"Akala ko kasama si Dos?" tanong ni Cleo habang naglalakad kami sa grocery.
I grabbed some crackers at hinulog sa cart na itinutulak ni Teby. "Biglang may inutos si Ate niya," I answered, sabay irap.
"Sure ka, ok lang na sumama kami sa swimming?" tanong ni Teby habang nasa frozen section na kami. She was about to grab hotdogs pero like, no girl, pinigilan ko siya. Naglakad pa kami hanggang Korean foods section, kasi priorities, duh.
"Ok lang, I already told Papa" May outing kasi ang mga players bukas at naisipan kong sumama and isasama ko narin ang friends ko. Mama will prepare a lot of foods kaya more on crackers and drinks lang ang bibilhin namin.
"Tebs, 6 o'clock" biglang bulong ni Jierlyn and stupidly, all of us turned around na parang scripted and there, standing by the hotdog freezer, was a literal walking thirst trap.
"Teby ba kayo?" bulong ko, agad-agad kong iniwas ang mata ko. Bakit ba parang may guilt pa akong naramdaman just by looking? Like girl, chill ka.
Pero my friends? Wala nang hiya. Nakatingin pa rin, halos lumabas na yung mata nila sa pagngisi. Pati si Nixie!
"Syet, sarap!" walang hiyang sigaw ni Teby.
OMG. Hindi ko sila kilala. Hindi ko sila friends. I'm alone here.
"Ng hotdog!" dagdag niya as if that helped.
As if that made it better!
Spoiler, IT DIDN'T.
Nagkatawanan sila ng malakas as in, kaya super focus ako sa Korean snacks, feeling ko anytime pwede akong lamunin ng lupa.
Next thing I knew, Teby actually approached Hotdog Guy. I couldn't even watch. Babalik din naman agad with hotdogs sa kamay.
"Gagi may singsing," reklamo niya, binagsak pa sa cart.
"Eh bat kumuha ka pa?" tawa ni Raela.
"Alangan mag-U-turn ako, teh? Kunwari natural!" arte pa ni Teby.
Honestly? I admired the commitment to the bit. But inside, I was already tired. Very tired. Gusto ko nalang umuwi dahil nauubos ang energy ko sa mga taong 'to.
After that chaos, we moved to the meat section because Mama asked for specific cuts.
"Paano ka mag-aasawa nyan, Reina Solana?" Teby is shaking her head habang namimili ng meat.
"Required ba yan pag ikakasal? CENOMAR lang naman ang need eh" Pagtatanggol sa akin ni Raela, grocery is not also her thing.
"Wow nakapag-research na!"
When we were done ay dumeretso na kami sa Cashier to pay. Tinawanan ko pa si Teby when she tried to hand me money para sa hotdogs na kinuha niya.
"Sugar mommy who?" Nagtawanan ang mga kaibigan ko habang ako ay nakapila na.
And there finally tahimik na sila.
For atleast one second because the universe decided to slap me again.
I was next in line.
Calm.
Collected.
Counting my items mentally.
Until the people in front of me moved.
And there.
Standing right there.
Was Dos.
"Do-" i was about to call him but suddenly parang may biglang bumara sa lalamunan ko when he opened the door wider and held it there until makapasok ang babae. A somewhat familiar girl.
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