Sariling Mundo

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Babe:
RICHARD FAULKERSON, JR! I don't care if you're in transit, I know you're online. Viber ASAP!"

"Uh-oh what have I done this time?" Rj muttered, scratching his head. It was good that he's travelling in business class and can have internet access - even if it's for a fee. He may be considered stingy by most but with Maine, money is of no object at all.

Rj:
Babe, dito na ako, sorry na kung ano man yun, wag ka na magalit please?

Babe:
Richard! What the heck?!? I'm super pissed off. I mean, what I saw just a few minutes ago was truly a #facepalm moment. Why did you do it? Gaaaaah! I can't even!

Rj scratched his head because he really couldn't understand what Maine was talking about.

Rj:
Babe, pasensya na pero hindi ko talaga maintindihan kung anong problema. Pwedeng pakisabi na lang talaga kung anong ginawa ko? Kahit ano man yun, nagso-sorry na ako agad. Huwag ka nang magalit, please?

Babe:
Seriously, Rj?!? You really don't know what you did wrong? SMH. Interview. Airport. Boy Dulas. Ring any bells?

Rj thought about the interviews he had outside the airport. There's one for Chikka Minute and... oh shoot! Hala! Alam ko na kung ano yung tinutukoy ni Ma!!!

Rj:
😱 Ma, if this is about my unintentional slip about London and Germany, I'm really, really, really sorry. Lumabas lang talaga bigla e. Nawala yung filter sa utak ko dahil sa sobrang saya ko. Please, wag ka nang magalit. Please?

A few minutes passed and still no response. Rj is definitely feeling the stress and worry over the fact that there is still no response from Maine. Worse comes to worst, he will book a flight back to Manila if he wouldn't be able to fix things with Maine.

Rj:
Babe? Babe, kahit awayin mo ako, padalhan mo ako ng message na puro caps lock, voice message na puro sigaw lang, tatanggapin ko. Wag lang ganito na tahimik ka, babe.

After an hour without any response, Rj's stress levels were through the roof. He got to the point where he was about to call Maine using the inflight phone when his phone beeped, indicating a new message has arrived.

Babe:
Rj, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting - I just had to cool off for a bit. I didn't want to answer you while I was still super pissed off at you; I might say things that I would regret later on. I'm calmer now and can talk to you without biting your head off. So... why did you do that, Rj? Help me understand.

Rj:
Babe, nadulas lang talaga ako. Sobrang saya ko kasi na pinayagan kang umalis kasama ako tapos pasyal ang main purpose natin, not work. I can be Rj Faulkerson, Jr. and you can be Menggay - not the public persona but the one only the people close to you truly know. It just slipped out. I'm really sorry that I announced it. For sure ngayon madaming nagsasabi na gimik lang yan at kung anu-ano pa.

Babe:
Do you understand at all why I got mad?
Do you? Truly?

Rj:
May hula ako pero mas gusto ko sanang sabihin mo na lang sa akin nang diretso. Kung pwede lang, please?

Babe:
I got mad not because of the potential hanash that it's for a promo, etc. I've learned to filter what I don't care about. No matter what we do, they will always find fault with us. ALWAYS. No - I got pissed off because people now know that we're travelling together and for sure, they will try to figure out where we're staying, what we're going to do, etc. I love our fans, you know that - we wouldn't be where we are now without them. But I just want more private time for the two of us when we're in Europe. No fans to follow us around when we're trying to be like normal people, an ordinary couple. Do you get what I mean?

Rj leaned back on his seat and pressed the bridge of his nose. Stupid, Rj, really stupid.

Rj:
Babe, I know I should have known better. I've been in this industry longer than you and I usually know how to answer the press but... I was just overcome with happiness. Let me make it up to you, please? Tell me what to do and I'll do it. I promise.

Babe:
Forget about it, Rj. What's done is done. I'm sure they'll help us do damage control for this. Just... be careful next time, Boy Floorwax, okay?

Rj sighed in relief when he saw "Rj" and "Boy Floorwax" in her message. She's already teasing him! Thank goodness!

Rj:
I swear, tatakpan ko na ang bibig ko sa susunod para di na ako madulas ulit, lalo na pag intense masyado ang emotions ko on that day. O kaya ikaw na ang papasagutin ko - mas pro ka pa sa akin e! Pero babe... galit ka pa ba sa akin?

Babe:
Hmm, pag-iisipan ko muna...

Rj:
😫😓😭

Babe:
Joke lang! Hindi na ako galit. Medyo inis pa rin pero di na kagaya kanina.
Basta! Wag ka nang uulit ha! 😤

Rj:
I swear. 🤐🤐🤐 *kandado ng Yale padlock, tapon susi*

Babe:
Kung di ka lang cute... 🙄🙄🙄
Sige na. Take the time to rest while you're onboard. I love you, Boy Dulas. Take care. Bye.

Rj:
I love you too, Menggay. Expect my touchdown tweet early tomorrow morning. Bye.

Whew! he thought as he leaned back and smiled. Crisis averted.

Finally drifting into sleep, he dreamt of London, Germany and walking around hand in hand with the woman he loves.