#Thing2Ch5 :)
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Roldan and Zade #1
Zade: Good morning, Roldan! Zade here :) Nagreply na pala si Nana Tinang. She'll email me the scanned documents this afternoon
Saan ko pala ifo-forward yung files? Andreau didn't gice me his email address yday. Thanks :)
Roldan: Hi, Zade. That's great :)
Paksabi sa lola mo thank you at pasensya sa abala.
Please forward the files to my email: . I'll forward them to Andreau ASAP. Thanks and have a great day!
Roldan and Andreau #1
Roldan: Oy check mo email mo. Naforward ko na yung files from san ignacio
Andreau: Thanks.
Roldan: You didn't give her your email?
Andreau: I forgot.
Please tell her na sa 'yo isend lahat ng files
Roldan: Tapos forward ko na lang sayo
Andreau: Yeah
Roldan: Wow. isnt that efficient
Andreau: I thought so.
Roldan: Gago. That was sarcasm
Bakit ayaw mong isend na lang directly sayo? That will save you time
Busy ako para icompile ang research materials mo
Andreau: Don't foregt to upload the files on my Dropbox and Google Drive.
Thanks.
Roldan: Asshole.
Roldan and Zade #2:
Zade: Roldan?
Sorry sa abala. We have a problem.
Roldan: What??
Zade: Re: community profile study na nirequest ni Andreau. Hinahanap ng ibang brgy captains ang formal letter from Andreau bago sila magreleaase ng copy.
Roldan: Shit. Andreau needs that later. Today na kailangan ang letter?
Zade: Yup, before lunch sana.
Sorry kung biglaan ha? Nasa clas ako the whole day kaya di ko maasikaso. Kailangan din ng signature ni Andreau.
Roldan: It's okay :) Thanks for the heads up, Zade. Sabihin ko na lang kay Andreau.
Will email you a scanned letter in two hours.
Zade: Yay sige text mo na lang ako. Thanks :)
Roldan & Andreau #2
Andreau: You called Mars?
Roldan: Yeah. You're not answering your phone.
Andreau: What's the emergency?
Roldan: Zade needs a request letter for the CPS you need. Hinahanap daw ng brgy capts
Andreau: I'll make one later
Roldan: She needs it before lunch
Andreau: Nasa taping pa ako.
Roldan: Dude I can't make one for you. I have a quiz in 30
Roldan & Andreau #3
Roldan: Got your email. Meron ka bang digital signature?
Andreau: Wala.
Just forge my signature.
Roldan: Forge?? Sira ka ba??
Andreau: No one will notice.
It's not like you never did this before, Dan. Come on
Roldan: Oo na ako na bahala. Lalagyan ko ng heart at xoxo tong pirma mo.
Andreau: Fuck you.
Roldan & Zade #3
Zade: Hi, Roldan! Pasensya na sa abala. Pwede bang iabot ko na lang sa 'yo later yung mga CPS? Ang pangit kasi ng pagka-copy paste nila eh. Kakahiya naman ipasa to kay Andreau.
Roldan: Ok lang, Zade :)
Magmeet na lang tayo later? Saan ba class mo mamaya? I'm free the whole afternoon.
Zade: Okay lang ba 4pm sa A&L? Dun kasi class ko later eh.
Umabsent na nga ako sa class ko ngayon para ayusin 'to. Kakastress
Roldan: Hala bat ka umabsent? You don't have to do that. Pwede ko naman iexplain kay Andreau na mamayang gabi na lang yan
Zade: Uy ano ba it's okay :) Nagmamadali na rin kasi si Andreau at nakakahiya sa kanya. Besides walang attendance sa class namin so okay lang talaga :)
Roldan: Ok ok :) Text me pag otw ka na sa A&L.
Zade: Got it! See you :)
Roldan: See you :) :)
Roldan & Zade #4
Roldan: Hi, Zade! I already handed Andreau the files. Thank you raw, super organized ng CPS :)
Zade: Haha obvious ba sa color coding ko? You're welcome kamo :)
Roldan: Ayos ng porma natin kanina ah. You look great! Ganon ka ba lagi pag pumapasok?
Zade: Uy sira haha. May reporting kami kanina. Epalas kasi groupmate ko gusto nakadress kaming lahat. Ang awkward nga eh, di ako sanay
Roldan: hahaha okay lang yan :)
To be honest ang weird ngna na makita ka na di nakauniform
Zade: May iba naman akong damit kesa don haha
Roldan: You really look great earlier
I know. Thank you :)
Hala sorry ang daldal ko na naman. Please tell me to stop pag nakukulitan ka na sakin ah
Uy wait charge ko na lang phone ko. Text nalang ako pag may update na ulit. Goodnight :)
Roldan & Zade #5
Zade: Can I ask something?
Roldan: Sure! Ano yun?
Zade: Kamusta na pala proposal? Patapos na ba si Andreau?
Roldan: Sabi niya nasa 75% na siya. Busy siya sa final taping kaya di natapos. He'll finish that in 2 days tops
Zade: Wow ang bilis naman!!!
Roldan: He works fast. Di uso sa kanya tulog haha
Zade: Is he okay though? Grabe masyado namang sagaran ang ginagawa niya. The multi tasking! Kainggit
Roldan: Andreau the workaholic
Hindi nakakainggit ang mgma taong walang tulog haha
Zade: I agree haha
Is it bad na super excited ako sa docu niya?
Di pa tapos yung proposal pero naiimagine ko na ang buong docu. Super excited na rin sina Nana kasi finally may nakapansin na sa potential ng lugar namin. At makakauwi rin ako yay!
Ay napadaldal na naman ako sorryl. Basta pasabi na lang kay Andreau goodluck sa paggaw ng proposal. Tell me if he still needs something :)
Roldan & Andreau #4
Roldan: 09159875321
Andreau: Huh?
Roldan: That's Zade's number
Andreau: So?
Roldan: Just fucking text herr
Andreau: What will I say?
Roldan: Uh thank you for everything you've done for me?
Good job?
ANYTHING
Just show some gratitude
Andreau: Text her those things for me
Roldan: Puta tigilan mo na yang wingman shit mo! It's not gonna happen!
Andreau: Calm down
I'm sorry
Roldan: Just show some appreciation, ok? Ang laki ng tinulong niya sa proposal mo gago. Umabsent pa siya kahapon para ayusin yung CPS na sinend ko kagabi. Ayaw daw niya magpasa ng "puchu-puchu" sayo
Mahiya ka nama, Dreau. She's also studying.
At excited siya sa magiging outcome nito. You should see her face, man. Tuwang-tuwa siya nung nagkita kami kahapon. She's expecting a lot from this. Don't screw this up bc you suddenly decided to be an ass
Tangina napasermon tuloy ako nang wala sa oras. Leche ka.
Andreau: Okay fine. I'll message her tomorrow. Kumalma ka na dyan.
Roldan: Message her right now.
Andreau: 45 mins
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Hindi pa rin makapaniwala si Kesh na totoong nangyari ang infamous abduction (Sir TJ's words) ni Zade mula sa Cafe Feliz almost a week ago. Who could blame her anyway? Parang plot ng isang reader x Andreau Cortez fan fiction ang naganap na meet cute last week: Valentine's Day, customer mo sa cafe ang pinakacrush mong artista na humihingi ng tulong para sa isang project, yayayain kumain ng dinner at uuwi ng 10pm sa dorm. Fanfic na fanfic talaga ang dating.
But all of those happened to Zade, her roommate and soon to be best friend. That Valentine's Day meet cute put all of those fanfics to shame.
Naiinggit ba siya sa experience ni Zade? Of course not. She's a proud Dreauster pero may hangganan ang pagiging fangirl niya. Uunahin pa ba niya ang pagfa-fangirl kesa sa safett ni Zade? Hell no. Kaba at takot ang naramdaman niya after umalis nina Andreau sa cafe noong araw na 'yon. Nasigawan pa niya siya ng epal niyang si Sir TJ. Sinong matinong boss ang basta-basta ipamimigay ang empleyado niya sa artistang customer!? Thanks sa nakakatakot na blind items na nabasa niya sa Chismis Squad, kung anu-anong scenario ang pumasok sa isip niya habang hinihintay ang reply ni Zade.
She has faith in Andreau Cortez. He looked so harmless and a perfect gentleman on TV. Marami siyang nabasang articles at fan encounters na magpapatunay niyan. Besides, wala sa tipo ni Andreau ang gagawa ng masama.
Pasalamat na lang at nakauwi nang ligtas si Zade that night. Walang pakialam si Kesh kung nabingi ang roommate sa one hour long sermon niya. Kesh hates worrying too much, lalo na kay Zade. Takot na lang niya na pagalitan ng nanay nito. Despite her worry, nagawa pa niyang tanungin si Zade kung totoo ba ang chismis kina Andreau at Roldan. Sue her, she'so curious. Zade also promised she would keep an eye on the two guys kapag nasa San Ignacio sila. Sayang, kung alam lang niya na magkakaroon ng ganito e 'di sana hindi muna siya nagbook ng flight pauwi ng Cebu this summer. Gusto niya sanang pag-aralan ang interaction nina Andreau at Roldan para maconfirm niya on her own kung totoo nga ba ang mga chismis.
Everything seemed fine after that incident...except for one thing: laging hawak ni Zade ang phone niya.
That bothered Kesh a lot. Sa halos isang taon niyang kilala si Zade Pascual, bihira nitong gamitin ang cellphone niya. Ni hindi nga nagpapaload ang roommate niya kahit tinatadtad niya ito ng texts. Minsan lang niya i-charge ang cellphone. Tapos ngayon? China-charge na ni Zade ang cellphone gabi-gabi bago matulog at araw-araw nang nagpapaload kay Ate Mel, ang dorm manager nila.
May secret boyfriend na ba si Zade? Imposible 'yon. Zade has shown little interest in forming any romantic relationships since wala pa raw 'yon sa priorities niya ngayong college. Ni crush nga wala, boyfriend pa kaya? That only left one possibility pero agad na dinelete ni Kesh 'yon sa utak niya. Imposible. No no no.
She'd confronted Zade about the cellphone thing three days later, at doon inamin ng roommate na si Roldan ang ka-text nito para sa updates ng proposal ni Andreau for the San Ignacio documentary. Nothing more, Zade had emphasized twice.That's acceptable for Kesh. At least hindi hinaharass nina Andreau at Roldan ang roommate niya. Kaso may sinabi si Zade na bumagabag lalo sa kanya.
Naweirduhan nga ako na hindi kinuha ni Andreau ang number ko eh. Not that I'm expecting him to ha. Mukha pa naman siyang hands-on na leade--
He didn't get your number?
Uy wait. Am I talking to Dreauster!Kesh now or what? Sasakalin mo ba ako?
Gaga hindi kita sasakalin. So let me get this straight: Andreau asked for your help pero kay Roldan ka nagre-report kasi hindi niya kinuha ang number mo?
Yup, exactly. Shit, ang feelingera ko naman at naweirduhan pa ako. Busy lang siguro si Andreau kaya si Roldan na ang pinaghandle niya ng research. Hay, celebrities.
Kesh found that weird. Hindi niya kilala personally sina Andreau Cortez at Roldan del Rosario pero may nararamdaman siyang weird sa sitwasyon. Bumalik ulit ang takot niya na baka pinagti-tripan lang ng magbest friend si Zade. Mayaman naman si Andreau, for sure marami siyang resources para sa San Ignacio docu niya. Why ask a freshman student for help? Surveillance ba talaga ang pakay nila sa pagpunta sa Cafe Feliz araw-araw? Nagdududa na rin siya sa sinabi nina Andreau na sina Lee at Anya ang nagrefer sa kanila kay Zade. Baka mamaya cover lang 'yon.
Nagkaroon siya ng chance na i-clarify ang lahat ng pagdududa niya the following day after sabihin ni Zade na ka-text niya si Roldan. Saktong day off ni Zade no'n at siya ang naka-duty nang dumatin sa cafe si Roldan for his usual coffee break.
"Good afternoon, Sir. Welcome to Cafe Feliz. What can I get you?" Kesh noticed na hawak ni Roldan ang cellphone nito. Was he texting Zade right now?
Roldan quickly fired a text before ordering, smiling. "Iced Americano, venti, and two pieces of bagels with cream cheese."
Tahimik niyang inobserbahan si Roldan habang inaayos niya ang order nito. Yeah, he's texting someone. At nangingiti pa ito. Creepy. Ang lakas ng kutob ni Kesh na si Zade 'yon. Nasa dorm lang kasi si Zade ngayon at may tinatapos na kung anong "requirement" ng docu ni Andreau.
Hah, requirement. More like da moves lang. She knew it.
"Here you go, Sir." Nilapag niya ang isang maliit na paperbag at to-go cup sa counter. Roldan finally stopped texting and placed his phone on his backpocket.
"Thanks," he said with a small smile. Kukunin na niya sana ang order niya pero tinopak si Kesh, at hindi nito binitawan ang paperbag at cup.
Confused, Roldan's smile dropped. "Uh miss? Is there any problem?"
"That wasn't cool, you know."
"Alin?"
"Ang kapal din ng mukha niyo na kidnapin si Zade last week!" Kesh hissed, narrowing her eyes at him. "I was scared shitless! Buti sana kung maayos niyo siyang kinuha eh! You have no ri--"
Dan glanced at her nametag. "Miss...Kesh? Look, I'm sorry."
"Ha?"
"I'm very sorry for what happened last time," Roldan exclaimed, nervously dragging his bottom lip before speaking again. "Idea ni Andreau 'yon. Dapat dito lang sa cafe namin kakausapin si Zade--"
"Eh bakit hindi mo pinigilan ang best friend mo, ha? Paano kung may masamang nangyari kay Zade?"
'Hey, she got home safe, right? Wala kaming ginawang masama sa kanya. We're not that kind of people."
He...wasn't lying, she could tell. Oh how she hated when she's wrong about something.
"Look, I'm sorry." Kesh sighed and smiled apologetically at Roldan, who let out a relieved sigh. "Protective lang ako sa roommate ko, okay? Chismis Squad reader kasi ang mommy ni Zade at baka himatayin 'yon pag nakita niya si Zade sa first page--"
"Hey, we're taking good care of her. I promise." To her surprise, Roldan took her right hand, his thumb stroking her skin lightly. Kesh could only stare back at him as his eyes raked her in.
It's easy to get lost in his eyes, she mused.
Her reverie was broken by the sound of the windchime by the door, and she instantly jerked her hand off Roldan's hold.
Good god, ang tanga niya. She should've seen this coming.
"Stop flirting with me," Kesh accused. She's fully aware of the blush creeping on her cheeks but she kept on a straight face. "Okay na sana eh!"
"Whoa sorry! I'm not flirting with you!" Roldan held his hands up in surrender, smirking. "I'm consoling you. Sorry, touchy talaga ako."
Kesh rolled her eyes. "Touchy, huh? Fine. Whatever." Inusog niya ang order ni Roldan na agad hinablot ng lalaki. "Matinong usapan 'to ha. Kapag nalaman-laman ko na pinagti-tripan niyo lang si Zade, humanda kayo sa 'kin ni Andreau. Wala akong pake kung dumugin man ako ng rabid Dreausters makakatikim kayo sa 'kin."
Saglit siyang tinitigan ni Roldan at ngumiti ito. "Opo, Ms. Kesh. Aalagaan po namin si Zade. Wag na kayong magalit."
And the asshole winked at her before leaving the cafe.
"Juskolord, Zade." Kesh muttered in disbelief, shaking her head. "Ano ba 'tong pinasok mo?"
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Sa April ang next update :)