A Dribble

A Reunion

Xyro and Astrid

A: Sorry—

X: Excuse me—

A: Xyro?

X: Huh?

A: Xyro! It really is you!

X: Um... and you are...?

A: Astrid! You remember?

X: Astrid...

A/X: Your ex girlfriend! / My science classmate?

A: Ah, right. Science classmate.

X: Right, um, how are you?

A: I'm doing fine. You know, maraming inaalagaang bata.

X: You're married?

A: AHAHAH hindi! Ano ka ba Xyro? I work in an orphanage. I told you dati na gustong-gusto ko magalaga ng bata kaya I work in an orphanage.

X: Oh, yeah. I remember now. So you cook for them or something? You also liked cooking diba?

A: Um, yeah... You remembered.

X: Of course. You eyes were almost twinkling whenever you spoke about your passion for cooking and taking care of kids.

A: I'm happy you remembered. But enough about me, how about you? We haven't seen each other in 10 years. Kwentuhan mo naman ako

X: I work for a company.

A: Oh right, naalala ko na gusto mo mag-IT dati. Is that your work now?

X: Yeah. I thought you didn't remember.

A: Well, you know, I kind of studied a little bit of programming because you said you wanted to work in IT.

X: Wow, I never knew...

A: Hindi ko naman sinabi sa'yo eh. How would you know, right?

X: Astrid, can I, um, ask a question?

A: Yeah, shoot.

X: Are you still—

Kid: Dada!

X: Wai— Chris? Diba sabi ko dun ka muna sa mommy mo.

A: Oh, you're married?

X: No, this is—

A: Ay hala, wait tumatawag na sa akin sina Sister.

X: Do you need to go?

A: Yeah, sorry. It was nice seeing you again, Xyro.

X: Wait!

A: ...Bakit?

X: Can I have your number?

A: It's still the same... Unless you deleted it?

X: No, I didn't.

A: I see. Mauna na ako ah! Good bye sa inyo ng anak mo

X: But this isn't my... son.

Kid: Dada, sino siya?

X: Christopher, ilang beses ko nang sinasabi sa'yo na I'm not your Dada. Ayun ang daddy mo oh kasama ang mommy mo.

Kid: Sorry, tito...

X: Hay, you know I can't stay mad at you. And that was my friend from high school.

Kid: Is she the one you always talk about?

X: Yes. She is that girl.

Kid: Hehe, so she's the girl you love the most. The one you'll take a bullet for, the one you'll—

X: Okay, you brat. Puntahan na natin ang mama mo magagalit na naman si Ate sa'kin.