MISSION: ELIMINATE ALL DAVE'S GIRLFRIENDS

29TH MISSION: MAY EBIDENSYA NA SA CELLPHONE MO EH. MAG DE-DENY PA BA KO?

"no way!? Im youre boyfriend. I should pay."

"dont be silly Dave. No one is around. You can stop pretending."

"am not."

"you are. Girlfriend mo lang ako dahil sa mission ko. Nothing less, nothing more."

"kailangan bang ipamukha mo sa akin yan lagi?"

"just stating a fact." Leilanie shrugged her shoulder na lalong nagpainis kay Dave.

"fine. Basta ako magbabayad."

"Why? Ako naman magsusuot?"

"because i want to. Now, lets go and shut up."

hindi na nakipagtalo si Leilanie. After a couple of minutes ng paglilibot sa loob ng store na napili ni Dave,

"blue!"

"Baby pink!"

"blue!"

"baby pink!"

"bagay sayo ang blue."

"gusto ko baby pink."

"gusto ko blue."

"edi ikaw mag suot nyan."

Napahilamos ng mukha si Dave. (talagang inuubos nya pasensya ko ah?) Pero walA din syang nagawa.

"fine. Akin na yan at babayaran ko."

Leilanie smile victoriously ng hablutin ni Dave ang pink na two piece and nagtungo sa cashier. bumalik si dave na may dalang dalawang paper bag. Paglabas nila,

"italian."

"jollibee."

"japanesse"

"jollibee"

"atleat pizza min lang."

"sure. You go that way. And i will take the left. Hahanap ako ng jollibee."

Leilanie was about to turn her back ng hablutin sya ni Dave.

"damn it! Okay, okay. Jollibee na kung jollibee. Let's go. Isip bata"

Dave grabbed her by wrist while Leilanie smirking. Panalo nanaman sya. Nakikita na nya si jollibee na kumakaway sa kanya habang nakangiti. Pero me nabunggo syang batang babae.

"shit. its my fault. Im sor-"

"tito dave?" Hindi natuloy ng dalaga ang sasabihin ng sumigaw ang bata sa tuwa.

"hi sweety. Sino kasama mo?" dave smiled at agad binuhat ang batang babae.

"si mommy. Were having our shopping for youre party." As if on cue, napansin sila ng magandang babae na kanina ay may kausap sa telepono. Kumaway ito sa kanya.

"Ang aga nyo namang magshopping para sa party?"

"alam mo naman busy ako lagi. Besides, mabilis laNg ang isang buwan" the woman said with a smile at napatingin kay leilanie. "who is she?"

"oo nga pala." Dave said.

"oh great. Nakalimutan ako. That's good." Leilanie whispered sarcastically na hindi nakaligtas sa pandinig ni Dave.

"hey," dave is now talking to her. "she is brenda. My couin. And this is Shane. Her daughter. And brenda, Shane, she is Leilanie."

"Girlfriend mo?" Brenda asked

"yes/No" dave and leilanie answered in unison. They both glared at each other. Mukhang magtatalo nanaman sila.

"no were not." Leilanie said

"yes we are." Dave countered.

"were not." Leilanie said one pitch higher.

"we are." He said na tila naiinis na.

Leilanie were about to talk again but she stop when the child named Shane butt in.

"Tito, diba sya yung nasa wall paper ng cellphone mo?"

They were all stunned. Di makasagot si Dave. Namula ito at umiwas ng tingin.

(Maybe silence means guilty.) Leilanie thought to herself.

"wait, ano ba talaga? Mag boyfriend/ girlfriend ba kayo?" Brenda ask.

"no/yes" sabay ulit nilang sagot. The only difference now is, Dave said no while Leilanie said yes.

"akala ko ba, 'we're not?" Ginaya pa ni Dave ang pagkakasabi ng dalaga sa 'were not'.

Leilanie fold her arms across her chest and show her famous pang inis smile.

"May ebidensya na sa cellphone mo eh, mag de-deny paba ako?"

Muling namula si Dave at umiwas ng tingin habang bumubulong sa sarili ng.

(ang lakas talagang mang asar.)

*(aYoeMi)*