"Dei...nice name. Owki. Laters, Dei."
"Temeng, mukhang may bago kang 'friend' ah."
"Gags ka, Dean. Tantanan mo na yang isang emo eme pa, pero try mo ulit bukas."
(Viber) Online na ako, Ma. Facetime! Misyu na.
Just got back from the tour. Pagoda. Nap muna ako.
K will wait. Labyu.
At the hotel bar...
"Aren't we together in the tour earlier? Hi, Rafa here."
"Ha. Hi. Dean, as in dean professor, dean's lister. Haha, sorry I'm just tipsy."
"Haha D-E-A-N. On holiday? With your family?"
"Yes, I'm with my sisters."
"Ahh. I met Dei this morning, awkward start. Hope I didn't make a bad impression on her."
"Si Ate Meng? Nicomaine Dei is her full name. We all have Nico in our names. Mine's a bit complicated. So, just Dean."
"Hhhmm, Dei. You know she looks familiar. Has she been in Paris or New York? I've seen her before."
"Ahh, yeah. She travels a lot. She's ahh... she likes travel."
"I'm a writer by the way. Just shows, productions, events, few novels. A travel vlogger, yeah I go to a lot of places."
"Okay."
"I'm doing one for Hawaii, too. A vlog I mean."
"Ow."
"You know, Dei would look really good in the camera. She's very pretty. Well-defined features, expressive eyes, sad eyes though."
" ..."
"Sorry, I'm talking too much."
"It's fine."
"Uhhmm, you think Dei would mind if I include her in my vlog? I took some shots during the tour earlier. Her funny faces are so, priceless!"
"Hala, you stalked her? That's not good. She won't like it."
"Sorry , sorry. I'll delete it. Here."
"Uy, ganda ng kuha ah. You should ask her first."
"Great! Another shot? It's on me."
"Thanks, but no thanks. I'm heading back. Nice meeting you, Raffy."
"Same, Dean. Talk soon. It's Rafa."
"Te Nikki, yung guy na kausap ni Meng sa van kaninang umaga, mukhang na smitten kay Yayadub haha. Nang–istalk habang namamasyal tayo. Madaldal kausap, parang mahangin, pero mukhang totoo naman sya."
"Paano mo nalaman?"
"Tinabihan ako sa bar kanina." *Batok from Ate
Later that night, hindi makatiis si Rafa. Nagpost sa IG with the caption: When Honolulu's sunshine gets even brighter. :)
Sunod-sunod ang notifs sa phone ni Alden nahawak ni Mama Ten habang nasa shoot sila.
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