "Just saying."

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"Okay lang ba kung late mo na ako sunduin mamaya?" Leni asked Bongbong over the phone.

"Why?" He asked.

"Magdidinner kasi kami nina Risa mamaya eh."

"Oh okay sige. Basta until 9:30 lang siguro ba, baka mapuyat ka masyado eh. Di ka pwede mapagod ng masyado remember?"

"Okay po. I'll call you nalang later."

"Okay. Take care. I love you."

"Okay."

Call ended.

"Pumayag?" Risa asked Leni the moment the phone call was dropped.

Leni nodded. "Pero until 9:30 lang ako ha. Bawal kasi ako magpuyat or mapagod masyado sabi ng OB."

Risa nodded. "Okay sige."

Minutes later, Kit went to the faculty lounge to look for them. They all walked towards his car. Risa sat on the passenger seat while Leni was on the backseat.

"It's been a while since we've been on the same car." Risa uttered as they hit the road.

Kit and Leni smiled as they observed too. Back when their lives are not that complicated, they were always together in the campus. Kit always dropped them at the apartment. They've missed the old times.

When they've reached the restaurant, they instantly took their orders. "So ano na nga, Belmonte? Ano ng ganap nyo ni Grace?"

Kit chuckled. "Taking things slowly nga. Kulit mo."

Risa frowned. "Pabebe nyo. Mabuti pa 'to si Leni mukhang balak ng sundan si Cookie."

"Gaga!" Leni reacted.

"Dapat pala sinama natin si Grace ngayon." Risa suggested. "Para naman makabonding ko sya. Mabuti si Leni kasi palagi yun nakakasama pag may ganap sina Bong."

"Baka kung anong sabihin mo kay Grace." Kit disagreed.

"True!" Leni agreed.

"Grabe naman kayo saakin. Gusto ko lang naman maging close sa mga jowa nyo." Risa rebutted.

"Bakit ikaw di mo ngaa pinapakilala saamin ang jowa mo." Leni hinted.

"May boyfriend ka?" Kit asked.

"Secret muna at baka ma jinx." Risa said.

"Ikaw ang pabebe!" Leni exclaimed. "Nakita ka namin ni Bongbong may kasama."

Risa was shocked. "Saan? Kailan?"

Leni laughed. "O dibaa! Huli ka ngayon! May kasama ka nga!"

Risa turned red. She didn't know if Leni was bluffing about seeing her with someone.

"Pero totoo, nakita ka namin ni Bongbong sa mall." Leni said.

Risa was caught of guard. "Pareho kayo marites ng asawa mo."