After Freeze

Seloso

"Uy, bat ganyan yung ngiti mo?"

"Hmmm? Wala, wala, may naisip lang ako."

"Uy, ano yan? Para kang kinikilig na ewan e hahaha. Di nga, happy ka Meng?"

"Ngayon? Oo naman. Ano ka ba? Sobra. Antagal natin hinintay to, noh."

"Onga. Ako din, sobrang happy ako ngayon."

"That's good."

"Yeah..."

"..."

"There's that smile again! Ano bang meron? Share mo na kasi!"

"Hahaha! Wala lang talaga!"

"Meng."

"Ehhh baka mainis ka lang pag sinabi ko sayo."

"Di ako maiinis, promise. Share mo na."

"Promise mo yan ha. Pag ikaw napikon..."

"Promise. Di ako mapipikon. Just tell me what it is."

"Wala lang. I was just thinking about how you're seloso pala. I never knew. Hahaha."

"Hay nako. I knew you were gonna enjoy that too much. Bwisit na tanong yan."

"Hahaha no, but really, so it's true?"

"Ay jusko. Yes. How many times do I have to say it?"

"Hahaha okay, okay. I believe you."

"Pfft. And you like that, don't you?"

"Hahaha yes, I'm not gonna lie."

"Bakit?"

"I dunno, I guess every girl likes to know her guy gets jealous sometimes. Parang nakaka boost ng ego kasi. Pero yung pabebe lang na selos ha, hindi yung OA na parang possessive or controlling levels na."

"Hmmm. Okay, so if I tell you that I felt like strangling someone the whole time I was in Dubai and they made us do that stupid Jake arc...?"

"(Smiles) Go on."

"E yung saksi si Mama Ten sa wagas kong pagmumura nung nag guest si Pretty Boy Ejercito?"

"Hahaha RJ."

"Tell me the truth, did I have a reason to be jealous of him? Yung totoo."

"No, wala."

"..."

"Hahaha stop staring at me like that. Wala talaga."

"Kahit na mas compatible kayo in terms of...you know. You kinda run in the same social circles and all."

"I don't care about things like that. You know I don't."

"Okay."

"Okay...?"

"Okay, good to know."

"That's it?"

"Hmmm. No, that's not it."

"What else, then?"

"Well, since alam mo na rin na seloso nga ko, I guess you should also know that I'm determined to have you, and I'm gonna make sure no other guy comes close. Wala kong pake kung Ejercito man yung apelyido nila o Sotto o kung sino pang mga big names diyan, basta what's important is that one day you will be Mrs. Faulkerson. O, you're not laughing anymore?"

"...there's nothing to laugh at."

"So are we clear?"

"Crystal."

"Good. Okay ka lang? Sobrang pula ng mukha mo."

"Um, yeah. Is it just me or is it kinda hot in here? CR lang ako, I'll just splash some cold water on my face."

"(Smirks)"

Photo © Janet Mallari Parba