The Irony

Chapter 7

"Ang ganda ng mga ngiti mo ngayon, anak." 

"Nay naman, para nyo naman sinabing pangit ako ngumiti. Ngayon lang maganda." 

"Anak naman! Hindi yan ang ibig kong sabihin. Mas maganda ngayon ang mga ngiti mo at masaya akong nakikita kang masaya." 

"Joke lang po. Marami naman po talagang reasons to be happy eh, isa na dun yung birthday ni Tatay. Happy Birthday, Tay!" Maine got up from her seat and gave her father a tight hug. 

"Wusuuu dinahilan mo pa si Tatay. Dahil kay Mr. Saviour yan eh, aminiiinn!" Coleen just loves teasing Maine. 

"Salamat, anak. Pero maguusap tayo sa bahay tungkol kay Mr. Saviour na yan. Di ka pa nagkukwento." He may come across as a strict father but Teddy only wants to look after his children as best he could. 

"Tay", Maine started as she took her seat. "Si RJ yung tumulong sakin nung nasiraan ako tapos sya na rin naghatid sakin sa condo nun. Napadaan din sya ulit kinabukasan para magdala ng fruits." 

"Napadaan ulit? Aba, mabilis." 

"Teddy, kalma ka lang. Nagdala naman daw ng fruits, nagmalasakit lang yung bata. Wag mong pangunahan." 

Maine gave her mother a smile and began eating when their food arrived. 

She has been consistently texting with RJ in the past two weeks, greeting each other each morning and before they sleep at night while sneaking in a few messages throughout the day. Even if she tried, Maine couldn't hide the fact that RJ completes her day as she does for him. There's just something about the way he communicates with her that she can't explain; he gets her. RJ, on the other hand, feels that Maine just fits perfectly in his life, as if he found his missing pieces that completes him. 

While waiting for their desert to come, Maine checked her phone to read their exchange of text messages. 

RJ: Alam mo ba kung bakit pag nagunaw ang mundo, mahuhuli ang pilipinas? 

Maine: Hindi. Bakit? 

RJ: Filipino time eh! Edi late tayo! 

Maine: Aha..ha..ha..ha..waley. Galingan mo!

RJ: Here's another one..NURSE: Doc, bakit po may thermometer kayo sa tenga? DOC: Naku! Kaninong pwet kaya naiwan yung ballpen? 

Maine: Ano daw?

RJ: ...... d mo talaga gets? 

Maine: Ay hindi gets ko kaya ako nagtanong

RJ: Kasi dba yung ballpen nilalagay sa tenga? Eh napagpalit nung doc, ung ballpen nailagay nya sa pwet nung patient tapos yung thermometer ang naisabit nya sa tenga nya. 

Maine: Ay grabe sya! hahahaha ayoko na magpa check up kung ganyan doctor ko!

Maine: I have one.

RJ: O sige, shoot! 

Maine: Knock knock

RJ: Who's there?

Maine: Quacker!

RJ: Quacker who?

Maine: Quacker another bad joke and I'm leaving!

RJ: Ay ang harsh

RJ: Eto na lang..ALAGA: Yaya, look! Boats! YAYA: Dows are not boats, dey're yachts. ALAGA: Yaya, spell yacht. YAYA: Yor rayt, they are boats.