On a Wednesday in a café
I watched it begin again
I smile after hearing Taylor Swift song. The best place to be is in a coffee shop with a Taylor Swift playlist.
I was peacefully drinking my coffee when someone sat in front of me.
I look at her, but she just smiles at me. She's beautiful, but weird.
So, I pretended that I didn't see her.
"Hey," now she wants to talk? Please, no.
I'm giving her the silent treatment when she pushes a plate of cake at me.
"I don't want to be rude, I asked Ara what's your usual order and I just want to say Hi." She said.
"Hi?" I respond.
Right now, I really don't want to talk to anyone. I enjoy being alone myself; occasionally it seems lonely, but mostly it feels like a pleasure.
Take note: it's hard to be alone nowadays; people tend to assume we are sad or we don't have anyone to be with, which by that reason is mediocre.
"I hope I didn't bother you, I'm Mika." She reach her hand to me, "I think you're cute, and I'm not sure when I'll see you again, so here I am."
That made me smile. I gave her a handshake.
"When you'll see me again? You literally asked Ara what's my usual order."
She chuckled.
"You got me." Mika said while she was raising her hands. "I really want to ask your number."
"Number? Agad? Hindi mo pa nga alam 'yung name ko."
"I already know. Alyssa, right?"
"Stalker."
"Do I look like?" Pa cute na sabi niya.
"No, you're beautiful." God, what am I saying?
"See, we're both attracted to each other. I believe we need to exchange numbers." Grabe naman sa confidence si Ate mo Mika.
"Sad to say, hindi ko kasi pinamimigay 'yung number ko. Pag pinamigay ko 'yun wala na akong number." Sumimangot naman siya sa sinabi ko, I think ang corny ng joke ko.
"Okay, okay, joke lang. Hindi mo kailangan sumimangot d'yan." Nakangiting sabi ko sa kaniya. I like her. Pinapangiti niya ako at napagsasalita niya ako ng matagal.
"To be fair, let's just talk about ourselves muna. Baka masyado kang mabilisan sakin pag tinanong kita kung gusto mo ba na maging girlfriend kita." Bigla ko naman nabuga 'yung kape na iniinom ko.
"Baliw."
"Alam mo, minsan ka lang makatagpo na unang kita mo palang alam mo na. na may connection kayong dalawa. Kaya bakit ko pa papakawalan di ba?" Pagkasabi niya no'n ay napatingin siya sa notebook kong dala.
"Reporter ka?"
Bigla ko naman hinawakan 'yung notebook na nasa lamesa.
"Maka hablot ka naman parang kukunin ko, diary yern?" Panunukso niya sa akin.
"I'm a reporter. And sorry, reflex lang 'yung pag hawak ko sa notebook ko. Hindi kasi ako sanay na nakikipag usap sa stranger." Bigla akong napahinto sa sinabi ko, "Which is odd for someone who has this kind of profession."
