Dear No One

DNO 059

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May 24

Ate Genie

Leigh, you there?

Yes, Mrs. de la Torre.
What can I help you with?

Your Kuya Israel told me na nagpapaalam ka ulit for a leave on the 26th.

Ah, oo. Nasaan ka nga pala kanina?
Bakit wala ka sa office?
Sa'yo na sana agad ako nagpaalam.

I took Grant to his pedia. May sinat kasi siya kaninang umaga, pero okay na naman siya ngayon.

Aww, poor kid. I'm glad he's alright now.
Baka lagnat-laki lang 'yon, hehe.

Yeah, maybe. But I still wanted him checked.
Low-grade fever is still fever. Anyway, what are you doing on the 26th at magli-leave ka na naman?

Dadalawin namin ni Fin ang kaibigan niyang maysakit. Payag ka na, please? Last na leave na talaga 'to bago ako ma-regular, boss ma'am. 🙈

Hay, naku. Pasalamat ka, mabait akong boss. Just make sure na wala kang iiwang urgent work sa araw na 'yon, okay?

Of course. Thanks, ate!

So... You and Fin are visiting a friend, huh?
Which friend are we talking about here?

Remember Fin's colleague who had a medical emergency noong nasa Cebu sila? Nandito na siya sa Manila para magpagaling nang tuluyan.

Ah, yes. Si Margot. 'Yong pinagselosan mo nang very, very light lang. 🙊

Gee, thanks. Did you really have to tease me about that? 🙄

Haha! Joke lang, bb. Pero curious ako, kailangan ba talagang samahan mo pa si Fin? Grabe ka naman makabakod sa boyfriend mo, Everleigh! 😝

Hoy, excuse me. Hindi naman ako sasama para lang bakuran si Finley James, 'no?
Gusto kong mag-reach out kay Margot. Masama ba 'yon?

Wala naman akong sinabi na masama 'yon, ah. Defensive ka. 😂

I still feel a little guilty kasi, ate. I should have given Margot the benefit of the doubt first, instead of thinking right away that she's out to get Fin for herself.

Wait. Hindi ba sabi mo, si Fin mismo ang nag-confirm na may gusto naman talaga sa kanya si Margot?

Yes, but that doesn't necessarily mean she'd pounce on Fin when given the chance.
Mali pa rin na pinag-isipan ko nang masama 'yong tao.

That's a very mature way to look at it.
Way to go, Leigh!

I'm already thirty, ate. Jealousy isn't a good look on someone of this age.

Good point. Although actually, jealousy was never a good look, no matter what a person's age is.

Is that your way of saying na wala kang pinagselosan kay Kuya Israel? Sa dami ng mga babaeng umaaligid sa kanya noon?

Nah. I did get jealous over your kuya and some other girl. And now, looking back on it, I realize how stupid that was of me. Luckily, Israel found my jealousy endearing. 😹

Siyempre, patay na patay kasi ang asawa mo sa'yo. Lahat ng gawin mo, endearing para sa kanya.

Pero kahit na. If I had known better, I'd handle it the way you are doing now. Maturity makes a person a lot more attractive.

Really? Then I guess that makes me a very attractive person. 😌

It does! Why else do you think is Fin head over heels in love with you? 😉

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