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jierine

"kuya, i'll go first!" paalam ko kay kuya bago sinubo ang sandwich sa bibig ko.

nadinig ko ang pagsabi niya ng 'ingat' bago ko isara ang pinto. he doesn't have classes today that's why here i am, going to school alone.

"jierine?"

nilingon ko ang pinanggalingan ng boses na iyon at naabutan ang isang lalaking nakangiti sa akin.

"bobby!"

he tried to jog towards me and raised his hand for a high hive. agad ko itong inapiran at tumawa.

"my mom bought a new house here, dito ka rin pala?"

i smiled and walked, sumabay siya at patuloy ang kwentuhan namin. "yeah, welcome to our subdivision."

tumawa si bobby at inayos ang pagkasukbit ng bag niya sa isang balikat niya. laging nawawala ang mga mata neto tuwing tumatawa o ngumiti siya.

"how's jinamarcus doing? i heard nagpaparty siya nung nakaraan."

i nodded. "yup. why? di ka niya ininvite?"

"he did, actually. sadyang di lang ako nakapunta dahil busy sa upcoming game next two weeks. we need to practice hard, dala namin buong school eh." he winked at me.

tumawa ako at tumango. "kung sabagay, four consecutive years na din naman na na kayo ang nanalo. you need to win this para may baon ka naman after graduation natin."

before he can even reply, i felt my phone vibrating so i grabbed it out of my pocket while still listening to bobby's answer.

3 new messages from tristan.

tristan:
sino yang gagong lalaking
violet na buhok na yan?

tristan:
really, jierine? after three
days in the hospital,
ganito maaabutan ko?

tristan:
you walking around with a guy?

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