Allie & Xander #Wattys2015

Coffee for Alex

"Grande mocha latte for Alex! Grande mocha latte for Alex!" sigaw ng barista sa isang sikat na coffee shop sa Boracay. Si Alexandra pa lang ang gising sa kanilang magkakaibigan na nasa isla para magcelebrate ng bachelorette party ng isa nyang kaibigan na si Denise. Lumapit sya sa counter para kunin ang kape'ng inorder nya. She put her black designer bag on her shoulder at aabutin na sana ang kape ng may biglang kumuha nito.

"Excuse me, akin po yan," she said politely. Politeness just ran in her veins.

"I don't think so," a male voice replied. "Grande mocha latte for Alex. Alex. That's me," the guy took a sip of the coffee for good measure.

Alexandra looked up at the most handsome face she had ever seen. He was tall, tan, with a smattering of freckles across his cheeks and the bridge of his nose. He had a stubble growing na para bang he's on vacation and couldn't be bothered to to shave that morning. She watched him take another sip of the coffee at parang dun lang sya natauhan.

"Excuse me, pero bakit mo iniinuman ang kape ko?" sabi ni Alexandra na medyo naiirita na.

"Alam mo, ang cute mo," he smirked at her. "Alex nga ang pangalan ko at kape ko ito."

"Don't patronize me. Sana kasi nagorder ka ng sarili mong kape."

"Grande mocha latte for Alex! Grande mocha latte for Alex!" sigaw ulit ng barista.

Namula ang pisngi ni Alexandra at mabilis na kinuha ang kapeng kalalapag pa lang ng barista sa counter. Mabilis din syang lumabas ng coffee shop. Mabilis syang naglakad pero naramdaman nya na lang na may naglalakad na sa tabi nya. Tumawa ito at tumingin pa sa kanya.

"Told ya!" he grinned at her.

Hindi na sumagot si Alexandra at tumingin na lang ng diretso at mabilis pa ring naglakad pabalik sa hotel nya. Ang lalaki from the coffee shop ay sinasabayan pa rin syang maglakad at hindi nya na lang pinansin ito.

"I'm Alexander Genson. And you are?" naglahad ito ng kamay para magpakilala.

Tiningnan lang ni Alexandra ang kamay nitong nakalahad at inisip kung okay lang bang magpakilala dito. In the end, she didn't want to be rude so nagawa nya na ring magpakilala. "Alexandra Generoso."

"Okay, so pareho nga tayong Alex ang pangalan."

"Sorry for earlier," she said quickly and stole a glance at him. "Um, have a good vacation," she walked briskly away from him at hindi nya na nakita na nakangiti lang binata sa kanyang mabilis na pagalis.

Pumasok na si Alexandra sa loob ng kanyang hotel room kung saan nagsishare sila ni Denise. Palabas ng banyo si Denise at mukhang bagong ligo dahil basa pa ang mahabang buhok nito ng pumasok si Alexandra sa loob ng kwarto.

"O," sabi ng nagulat na Denise. "Saan ka galing? Aga ng gising mo ha."

"Bumili lang ng kape. Di rin naman kasi ako nakatulog kagabi."

"Okay ka lang?" Denise walked up to her friend at inakbayan ito.

"Ano ka ba, okay lang ako," Alexandra smiled at her best friend. "This weekend is not about me. It's about you! Kaya huwag mo ng isipin ang mga problema ko dahil kung ako nga walang planong isipin ang mga yun!" she gave her friend a forced giggle.

"Sige, wala na rin akong ibang iisipin pa kundi ang last few days of freedom ko," tumawa si Denise. "We have breakfast in an hour so hope you didn't eat anything sa coffee shop."

"Wala, Bumili lang ako ng kape. Anong plano natin today?" tanong ni Alexandra kay Denise.

"We'll meet up for breakfast first. We're going to get tans! Seriously, I just want to tan and sip piña coladas and just take it easy today. Tapos mamaya we're gonna hit up the reggae party."