"Let's go get ice cream.."
Yun ang bungad sakin ni Gio nang tawagan nya ako ng alas dos ng umaga.
This guy really... craving ice cream in the middle of dawn? Hindi ko alam kung ano ba talagang trip nito sa buhay at gustong mag ice cream ng madaling araw.
"Gio it's the middle of dawn. Even God rested" sagot ko habang tinitignan ang orasan sa side table ko.
"Even better" he chuckled.
"Oh for pete's sake.." I stood up and wore my hoodie.
I told him to wait for me outside our gate since it'll only take 5 minutes to get from his house to mine. Hindi ako titigilan nito kung hindi ako sasama sakanya.
I opened my door to check if my mom is awake knowing damn well she's not. Gosh, Vincent. It's literally 2am and you're still checking if your mom is awake?
Bumaba ako ng hagdan ng dahan dahan. Just incase she might hear my footsteps, my mom is a light sleeper pa naman.
"Vincent!" Si Gio na sinigaw ba naman ang pangalan ko sa labas ng gate namin.
"Shhh.." I slowly opened our gate while frowning at him. Baka hindi pa kami makapag ice cream sa sobrang ingay nito.
He shouldered me, laughing at my reaction. "Why are you always frowning, huh?"
"Why are you inviting me to get ice cream in the middle of dawn, huh?" I mocked his tone.
His smile slowly faded but he continued walking. It'll take about 10 minutes to get to 7/11 dahil sa labas pa 'yon ng subdivision namin.
"Are you cold?" He asked.
Umiling ako dahil naka jacket naman na ako, hindi na malamig.
"Well I am"
He took my hand and squeezed it tightly while putting both of our hands in the pocket of his sweatpants.
Sinungitan ko sya para hindi mag mukhang kinikilig nanaman ang kalamnan ko.
"What? You're so mean" he pouted.
"It's not my fault that you're wearing a sando. Madaling araw tapos mag sasando ka? Kupal kaba?" I fired.
"Kupal, no. Nilalamig, yes" he teased.
I tried pulling my arm away while trying to hold my smile. Pasmado ako, baka mamaya sa sobrang init ng mukha ko pag pawisan pa ako sa palad ko.
"I don't care if you're pasmado. Stop pulling your hand" he simply said.
He reads my mind, he knows I'm conscious. He knows me damn well.
We just continued walking, ayoko rin mag madali dahil madaling araw naman at tulog pa si mommy.
It's calming. It's not annoying even if I act like it. Deep inside, I hope this doesn't end.
I know somewhere in the future, he'll find the love of his life. He'll get married and have kids. I'll attend his wedding and be his best man.
I'll continue my life hoping to be a girl so I could be his bride.
For all I know, all of this moments will remain in our memories where I'd look back and say I spent my time well.
He'll have kids and maybe even name one after me, but I won't.
I probably won't have kids. I'll be on the other side of the world where he won't be able to contact me, or invite me to his baby shower.
I hope he lives his life well; I can't watch him pursuing his dreams without me. I can't, I won't.
