I FOUND A GIRL (gxg) [COMPLETED]

TWENTY-FOUR: Rainbows and Butterflies

"That's because—" I heard her let out a sigh, withdrawing the words she's about to say. "Just tell me know if you can pick me up."

"I'll think about it." I kept myself from laughing.

"I meant now. Can you pick me up NOW."

My eyebrow shot upwards at her demanding tone. "Ikaw na nga itong humihingi ng pabor ikaw pa tong lakas maka-utos. Bahala ka nga diyan!"

"Hey wait! I'm sorry! Sorry. Ako nalang kasi ang naiiwan dito sa stadium. Wala ng maghahatid sa akin." Medyo may nahimigan akong takot sa boses nito.

"Did you try Grab? I'm with some colleagues pa kasi."

"I've been booking for a driver for two hours now."

Friday nga pala ngayon. Rush hour pa kaya pahirapang makakuha ng Grab. "Mag jeep ka nalang."

"The nearest Jeepney Bay from here is a one-hour walk. Di ko na maihakbang mga paa ko sa pagod."

"Did you try calling your sisters or parents for a driver?" imposible namang hindi magawan ng paraan ng mga kapatid niya na masundo siya.

"Did you think I haven't called them first? They were all busy. Gaia was kind enough to give me your contact number so I could call you."

Gaia, huh? For a lawyer she kinda suck for keeping personal informations. I will deal with her next time.

Ang dami niyang excuses, I told myself. But I still found myself getting worried nang biglang wala na akong narinig na nagsasalita sa kabilang linya. Tiningnan ko ang phone ko at nakitang hindi naman niya binaba ang tawag.

"Hey, you still there?" I asked.

"Y-Yep. If you can't pick me up maybe I'll just spend the night here. Sorry to bother you."

"H-Hey!" I think I stopped her from hanging up dahil sumagot siyang muli. "I will pick you up. Saan ka ba?" she gave me her location.

One problem though, because when she saw me in a motorbike, she kinda freaked out at muntikan ng magpaiwan nalang. Pero nakauwi naman kami ng maayos except I was laughing at her the whole time dahil ang higpit ng kapit niya sa akin even after we parked on our apartment's parking lot. She ranted for a little bit but eventually ended up laughing with me.

That's the first time I saw her laugh.

Sunday afternoon....

Uuwi dapat ako ng Mirage kahapon but it started to rain so hard, and the streets around Metro Manila are beginning to flood. I could easily maneuver around the traffic using my motorbike pero pinagalitan ako ni Mum nang tumawag ako sa kanya dahil malakas na din ang ulan at paniguradong magiging basang sisiw ang kalalabasan ko. So I stayed home during the weekend—we stayed home rather because even Auburn's training was cancelled.

On Saturday, we locked ourselves in our room. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang ginagawa ni Auburn sa sariling kuwarto sa buong maghapon na iyon. As for me, I did most of my pending reports and presentations for the upcoming Science Week.

Gabi na ng Sabado nang magkita kami sa sala. Balot siya ng kumot at nanonood ng movie. I went to the kitchen only to find a food to eat. Sopas to be exact. Hindi ko sana iyon papansinin dahil na din sa rules namin but she simply said "eat that" from the living room. Di na ako nagpakipot dahil gutom na din naman ako.

Malakas pa rin ang ulan ngayong araw pero dahil tinatamad na akong maging tamad, I decided to clean the whole apartment. I vacuumed the floor of the living room and my room; I mopped the kitchen floor and cleaned the CR. While doing so, nilunod ko ang tunog ng ulan ng malakas na music. Wala na akong pake sa rule namin na Silence. Always. dahil mas nakakapagtrabaho ako with music on. Hindi naman siguro maiingayan si Auburn dahil sound proof naman ang mga kuwarto dito.