"Hi! Musta?" Cayo called M on Facetime.
"Bakit ang kulit mo? Kakahiwalay lang natin ng 10 minutes ago. Don't tell me di ka pa nakauwi..."
"No.."
"Anong 'no?' Where are you? Wag kang magpaabot ng araw! Ca!"
"No...I'm on my porch...papasok pa lang ng pinto..."
"Hmm...good...pasok na, dali...remind lang kita na di ka si Cinderella...di rin ako si Fairy God Mother at wala akong powers para i-transform kita...."
"Haaay Mameng! What would I do without you?"
Cayo and M had been on their nightly walks regularly now. Cayo would come by at around 1:30am and they would walk around their village as 'exercise'. To 'spice' up their walks, M would invite Cayo to the convenience store to get drinks or ice cream. M would buy what they wanted while Cayo hid in the shadows. Even if they knew he was not sensitive to artificial light, Cayo still avoided very bright lights.
"Ahh...I just remembered..." M looked at her desk calendar before laying down in her bed.
"What?"
"Naka-leave ako today..."
"Anong plano mo? Dito ka nalang sa house ko...sleep tayo..."
"Ops! Sleep ka dyan! Kung di ako sunugin ng Mama mo..."
"So, anong gagawin mo today?"
"Birthday ng Mom ko...sasamahan ko sya to church tapos magluluto ako ng dinner namin tonight..."
"Happy Birthday sa Mom mo..."
"Thank you. Okay...teka, what time is it?"
"Hmm...mag-f-five na..."
"O, sleep ka na..mag-r-rest lang ako ng sandali tapos maghahanda na to go to church..."
"Ano oras ba yung mass?"
"6:30am...sa chapel, sa park..."
"Hmm...nagsisimba din si Mama ng ganung time..."
"Ah talaga? Sige, abangan ko sya mamaya..."
"...pagpray mo ako..."
"Oo naman...always..."
"I'm going in for my tests kasi tonight..."
"Tonight?"
"Hmm...annual physical..."
BINABASA MO ANG
XP (completed)
General FictionIt is only at night when they're allowed to be free. His rare condition has barred him from full contact with the outside world. She's a free-spirited teenager. Star-crossed lovers? How will they beat the odds? *inspired by the movie, Midnight Sun
