In which Neve keeps texting her deceased friend's number, at first in order to cope with the loss, and later on, as a force of habit. After four years, she is about to stop, but suddenly, the number responds.
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An MNR epistolary collaboration wit...
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SUN | 1:12 PM
Ran: nOoOo :<
Milly: What's wrong?
Ran: si chin :< may manliligaw na pano na ang chenes nOoO :<
Milly: Wait, rly? How'd you know?
Ran: narinig ko lang sa y kanina :<
Milly: Damn. Haha our ship's sinking.
Ran: huhu weyt online ba si nebi? nakita q lang ganda nito! :O san to?
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Milly: Ibiki. Solid place but helluva expensive. I was pretty surprised to see her tweets haha.
Neve: Nagulat nga rin ako na napadpad ako d'yan. Nakapunta ka na ba d'yan, Milliebells?
Milly: Yeah? I ate there with my fam recently.
Neve: Alam mo ba magkano presyuhan ng pagkain?
Ran: :OOOO batet di mo alam? kala ko ikaw nagbayad?
Neve: Kala ko rin ako magbabayad 😅
Ran: nilibre ka? :O nino?
Neve: Secret.
Milly: Let me guess... your mystery texter?
Neve: 🥲 Oo.
Milly: Guy must be loaded then. Last time I ate there with my fam, we paid more than 15k for our meals.
Ran: O_O 15K! MAHAL NAMAN?
Milly: Yeah, mahal talaga, esp if you got the pricier meals pa.
Neve: ⁉️ 😥 15k? Magkano kaya yung akin? Nakakabigla naman yung presyo pero sabagay expected ko na 'yon kasi maganda talaga at masarap pagkain.
Milly: Nvm that. How did you even end up getting treated by your mystery guy? Nagkikita na ba kayo?
Neve: Hindi...
Ran: omgggg mysterioussss bettt :)))
Neve: 😥 Ano kasi... Basta. Mahabang kwento...
Ran: tawag dali xD
Neve: Busy sa work 😅
Ran: tawag dali pero piptin minutes lang kasi busy sa work**
Milly: Hahaha. I WILL call. You better pick up or I'll be hounding you nonstop until you do.
Neve: 'Di ko talaga sasagutin 'yan.
Ran: matitiis mo kami? talaga ba? talagang talaga? syor na? locked in na? 🥺
Neve: Oo 😆
Ran: sumagot ka na xD may sasabihin din meh na important...ish
Neve: Ano 'yan?
Ran: work-related
Neve: Panong work?
Ran: want mo ba extra income? need namin urgent help proof lang naman for dtb book nagresign kasi yong editor namin kaya need extra hands g ba?
Neve: Gusto ko sana pero 'di ko sure kung kakayanin ng oras. Gano ba ka-urgent?
Ran: kaya ba in 1 week?
Neve is typing...
Milly: Hush. Lez talk about that in the call na. Calling in one minute.
Neve: Hayst. Sige na nga. Pero five minutes na chika lang kasi busy talaga ako.
1:42 PM
Neve: Scam ng five minutes 😤
Ran: HAHAHAHAHAHA
Neve: 😤 Master, pa-send na lang sa email. Try ko gawin sa weekend 'yang proof. Need extra income, sayang naman.
Ran: oks send q maya goodlakkk! busy nebi era is waving xD napapaisip na tuloy ako san ka kukuha ng oras na idagdag pa yang... sumting nyo ni koyang tunog yamings at potekkk sasabihin ko rin sana na bat sakin walang nanlilibre ng piptin k kaso...
Neve: HAHAHA Kaso naisip mo si Nixon?
Ran: xD uu magastos nga pala yon minsan xD
Neve: Wow. Nagsalita ang hindi? Mas magastos ka nga 😆
Ran: tro naman xD pero back to topic :))) dami oras nebi, how?
Neve: 'Yon nga. Wala talaga. Pero kailangan isingit kung gusto ko talaga mag-grow.
Milly: Just be safe, okay? Remember the pointers I gave you. Don't trust too much. Don't put yourself in danger. And lastly, for your sake, don't fall in love with a stranger.
