Tú Eres Mi Sol

XV

Dei enters Sam's Family's Restaurant, craving for some Laksa and Chicken Tikka. 

"Dei, napadalaw ka!" Sam said as he welcomed Dei into the restaurant

*munch* *munch* 

"Sorry, Sam ang sarap kasi nito e!"

"Ano ba yan?"

"Chicapop from Concha's. I can't seem to stop eating it!"

"Pahingi nga. What brings you here pala?"

"I was craving Laksa and Chicken Tikka."

"Masarap nga to."

"I told you!"

"Are you eating here or I'll have it packed?"

"I'll eat here. Mang Jose is running some errands for the house. Sabi ko I'll wait for him here and plus I know you're here, so I can pester you!"

"Ako na naman nakita mo. Upo ka na dyan. I'll order your laksa and curry from the kitchen and ask them for a lot of shrimps and extra spicy, your favorite."

"Thanks, Sam! You are the best!"

 Sam walks to the kitchen to give instructions

Dei sat down in one of the tables and looked around. She thought she saw a familiar face and squinted and squinted.

"What are you looking at?," Sam asked

"Sam, Isn't that RJ?"

"Uhhmm.. Uhmmm.."

"SAMUEL!!!"

"Oo, Dei, si RJ nga yan"

Dei continued munching. Sam kept quiet.

"Who's the girl?" She asked

"Girl?"

"Yeah, that blonde white girl"

Sam who has a fear of heights said to himself, Sabi ko na e. Dapat sumama na lang ako mag-bungee jumping today

"Sam?"

"She's Victoria. RJ's classmate at NUS"

"I've met most of his classmates. I haven't met this one."

"I think she changed courses"

"Hmmm.." Dei munched some more chichapop.

"Are they close?"

"Close?"

"Oo, Sam, close as in they go out often, talk often?"

"Maybe? Alam mo naman is Paps, he doesn't talk," he replies and mumbles "Eh ikaw nga hindi ka nakwento e."

"Were you saying something else?"

"Wala, Wala." Sam pretends to look around, thinking of something he can do.

"Sam, medyo malayo tayo. Do you have a photo of the girl?"

"Dei, naman anong akala mo sa akin, nagcocollect ng mga photos ng mga babae?"

Dei raises her eyebrows at Sam.

"Eto na, eto na!" Sam opens his phone's photo gallery and looks for a photo. 

"O, Dei eto na."

"She's very pretty. She's got blue eyes. Is she from Europe?"

"Dutch"

"From Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden or Belgium?"

"Hindi ba Netherlands lang yun?"

"Ano ka ba, Sam! Pero I remember RJ's grad photos, I don't seem to remember her."