Z & C Series #3
Zoey and Cholo are about to take their next journey and they're going deep through the ocean where their hearts and destiny lie. Would they finally reach the shore or a devastating storm will end their journey?
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After having a ro...
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How far can we go this time?
I've got a message from Cholo earlier today na papunta na silang dalawa ni Limer to pick me up at my apartment. I guess, it's been a long time din no'ng huli kaming magkita. We've only been talking online for all the stuff we needed to talk about or settled into. Maayos naman naming nagagawa 'yon. Well, mostly Cholo does the work at hinahayaan ko siya. It what makes him happy e, so I just let him do it.
And he's the one who planned this travel—not a road trip—once again. At this time, alam ko na kung saan kami pupunta. It won't be a surprise dahil pareho naming pinag-planuhan ito but who knows what could happen when we finally got on that boat?
"Seryoso, Zo, malapit na talaga kami, we just got stuck in the traffic," paliwanag pa ni Cholo over the phone.
I've been waiting for them at least thirty minutes now at ang flight namin ay in two hours na. Alam kong matagal-tagal pa naman but who wants to be left by the aircraft and booked another flight just to save it? Ang tagal na naming pinagplanuhan ni Cholo ito so we won't be wasting this opportunity.
"Kaya ko naman maghintay ng two hours," pabalang kong sagot.
Rinig ko naman ang malalim na paghugot ni Cholo na hininga. "Be patient, Zo. We have been doing this for how long? Four years or so? Ang tagal na 'di ba? Hindi ka na ba nasanay sa akin? Pero babawi naman ako kapag nakita mo na ako. Your displeasure will be gone kapag nakita mo na ang gwapo kong mukha. I shaved my beard for you, Zo." He even clicked his tongue. Napaka talaga! Napaka-hangin!
"Asa ka! Akala mo naman bet kita?"
"Hindi ba, Zo? Gusto mo nga ako maging jowa 'di ba?"
"You're making that up," depensa ko sa kanya. And then I remembered our first road trip and my confused feelings for him. Nakakaloka at lagi kong binabalik-balikan ang moment na 'yon. Just get here, Cholo. And please drive safely, you're with Limer."
"Aye, Madame, I will be there in five," he said. "Joke lang, siguro mga fifteen minutes pa."
"Whatever, Cholo, 'wag na kaya natin ituloy?" I irritatingly said. Siyempre, hindi 'to seryoso.
"Don't say that, Zo," he sounded so worried. "We've planned for this for a few months, ngayon ka pa ba susuko?"
"Susukuan mo ba ako?"
Ngumisi siya bago sumagot. "Of course not, why would I do that to you? Ako ba 'yong taong sumusuko na lang bigla? Parang hindi mo naman ako kilala Zo."
I laughed softly. "Maybe I'll learn a lot from you again when we finally meet. Ngayon, drop the call and be here, okay?"
"Yes, babe—I mean, Zo, of course, see you!" the way he said those words ay masasabi kong sabik na siyang gawin ang plano namang ito.
