Aling Gloria’s Restaurant
After dinner Benji and Sinag went to Aling Gloria’s restaurant which is just near from their alma mater, Aling Gloria’s halo-halo is SCHS students' favorite hang out including them. They have visited the store several times during high school just before Sunshine finds out about Trisha’s scheme. Only one table is occupied when they came in to the store, probably it is already pass the bedtime of most of the people of Candelaria unlike in daytime, this store is always jampack.
“Sinag? Tutoo bang si Sinag itong kasama mo Benji?” Aling Gloria, the owner of the halo-halo store exclaimed
“Wala na pong iba Aling Gloria, kaya paorder po ng dalawang special halo-halo” Benji Said
Aling Gloria quickly instructed her staff to prepare their order then she just stares at Sunshine for a while absorbing the fact that one of her favorite SCHS student is back to visit her.
“Kamusta po Aling Gloria, nakakatuwa naman po at natatandaan nyo pa kami” Sunshine said
“Bakit naman hindi kita matatandaan eh isa ka sa paborito kong estudyante sa SCHS. Natutuwa akong makita kayo ulit magkasama. Pero mas natutuwa akong makita ka Sinag, si Benji kasi tuwing uuwi yan dito sa Candelaria eh palaging bumibisita dito. Halikayo, at available naman ang paborito nyong pwesto nung high school kayo” Aling Gloria said and Sunshine smiles at her as the old lady still remembers those little things about them. “Ito rin ang paboritong pwesto ni Benji kapag dinadalaw nya ako dito. Si Christian ko, nag-asawa na nung isang taon pa, hindi ka na nahintay bumalik Sinag” she added smiling
“Ikamusta nyo po ako sa kanya” Sunshine said
“Makakarating” Aling Gloria replied
“Asenso na po ang tindahan nyo Aling Gloria, dati po Aling Gloria’s Halo-halo lang pero ngayon restaurant na po at operating 24 hours na rin po kayo” Sunshine gladly commented
“Nakuha sa sipag at tyaga, parang kayo ng Tatay mo, ayun ang laki na nung dating sari-sari store lang. Ako naman, hindi ko malakihan ‘tong pwesto, kaya eto nagdesisyon kaming mag-asawa na gawin 24 hours na lang, hindi naman kami nagkamali ng desisyon mas lumakas ang tindahan namin simula nun” Aling Gloria said when their order arrives. "Marami na akong idinagdag sa menu, ano pang gusto nyo?” Aling Gloria asked
“Ok na po yung halo-halo, nag dinner na po kami, dessert po ang ipinunta namin dito” Benji replied
“Salamat naman at hindi nyo pa rin ako nakakalimutan. O sya maiwan ko na kayo at may mga bagong dating na customer” Aling Gloria said then walks her way to the greet her customers
“Hindi pa rin sya nagbabago, iba pa rin ang smile nya kapag ikaw ang nakikita nya” Benji said
“Botong-boto kaya sa akin yang si Aling Gloria para sa anak nyang si Christian.” Sunshine said smiling upon recalling how Aling Gloria was smitten to her like her son Christian.
“Wala naman binatbat sa akin yung si Christian, bukod sa mas matalino, mas gwapo kaya ako dun” Benji brags
“Oo nga” Sunshine softly agreed but since Benji is too attentive of her, his heartbeat started to race when he hears her comment. “Ang dami rin memories dito sa Aling Gloria’s, may time nga noon na para lang makakain kami ng halo-halo, nagshare kaming tatlo nila Katrina at Jorge sa isang basong halo-halo” she recalls
“At dahil bet ka ni Aling Gloria para sa anak nya, binigyan ka nya ng libreng halo-halo” Benji said
“OMG, how did you know that?” Sunshine surprisedly asked
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