Let Me Know (Epistolary)

KABANATA 2

Stranger: 

jade isn't your real name, right?

You:

totoo kaya!

Gosh, mabubuking ako! Siya na ata ang pinakamatinong nakausap ko rito, Via and Rein kept giving me glances to check on me and I'd just wave my hand and tell them I'm fine. Apart from some weird messages from different people, I'm getting the gist of how to talk to them. Sana naman ay makausap ko 'to ng matagal!

"Via, kapag nagustuhan niyo yong pagchachat pa'no na?" I asked. Do they just not end the chat and keep talking there without knowing each other's true names and true selves?

"Hmm, edi nagtatanungan na sila ng real name, Facebook, gano'n! Pero minsan lang makahanap ng ganiyan diyan, kung hindi bored mga nasa omegle, mga tarantado naman." She shrugged before proceeding to watch and eat with Rein, leaving me confused. 

I thought it was a normal thing. I thought you could easily make friends here and meet up with each other or something. So this is where bored people go?

Stranger: 

defensive, tell me your real name

i told u mine

You: 

pilitin mo muna ako

One point for Brianna, zero for this stranger named Quinn!

Stranger:

k

You: 

luh taray

Stranger: 

i told u my real name unfair ka

You:

but you could've just lied ??

Stranger:

momma told me not to lie <3

You: 

bakla ka ba?

I laughed so hard when I sent him that reply. I don't know him personally, he—or she might just be pretending to be a boy!

"Oh em gee! Nakabingwit ka ba?!" Malakas na sigaw ni Rein sabay pinatay ang tv para makalapit silang dalawa sa akin. Agad inagaw ni Vianice ang phone ko at nagsimulang mag-scroll sa messages. They both started laughing so hard and almost threw my phone because of it. 

"N-Nag-reply na! Putangina!" Via couldn't even talk properly anymore because of laughing so much. Kinuha ko naman ang phone ko at binasa kaagad ang reply. Buti hindi niya pa ini-end, ha?

Stranger:

aY jojombagin k3ta bHie!

nabuking tuloy aketch

You:

omg

totoo nga?!

Did I just guess correctly?!

"Bobo, ba't ganiyan reply mo? Obvious naman na nagjo-joke lang, e! Hays, wala ka talagang sense of humor!" Binatukan ako ni Vianice habang binubuksan naman ngayon ang malaking cheetos. Kanina pa sila kain ng kain! Rein shrugged and went back to my couch to watch their show again.