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Unknown number calling...

"This feels like déjà vu."

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"Jippoon?!"

". . ."

"OMG JIPPOON KO!!!"

". . ."

"Jippoon! Bumalik ka na pala?!"

". . ."

"Hello?!"

"Hi, hyung."

". . ."

". . ."

"Holyshit."

"What?"

"You've really changed. Huhu."

"Can't say the same for you though. Bakla ka pa rin."

"Hehe. Sa'yo."

"Ha?"

"Hatdog. Walang ulitan sa bingi!"

"Tsk."

"Omg wait huhu. Hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala. Ikaw ba talaga 'to?!"

"Mhm."

"WEH?! Ano palang pangalan ko?!"

"Coupshit."

"IKAW NGAAAA!!!"

"Lechugas hestas barabas."

"Nasaan ka ba kasi ngayon? Gabi na oh. Hindi ka man lang muna nagpakita sa'min kanina."

"Nagpahangin lang ako saglit. Don't worry, babalik din ako d'yan mamaya-maya."

"Nasan ka nga?"

"Nasa labas nga. Don't bother finding me, please."

"Ay feeler~ Tinatanong ko lang naman kung nasan ka eh. Wala naman akong sinabing hahanapin kita!"

"Bwisit."

"Hehe. Cute ko noh?"

"Hyung please."

"Hindi mo ba ako na-miss?"

"Na-miss ko kayong lahat. What kind of question is that?"

"Naninigurado lang. Hehe. Oo nga pala Jippoon!"

"Hm?"

"May karapatan pa ba ako?"

"Karapatan?"

"Sa labi mo."

". . ."

"HAHAHAHA JOKE LANG! Ito naman! Naaalala mo na ba 'yun?"

"Haha. Right. Of course."

"Ang landi ko pala talaga dati..."

"Hanggang ngayon din naman ah."

"Hoy! Hoy! Grabe ka! Hindi kaya! Good boy na kaya ako ngayon!"

"Right. That's why you finally settled for one. Nga pala, congrats sa'yo."

"Hm? Para saan?"

"You know what I'm talking about."

"Hala?! Alam mo na agad?"

"Of course. I was there."

". . ."

"Hello?"

". . . N-Nandun ka?"

"Yeah."

"Nakita mo?"

"Malamang."

". . . Shit. A-Anong masasabi mo?"

"Anong anong masasabi ko? What the fuck. May dapat ba akong sabihin?"

"O-Oo. I mean, d-diba nakita mo?"

"Oo nga. Ano bang dapat kong sabihin? It was fine, I guess? Dapat ba kitang purihin o ano?"

". . ."

"Kamusta naman siya?"

"A-Ano ba! Bakit mo ba tinatanong 'yan? Nakakahiya kaya..."

"What's wrong with asking if he's okay?"

"Um, okay lang naman siya... Namumula-mula pa rin..."

"Dahil sa kilig?"

"Kilig?"

"Yeah. I mean Jeonghan hyung's still probably flustered after that confession. Kita ko naman sa mukha niya kanina."

"Jeonghan?"

"'Di ba-"

Call Ended

"Hello?"

Drained battery. Please connect to a power source.

"Tsk."

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