XP (completed)

4. inhaler

"Dude! Bakit ka may inhaler? May hika ka?" Je asks. He's lounging on Cayo's beanbag, checking on his phone.

"Gago! Di ka ba nagbabasa?"

"...kita ko pic sa post mo e..." Je holds up his phone while looking at Cayo who is on his bed, strumming his guitar.

"Hindi nga akin...hinahanap ko yung may-ari..." Cayo looks at him, annoyed.

"...akala ko may bago ka na namang sakit...Yo! Di pa ako ready!"

"Gago ka talaga no?! Hindi nga akin! At sinong may sabi mamamatay na ako?" Cayo sits up on his bed and faces Je.

"Uhm...nagbabasa kasi ako tungkol sa sakit mo...alam mo na..."

"...na yung life expectancy naming may XP, maiksi lang? Oo...alam ko yun...pero Dude, mas mapapabilis yun kung magka-cancer ako or kumplikasyon...di naman ako lumalabas ng bahay at naaarawan since bata pa tayo, regular naman ang check-up at tuloy-tuloy ang gamot ko, wag ka mag-alala, pasahan kita ng permission slip pag kumatok na si Prinsipe K..."

"Tarantado!"

"Ulol!"

"Gago!"

"Thank you!"

"...mabalik tayo...paano napunta yung inhaler sa yo?"

Cayo recounts about the events that happened more than two days ago when it was raining hard.

"Ahh, so naiwan?"

"Ewan...siguro...basta biglang tumakbo yung babae...nahulog siguro..."

"Paano mo nalaman na babae, sabi mo naka-hoodie..."

"...mahaba nga buhok...tapos tinaas nya yung hood nung tumakbo na sya...nagmadali syang kunin yung bag at payong nya tapos tumakbo na...paliko sa kanto..."

"Di mo hinabol?"

"Hindi...umuulan e..."

"Hmm...retweet ko nalang..."

"Oks!"

"Mabuti naman at nagpakita ka na..." M said. She was busy going through her things in her bedroom.

"Oo naman...miss ko na si Tita..."

"Si Mommy lang...ako hindi?"

"Saka etong si Pachuchi...come here...." Val takes a break from helping M to pick up and cuddle M's dog.