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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Replied to your story benjerbenjerbenj: Tags?
neversayneve: Yup!
benjerbenjerbenj: :( You didn't meet us man lang before you went ahead and dated that guy. Now we can't meet you anymore coz you're "taken"
neversayneve: Huh?
benjerbenjerbenj: Ren's forbidding us to talk to you. Your BF won't like it daw
neversayneve: Huh???
benjerbenjerbenj: Huh what?
neversayneve: 'Yan ba reason ba't 'di na kayo nagpaparamdam? Kasi pati si Ino biglang walang paramdam?
benjerbenjerbenj: Yeah I hate too. You're not allowed to meet with other guy friends ba just because you're with someone na?
neversayneve: Wala naman gano'n. Saka 'di ko lang yata siya na-update. Pero wala akong boyfriend
benjerbenjerbenj: Aren't you dating that Ollie?
neversayneve: No.
benjerbenjerbenj: No?
neversayneve: Yup. No.
benjerbenjerbenj: Oh? No pala e! Why didn't you say so?
neversayneve: 😅
benjerbenjerbenj: Where ka now?
neversayneve: Tagaytay nga haha.
benjerbenjerbenj: Right. With who??
neversayneve: Friend ko lang.
benjerbenjerbenj: The one you tagged??
neversayneve: Yup.
benjerbenjerbenj: Lapit lang kami. Can we join?
neversayneve: HUH? Susunod kayo? Now na? 1 am na!
benjerbenjerbenj: So? The choice is that or booze lol
neversayneve: Iinom kayo?
benjerbenjerbenj: Ino was inviting us. But we won't if you'll treat us to coffee?
neversayneve: 😅 Sige na nga. Nangako rin naman ako sa inyo.
benjerbenjerbenj: Wait for us!
neversayneve: Sino sino kayo?
benjerbenjerbenj: Who do you wanna see ba? 😁
neversayneve: Kayo.
benjerbenjerbenj: Ows?
neversayneve: 🥲
benjerbenjerbenj: Hahaha don't worry. I'm gonna drag him for you 😉 But let's keep it a surprise
neversayneve: Ang kukulit n'yo talaga. Naku! 'Yan na naman kayo.
