Remembering Sir Tisoy

Pizza

Days Apart: 42

"Ms. Mendoza, look! Ang ganda ng Tower of Pisa!"

"Oo nga, ang ganda naman!"

"Kung kaya ko lang talagang iteleport ka from this phone, ginawa ko na!"

"Hahaha! Ok na ako dito, Sir Tisoy. Basta nakakausap kita, at alam ko na ok ka, ok na din ako."

"O, ayan ka nanaman eh. Naluluha ka nanaman."

"Hindi mo naman ako masisisi diba? Miss na miss ko na 'yong mga yakap mo, halik mo, biceps mo."

"Biceps ko?"

"Oo, biceps mo. Basta, miss na miss na kita."

"Ako din Ms. Mendoza. Ako din."

Days Apart: 60

"Hi!"

"Hi, Baby!"

"Anong Baby?"

"Ha?"

"Ha?"

"'Yan nanaman tayo eh. Kung saan-saan nanaman napupunta 'tong usapan natin."

"Ayaw mo ba ng baby?"

"Ok lang naman. Pero nasanay na ako sa Ms. Mendoza, eh."

"Anyways, have you had dinner yet? Six pm na diyan diba?"

"Not yet, but I will soon. Ikaw? Lunch mo?"

"Yeah, kakatapos lang, I had an early lunch."

"Maine?"

"Yeah?"

"We can do this...right?"

"Of course."

Days Apart: 65

"Alam mo, at first I thought na hindi masisiyahan 'yong students mo kay Fourth, kasi diba nga gustong gusto ka nila? Pero infair, they're really enjoying the class."

"Hm."

"I'm sorry, ginugulo ba kita? We can talk at a different time, if you're too busy with those reports."

"Ha? No. It's fine."

"Paanong fine 'yon? Eh satsat ako ng satsat, tapos all you're going to reply is 'Hm' as if hindi mo ako pinapakinggan."

"Eh parang hindi ka din naman focused sa atin. Si Fourth nananaman."

"This is conerning you too, Richard. Gusto ko lang ipaalam sa'yo na ok ang students mo. I thought you cared about them, pero sorry kung hindi naman pala."

"Hey. I'm sorry. I've just had a very long day. They got me writing all of these reports. I'm really sorry, Ms. Mendoza."