Behind those lies

4. "Risk everything for a kiss"

Pran's P.O.V

Habang inaayos ko ang mga natirang documents para sa tinatrabaho kong project, tumunog naman bigla ang cellphone sa tabi ko.

I just receive a message.

"I'm now at home dimples! I know you're missing me"   text sa akin ni Pat. He also send me some of his selfies.

Mabuti nalang ay dito ko pinagpatuloy ang trabaho sa dorm, I can just slack off.

I smiled and rolled my eyes a bit. Sinadya nyang mag send ng picture na kita ang kalahati ng katawan nyang walang takip.

"Are you sure I'm the one who's missing?"   I replied to him together with that smirking emoji.

"Ha! Make sure to send your selfies before you go to bed okay?  I'm missin' your scent"

Sabi ko nanga ba!

I lean my back in this chair as I focused my attention to this guy I'm texting. He made me neglect my work.

"How can a selfie gives you the scent of my body ha? Are you insane?"    Reply ko habang tumatawa.

"Yeah! You're right. Maybe I became insane, ngayong wala ka sa tabi ko"

Lakas loob nyang pagbanat habang sumunod syang nag send ng picture nya sa gilid habang kita ang kama.

I cracked again. Wala ng cure tong pagiging cheesy nya. I chuckled while facing the phone, kahit papaano ay naibsan ang stress ko na syang kanina pa nagtatrabaho.

"Can I pay you to be less cheesy Pat? I'm now choking" 
"Kaya ka nagkaka-ganyan kasi di mo nadala t-shirt ko"   I reminded him.

Matagal syang naka reply at sigurado akong hinahalongkat nya ngayon ang mga gamit nya.

"Naloko na, hindi ko nga nadala"
"Ba't di moko nasabihan?"
"How can I sleep well tonight ha?"

He's so overreacting. How can't he sleep well without my tee? I'm now starting to believe that love can make someone so ridiculous.

"Hey Pran, you're no better than me!"   Dugtong nya at nagsend ulit ng picture. It's his earpods.

My eyes widened seeing I also didn't have his earpods. The heck! Bumaluktot naman tong pakiramdam ko.

We always exchange each other's belongigs whenever we are away from each other. It's a way to cope up our longing for one another. And now we both don't have it.

My mood darkens. Am I also being ridiculous right now?

"See? Guess you regret pushing me away back home"    he sent.

Okay! He got me there.

I didn't answer nor reply to him. I'm thinking of something else more helpful. Hayaan ko syang pumirmi hanggang sa matapos ko'to.

I'm planning to stay up late tonight in order to make everything done immediately. He's really challenging me.

I'm so busy.

We've done a lot last week, kaunti nalang naman din ang kailangang tapusin para sa project na ito. Na finalized na namin ang feautures for the mechanical system. I'll send another draft today para ma settle ang pag process sa structural resource, in replace for Pat's absence.

Pat also contributes a lot before he went back home. Napagtulungan naming tapusin ang half content sa plano. Habang ang mga kaibigan namin ang inatasan namin sa project designs and alterations.

Hinati namin sa dalawang grupo, syempre nahahati kami sa dalawang grupo.

We, architecture gangs, are responsible for the area and sites as well as for the broad timeline. We also need to discuss about the key design features and aesthetic consideration.