Hey President, I Love You.

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Chapter 16 : Ours to take.

"Who did you get?" Tanong ni Lanna habang namimili kami sa mall ng pang exchange gift namin para bukas.

Today is December 19. Thursday. Bukas na ang Christmas party namin pero wala pa rin akong mapili na maibigay kay Roi, si Roi ang nabunot ko.

"What about shoes?" I asked her.

"Beh! 500 worth lang, ang mahal mahal ng sapatos!"

"Bakit? pwede naman sabihin na 500 lang ah"

"Sino maniniwala kung ikaw magreregalo?" Aniya na may halong pamewang pa.

Wala na'kong ibang choice kundi damit na lang, pumunta kami sa oxygn para bumili nang shirt para kay roi. May napili akong dalawa, Isang white tas isang cream color. Agad ako pumunta sa counter nang makapili ako.

"That would be 497 ma'am" aniya.

Nilagyan ko na lang nang tatlong Max Candy para saktong 500, wala naman na kong mabibili sa tres pesos. Tinawagan ko si Ellias pinapaalam sa kaniya na tapos na'ko, he wanted me to wait for a while papunta na raw siya.

Nauna na si Lanna sa'kin. Sinundo na ng boyfriend niya, may date pa daw sila.

Mga 10 minutes pa lang andito na siya ngayon sa harapan ko, he was wearing a black shirt and a jogger. Kinuha niya ang bitbit ko at siya ang humawak no'n sa sa kabilang kamay niya habang ang isa pang kamay ay hawak hawak ang kamay ko.

"What's this?" Tanong niya, itinaas ang paper bag na hawak.

"That's a gift for your cousin" Tugon ko.

"Why would you give him a gift? you're so mabait naman?" conyo niya.

"nabunot ko siya for christmas party, and also its bait not mabait"

He decided to treat me to lunch, hindi pa kasi ako naglulunch simula pagdating namin ni Lanna dito sa Mall.

He decided to treat me to a fancy restaurant, agad akong napaatras. We can't go in there dressing like this, pagkamalan pa kaming walang pambayad.

But of course not Ellias, His looks pa lang ang mahal na. Jogger at T shirt pa nga lang expensive na tignan, pati yung amoy mhiema!!

"Wag dito, mahal dito." sabi ko sa kaniya.

"It's my treat so don't mind the price"

sumilip ako sa menu na nakalagay sa labas, mamsh puro tatlong zero nakikita ko.

"Mhiema burger lang nasa 400 na paano pa
kaya kung may rice na, tyaka mamaya maubos ko pa allowance mo no' magalit pa sina Dean sayo"

"I earned this from tutoring every weekend. I don't rely on my parents anymore except for my tuition, My parents push for my tuition"

"So basically you can afford your tuition just by tutoring? I thought that was your allowance" I asked.

"Yeah, i can afford that. Mom still giving me allowance whenever exam week or outing, she always insist and she is so makulit just like you." he answered me.

"If weekend lang magkano kinikita mo? 200 or 300?"

"550 an hour"

"550!? so ilang hours ba?"

"I teaches 3 subject and 1 hours per subject. Friday, Saturday and Sunday only." he said.

"What? did i hear you right 1 hours per subject
550 times 3 equals to.... 1,650?! in a day! times 3, 4,950 per week?! "