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Haaaay. Ang gwapo nya.

Gosh, yong nguso nya pagnaka-concentrate sya sa laptop nya. Puma-pout. Cute!

Shit. Yung bangs na nililipad ng hangin. Kaloka. Sarap i-slow-mo. Wag kang magpagupit, please.

Diyos ko. Sya lang ata ang lalaking may karapatang mag skinny jeans sa mundo. Love!

At yung mahabang legs, shet, bumo-boyfriend ang height. Ano ba.

Eeeeeeeh. The bigote. I'm loving the bigote. Eeeeeeh.

Maq, last mo na yan. Pagsaway ni Julie sabay siko sa tagiliran ng kaibigan.

Ow. Ano ba, Jules. Masakit kaya yun huh.

Talaga. Dadagdagan ko pa yan kung hindi ka titigil sa monologue mo. Dagdag nya habang tinapunan ito ng masamang tingin.

Gumanti ito ng isang makahulugang ngiti.

Excuse me, ini-express ko lang po kung ano ang nasa utak mo no. Kasi sure ako na kahit quiet ka lang dyan, nangingisay ka na sa kilig.

Shhhhh. Ano ka ba, Maq. Pwede mag workshop ka naman kung pano bumulong. Ang lakas ng boses mo. Baka marinig tayo. She chided her best friend in a very low voice, giving her a dirty look at pagkatapos ay inilipat ang tingin sa lamesa kung saan nakaupo ang lalaking tinutukoy nito. Bigla syang napangiti.

Hoy, Jules. Yung ngiti mo o. Ayan bumibigay ka na naman.

Para syang natauhan sa sinabi ng kaibigan dahilan para napatingin sya dito.

Tseh.

Hahaha. Speechless teh?

Isang matipid na ngiti ang pinakawalan nya. She knows all too well na kahit ano pa ang sasabihin nya ay makakahanap at makakahanap pa rin ng dahilan si Maqui para tuksuhin sya.

They both fell silent for a moment pero napatingin sya sa gawi ng lamesa ng lalake when he stood up and gathered his things.

He was indeed tall, nearly 6 feet perhaps, and Julie had to agree with her best friend that he's one of the few guys who could get away with wearing skinny jeans without looking 'gay'. Seryoso ang mukha nito but when she saw how he narrowed and crinkled his eyes in deep thought, naisip nyang hindi lang ito seryoso. He was angry about something.

Bigla nyang inalis ang tingin nya dito when she saw him look in her direction and she couldn't help but worry that he had caught her staring. She sighed with relief when he took his eyes away from her within seconds and gently waved her one hand in goodbye as he disappeared through the door.

Hoy, tulalang Julie. May pa-wave-wave ka pa dyan. Close kayo? Pagbibiro ni Maqui.

Napatingin sya sa kaibigan and softly smiled.

Hindi pa, Maq.

Tumawa ito ng mahina.

Wow, Jules. Are you trying to tell me na may balak kang maging close kayo? Lakas-tama mo teh. Mukha pa namang suplado yun. And worse, he doesn't even know you. Kaloka.

Kumawala sya nang mahinang tawa as she played with a straw, drawing imaginary shapes on the table with it. She looked at her friend and heaved a sigh.

But I know him, Maq. At makikilala din nya ako. Seryoso nyang sagot.

Sandaling natigilan ang matalik na kaibigan sa sinabi nya.

Patay na. Elmo Magalona! Stalker alert!

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