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From: Becca Roxas
To: Mallory Tejeda
Sent: Date, Time, 12am
Subject: Finally Caught You
<<Becca to Mallory>>
salamat naman at naabutan kitang online
<<Mallory to Becca>>
Really Becca? Is this you're going to be? Kelangan aantayin mo ako mag online?
<<Becca to Mallory>>
Yeah. sighs. Dad made a warning last time na nag usap kami. Kelangan kong seryosuhin ang internship. And I'm bugged of with my conscience na pinalitan ko lahat ng password ni Lauren sa mga SNS nya.
<<Mallory to Becca>>
Nag overseas call nga si Lauren sakin asking about you. Akala ko naman may development na. Yun pala may kalokohan ka na naman.Hahahahah.
<<Becca to Mallory>>
Such a friend, pssh. Devastated na nga ako kung papano ko masusundan ang galaw nun. Matatapos na yung pact namin. And yet, We're like this?
<<Mallory to Becca>>
Patience my friend.
<<Becca to Mallory >>
Patience my ass. Ang tagal ko ng ngpapasensya jan kay Sandoval. Kinaibigan pa nga kita. Kausapin mo
nga ang kaibigan mo.
<<Mallory to Becca>>
Ouch, Sige ipagdiinan mo na yan ang reason ng pagiging magkaibigan natin. Then I won't be telling my plans to you.
<<Becca to Mallory >>
Sorry not sorry. But if that includes Lauren, I'm being honest, brutalan eh.
<<Mallory to Becca>>
I'm packing for PH right now. And I've made Lauren pick me up sa NAIA.
smile smile.
<<Becca to Mallory >>
Whoa. Salamat sa support. I'll video call you. Wait!
Just like that ay nawala si Becca sa chat. Mayamaya pa ay may notification na sya para sa Skype.
"Whoa! Easy girl. Basta talaga kapag Lauren you'll make an effort to Skype me? "
Mallory saw her friends gaunt face.
"Atleast alam ko you won't diss me. Di katulad ng kaibigan mo. "
They talked for hours like they never talked for years. Mallory being out of the country for 3 months made the conversation with Becca as if at home na at home ito sa Pinas.
Yes they exchange email and few phone calls pero iba pa rin kapag nakikita mo ang kausap mo. You can feel the sincerity, the expressions you only imagine through voice and texts.
Surreal.
After few classes with Becca during their 2 years ay mas naging kaibigan nya pa ito kesa kay Lauren.
A sister to be exact plus the wild nights and crazy travels they've made dahil instigator noon si Becca.
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Parang ang lambot ng kung anong bagay ang dumadampi sa balat ni Mallory. Marahan na siyang nagigising sa kung ano mang malasutlang pakiramdam na iyon.
Slowly she opened her eyes and stared at the light brown eyes.
Pakiwari niya ay nakatitig siya sa napakalalim na kawalan. Walang bahid ng kahit na emosyon. Parang isang bintana na kapag dumuwang ka ay tanging kawalan ang makikita mo.
"Huh? "
Mallory uttered.
She recognized the face.
"You? "
she continued. Grasping for her memory, marahil dala na rin jet lag ay wala halos siya masabi.
Gusto nyang sabihin na ikaw na naman, bakit ginising mo ako?
Ngunit tanging ungol na lamang ang nasabi nya sabay sapo sa sentido.
Blame the migraine, laging ganito ang pakiramdam niya kapag bumibyahe sa eroplano. Her body cannot take long travels anyhow.
"Wake up. Nasa NAIA na tayo."
Ipinikit niya muli ang mga mata para tuluyang pakiramdaman ang sakit ng ulo. Ng muling pagdilat ay nakita na niyang papalayo ang lalaki.
He walks with a broad shoulder.
Forgetting to say thank you ay agad siyang kumilos para habulin ito ngunit natabunan na ito ng ibang pasahero na papalabas na rin ng aircraft.
She sat back and stared at the window. Nagbabakasakali na makita muli ang lalaki habang pababa ng hagdan.
"He's wearing a headset, must be a music lover."
she murmured habang iginuguhit ang lalaki sa tablet nya.
"Come to think of it. Lagi siyang nkasuot ng hoodie. Loner ba sya? "
She's waiting for Lauren to come. Nakuha na niya ang mga bagahe nya ngalang ay itinipon nya ito malapit sa inuupuan nya.
Mallory checked her watch once more and can almost kill her friend on her mind.
"This is sickness Lauren. Asan na ba ang 10am on the dot mo? "
she should have not expected dahil sakit ni Lauren ang tardiness. Exemption nga lang kapag sa kusina dahil iyon ang tanging lugar na hindi maaaring mawala ang kaibigan niya.
She hunched back and continued sketching. Mag aantay pa sana siya ng 5 minutes para antayin si Lauren ng makita nya ang missed call nito, then another call...
"Asan ka na ba?? "
Grunting while picking up her laptop bag.
"Papasok na ako. I'm sorry. May client ako sa resto. Late natapos ang meeting namin. "
she can hear him huffing.
"Palabas na ako. And pakainin mo na rin ako."
Lauren is half running ng makita niya ito. He's wearing a polo shirt tucked to his jeans. Boy next door kuno tingnan ngunit you will be deceived dahil napaka suplado nito.
He's kind though.
Ewan nga ba niya kung bakit maraming nang iignore dito ng preschool sila.
He immediately grabbed her luggage and hugged her. She's not new to this. He is very thoughtful and caring.
"Whoa? Missed me Sandoval? "
while breaking away from him
"You can say that."
then he smiled.
"Really I don't get those kids who ignored you ng sa isla pa tayo. They missed your charisma and brutality."
sabay sampa ng mga kamay sa balikat nito.
They've been friends since childhood. Lamang ay hindi niya ito madalas nakakasama dahil iba naman ang mga kalaro niya. But he was there when she needed a friend the most.
Lauren turned poker face and she crazily laughed.
Another click of the camera from a distant.
"Come on. Papakainin kita. You need fattening up. "
asar ni Lauren sakanya.
"You pig! I don'tknow kung bakit nagustuhan ka ni Roxas. "
she walked after him while grinning.
Paglabas niya sa airport ay inalis na rin niya ang cardigan.
Mainit, pinapawisan na rin siya. Sa kalayuan ay naririnig niya ang traffic.
"Philippines."
BINABASA MO ANG
Waiting For A Fall (Thud)
ChickLit******** The idea of ever after was destroyed by her first love and now she is walking to another broken heart Papaano ba nya ililigtas ang sarili sa pagkahulog ? She is not ready to fall, but he said he will catch her.
