Invisible Girl (Chat MD Series #1) (TO BE PUBLISHED)

Day 72.2

(Phone conversation)

SAT AT 09:33 PM

Call started.

Jenessy :
Hello, MM! Nasa bahay ka na?

Marcus :
Yes po. Kaka-lock ko pa lang ng pinto. (Footsteps echoing) Ikaw? Nasa kwarto ka na?

Jenessy :
Opo. Nagbabasa lang ng books mo kanina. (Yawns) Wag mo kalimutan ilagay sa ref yung dala mong pagkain a. Para may breakfast ka na bukas...

Marcus :
(Refrigerator door opening) (humming) Wait lang...

(Shuffling) (Glassware clinking) (shuffling)

Marcus :
There. I just did.

Jenessy :
Uh... (Breathes) Gusto mo ba ibaba muna yung call? Para ano... magawa mo muna yung gagawin mo?

Marcus :
(Chuckles) Ayoko nga. I want to hear your voice.

Jenessy :
(Breathes deeper) E kasi... Gising pa naman ako e. Magbibihis ka pa. Mag... (pauses) uh... Ano pa gagawin mo?

Marcus :
Maliligo.

Jenessy :
Naliligo ka bago matulog?

Marcus :
Uh... Pagkauwi ko, usually. (Pauses) Hindi rin naman ako nakakatulog agad dahil nag-aaral muna ako.

Jenessy :
A... (Giggles) Ang galing. Nice to know.

Marcus :
(Chuckles) Don't hesitate to ask anything about me from now on. (Lowers voice) I will tell you everything.

Jenessy :
(Inhales sharply) Okay...

Marcus :
Anong sabi ni Nanay pag-alis ko? Napagalitan ka? Nagalit ba?

Jenessy :
(Silence) Wala naman siyang sinabi e... Uhm... (Pauses) Ngumiti lang.

(Silence)

Jenessy :
Saka, ikaw raw... magsasabi? Ng pinag-usapan nyo kanina?

Marcus :
Talaga? Hm...

Jenessy :
(Lowers voice) Ano bang pinag-usapan nyo..? Bakit... hindi ako kasama? Uhm... (pauses) Pano mo sinabi sa kanya? Umiyak ba siya?

(Silence)

Marcus :
Hm... Hindi naman siya umiyak. I did as planned. Nung pinapunta ka sa kusina, ibinigay ko yung flowers sa kanya.

Jenessy :
(Holds breath) Tapos?

Marcus :
We started to talk. Ang tapang kanina ni Nanay -

Jenessy :
(Holding breath) Nagalit sayo?

Marcus :
(Chuckles) Are you breathing, Jen ko? Breathe first. Nothing bad happened.

Jenessy :
(Inhales sharply) Okay... Tapos?

Marcus :
I told her that I wanted to court you. O kung hindi pwede, I will wait until it's okay. (Pauses) We negotiate... Uhm...

Jenessy :
Negotiate about what..?

Marcus :
About you. (Long pause) She asked me first how I came to like you.

Jenessy :
(With panic) Hala!!! Sinabi mo yung ano... yung ano... as En...

Marcus :
(Chuckles) No. Siyempre, hindi.

Jenessy :
(Whiny voice) E di ano pala?