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Sir Mikenzo

June 22, 9:19 p.m.

Nika
Present po

Mikenzo
My cousin knows we're together.

Nika
Ay oh?
Ano sabi mo?
Pano mo chinika?

Mikenzo
I haven't told her anything yet.

Nika
Huh?
E pano niya nalaman?

Mikenzo
Sinabi nung bride. Friends din kasi sila.
So now my cousin is asking me how we met
and she wants to know the whole nine yards.

Nika
OMG
Okei okei
So ano? Pano gagawen?
Ano sinagot mo ser?

Mikenzo
Wala akong nasagot.
I managed to stall.

Nika
Ahh oki
Pero sige paano?
Anong game plan?
Pano tayo naging mag jowa?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Wala pa pero natatawa na ako agad

Mikenzo
I don't know.
I can't focus.
Please help me out.

Nika
Hmm 🤔
Sige isip tayo teka

9:23 p.m.

Nika
Loe ser wala pa ako maisip wahahaha
Pero may tanong ako

Mikenzo
What is it?

Nika
Hopeless romantic ka ba?

Mikenzo
I don't think so.

Nika
Ha? Yes or no lang eh
Bakit di ka shore

Mikenzo
Because I don't know yet.

Nika
Bakit?
Pano sa mga ex mo before?

Mikenzo
I don't have one.

Nika
:o
Single since birth ka?

Mikenzo
Yes.
I've never been in a relationship.
So I don't know.
Are you a hopeless romantic?

Nika
Di eh HAHAHAHAHA
Pero siguro naman nagka crush ka na dati?

Mikenzo
Of course I did.

Nika
Ayon ayon
Nasubukan mo na ba magbigay ng letters?
Gifts? Chocolates? Flowers?

Mikenzo
Counted ba yung gifts for birthdays and Christmas?

Nika
Ay....
Hmmm pwede naman natin icount sige
Ano madalas mo nireregalo before?

Mikenzo
Trinkets.
Snow globes.
Tapos collectible ornaments.

Nika
Hilig ba yan bg crush mo dati?

Mikenzo
Yes.

Nika
I see.

Mikenzo
May I know why?

Nika
Know ang alin?

Mikenzo
Why are you asking these questions?

Nika
Ahh gusto ko lang mafigure out ang process mo
Kung willing ka mag go all the way out. Like surprises
and yung gifts ba na binibigay mo catered talaga dun sa gusto mong tao kasi alam mong yun yung gusto nila or alam mong magugustuhan nila yun. Or old style ka ba magkagusto like sinusulatan mo sila ng letters or poems.
Or kung ma effort ka ba para gumawa ng handy craft

Mikenzo
Ohh.
Okay, I see.

Nika
So??? May isa ba akong nakuha don ser?
Or wala talaga?

Mikenzo
You're right about the gifts.

Nika
Nasubukan mo na ba manligaw?

Mikenzo
No.

Nika
Hmm
Pero kung manliligaw ka pano mo gagawin?

Mikenzo
I'm not a fan of courtship.

Nika
E paano kapag yung taong gusto mo ayun yung bet?
Willing ka ba mag adjust?

Mikenzo
Perhaps.

Nika
Grabe namang sagot yan ser
Wala na bang ihahaba?

Mikenzo
Hindi rin kasi ako sigurado.
Right now all I could think of is being in
a relationship is a waste of time.

Nika
Bakit naman waste of time?

Mikenzo
I just think it's unnecessary.
It takes up too much energy and attention,
time, effort, and finances. All of those investments
tapos hindi rin pala magwo-work out sa dulo. I'd rather do something else.

Nika
Like?

Mikenzo
Finish law school and pass the bar.

Nika
Ahhh
Okay alam ko na

Mikenzo
Ang alin?

Nika
Dahil ganyan pa yung point of view mo
sa relationships, obvious naman para sakin kung ano yung priority mo so I know di ka talaga naghahanap and wala kang prospects. Alam ko na istoryang magjowa naten 🤣

Mikenzo
Okay.
Lay it down.

Nika
Ako nanligaw sayo.