Blackmail / jicheol

71.

DIALING
Jigoon

Connecting . . .

CALL CONNECTED

"Hello Seungcheol."

"Hey Jigoon. Kamusta pakiramdam mo?"

". . . are you seriously calling now?"

"Ay hindi. Joke lang 'to. Tawa ka na bilis kasi joke."

". . . hindi mo ba nakita ang oras?"

"Kita naman? So?"

"It's 1AM."

"Then?"

"You should be sleeping."

"So are you. Bakit ka pa gising?"

"Kasi tinawagan mo ko at nakikipagusap ako sa'yo."

"Nice. Fine. Fair enough. Pero bakit hindi ka tulog?"

"I'm . . . I can't sleep. For some reason."

"Ako ba rason?"

"Get over yourself."

"Haha. Eto naman nagbabaka sakali lang naman. Na alam mo na. Na namiss mo rin ako."

"Wala pa ngang isang araw. Bakit kita mamimiss?"

"Ay wow so ikaw naman 'tong pabebe ngayon?"

"I'm always like this. Sinuwerte ka lang na pinakitaan kita ng gan'ong klaseng pakikitungo noon."

"OW WOW."

"Pfft."

"Thank you! I feel so grateful!!"

"Haha."

"Tsk. Tinatanong kita kung kamusta ka na. Hindi na ako nakadaan kanina kasi nakatanggap ako ng tawag kay Coach. May match daw kami by the end of the year. Meet pa. Ahh. Tinatamad pa naman ako."

"You should go practice. Kailangan ka ng team mo."

"Nand'yan naman si Gyu."

"They need you. You're the head honcho. Siputin mo sa practice."

"I honestly rather stay there with you."

"Nah. 'Di kita papapasukin sa practice days niyo."

"Meanie."

"Sulputin mo. Kasi kang magpractice. Win this match."

"Will you be there? Manonood ka ba sa match ko? I-che-cheer mo ba ako?"

"Uh . . . I don't know."

"Ah. Hindi ka ba papayagan?"

"Noting what happened, they'll be all over me. Hindi nila ako palalabasin ng basta-basta lang."

"Kasama mo naman ako e. Tsaka siguro naman kaya kong pakiusapan si Wonwoo?"

"Mm. There's also my mom. Hindi mo pa name-meet ang mama ko."

"Oh right. Magse-setup na lang ako ng date. Ayos lang?"

"Sure."

"Magpapakilala ako bilang manliligaw mo."

"You're already my boyfriend though."

"Hayaan mo nga kasi akong manligaw. I'm not your boyfriend legitimately. Blinackmail mo 'ko kaya mo 'ko naging boyfriend. Hayaan mo 'kong ako naman ang mag-effort."