Allie & Xander #Wattys2015

Thank You and Sorry

"Dude, Alex, anong oras na? Alam naming hindi ka talaga morning person, pero plano natin mag parasailing di ba? Di ka na tuloy nakasama mag parasailing sa amin kanina," Paul high fived Alexander when the latter showed up to the restaurant where they were meeting for lunch. "Grabe, dude, ang saya lang."

"Sorry, dude, may ginawa lang," humingi ng paumanhin si Alexander sa kaibigan.

"Something to do or someone to do?" nakangising tanong ni Paul at nagsitawanan na rin sila Frank at Kevin.

"Mga gago!" Alexander rolled his eyes at tumawag na ng waiter para makaorder sya ng pagkain nya dahil nakaorder na ang tatlong kaibigan nya.

"May babae ka no?" Paul asked him point blank.

"Eh ano naman kung meron, eh kayo nga papalit palit na siguro," sagot naman ni Alexander.

"Grabe ka naman, dude," Paul scoffed. "Marami ng nameet pero hindi naman kinama lahat." Nagsitawanan nanaman ang mga magkakaibigan. "Pero seriously, lagi kang nawawala. Memorized na namin yan!"

"Like I said, eh ano naman kung meron?" he said at momentarily nahinto ang usapan nila dahil nag order na si Alexander ng tapsilog at beer.

"So meron nga?" paguusisa ni Frank.

"Bakit ba gusto nyong malaman? Para kayong mga babae eh....nakikipagchismisan."

"Eh gusto lang naman namin makita kung maganda sya...but then again, knowing you, maganda nga itong secret girl mo," sabat ni Kevin.

"Maganda nga sya, end of story," Alexander leaned back in his seat and crossed his arms. He didn't want to talk about Alexandra anymore, not in the way his friends were talking about girls like their own personal conquests. Oo, usually nakikisabay sya sa usapang ganun ang tema, pero he didn't want to talk about Alexandra that way. She was different, and kahit alam nyang hanggang physical lang ang relationship nya dito, he didn't want to cheapen it somehow by engaging in dirty talk.

"Whoa, ayaw pag usapan!" biro ni Kevin. "Either nagsisinungaling ka at super ugly ang babae mo or natamaan ka na kay Miss Beautiful."

"Sira ulo," Alexander took a swig of his beer para makaiwas sa pagsagot sa mga kaibigan.

"Ay, tinamaan na yan," Paul smirked and nodded his head. "He doesn't look embarrassed....he just looks like he wants to keep this girl to himself. Don't worry, dude, memorized namin ang bro code. Hindi namin sya aagawin sa yo," dagdag pa nito.

"Ewan ko sa inyo. Tigilan nyo na ako."

"Oo na, yes, boss," sumaludo pa si Paul at tumawa.

All throughout lunch, he thought about when he would see Alexandra again. Kakahiwalay pa lang nila, pero gusto nya ng makita ulit ang magandang dalaga. It wasn't just because he wanted to have sexy time with her, either. He wanted to talk with her and get to know her, pero walang ganung nangyayari dahil pag nasa public sila ay iniiwasan sya ng dalaga at pinagbabawalan silang makita ng mga kaibigan nito, at kapag silang dalawa lang, there is no talking going on between them at laging nagmamadaling umalis si Alexandra. He didn't set out to really start liking her, but he couldn't just be like her and think that it's all just fun and games between them. He was already weirding himself out because that's what he liked: no attachments, no commitments. But somehow with Alexandra, maybe, just maybe, he could want those things with her. It was his last day on the island, and he wondered if Alexandra lived in Manila, too. He hoped she did. He wanted to see her even away from this island paradise.

After lunch, the guys decided to rent some kayaks at sumama na rin sa Alexander. Hindi pa nya nakikita ni anino ni Alexandra at naisip na rin nyang magliwaliw muna. He just knew that he had to see her before the day ends dahil gusto nyang makuha ang phone number nito para matawagan pag nakabalik na sila ng Manila. They were in line para mag rent ng kayak ng nakita nya ito na naglalakad papuntang D*Mall kasama ang mga kaibigan. Nagexcuse syang pupunta lang ng banyo at sumunod kung saan man pupunta ang dalaga. He spotted her looking at some handcrafted jewelry at one of the stalls at ng makitang mag-isa na lang ito ay niyakap nya ito from the back.