Retrograde | Jicheol

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9:43 pm

"Yoongi, hyung. Patulong naman dito." Jihoon struggled by himself as he carried the heavy box on his own towards the storage room. Muntik na siyang ma-out of balance if it weren't for the trusty ol' mascot na agad siyang inalalayan sa pagbubuhat ng mga ito.

"Um, thanks." Jihoon muttered under his breath as he fixed the position of the box in the corner. The coffee mascot saluted before him then went back to his usual place to attract more customer (kung meron man).

Aside from his awfully huge head, nakakatakot din ang kulay nitong dark brown na may mga kulu-kulubot pa. Hindi na nagtaka si Jihoon nang may nakita siyang isang batang lalaking ngumangawa sa nanay nito matapos makita ang mascot nila. Nevertheless, he watched the mascot in amazement as it tried its best to make silly moves every now and then, not minding the weird and terrified faces around him.

He's actually doing a pretty good job for a first timer, Jihoon thought to himself.

Hanga rin siya sa katatagan nito eh. Ang alam niya kasi ay sobrang init sa loob ng mascot na 'yun, so paano niya natagalan ng ilang oras ang pagsusuot nito without taking a single break?

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10:32 pm

"Psst, Woozi!"

"Pst!"

"Pst!"

"What do you want?"

"Alam mo ba?"

"Malamang hindi pa."

"Kanina pa nakatingin sa'yo yung mascot."

"Wow. Paano mo nakita eh nakatakip yung mga mata niya?"

"Siyempre tingnan mo, lumilingon dito oh."

"It's just your imagination, hyung."

"Sus. Tingnan mo kasi!"

"Baka naman ikaw yung tinitingnan?"

"Ikaw nga! Crush ka siguro niyan."

"I'm gonna crush his skull, makita niya."

"Sadista."

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11:51 pm

"Ya, walking coffee bean." Jihoon tapped the weird looking mascot's shoulder as he let out a sleepy yawn. Napuyat kasi siya kagabi kakasulat ng kanta para sa project ni Dino.

Oo, hanggang ngayon siya pa rin ang taga-gawa ng mga assignments nito. What's new? Skype at Facebook lang ayos na. Hindi niya naman kasi mahihindian ang nakababata kaya napilitan siyang gumawa hanggang madaling-araw kagabi.

The mascot flinched a little, realizing another presence beside him. Napataas ang kilay ni Jihoon nang bigla itong nagpanic at tila hindi magkanda-ugaga sa pwesto niya.

"Malapit na mag-breaktime. Magpahinga ka naman." Hinampas niya pabiro ang malaking ulo nitong hugis coffee bean. "Tsaka sabi pala ni Tita tanggalin mo 'yang mascot mo kapag-"

And off he went.

Jihoon's mouth formed a permanent 'o' as he watched the coffee mascot scurried away from him with heavy footsteps. Mukha itong tangang hirap na hirap tumakbo papalayo sa kaniya habang winawagayway ang mga kamay sa ere.

Anong problema nu'n?

"HOY SAAN KA PUPUNTA?!" Sigaw niya. Lumingon ito pabalik kay Jihoon at itinaas ang kanang kamay niya with a 'thimbs up', dahil dito hindi niya napansin ang malaking batong nasa harap niya kaya naman natisod ito at nagpagulong-gulong sa daan.

Poor coffee bean.

Jihoon watched in amusement as the said mascot collided with the ground itself, and rolled for a few more feet from his initial position.

Okay, let me calculate for the total distance of his stupidity based on his velocity and fatuity, ne?

Dahil sa pagkadapa niya, natanggal ang ulo ng mascot nito ngunit hindi pa rin naman nakita ni Jihoon ang mukha ng taong nagsusuot nito dahil nakatalikod siya sa kaniya.

Tatawagin niya sana ito ulit pero dali-dali nitong pinulot ang tumalsik niyang ulo at kumaripas muli nang takbo paalis.

Well, so much for being the dang mascot.

May allergy ba 'yun sa mga gwapo o ano?

Napa-iling nalang si Jihoon habang naglalakad pabalik sa kusina. Babalik din naman siguro 'yun maya-maya, di ba? Ang kapal lang ng mukha nu'n kapag tinangay niya talaga ang kaisa-isang mascot ng coffee shop nila. (though he doesn't he really know kung bakit kailangan pa nila ng mascot)

"Oh, asan na yung mascot?"

"...It got up and ran away."

"What?"

"As crazy as it may sound, yep. The freaking mascot got up and ran away."

"Ano namang ginawa mo du'n?"

"What? Wala ah! Ako na naman?!"

"Eh bakit pala lumayas?"

"Do I look like I give a damn?"

"Tss."

"Babalik din 'yun."

"Oo naman. Para sa'yo."

"Ha?"

"Walaaa. Magtrabaho ka na kako."

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unedited.
bangag ako habang tinatype 'to Kaya sorry kung maraming typos and wrong grammars hahahuhu

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