T-Shirt Girl (COMPLETED)

TSG 11 - Numb

"Shake if off, let it go. I don't care anymore." --Numb, Usher

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"Let's go out on a date."

Napabalikwas ng bangon si Jae. "DATE?!"

While struggling to get the blanket off her, she tried to keep the phone in place. It's just past seven in the morning. Apat na oras pa lang siyang tulog. It feels like she had just closed her eyes when he called.

"Bakit parang gulat na gulat ka?" tanong ni Toby sa kanya.

"Hindi naman. You just woke me up, I guess." She yawned. "Sure ka?"

"Oo."

"What time?"

Nang makakalma na siya ay saka lamang niya natanggal ang kumot na halos nakabuhol na sa mga binti niya.

"Eight."

"PM?! E di sana hapon ka na tumawag! Kulang pa ako sa tulog!" iritado niyang sabi.

"Eight AM," he corrected.

"HA? Bakit ang aga naman?!" She looked at her clock. It's only eight minutes after seven. Even if he's thirty minutes late, she would still not be ready. Mahigit isang oras siyang maligo kapag may importanteng lakad. And fifteen minutes is not enough to go through all her clothes to pick the perfect dress. And then there's also makeup. She had to pick the right accessories.

It's just impossible!

"Nandyan na ako ng 7:30. Kapag hindi ka pa bihis, hindi na tayo tuloy."

"Ano?!" She got off the bed and rushed to the bathroom. "Nanggagago ka ba?!"

"May twenty minutes ka pa. Kung ako sa 'yo, maliligo na 'ko."

"Eto na nga o!"

She put the phone on loud speaker para matanggal niya ang damit.

"Ni-loud speaker mo?" tanong nito sa kanya.

"Oo. Para makapagtanggal ako ng damit!"

"M-Maliligo ka na?"

"Minamadali mo 'ko, di ba?"

She turned the shower on.

Toby suddenly felt uncomfortable. What is she doing? Tulog pa ba ang diwa nito? Who in their right mind would turn on the shower while on the phone with someone? Unless she's seducing him.

He felt his cheeks flush.

Umiling siya, shaking the thought off. She probably didn't mean it that way.

"Nandyan ka pa?" tanong nito sa kabilang linya.

"O-Oo." Tumikhim siya. "Ibaba ko na. Bilisan mo ha."

"Okay."

Medyo nakahinga sya ng maluwag nang tapusin niya ang tawag.

Wala naman talaga siyang planong yayain itong lumabas. But it's the weekend and it's grocery day for Jazz. Pero wala si Kent dahil abala ito sa pagtulong sa ginagawang bagong branch ng restaurant nito at ng pinsan nitong si France.

Jazz wouldn't mind, of course. Because if Kent's not there, she could just turn to him, the best friend who is obviously always standing on the side, waiting to be summoned by the love of his life who caged him inside the friend-zone.

But he's not having any of that crap today. So when she called him earlier, he declined and made an excuse. He said he's going to meet Jae. Halata namang hindi gusto ni Jazz si Jae. It's mainly because Femi didn't like her dahil ex ito ni JT. JT is Femi's now. But Femi still feel threatened.