tw: physical fight, blood, curse.
"Hey! Beautiful, what's your name?"
Napatingin kami sa gawi ni Ada ng may kumausap sa kaniyang hindi namin kilala.
The guy looks like someone you can't trust. He smirked playfully while staring at Ada, even scanning her from head to toe.
"Charly," tugon ni Ada sa lalaking nagtanong.
Nasa Time Square kami ngayon naggagala since last day na namin dito sa New York, magmo-move na kami sa California bukas.
"Nice name, huh..."
Nanlaki ang mga mata ko at nag-init ang ulo nang haplusin ng lalaki 'to ang braso ni Ada basta-basta, kaya kaagad kong binakuran si Ada gamit ang kamay ko at tinignan nang matalim ang gagong 'to.
"Chill dude," Itinaas niya ang dalawang kamay niya na tila sumusuko sa pulis. Naiinis ako sa pagmumukha niya lalo, he smirked at me.
"Your girl is fucking hot and sexy, you know. Mind if I borrow her for a while?"
I was about to punch that bastard when Ada rushed over and hit him hard, sending him crashing to the floor, blood spilling from his face.
It was fucking satisfying to watch.
"Get out!" Ada exclaimed.
Tumawa lang 'yong lalaki sabay tayo.
"No, I'll borrow you."
Lalapit na sana ulit 'yong lalaki kay Ada nang sugurin ni Blare ng suntok 'yong lalaki, ako naman ay nilayo na muna si Ada sa kanila.
"What the hell? Fuck you, bro!" That guy glared at Blare.
Susugurin na ng lalaki si Blare pero inambahan agad siya ng malakas na suntok ni Mark dahilan nang pagkatumba nito ulit sa sahig.
"Get out! I can sue you for harassing a woman!" Inilabas ni Mark 'yong phone niya. "I can call the cops now."
"Bullshit!" Kumaripas nang takbo 'yong lalaki.
"Tarantado ka, ah." Pagkasabi ko no'n ay lumapit na ulit kami sa kanila.
"Action agad! I wonder now how many actions we'll encounter here."
Pinakyu niya 'yong lalaki kasi humarap pa siya sa'min, ayaw talaga tumigil.
"Ayos ka lang ba?" Tinanguan niya ako at nginitian.
"Thank you guys. Ayos lang din ba kayo?" tinanguan ni Mark at Blare si Ada. "Hayaan niyo na 'yun." Sabi niya at nauna nang naglakad, sinundan namin siya.
Ito ang goal namin ngayon apat bago kami pumunta sa San Francisco bukas, bisitahin ang Time Square.
Ang ganda talaga ng vibe rito, noon nakikita ko lang 'to sa IG, ngayon nandito na ako mismo.
Hindi na kami nagsayang ng pagkakataon. We took a lot of photos at every landmark we visited. Of course, we made sure they were IG-worthy, so everything we posted would get likes.
"Yeah, that's good. Nice one. Another angle, Jino. Ayan, tangina perfect!"
Si Ada ang photographer namin palagi. Magaling 'yan.
That's her hobby—taking random photos and uploading them to her Instagram account. I can't blame Instagram for paying her for every photo she posts. She's really good at photography.
"Thanks, Ada." Sabi ko pagkatapos niya ako kuhanan.
"Gago, may bayad TF ko."
Nginisian ko siya. "Later, orderan kita mamaya. May 7/11 dito."
BINABASA MO ANG
A Diamond Between Us
General FictionHis name is Jino. The kind of guy you can't resist-good-looking, playful, and easy-going as hell. He doesn't care about his perfect life because, to him, the only thing that matters is having fun. Seriously... responsibility? That's not even in his...
