Head Over Feet

Shadow

By the end of the afternoon, the whole restaurant was jampacked.

The group decided to order another round of beer to kick off the start of the term.

"Shucks last 2 terms!" Val shouts

"Kung papasa sa thesis 2." Tuns says

"Ang positive mo talaga eh noh?" RJ looks at Tuns

"May practicum pa." Je says

"Next term pa yun wag mo na problemahin." Val says as she holds Je's hand.

"Cheers everyone!"

As RJ downs his bottle, he sees a familiar face a few tables away from them.

RJ cranes his neck trying to get a better look but he couldn't really tell from where he was seated.

"Namamalik mata ba ako?"   he thought. "Si Dei ba yun?"

Tuns notices RJ becoming agitated, elbows his sides and whispers

"Huy. Ano problema mo?"

"Si Dei ata. Ayun o sa kabilang table!" RJ whispers back.

"Ha?! Asan?!"

"Ayun pare ayun o. Yung naka sleeveless. Tsk. Naka sideview kasi eh spottan mo nga."

Tuns tries to check, but he doesn't see anyone familiar.

"Wala naman eh. Pare malala ka na. Chaka ano naman gagawin nun dito?"

"Teka nga." RJ says as he removes Trish's Anaconda-like arms around his.

"Where are you going ARJHAY?" Tipsy Trisha says.

"Uh, CR lang. Sandale."

RJ walks towards the table where he thought she was, but it has been occupied by new customers.

He runs to the street to see if he can still catch her, and there she was, walking a few meters away with a few friends laughing.

RJ runs towards her, shouting out her name "Dei! Dei!"

But she doesn't look back.

When he finally catches up with her, he taps her shoulder.

She turns around with a puzzled look on her face.

"Yes?"

"Uhm, sorry Miss... I thought you were someone else."

RJ looks around to check where Dei might have gone, but finally admits defeat.

"Tsk. Malala na nga ata ako."

RJ drags his feet as he walks back to the restaurant.

.......

Meanwhile, Dei thought she heard a familiar voice a few meters away calling out her name.

She discreetly looks around, but did not see anyone.

Hm. Multo ata. She thought.