The Second Time Around

Friends III

ISLA

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'B...'

Anong roblema nanaman ng lalaking to? Bigla nanamang magtetext.

'Problema natin?' I replied lying lazily in my bed as I'm waiting for dinner to be served.

It's a Friday and we have awarded for a weekend free. Super exhausted week that was, season's near, and training's intense as hell... Thank God for a weekend's off.

'Samahan mo ako..'

He replied.

Gagu this guy. Yes, we've been seeing each other for some time now, and yeah, no, we're not back in each other's arms. We're just enjoying what we have right now.

Friendship.

'Text mo si Aly, siya pasamahin mo..' I replied giggling. It's so fun to tease this guy tho. Paka isip bata naming dalawa.

'Wala po si Aly dito, nasa Thiland, nagpapakain ng elephants..' He replied. Sumbong kita sa loveteam mo gagu ka.

'Pauwiin mo na, diba miss mo na?' I teased.

Eh he posted a pic of them in Instagram, and hello, I saw it, and then he sent me a message saying it's their manager. El Nino na daw kasi ang world nila, no ganap. Hay Mr. Feder-er!

'No kasi! Sige na B, miss ko na ikaw.. Labas ka na!' Kita niyo, paka gagu this guy talaga.

'Lokohin mo ako!'

'Di nga, labas ka na nga.. Alis tayo, sige na!'

I looked at my watch, fifteen minutes after six. Wala paalam tong lalaking to talaga, I'm gutom pa naman. And dapat talaga pakainin niya ako. Haiest.

'Okay wait, bihis lang ako..' I replied and changed into my usual get up. Shorts and plain shirt and my chucks.

'Ma, alis muna ako. Nag aya sila Tin.' I said as I'm walking to Mama who's now preparing the table for dinner.

'Oh akala ko ba walang lakad Potchi? Kain ka na muna, may laman man yang tiyan mo.' Mama said as she place the main dish on the table, sinigang na shrimps... Waaah!

'Wow Ma, mukhang masarap. Kain na ako.' I said and sit on my place.

'Kain muna ako, wait ka dyan.. Masarap luto ni Mama eh.. Sandali lang, mga three subo lang.. Hihihi'

I texted him, and he just replied with a smiley... Gagu!

After like mga five shrimps, tumayo na ako. Okay na yun. May laman na my tiyan. And bet di na maipinta mukha nung gagu.

'Ma, alis na ako, andyan na sila Tin. Bye Ma.' I said and kissed Mama whose busy eating with Papa.

'Ingat Mika, wag pasobra.' Papa said as I gave him a beso.

'Yes Papa... Bye bye!' I smiled to them and pick wallet and phone from the counter.

I went out the gate and saw his car, his new white one, parked three houses away from ours. Paglalakarin pa ako ng lalaking to. Gabi na pa man din.