Happy Birthday, Love

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"Love, I'll drive na. I know you're tired."
"Hindi na, it's your birthday. I'll drive."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am. Now sit your pretty little bum in the passenger's seat. Joaqui's waiting for us at home. How are they daw?"
"Ate Coleen texted me, she said tulog na daw si Joaqui. Also, she asked me kung pwede daw ba silang mag-overnight muna sa bahay? Kasi pagod daw si Mike from work e, ayaw ni Coleen na mag-drive sya."
"Oo naman. Is Josh with them?"
"Oo, sinundo sya ni ate sa school. KO na din daw, nakitulog sa room ni Joaqui."
"Ok. Did they eat already?"
"I don't know. Pero just in case, drive thru nalang tayo sa McDo?"
"Ok sige"
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"Did you enjoy your birthday?"
"Oo naman. Thank you. Although, I'm not gonna lie, I didn't expect yung bonggang preparations mo ha. How'd you come up with that? And how long did you plan for it?"
"Eh, it's not all me naman. A lot of people helped me with it. Sila kuya John, ate Niki, Dean, Nico, Nay at Tay, sila Dad and Riza. Yung mga friends mo."
"Si ate Coleen, wala? Aba milagro. E usually sya pa nga nangunguna sa mga ganyang preparations."
"Sya nga, hahaha. I started planning for it nung September pa. And she was the first person I called. So syempre in true Coleen fashion, she gave me all her contacts. Tapos just before kong i-end yung call, she volunteered to call them first thing the next morning."
"Atat talaga yun, as usual."
"You gotta commend her for it though. The whole thing went smoothly."
"..."
"Are you happy?"
"More than. Thank you so much, love."
"Maliit na bagay. Basta what matters is that you're happy."
"It's not maliit na bagay. You've been planning for it for months. E sobrang busy mo pa with shoots and international tours, tapos you still had the time to squeeze in for the planning."
"Oh, bakit ka umiiyak? Hahaha. Love naman, you know I'm used to tight schedules. And jusko, birthday ng asawa ko, dapat super special talaga. Besides, a lot of people helped me with it nga diba?"
"I know, but you really didn't have to. Just a simple dinner would've sufficed."
"Su-what? Pa-spell nga please, love. Grabe. Dumugo ilong ko dun hahahaha!"
"Wag ka nga!"
"Aray! Eto talaga, mapanakit kahit kailan."
"E sorry, ganito napangasawa mo e."
"And I'm perfectly fine with it."
"Wushu. O, eyes on the road! Baka malampasan mo na naman yung bahay gaya dati. Grabe ka, five years na tayong nakatira dyan hindi mo parin memorize kung saan."
"The gates all look the same to me kasi. Pano kaya kung pinturahan nalang natin ng neon green yung gate, love?"
"Neon green talaga? Hahahaha eh wag! Hindi match sa kulay ng bahay!"
"Joke lang, 'to naman. O, home sweet home."
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"Ate? San ka?"
"Uy. I didn't even realize you were home na."
"Kakadating lang namin. Pinark lang ni RJ yung sasakyan sa garahe. Si Mike?"
"Andun sa kwarto, tulog na din. So, how was your dinner?"
"...."
"O, bakit?"
"Alam mo ikaw, graduate ka sa School of Maang-Maangan with flying colors, 'no? RJ told me. Thank you."
"No problem. E ngayon lang ulit ako makakagawa ng something for you. Pero huy, sobrang effort din ng asawa mo ha? He almost missed his flight sa LA noon kasi may naging problema sa planning ng last minute, e yun muna inasikaso nya. Good thing though, na-resolve din agad."
"Uy Coleen, gising ka pa? Alas dos na ha?"
"Di ako makatulog. Ano ba? Success?"
"Oo naman. Thanks to you."
"Sus. Wala yun. Basta happy 'tong kapatid ko sa birthday nya, happy na din ako."
"Pareho kayo ng sinabi ni RJ kanina. Nag-usap ba kayo? Hahahaha!"
"E totoo naman, diba RJ?"
"Oo nga. Wag ka nga, love, hahahaha!"
"Ay wait ate, nag-drive thru pala kami sa McDo. I wasn't sure kung kumain na kayo so eto o. May happy meal pa for Josh."
"We ate already. Ni-raid namin fridge nyo. Char. Nagpa-deliver kami kanina. Thank you though."
"Sige, lagay ko nalang sa fridge."
"Sige. Tulog na ko ha? Pinuyat nyo ako. See you later! Happy birthday ulit, Meng. Labyu!"
"Eehhh. Tulog ka na! Hahaha!"
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"Gusto mo ng tea, love?"
"Yes please. Chamomile. Thank you."
"....."
"O here, love. Love? Hahaha. Bilis mo nakuha tulog mo ha."
"...."
"Happy birthday, love."

(photo credit: Coleen's SC)

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