Mariz creases her eyebrows, doubtful. "Tinood diay na?" She purses her lips, not allowing her giggles to escape.

"IS THAT EVEN TRUE?"

"Ambot." He shrugs.

"I DON'T KNOW."

"Bai, nganong naabot man ka ana nga topic sa reddit? Unsa diay imong mga ginapang-search?" Noel asks, laughing.

"DUDE, HOW DO YOU EVEN FIND THAT TOPIC ON REDDIT? WHAT WERE YOU SEARCHING FOR?"

Aljun doesn't respond and just opens his bag of potato chips.

"Hi," JR greets Mariz. "Kumusta?"

"HOW ARE YOU?"

She smiles. "Okay ra man. Sabay sa ko sa inyo ha? Busy man gud akong mga beshie sa ilahang research."

"GOOD. IS IT OKAY IF I HANG OUT WITH YOU FOR A BIT? MY BESTIES ARE BUSY WITH THEIR RESEARCH."

"Humana na ka sa inyo?" Aljun offers Mariz his chips.

"YOU FINISHED WITH YOURS?"

She takes some and nods. "Bright man gud among leader mao nang dali ra kaayo namo napasa amo."

"WE HAVE A SMART GROUP LEADER SO WE SUBMITTED OURS VERY QUICKLY."

JR sighs and rolls his eyes. "Ma'y pa ka."

"LUCKY."

"Ngano diay?" she asks.

"WHY?"

"Wala...Wala'y klaro akong mga ka grupo," JR explains.

"NOTHING...MY GROUP IS THE WORST."

"Shit." Mariz takes out a handkerchief from her pocket and tries to wipe off the grease from her hands.

"Bai, isumbong na lagi na sila," Noel suggests. "Mugara na gyud na sila'g wala ka'y buhaton."

"BAI, I'M TELLING YOU, YOU NEED TO REPORT YOUR GROUP MATES."

"THEY'LL JUST KEEP ABUSING YOU IF YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING."

Aljun agrees. "Bitaw bai. Sa grupo gani namo, upat man unta mi sa sugod. Unya wa ma'y gamit ang isa. Among gisumbong uy. Wala...Gitanggal siya sa among teacher."

"TOTALLY AGREE. WE WERE INITIALLY FOUR MEMBERS IN OUR GROUP.  BUT ONE OF US WASN'T PULLING HER WEIGHT. SO WE REPORTED HER. AND YEAH...OUR TEACHER REMOVED HER."

"Okay ra pud siya?" JR asks. "Wala siya nasuko?"

"AND WAS SHE OKAY WITH THAT?"

"WAS SHE ANGRY?"

"Wala. Kataw-anan gani kaayo kay pag-ingon sa iya ni ma'am, recess ato nga time unya...hapit siya natuk-an sa iyahang gikaon," Aljun recalls, laughing.

"NOPE. IT WAS ACTUALLY VERY FUNNY WHEN OUR TEACHER BROKE THE NEWS TO HER, IT WAS RECESS AT THE TIME AND...SHE ALMOST CHOKED ON HER SNACKS."

"Ha? Okay ra pud siya?" Mariz looks a bit horrified.

"WHAT? AND WAS SHE FINE?"

"Oo. Hapit ra man siya natuk-an." He munches on another pair of chips. "Anad na man pud siya ana," he says so nonchalantly.

"YEAH. SHE JUST ALMOST CHOKED."

"I MEAN, SHE'S USED TO IT ANYWAY."

"Anad? Nganong anad man siya matuk-an?" Mariz asks.

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