TUMAKBO AKO PALAYO, I HEARD TITA IMEE CALLING MY NAME BUT I KEPT RUNNING, I DECIDED TO GO BACK NA SA VAN I TEXTED TITA IMEE PARA HINDI SIYA MAG WORRY AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF WAITING I FINALLY SAW TITA IMEE NA SUMAKAY NA RIN SIYA. AURGHH!
IMEE: DEAR? ARE YOU OKAY?
"YUP, I WANNA GO BACK NA PO SA HOTEL."
TITA IMEE NODDED*
"AURGH! T*NG INA YUN BABAE NA YUN!"
IMEE: OY DEAR THAT'S A BAD WORD HA? DON'T SAY THAT.
"I DON'T F*CKING CARE! SHE RUINED OUR DAY!"
I'M TRYING NOT TO CRY, NAG EENJOY NA KAMI NI TITA IMEE KANINA EH.
"SOMETIMES NA NGA LANG AKO MAGING MASAYA LAGI PANG HINDI NATUTULOY!"
IMEE: BABAWI TAYO SA IBANG ARAW HA?? IT'S OKAY DON'T CRY.
TITA IMEE HUGGED ME.
IMEE: SHHH.
"FOR SURE SASABIHIN NIYA ITO KAY MAMA."
IMEE: AKO KAKAUSAP, DON'T WORRY.
OUR CONVERSATION GOES ON UNTIL WE REACHED THE HOTEL PINAHATID AKO NI TITA IMEE SA ROOM KO, I TURNED THE AC ON THEN NAG WASH WASH LANG AKO TAPOS NAG PHONE IT'S SO HOT HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES! I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT SA NANGYARI KANINA, FOR SURE MAMA WILL GET MAD AT ME AGAIN! AND GUESS WHAT? TUMAWAG NGA SIYA I WAS THINKING IF I'LL ANSWER THIS OR NO.
ONCALL•
"H-HELLO?"
KRIS: WHERE ARE YOU?
"I'M HERE IN MANILA."
KRIS: SO TOTOO YUNG SINABI NI AURORA?
"MAMA LET ME EXP-"
KRIS: NO! BAKIT SUMASAMA KA KAY IMEE!? NI HINDI MO NGA KAMI MAUPDATE KUNG NASAAN KA! YOU DON'T KNOW THEM PERSONALLY!
I CAN'T EXPLAIN MY FEELINGS WHEN I'M WITH TITA IMEE, BASTA WHEN I'M WITH HER LAGI AKONG MASAYA. BUT OF COURSE I CAN'T SAY THIS TO MAMA.
KRIS: LALAYUAN MO SIYA HA? BAKA MAPAHAMAK KA, ANDYAN KA PARA SA COMPANY NILA! HINDI PARA MAKIPAG BONDING BONDING SA KANILA!
ANG SAKIT SA EARS! NAKAKABINGI SUMISIGAW SI MAMA WHILE TALKING TO ME.
KRIS: PLUS! THEY'RE POLITICIANS MARAMING NAG BABANTA SA KANILA! PAANO PAG NAPAHAMAK KA!? HA!? YOU'RE SO STUPID MAX! HINDI KA NAG IISIP!
HABANG PINAPAGALITAN AKO NI MAMA NAIIYAK AKO SA SOBRANG INIS I CURRENTLY WANT TO KILL THAT AURORA RIGHT NOW! NAPAKARAMI NANAMANG NASABI NI MAMA AS USUAL HINDI NANAMAN AKO NAKAPAG EXPLAIN. AFTER THE CALL I TRIED TO BE CALM. NAKATULOG NAMAN AKO THEN AFTER A FEW HOURS I CHECKED MY LOPTOP, NAG EMAIL NA SI PAPA ABOUT DUN SA COMPANY NILA TITA IMEE MABIGAT BIGAT NGA YUNG PROBLEM NILA KAYA AGAD KO NG INARAL.
RODRIGO'S POV:
NAGISING AKO SA SAKIT NG ULO KO, MAY HANG OVER DIN AKO EH NAG INOM KAMI NILA BONG AT GREGGY KAGABI. HABANG NAKATUNGANGA AKO BIGLANG MAY PUMASOK SA PINTO.
IMEE: HEY HON, YOU'RE AWAKE.
SHE GAVE ME A FOREHEAD KISS
"BAKIT SA FOREHEAD LANG?"
SHE KISSED ME ON MY LIPS.
IMEE: HOW ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW?
"MY HEAD HURTS."
IMEE: AYAN, INOM PA KASI!
"MINSAN LANG NAMAN EH."
IMEE: EH KASI NAMAN KAGABI YOU'RE SO DRUNK PARA KANG BALIW!
"GEEZ!"
IMEE: GUSTO MO PANG MANGHULI NG GRASSHOPPER KAGABI!
SHE LAUGHED.
I SAW HER WRIST MAY KALMOT AND IT'S ALSO BLEEDING.
"NAPANO YAN?"
IMEE: W-WALA LANG TO. *FAKE SMILE*
SHE TRIED TO HIDE IT.
"TSK , LET ME SEE."
IMEE: NO, IT'S FINE HINDI MASAKIT.
"WHO DID THAT?"
IMEE: WALA , TEKA KUKUHA KITA NG FOOD.
SHE WAS ALWAYS LIKE THIS KAPAG ALAM NIYANG IKAKAGALIT KO YUNG DAHILAN.
"I SAID WHO DID THAT?"
IMEE: WALA NGA.
"IMEE!"
IMEE: WHAT?
"YOU WANT US TO HAVE AN ARGUMENT AGAIN?"
IMEE: NO.
"THEN TELL ME WHO DID THAT."
IMEE: HON WALA NGA SUMABIT LANG.
"SUMABIT? EH KALMOT NGA YAN! CAN YOU PLEASE STOP LYING TO ME!? I'M YOUR HUSBAND!"
IMEE: IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL!
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TBC......
