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"May date ba kayo bukas?" Tanong ni Pam. Masamang tinignan ko siyang nagtataka.


"What do you mean?" Tanong ko habang nakataas na ang kilay sa kaniya.


"Malamang alam ko rin!" Sagot niya na parang nababasa ang nasa isip ko bago umiwas ng tingin sa akin.


I'm in the cafeteria and sitting at one of the tables here with my cousins ​​who were my batchmates as well. I ate with them always when we had the time except when our schedules didn't matched.


I still raised my brow at her and she just smiling at me and at the same time making a peace sign.


Tumigil ako sa pagkain at binaba ang kutsarang hawak, "In sunday we have a date, why did you ask?" I looked at her really confused because she was smiling like a stupid again.


She always did that when she wanted to be silly. Nakikita ko pa lang ang ngiti niyang 'yon ay alam ko na agad ang mangyayari.


"Wala lang," sagot niya bago kumain muli.


"Okay."


"Double date tayo sa linggo? Gino and me, you and Alvin? What do you think, sounds like fun?" Tanong niya bago ko pa masubo ang kinakain.


"No." I quickly disapproved her question.


"Bakit naman? Isasama ko si Regino kaya pumayag ka na!" Sabi niya habang nagmamakaawa sa tabi ko, inalog niya ang balikat ko na parang bote ngunit hinayaan ko lang siya na gawin 'yon.


Titigil din 'yan kapag napagod.


"Ayoko."


"What? Pumayag ka na please!"


"No is a no Pamela, don't be so stubborn." Sagot ko ngunit napansin kong nakatingin na pala sa amin sina Sienna at Denise.


"Sasama kami ni Sienna. Punta tayo EK sa linggo, ano g?" Tanong ni Denise at tinaas taas pa ang kilay sa akin.


"Hindi, may alam akong mas maganda!" Kontra ni Pam.


"No, sa Echanted Kingdom mas masaya."


Nahilamos ko na lang ang mukha sa pagpipigil ng inis ko habang nag-uusap sila kung saan ba dapat kami pupunta.


"Could you please stop talking and deciding where we should go. Alvin and
I alreay planned where we should go for that day so stop making decisions already!" I said loud and clear that make them stopped from talking.


"Kung ayaw niyo sumama mag bukod kayo." Saad ko.


"So, saan ang date niyo?" Tanong ni Pamela.


"Manila Ocean Park."


"What?" Denise asked and started burst out laughing at my answer. Sienna lightly hit her to make her stop because they think it might offend me but not.


"I'm sorry. Wala naman kasing ka roma-romantic sa panunuod ng mga
isda at butanding sa lumalangoy sa malaking aquarium." Sagot niya habang pinapunasan ang kakaunting luha sa mata.


We don't need romantic place to be romantic. Does she can't understand that people enjoy things differently on how they want it to be.


"Stop it already." Sienna told her.


"Hindi naman lahat ng date ay kailangan haluan ng romantikong lugar para masabing date 'yon." Paliwanag ko. "We have diffent ways to be romantic in our special way but to me and Alvin it does not really matter about the place. As long as we could have our quality time and enjoyment then that's the sign that we really did have shared to same fun."


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