The second week of March soon came. Daddy's birthday was approaching. Usually, Mommy and I would send him a gift with a cake. This year, I was thinking of buying him a new phone with a chunk of my savings because I knew his current one was slow already. Madalas na siyang mag-lag kapag nagbi-video call kami kasama si Mommy.
"How does it taste? Bland?" lumingon ako kay Mommy. "No, it's good."
She tried cooking lasagna for the first time today as our dinner.
"Good, I was worried it would taste horrible kasi may late akong ingredient na nilagay," tumango ako.
Sumubo ako ulit at naramdaman si Maki sa legs ko, nasa baba siya ng table. I petted him. Bagong ligo ngayon si Maki, kaya ang smooth-smooth ng buhok niya paghawak ko. Mommy took him to the bathroom while I was in school and cleaned him up.
Pagkatapos kumain ay naghugas na ako ng mga pinggan at umakiyat. Maki went with me. May dala akong chips and water since I planned to binge-watch a KDrama that I was waiting to finish.
Pagpasok ko sa kuwarto, nakita kong nakaayos na ang desk ko. Mommy must have fixed it. Binaba ko muna mga dala ko sa table ko at tiningnan si Maki.
"Gusto mong tumabi sa 'kin?" I told him as he roamed around the room. "Maki," he looked at me. I patted the bed, and he jumped to get in.
Kinuha ko ang iPad ko at dala kanina bago sumampa sa kama. I lied on my face and opened my iPad. Maki then lied beside me. Pinanood niya lang ako sa ginagawa hanggang sa bumukas ang pinto ng kuwarto ko.
"Anak, iihi ako," Mommy said.
I stood up and helped her. Nakabuntot sa akin si Maki hanggang sa makabalik si Mommy sa kuwarto niya.
"Nood na tayo?" tanong ko kay Maki pagpasok ko ng kuwarto. He tilted his head a bit. "Cute mo talaga!" pinaggigilan ko siya at niyakap.
Bumalik kaming dalawa sa kama at nanood na. He wasn't really watching, just staring at anything—me eating or drinking, the dark room, the iPad, or just the air. I guess he just came with me to sleep on my bed.
As I watched I noticed the lanyard of the character. Naalala ko 'yong Isko na nakasabay ko, his ID lace, specifically.
"Maki," I paused the video. "I keep bumping into a guy," Maki glanced at me and stared at the wall again. "Feeling ko he lives near my school, kaya palagi kaming nagkikita. Nagkasabay pa kam isa jeep last time. He goes to UP."
Maki moved his body and laid his head on his paws again.
"When I think about it, isn't weird that we keep on seeing each other and end up interacting with each other? Like, Manila has a big population, how come I keep on seeing him?" tiningnan ko si Maki na ngayon ay nilalaro ang blanket ko. "Am I overthinking this? Pero medyo weird kasi talaga in my head."
Of course, Maki didn't give any answer. He just busied himself with my blanket. Instead of talking to him more, I took my phone and opened Facebook. I remembered Isko's name, so I looked him up. I was really curious if he did live near DLSU.
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His profile photo was taken by a professional; naka-tux siya sa picture at nakatitig lang sa camera. He had his glasses on. Nagsasalamin pala siya. The eyeglasses were round, had thin rims, and were gold.
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