"Anong height mo?" I told Stephen.
Loren, ate Trina, Gelo, Stephen, France and I were in one table while our parents were in another table beside us. Stephen easily caught up with our vibes.
"5'08, you?" He said, "5'05," I said, "mhh," he nodded.
It was twilight after the meeting, and the two companies that were family friends decided to have dinner in a restaurant at Uptown, and they offered the Calvin company to join us, including the few staffs that that company brought.
"16 years old? 5'08? Ang tangkad, nagba-basketball ka?" Ate Trina told Stephen.
"Yeah, but my main sport is soccer," he said.
"Soccer and basketball? Sporty ka pala?" Ate Trina said.
Stephen shyly chuckled, "hindi, sakto lang."
"Mhh, okay," ate Trina nodded with her lips pouted, then she turned her sights to Loren. "Ikaw? Anong height mo?"
"5'06," Loren responded, "'a, oo nga pala, mas matangkad ka ng inch kay Frascia," ate Trina said, "ikaw? Anong height mo, 'te?" She said, "5'08 ako," ate Trina said, "mhh, okay," she nodded.
"Dalawa daw pala yung pinapagawa niyo sa Clarixe, convenient store at bahay. Bakit? Titira na kayo sa Clarixe?" Loren told Stephen.
"Hindi," Stephen shook his head. "Para sa 'yo yung bahay."
"Ay, thank you, ha. Nag-abala ka pa," Loren said.
"Wala 'yon, sobra lang sa pera," he said, "wow," she playfully reacted.
"Wow," ate Trina arched her brows.
"Wow, mayaman ka pala, 'e," I said.
"Joke lang," he laughed, "ay, joke? 'Kala ko totoo, matutuwa na sana ako, may mayaman akong kaibigan," Loren said, "sige, hindi na pala joke, kasi mas iniisip ko kung saan ka matutuwa," Stephen responded, "nag-iisip ka pala?" She arched a brow.
"Oo, 'e. Sana ikaw din," he fired back, and we laughed.
"Anong IG mo?" Ate Trina said, "underscore stephencalvin," he said, "ito?" Ate Trina showed him the screen of her phone, "yes," he nodded, "follow back mo 'ko mamaya, ha," ate Trina said, "yes," he said.
"Nakapagpaalam ka na kina tito't tita na mago-overnight ka sa 'min?" I told Loren, "oo, kukuhanin ko muna mga damit ko after dinner, tapos ida-drive na 'ko papunta sa inyo," Loren said.
While we were in the table, I was seeing lots of details about Stephen.
For his features, his skin was white and soft, even better than mine. He looked like an American.
"Are you half-American?" I told him, "no," he shook his head.
"Ya nga, 'e. 'Yon na rin napansin ko, mukha siyang American," Loren said.
He smiled all the time, he looked kind and composed. His eyes were wide, cat eye. His eyebrows were perfectly aligned with his eye shape; they weren't that thick, but they weren't thin either. He had a pointed nose. He had a sharp jawline and an Adam's apple. He had bangs. His voice was deep and kind of pitchy. His style was masculine, and he was kind of feminine. He was handsome. His physical features were unreal.
For his personality, he was shy, and at the same time, he could vibe. His aura was intimidating and nonchalant because of how he looks like, but his character was cute, innocent, and polite; not literally innocent, but he was just so obedient.
