Pursuer

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"Hey doktora ko!" bungad mo as soon as I answered the call.

"Hindi naman kita pasyente, tigilan mo nga yan" pabiro kong sinabi. It's been 2 years since you've confessed and had been pursuing me, we've been inseparable ever since we were friends up to now that we are bestfriends.

"Anyway nasa labas na ako, where you na doc?"

"Nasa parking lot na ako, I see your car naman na captain."

That's our somewhat unique nickname for eachother. Just 2 years ago I got my doctoral degree at dun na nagsimula ang pagtawag mo sa akin ng doktora, ginaya nalang kita and I called you captain since mga ilang taon lang before my dream job you got yours first, a pilot just like the rest of your family.

"Bilisan mo doc baka iwan kita dito sa parking lot."

"Siraulo" I hanged up the phone para kunyari galit at magoverthink kang piste ka.

I saw you get out of your car and had look straight at me walking towards you, nung medyo malapit na ako ay dun ka na nagsalita.

"Ba't mo ako binabaan?!"

"Bakit capt? Mukha ka bang tinapay, coke zero, at kape ka para hindi kita babaan?!"

"Dami mo namang sinabi, hindi ba gold lang yun?" napakamot ka sa ulo and that caused me to chuckle at you, cute mo.

"Wala akong pake sa gold, tara na capt gutom na ako." I was about to open the car door but you hurriedly went and opened it for me.

This has been your habit whenever I tried opening the car door myself, I keep on reminding you to not bother because hindi na ako bata para ganyanin pa. Ako na ang napagod kase hindi ka din nakikinig sa akin.

"Thank you capt" and I sat down on the passenger's seat.

"Welcome doc" you replied and was about to close the door.

"Ilang beses mo na yan ginagawa, parang nafafall na ako sayo." I mumbled

"Ha?"

"Hatdog, sabi ko ilang beses mo na yan ginagawa, parang gusto nalang kita iumpog sa poste."

"Yun ba talaga doc?" you laughed at what I covered up with, nagkaroon na din ng mga issue in different news media dahil sa mga biglaang pagsabi natin nito. I don't know why they can't understand na it's just jokes, well jokes are half meant so I guess that's why nagkakaganun sila.

I looked away from you to put on my seatbelt, pero nung pagharap ko ulit ay biglang lumapit yung mukha mo sa akin, one accidental movement can make our lips meet.

"Why do you look extra pretty today doc?" while trying to move closer even though we were already close enough.

Napapikit ako bigla ng mga mata ko, it felt like an eternity but I heard the sound of the car door closed shut. I slowly opened my eyes and saw you with my peripheral vision going to your side of the car.

You opened the car door and our eyes made contact with each other, you smirked at my still confused and shocked expression.

"Hulog nanaman sa akin si doc! hinintay talaga yung hali- ARAY GAGO!"

Hinampas ko sa balikat niya yung ID ko as a way of showing na I was annoyed.

"Pinaggagawa mo talaga sa akin! Yung hampas na 'to ay mapupunta na sa mukha mo sige."

"Joke time lang naman, I'm still waiting sa yes mo before I could actually kiss you. You know naman that I respect you and wouldn't treat you like some sort of object to play around with pero..."

"Pero?"

"Pero if you gave permission, sino ba naman ako para tumanggi sa isang Janine Patricia Gerona Robredo?"

The car was filled with silence but you broke it kaagad with laughter, napatawa din ako kung bakit hindi ako makasagot sa mga corny mong replies.

"Ba't hindi ka naman nakaimik doc, nawala angas mo dun ah"

"Gutom lang 'to capt, bilisan mo na nga sa pagdrive para makakain na tayo!"

Nagplay ka muna ng song natin before heading to our favorite cafe place. The song that I heard when I first met you, embarrassing but it was Baby by Justin Bieber.

It sounds cringey, I agree naman pero it has a story to it at kung hindi tumunog yung ringtone nya na ito yung tugtog ay hindi kami magiging close as we are right now. Before nga our nickname for each other was baby dahil sa kantang iyon, salamat Justin kung naririnig mo ako pre.

While I was busy remembering the story behind this song I heard Y/N say something.

"Ano yun?"

"What was what?"

Nakatingin ka lang ng diretso sa daan, so I thought na baka guni guni ko lang.

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"We're here na doc, gising ka na hoy!" Nakaidlip pala ako pagkatapos natin sa cafe, tumingin ako sa labas at nakita kong naiuwi mo akong ligtas sa bahay.

"Sorry capt nakaidlip"

"Halata nga, may panis na laway ka pa" I rolled my eyes sa sinabi niya, kinapa ko wala naman.

"Salamat ulit for taking me home safe, I'll get going na ha"

"You're welcome as always doc, alagang alaga kita dahil kung hindi ay iheheadlock daw ako ni ate Aika mo" natawa nanaman ako sa mga pinagsasabi mo, minsan kahit walang nakakatawa napapangiti nalang ako kapag tinititigan kita.

"Text me when you get home, okay?"

"Yes po, nakakawala ng angas kapag ganyan ka magsalita Trish."

Biglang hindi mo ako natawag sa call sign natin, medyo napabebe voice din ata ako non pero bahala na.

"I'll get going, text me!"

"Yeah yeah, ay remind pala si Jill na padating na yung album bukas and tell tita na I got the package she sent, nagmessage sakin si mama when you were asleep."

It's nice that you're so close with my family, minsan nga ay parang mas paborito ka pa nila kaysa sa akin. You are the perfect bestfriend that everyone wishes to have.

"Sige sabihin ko sa kanila" I opened the car door and you started driving off, I waved goodbye to the point that I can no longer see your car.