Perfect Strangers

Chapter 9

BEA

1 week since I left CBI and saw Jhoana.

I'm now here at my office when suddenly my secretary knocked on my door.

Me: What is that, Kate?"

Kate: Nasa baba po si Mam Maddie. Papapasukin ko po ba?

Me: Ah yes, Kate. Papasukin mo nalang.

Kate: Okay, Mam Bea.

3 days na nila kong kinukulit sa text and tawag esp Mads pero I don't have time para masagot lahat ng text nila. I'm busy dahil sa sobrang daming meetings at documents na kailangan kong tapusin.

May mga times na pumupunta sila sa bahay pero palagi naman akong tulog dahil sa pagod.

Gusto ko nalang ulit umalis at magrelax. Joke! Hahaha.

Mads: How dare you not answering all my texts and calls?

Me: I'm sorry. I'm super busy. You know naman naghahabol ako sa mga work na naiwan ko.

Mads: Stop making excuses, Beatriz.

Me: I'm not making excuses. Duh!! What's your problem ba?

Mads: Nakakatampo ka. Pumupunta kami sa house nyo but yung nakikita naming Beatriz laging tulog. We missed you! Last time we talked last last week pa.

Me: Namiss NYO ba ko or IKAW lang nakamiss sakin?

Maddie is just so cute. She's always masungit to me pero gusto lang namang magpalambing. I know her too well. 😉

Pinagdiinan ko talaga yung NYO at IKAW. Haha. Cute ni Maddie inisin.

Mads: I know what you're doing, Bey. Stop being malandi.

Me: I'm not malandi. I hate you.

Mads: You hate me na? Ako dapat may karapatang magsabi nyan sayo.

Me: Huh?

Mads: You don't know ha?

Me: I don't know nga. I don't have any idea. What are you talking about ba?

Mads: Thank you for not telling us about your new girl.

Me: What? New girl?? Who?

Feeling ko si Jho sinasabi nito. I'm just pretending na diko lang alam dahil malay natin diba? pero I'm pretty sure na she's referring kay Jho.

alter ego: Oo si Jho nga. Nag post ka diba nang picture with her? Tss.

Mads: Look!!!!

She put her phone sa table and pagtingin ko yung post ko sa twitter.

Mads: Now tell me na di mo alam kung sino tinutukoy ko. Siguro hindi lang sya yung girl na nakilala mo kaya di ka makaamin? You're so malandi talaga. Tsk.

Me: Stop saying nga na I'm malandi. I can explain naman eh sadyang natambakan lang ako ng work.

Mads: Whatever, Isabel Beatriz!

Me: Stop calling me nga, Isabel Beatriz and especially with that accent.

Mads: K! Whatever padin.

Me: You're just jealous eh.

Mads: Ew. I don't like you na kaya.

Wag nyo ma misinterpret sweetness namin ni Mads and ang asaran. Super close lang talaga kami. Nag ka thing kami before kaso di nag work pero walang awkwardness na naganap we are still best friends.