And Then You

9 / maureen

double update dahil malakas kayo sa 'kin...at dahil mahal ko kayo. thank u for all the love and support :(

warning(?) na marupok si maureen hehe

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GUSTONG magalit ni Maureen.

Nineteen na siya. One year na since Inggo de Paz happened.

Nag-decide siya na tama na ever since she kissed him and it got thrown back in her face, when he became cruel enough to flaunt his flings in front of her, refuse to get in the car while she was driving and blatantly state he was going for a fuck, and make their relationship—or lack thereof—crystal clear.

Nakuha na ni Maureen, e. Gets niya kung bakit siya sinundan no'ng nag-dinner sila ni Michael—he was worried kahit wala siyang karapatan maging worried. Pero bakit niya nilagay kamay niya sa hita niya?

Bakit happy meal ang nasa desk niya pagpasok niya ng kwarto?

She locks her door, throws her bag on her bed, and sits down in front of the table. May spaghetti, fries, Coke, at hot fudge sundae na kasama ang red box na may smiley face. May fry na nakatusok sa sundae, at sa tabi ng spaghetti, may note with his handwriting:

make a wish, rinn. also, spag raw is for long life and good health. so kahit busog ka na, kainin mo to.

Sa kanya lang talaga siya bossy. Maureen bites her lip and takes a deep breath before reaching out for the box.

There are three toys inside with a sticky note attached to each one. Maureen unwraps the first plastic and finds a very small plushie of a koala with big blue eyes and pink ears. A Ty Beanie Boo.

karli raw pangalan nito. loyal daw and caring and likes to be with family kaya she wants to join yours. snuggle buddy kung kailangan mo. will stay the night. #triedandtested

A laugh escapes her mouth at the mental image of Kuya Inggo snuggling with this koala...then Maureen realizes she's not supposed to be laughing and schools her face back into an indifferent one. She clears her throat and folds the note neatly, then moves on to the second toy.

This one is a brown Goldendoodle with big brown eyes and a cute smile.

ito si noodles pero canton tawag ko sa kanya. mukha siyang pancit canton. chili-mansi >>> kalamansi canton tawag mo sa kanya, ok?

He remembers the flavor she likes. Tuwing gumagawa kasi si Kuya Inggo sa kitchen, nagpapasabay na rin si Maureen.

Tinabi niya si Canton at binuksan ang last na bag.

This last plush toy is black with big golden eyes and long arms.

this is dangler, sloth siya. pinili ko kahit panget kasi marami pa siyang stock, and if you were there with me, you wouldve chosen the one na hindi laging pinipili, kaya ito. alam kong mamahalin mo siya kahit ganito itsura niya.

Maureen sucks in a deep breath.

Before she can fully process everything that's happening, she finds a final piece of paper inside the box. With a hard swallow, she opens it with shaking fingers.

nasabihan ko na silang lahat, si karli, canton tsaka si dangler na alagaan ka or else lagot sila sakin babatukan ko sila tsaka itatrap sa laundry pag ligo time.happy birthday, rinn. sana napatawad mo na ko for last year. for everything ive done to hurt you. its never what i wanted. - i.d.p.