choosing not to

kasi yun ang mahalaga

may 14 2017
at the hotel room balcony

maine kelan ka pa natuto magyosi?

tagal na. may winter kasi sa macau although di naman talaga snow. mga 4deg celsius lang

pwede mag-request?

ano yun?

tigil mo na

occasional lang naman. like when we go out or pag di ko kaya ang lamig

still... it's not good for your health

i'll keep an open mind

can i ask something?

then suddenly, her phone rang. when she saw the name flashing on her phone's screen she simply said

sorry i just have to take this

sure go ahead

hey there
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yup
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oo nga eh... oh and the plate number was a surprise too
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haha grabe sa right side nga ako pumasok nung una
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sa thursday ko na lang isosoli auto mo ha ang dami ko pa kasing bibilhin kasi naman ang haba kaya nung listahan mo
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no that's ok wala naman na akong lakad ng friday tsaka pwede naman ako magtaxi
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and just so you know i deserve that tiramisu when i get back
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TALAGA! you'd do that?
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call chef seli, she will arrange it for us
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kahit alam ko libre ang tawag mo wag mo abusuhin ang kumpanya. magbabay ka na. oh by the way till when ka overnight shift?
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no need na, my flight back is macau naman di na ko mag-hk
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sige na have a great shift

she hangs up the call and turned to face rj. lucky for her, she missed seeing how sad his eyes were... how broken he felt... and how envy he is of the person on the other line.... a thought now lingered in his head 'masaya na sya yun naman ang mahalaga... mali... yun naman ang pinaka-mahalaga.....'

sorry. you were asking something di ba?

ahh yeah.... was about to.... ahm.... sino yung tumawag?

ah si gelo

ah yung classmate ni isay at addie nung college?

yes sya nga

he wanted to ask some more but then lester's words hit him.... gusto nga ba talaga nyang malaman ang sagot? masaya sya.... 'yun ang pinakamahalaga' he reminded himself...

baka nilalamig ka na

medyo. tara pasok na tayo?

and just when she started heading towards the sliding door

maine, napatawad mo na ba ko?

she closed her eyes trying to prevent the tears from falling.... and without looking she said

rj you don't need my forgiveness....

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wala ka naman kasalanan....

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