Into You: Random Maichard One-Shots

The Bucket List

"Nicomaine! Ang tagal mo namang maligo bilisan mo na! May basketball practice pa ko!"

RJ has been pestering Maine to come with him to his basketball practice, much to the latter's dismay. Maine hates waiting, he knows that. Pero ito lang ang naisip niyang isama since may isang sophomore na nanggugulo sa kanya kada may practice siya.

"Oo na, saglit na lang!"

"Halos isang oras ka na kaya diyan sa banyo!"

"Manahimik ka nga, Richard! You only asked me to come with you an hour ago. Alam mong matagal akong maligo kaya magtiis ka!"

He groaned in frustration. More or less an hour talaga kung maligo si Maine kaya kapag inaaya niya ito o ng ibang mga kaibigan nila, give her at least 2 hours to prepare.

Matagal na silang magkaibigan ni Maine. When they transferred to the neighborhood, si Maine ang unang naging nakipag-usap sa kanya. He was a shy boy back then, kaya naman ng naisipan niyang lumabas para maglaro, but he was bullied by the bigger kids because of his stature. Matangkad kasi siya na payat, patpatin pa nga ang tawag sa kanya. But Maine came in to somehow rescue him, one time he was being bullied by that bigger kid. Nilapitan ito ni Maine at binantaan, telling him to back off since wala namang ginagawa si RJ rito. Umalis naman ang bata at pinabayaan si RJ. He said his thanks and they started talking... and talking... and talking.. They became bestfriends since then.

"RJ! Nandiyan na nga pala yung physics report natin, natapos ko na kahapon. Please check it while I brush my teeth bilis!"

Oo nga pala, we have that physics report due next week. I went to her study table to look for it. Sa gulo ng mga gamit ni Maine, mukhang aabutin siya ng maghapon para lang hanapin yung physics report nila.

But something caught his eye, a yellow scented paper above her journal. It was crumpled, halatang tinapon na pero pinulot ulit. Kinuha niya ito at binasa.

The Bucket List.

It was her bucket list. It has 10 agendas, all of it needs to be done in the US.

a. Explore the Hawaiian Islands
b. Take a selfie at the Northern & Southern part of the US.
c. Watch the Alaskan Northern Lights
d. Go to Disneyland
e. Watch a Coldplay concert
f. Be in four states at once
g. Pass by an interstate
h. Visit 10 US landmarks
i. Sit and eat at the restaurant where Harry met Sally
j. Spend New Year's Eve at Times Square

Bakit kaya may ganito dito? He asked himself. Hindi niya nasabi sakin to ah.

Naramdaman niyang nagbukas ang pinto ng CR. He suddenly kept the crumpled paper inside his pocket.

"Ayos ka na?" He told her.

"Oo. Teka, bakit ganyan mukha mo?" Maine told him as he put his right hand inside his pocket to hold the crumpled paper.

"Wala, ayos lang ako." He walked outside the room. He's still thinking about the list and why she wrote it. "Tara na oy. May basketball practice pa ko." Ginulo niya ng bahagya ang buhok ni Maine.

"RJ naman! Wag mong guluhin yung buhok ko!"

"Wala nang igugulo pa yang buhok mo sira."

"Tse! Tara na nga!"

Pagdating nilang dalawa sa basketball gym, RJ immediately saw Czarina, the almost crazy sophomore pestering him during his basketball practices.

"Ayan na ba yun?" Maine asked him as they went inside the locker room. Ito lang ang pinapayagan ng coach nila na pumasok since kakilala na nila ito.