FEBRUARY 6, 2023・MONDAY・10:18
"Kanang kabalo na ko nga dato siya, pero wala ko nag-expect nga ingon ato siya ka dato. Dako kaayo siya ug balay. Unya tugnaw pa gyud kaayo. Na-share na ba nako ni? Atong Hwebes kay halos dili na nako malihok akong tiil kay grabe ka kusog sa ilahang aircon. Giingnan gyud nako siya kung pwede ba niya pahinayan. Nisugot pud siya. Gentleman gyud kaayo siya," Pamela says as she flips through her book with her bookmark.
"LIKE I KNEW THAT HE'S RICH, BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT HE WAS THAT RICH. THEIR HOUSE WAS ENORMOUS. AND IT'S SO COLD. DID I SHARE THIS ALREADY? LAST THURSDAY, I ALMOST COULDN'T MOVE MY FEET BECAUSE OF HOW COLD THE AIRCON WAS. I TOLD HIM IF HE COULD TURN IT DOWN. HE AGREED TO DO IT. SUCH A GENTLEMAN.
Maya is quietly listening. She turns and looks through window. She sees Noel inside, with JR and their other classmates.
"Okay. Nakulbaan gani ming Gabbie kay after niya pag-sundo sa imo, wala na ka nag-update. Abi namo ug naunsa na ka," Mariz says, opening her notebook.
"OKAY. YOU COULD'VE AT LEAST TEXTED GABBIE OR ME. WE WERE SO NERVOUS BECAUSE AFTER HE PICKED YOU UP, YOU DIDN'T GIVE US AN UPDATE. WE WERE SO WORRIED HE'D MURDERED YOU OR SOMETHING."
Noel notices Maya staring and smiles at her.
She smiles back and pulls out her phone to text him.
MAYA: HEY HANDSOME.
As soon as she presses send, she gets a message from Noel.
NOEL: HI BABE. ARE YOU STUDYING WITH THE GIRLZ?
She looks up at Noel and nods.
He gives her a thumbs up.
"Nakalimot na gyud ko ato, dzai, kay sa tinood lang..." Pamela pauses and looks around them.
"I HAVE TO BE HONEST, I COMPLETELY FORGOT TEXTING YOU, GIRL."
Maya types another message to him.
MAYA: HAHAHA. YES, STUDYING WITH THE GIRLZ. HOW WAS THE FIRST SUBJECT?
"Hawud kaayo si Julio, dzai. Kanang tama gyud akong choice nga siya akong first time." She giggles at the thought of it.
"JULIO IS SO GOOD. I REALLY MADE THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR MY FIRST TIME."
Maya looks at Pamela and smiles.
"Wala gyud ko nagmahay. Nag-orgasm jud ko sa iya."
"I REALLY HAVE NO REGRETS. I EVEN ORGASMED."
Mariz pauses and looks at her for a second. Both surprised and impressed. "Maayo eh." She looks down and continues to read through her notes. "Unsa pud ang feeling?"
"THAT'S GOOD."
"AND HOW DOES IT FEEL?"
Maya's phone vibrates.
"Kanang mura siya'g...nakautot gud ka. Pero dili sa lubot. Sa atubangan siya. Kanang mura siyag na...na-release gud. Unsa ba? Basta! Lisod i-explain."
"IT'S LIKE...YOU FARTED. BUT NOT IN THE BUTT. IT'S IN THE FRONT. IT'S LIKE SOMETHING IS BEING...RELEASED. OR...? I DON'T KNOW. IT'S SO HARD TO EXPLAIN."
"Utot?" Mariz asks, confused and amused at the same time.
"FART?"
Maya reads the message.
NOEL: I THEREFORE CONCLUDE THAT MY MOTHER IS GOING TO MURDER ME.
Maya looks up at him and laughs.
"Ambot. Basta. Lisod i-explain." Pamela scratches her head.
"I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT A SEX DOCTOR."
"Ganahan man kaha ka sa feeling?" Mariz says as she flips to another page on her textbook.
"BUT DID YOU LIKE WHAT YOU FELT?"
He gestures his neck being slashed. He then folds his hands and looks up at the roof, as if he's praying.
She shakes her head.
Pamela nods. "Of course! Tama ra pud gyud atong choice nga isa ka box ang paliton, kay mga ika upat pud mi nag-balik-balik."
"OF COURSE! ALSO, WE REALLY MADE THE CORRECT CHOICE IN BUYING A BOX, BECAUSE WE DID IT LIKE FOUR TIMES."
MAYA: HAHAHAHA. GOOD LUCK. TRY YOUR BEST BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE A WIDOW THIS EARLY. ❤️
She sends the message and looks at him.
One by one, his classmates begin to get up from their table.
JR notices her and waves at her.
She waves back at him.
Noel is still reading the message as JR jokingly grabs his arm, trying to get him to stand up. He looks up at her and smiles.
"Pero naglisod gyud ug suot si Julio sa mga condom. Nag-kiss pa lang mi sa iyang kama, dzai, nafeel na nako nga dako siya, dzai. Pero paghubo niya sa iyang boxers, grabe...dako gyud diay siya, dzai. Pagsulod gani niya medyo nakuratan ko."
"BUT JULIO REALLY HAD A DIFFICULT TIME WEARING THE CONDOM. WHILE WE WERE SLEEPING, I COULD ALREADY FEEL THAT HE WAS BIG. BUT WHEN HE TOOK OFF HIS BOXERS...MY GOD...IT WAS SO BIG. I EVEN JUMPED WHEN HE PUT IT IN. IT WAS SO SURPRISING."
"I love you," Noel mouths as he fixes his hair. "Lakaw nami. Mag-study pa."
"WE'RE GOING. STUDY."
Maya nods. "Good luck," she mouths.
He blows her a kiss before turning and walking away.
"Pam-pam!" Mariz exclaims.
Maya turns and covers her mouth as she begins to process what Pamela had just said.
"Unsa..." She looks at them both, dumbfounded. "Unsa diay?"
"WHAT..."
"WHAT IS IT?"
"Dili man ka dapat magshare ug mga ingon ana," Mariz says.
"I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD SHARE STUFF LIKE THAT."
"Bawal ba? Si Maya man lage? Nag-share man lage siya about sa ila ni Noel?"
"IS THAT NOT ALLOWED? BUT WHAT ABOUT MAYA? SHE WAS ALSO SHARING STUFF ABOUT HER AND NOEL."
"Pero dili ang iyang dick size."
"BUT NOT THE DICK SIZE."
"Aw," she bites her lip. "Sorry. Wala ko kabalo nga bawal diay nang ingon ana."
"OH."
"SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW."
"Dili man sa bawal. Murag wala ma'y balaud against ana. Pero mao man gud na ang ginabuhat sa mga lalake sa ato. Kung buhaton pud nato na sa ila, unsa man atong pinagkaiba sa ila, diba?"
"IT'S NOT THAT IT'S NOT ALLOWED. THERE'S NO LAW AGAINST THAT, I THINK. BUT THAT'S WHAT GUYS TO US GIRLS. IF WE DID THAT TOO, WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT FROM THEM?"
"Hmm. Tama pud. Pero...diba mao na ang point sa gender equality? Parehos mo ug ginabuhat na wala'y judgment?"
"HMM. I GUESS. BUT...LIKE ISN'T THAT THE POINT OF GENDER EQUALITY? DOING THE SAME STUFF AS THEM WITHOUT JUDGMENT?"
Mariz sighs. "Ambot nimo, Pamela."
"I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE."
Behind Pamela, Mariz and Maya can see Gabbie and Hamza walking towards them.
Gabbie sees them and gestures for them to shush they inch closer.
"Wala pa hinuon ko niya gitext since...atong...erm last week. Pero okay lang. Feel gyud nako no, kay nag-connect ming duha. Basig panguyaban ko niya."
"HE HASN'T TEXTED ME SINCE LAST WEEK. BUT IT'S OKAY. I REALLY FELT LIKE WE CONNECTED. WHAT IF HE ASKS ME TO BE HIS GIRLFRIEND?"
They pass by the tree a few feet behind Pamela; Gabbie carefully trying to creep up on her.
"Nganong wala pa man siya nag-text? Kasagaran baya no, kay red flag nang mga ingon ana," Mariz says, biting her lip, and forcing herself not to laugh.
"WHY HASN'T HE TEXTED YET? I DON'T KNOW. THAT FEELS LIKE A RED FLAG."
"Buang. Dili uy. Kasabot man pud ko, dzai. Ting-exam baya. So pasagdan sa nako siya run para maka-concentrate siya."
"BUANG. IT'S NOT. IT'S COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE. IT'S FINALS WEEK. SO I'LL JUST LEAVE HIM ALONE FOR NOW...TO FOCUS AND STUFF."
Maya looks down on her book to keep herself from laughing.
"Isa pa, dili pud ko gusto nga huna-hunaon niya nga desparada ko, dzai. Dapat chill lang ko."
"ALSO, I WOULDN'T WANT HIM TO THINK THAT I'M DESPERATE OR SOMETHING. I HAVE TO ACT CHILL."
"Okay."
"Hoy!" Gabbie says, putting both her hands on Pamela's shoulders.
"HEY!"
The surprise makes her scream and jump on her seat.
They all laugh.
"Unsa to Pam?" Mariz asks. "Chill lang ka dapat?"
"WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT BEING CHILL AGAIN, PAM?"
Pamela faces Gabbie and slaps her on her shoulder. "Gabbie!" And another slap. "Samoka nimo uy." She soon realizes who's standing next to Gabbie and she quickly turns and pretends to read from her textbook.
"YOU'RE SO ANNOYING!"
"Sorry," Gabbie says, laughing and taking a seat next to Pamela. She gestures for Hamza to sit down on the empty area next to her.
"Hi!" she says to everyone as she takes her seat; a shy smile on her face.
"Hi Hamz," Mariz says.
"Hi," Pamela says weakly.
"Kumusta Hamz?" Maya asks.
"HOW ARE YOU HAMZ?"
"Okay lang. Kulang sa tulog. Ikaw?"
"I'M GOOD. SLEEP-DEPRIVED. YOU?"
Maya sighs and shrugs.
"Nge. Si Hamza lang? Ako diay Maya?" She pretends to sob.
"OH. JUST HAMZA? WHAT ABOUT ME, MAYA?"
"Okay. Sige. Kumusta man ka Gabbie?"
"OKAY. ALRIGHT. HOW ARE YOU GABBIE?"
"Okay lang. Thanks for asking." She quickly recovers from her fake cry. "Tama diay." She claps her hands and gives a look towards Hamza. "Erm...Hamz?"
"I'M GOOD. THANKS FOR ASKING."
"BY THE WAY,"
Everyone looks at Hamza.
Her eyes widen. "Erm..." Gabbie putting her on the spot takes her aback a bit. "Unsa man?"
"WHAT?"
"Katong sa...interview."
"ABOUT THE...INTERVIEW."
"Ay. Okay. Abi nako'g unsa. So...erm. Kato. Nisugot na si Hazel magpa-interview sila para sa channel."
"OH, OKAY. I WAS CONFUSED THERE FOR A SECOND. SO...ERM. SO YEAH. HAZEL AGREED TO BE INTERVIEWED FOR THE CHANNEL."
"Kinsa si Hazel?" Maya asks.
"WHO'S HAZEL?"
"Katong babae nga member sa 8-Inch Crew," Pamela says. "Kanus-a pud ang interview? Kay exam baya ta."
"THE ONLY GIRL IN 8-INCH CREW."
"BUT WHEN'S THE INTERVIEW? IN CASE YOU'RE FORGETTING, WE HAVE AN EXAM."
Hamza nods. "Mao pud na akong nahuna-hunaan. So nag-ask ko sa ilahang schedule. Bale, ilaha daw exam kay magstart ug Wednesday. Tapos atoa baya kay ana nga adlaw mahuman. So medyo conflict kung sa Wednesday kay exam mode pa sila ana. So nag-ask ko when na gyud sila free. Ana sila sa Friday daw. Okay lang ta ana?"
"I ALREADY THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. SO I ASKED THEM FOR THEIR SCHEDULE. AND THEY SAID THEIR EXAM STARTS ON WEDNESDAY. AND THEN OURS END THAT DAY, IF I'M NOT WRONG. SO IT WOULD BE A WHOLE CONFLICT IF WE DO IT THAT DAY, BECAUSE THEY WOULD STILL BE ON EXAM MODE. SO I ASKED THE, WHEN THEY'D BE FREE. THEY SAID ON FRIDAY. ARE WE GOOD FOR THAT?"
Everyone nods.
"Okay lang para makaandam pud ta ug mga interesting nga questions ug mga segments," Mariz says.
"SOUNDS GOOD. WE CAN HAVE ENOUGHT TIME TO PREPARE AND MAKE INTERESTING QUESTIONS AND SEGMENTS."
Hamzs agrees. "Ana pud diay si Hazel, nisugot na daw ang tanang members."
"ALSO, HAZEL SAID THAT ALL OF THE MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE THERE."
"Silang tanan?" Maya asks.
"ALL OF THEM?"
Hamza nods.
"Wow."
"Wala lage ko giingnan ni Julio ani?" Pamela asks.
"WHY DIDN'T JULIO TELL ME ANYTHING?"
Gabbie elbows her. "Basig gusto lang ka niya isurprise."
"MAYBE HE JUST WANTS TO SURPRISE YOU."
A little smile appears on her face. "Basi. Ka-sweet pud niya uy."
"MAYBE. THAT'S SO SWEET."
"So unsa man? G ta ana ninyo?" Gabbie asks. "Mao na gyud ni. Atong first special guests."
"SO? ARE YOU ALL IN?"
"THIS IS IT. OUR FIRST SPECIAL GUESTS."
"G ko ana," Mariz says excitedly. "Good job Hamz!"
"G."
"Ako pud," Maya says.
"ME TOO."
Gabbie turns to Pamela. "Ikaw babe?"
"HOW ABOUT YOU BABE?"
Everybody looks at her, waiting for a response.
Pamela purses her lips and nods. "G."
Gabbie makes an excited little noise. "Okay. Sige. So kato. Kay busy man tang tanan sa finals, sa gc na lang ta ninyo magsabot ha."
"OKAY. GOOD. SO YEAH. SINCE WE'RE ALL BUSY WITH THE FINALS AND STUFF, LET'S JUST PLAN EVERYTHING ON THE GC."
Everybody nods.
"Eeee! Excited nako, girls," Gabbie says. She turns notices Pamela reading on her textbook. She puts her arms around her and whispers, "Okay lang ka?"
"EEEE! I'M SO EXCITED, GIRLS."
"ARE YOU GOOD?"
She tenderly caresses Gab's hands. "Oo. Okay lang, Gab." She smiles. "Erm...excited pud ko."
"YEAH. I'M GOOD, GAB."
"ERM...I'M VERY EXCITED."
Gab nods.
Maya gets a notification on her phone. It's an Instagram notification. She opens the app and sees that someone is requesting to follow her. She taps the notification button to see who it is. It's an account with a Noel as the profile picture and the username yourbfischeatingon_u. Maya is a bit shocked and confused. She opens the profile. In the bio it says, 'if u want to know more, follow me.' Maya stares at the profile for a bit, contemplating whether she should follow it or not. She closes her phone instead.
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