Chapter 8

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I won? Oh my gosh!

"I won!" masayang sabi ko.

"Congrats." sabi nito habang natawa.

"Ble!" pang-aasar ko habang tinatawanan niya ako.

"Hoy lovebirds ng first day tara daw videoke!" tawag ni Dyn samin.

"Lovebirds amputa—tara na Thalie." sagot ni Theo.

Nagrent sina kuya Josh ng room.

"Bakit ang tagal nyo?" tanong ni kuya Josh.

"Inintay pa namin matapos 'tong dalawang lovebirds." pang-aasar ulit ni Dyn.

"Lovebirds ah, kayo ha unang araw ng meet up." pang-aasar din ni ate Cass.

"Lovebirds kayo jan." sabay naming sabi ni Theo.

"Telepathy! Ay wow haaa!" pang-aasar lalo ni Railey.

"Parang mga bata amp." sabi ni Theo.

Umupo kami ni Theo sa bakanting upuan.

"Theo kanta ka." sabi ni Lana.

"Sige wait hanap akong kanta."

Never ko pa siya narinig kumanta. Nacucurious ako.

"Okay lang ba 'tong kanta?" tanong ni Theo samin.

"Ano yan?" tanong ni ate Jaz.

"Just The Way You Are." sagot nito.

"Go lang." sabi ni ate Jaz at tumango naman yung iba.

"Oh her eyes, her eyes, make the stars look like they're not shinin'." he started singing.

Ang ganda ng boses n'ya. Nakaka-inlo— joke.

When chorus came, sumabay yung iba sa pag-kanta. I was lost in his voice. Naririnig ko yung iba pero nakafocus ako sakanya. A weird feeling.

"Just the way you are..." the song ended perfectly.

I didn't realize I was spacing out. Good thing I'm not staring at him or else Dyn will tease us again.

"Thalie?" Yanz called.

"Hmm?" I hummed in response.

"Okay ka lang?" she asked. They're all looking at me, waiting for me to answer.

"Oh yes." I chuckled a little.

Damn, did I spaced out too much? What's wrong with me?

We sang for almost 2 hours. Natuwa masyado sa pagkanta. Paglabas namin madilim-dilim na.

"Tara na magdinner?" pag-aaya ni Yanz samin.

"Libre ko na tara." dagdag nito.

Iba talaga 'to.

"Bait naman po Yanz." pangbobola ni Dyn.

"Ewan ko sayo." sabi ni Yanz habang natawa.

"San tayo kakain?" tanong ni Yanz.

"Ikaw bahala Yanz." nahihiyang sabi ni kuya Josh.

"Sige shabu-shabu nalang us." sagot nito.

"Ang mahal ng shabu-shabu?" sabi ni ate Cass.

"Ayos lang yan, nagccrave ako." sagot ni Yanz.

"Sige sabi mo eh." sabi ni Alexa.

Pagkadating namin sa resto, nagkahiyaan pa kumain.

"Mga lintek ba't ba kayo nahihiya go na. Pati tuloy ako nahihiya kumain eh." sabi ni Yanz.

"Sige salamat beh." sabi ni Dyn sabay nagluto.

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