The Actress and The Stranger

Chapter 14 - See You

Third Person POV

Mac, Manch and Claude are having their drinking session at their favorite spot and they are on their second round of beers for Claude and Manch, single malt whisky for Mac.

"You know what Mac, think hard, really hard! Ano ba sinabi mo kay Raine bago kayo maghiwalay sa Turkiye? Baka meron kang sinabi na un pala ang solusyon sa problema mo ngayon." ayon kay Manch habang tinutungga ang beer.

"Oo nga naman Mac, ikaw ang taong hindi impulsive. Hindi ikaw yan. Gusto mo ipakilala kita sa mga chicks, para makalimutan mo si Raine kahit isang gabi lang" saad naman ni Claude na parang nagyayabang at nakakaloko.

"Ayan bumanat naman ang babaero sa aming tatlo, ikaw Claude ha! magseryoso ka nga sa babae, pag ikaw nakakuha ng katapat mo naku! ewan ko sayo! baka iiyak iyak ka sa amin." sabi ulit ni Manch.

"Claude, no offense but I'll pass with that chicks thing. But seriously guys I've been racking my brains out for the past months, but I can't remember anything that I've said to her before I leave or before we part our ways at the airport." Mac says it with full of frustrations in her voice.

"See? hindi yan papatol sa one night stand na offer mo, chicks sayo!" sabay belat ni Manch kay Claude HAHAHA.

"Eh ano naman?! Palibhasa wala kang GF! matutuyo na yan! Padilig ka naman! HAHAHAHA" Habang tumatawa ng malakas si Claude.

"Stop teasing her Claude, baka mapikon naman yan. Kidding aside Manch it's been 5 years na baka tuyong tuyo na yan! HAHAHA! sabay tawa din ni Mac ng malakas.

"Ako nanaman ang nakita ninyong dalawa! ewan ko sa inyo! balakayosabuhaynyo!" at sumimangot na nga si Manch but Mac and Claude continues to laugh their hearts out.

After a few moments..

"Kidding aside Mac, Why did you do the extra mile to look for her? I mean you barely knew her, and yet you acted as if you've been so inlove with her, sinuko na ba ni Raine ang Bataan sayo? kaya ka nagkakaganyan? addicted ba?" Sunod sunod na tanong ni Manch kay Mac.

Mac was still silent, contemplating with her answer. "Well, I don't like what ifs to answer your first question. I do love her, more than I love Sasha. With her it's different ung feeling na kontento ka na, at peace, lahat kaya mong gawin para sa kanya, babaliktarin ko ang buong mundo mahanap ko lang sya, like what I said, I don't like what ifs. Just to have a closure. Kung talagang minahal din nya ako or mamahalin nya ako if e pursue ko sya. and to answer your another question, yeyeh! sinuko na nya ang Bataan after 8days and it was addicting! She is addicting!"

"Kaya naman pala, na addict na kaya ayaw ng pakawalan, iba nga naman, kasi kilala natin to eh, sex is sex lang sa kanya pero pag nasapul na ni kupido ay nag iiba na talaga! mas magaling ba kay Sasha? saad ni Claude sabay tawa ng malakas.

"Gago! Ang gago mo talaga Claude! kahit kelan. HAHAHA! sagot ni Mac na tumatawa din.

"See? tumatawa ka na kahit may lungkot pa ang mga mata mo pero okey na rin at least kalmado ka kahit konti. Buti na lang may gago tayong kaibigan." saad ulit ni Manch.

"Kung makagago ka naman parang perfect! are you perfect?! aahh oo nga pala perfect ka, tuyo nga lang! banat ni Claude kay Manch. HAHAHA! at nagtawanan na silang tatlo.

"It's been six months na din ung untimely Turkiye adventure ninyo na naudlot noh?! eto naman kasing si Sasha madedepress na nga lang gusto pang may karamay at ikaw pa talaga ang napili." muling sambit ni Claude.

"Uy huwag ka naman ganyan kay Sasha, totoo naman un, kahit sino pwedeng tamaan ng depresyon." saway ni Manch kay Claude.

"Finally buddy! may nasabi kang perfect ngayong gabi! Finally! I knew it! I knew it!" Mac was pumping her fist.

"Teka lang, teka lang, anong meron Mac sa sinabi ni Claude na perfect?" tanong ni Manch.

"I told her, I mean I told Raine that I'll meet her again after 180days where we first meet, and it will be the day after tomorrow. OMG! I need to be in Maldives right now, I need to go, where's the ring? where is the f*cking ring? I'll propose to her, I'll ask her to be my wife." Mac was mumbling to herself but unknown to her she is mumbling audibly that Manch and Claude hears it clearly. She is hyperventilating now.

"Mac, calm down ok, calm down.. breathe.. breathe.. inhale.. exhale.. breathe first.." habang hawak ni Manch ang kamay ni Mac na nanginginig.

after a few minutes passed Claude was half running with tap water, medicines, gadgets for Mac's HPN, T2DM, DYSPNEA, GLUCOMETER and SPHYGMOMANOMETER. Claude was a Nurse and Manch a Physical Therapist so they know what to do with Mac's ailments. They needed to know her BP and Blood Sugar.

"Naku MARIA CRISTINA! ikaw talaga ang papatay sa akin sa nerbyos. You are hyperventilating, bumagsak ang sugar mo buti ung BP mo normal. Get the car Claude will go to the hospital ." Manch nervously giving instructions to Claude.

"It's alright Manch, Claude I'm good. Just give me a bar of chocolates and I'll be fine in awhile. I didn't ate my dinner and I consume 2 shots of whisky, that's the reason for my Hypoglycemia.   Please, just book me the earliest flight tomorrow bound to Manila with a connecting flight to Malè and the same resort that you've booked me six months ago, if possible the same villa." Mac was pleading to Claude and Manch.

"Yan pa talaga ang uunahin mo, ha MARIA?!" inis na sagot ni Manch.

"Sige na Manch pagbigyan na natin, mamatay man sya at least she dies happy." pabirong sabi ni Claude.

"Tama na itong inuman na toh, lika dun na tayo sa loob at magbook na tayo para magkaalaman na. Mamatay man ang mokong na toh at least namatay na masaya." saad ni Manch.

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's fertile imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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