Chapter two (The Chochin)
The Japanese lantern is hanging to the restaurant and you can feel the busy road beside the restaurant. I can feel the breeze of the cold air of this night. I feel so mess up tonight after all of party after party of my cousins. I'm thinking about what happen to that party cause I can't not remember, I drink a glass of water suddenly I hear the voice Charlie..... Charlie ....Charlie boom there go reality I'm so hangover Klyon poke me and said what's up dude I have a confession here, you are so out man. Hang over said Kylon yeah sorry I'm so naïve for you and what's up with your life? It that a question Kylon said. Yeah dude you are fucking me up I'm so hang over here. What ever dude you are so busy partying with your cousins Kylon said. Man you can come with me what's up with that. You know I'm not drinking Kylon Said. Oww streaming only with your virtual ladies. Hey man you so hang over and language please we are Christian now we don't do language here Kylon said. Yeah language look at that lantern it's so beautiful. It's call Chochin in Japanese Kylon said. Yeah Cochin I see that. So what up with you. Oh nothing Kylon said. Well you have confession to say. Well forget about it Kylon said. In Kylon mind He know he got a dilemma. Dilemma which is right or wrong because the virus is spreading in his mind. He is now sending money to Josephine now there are so easy way to send money specially here in the Philippines Kylon favorite is the Smartpadala the easiest way. Kylon want to confess but he is afraid to what will I say. He know that I will stop him. But now He know this is wrong but his loving it. It's satisfied him to send money from Josephine. We eat and do not talk about it. Ok let call it a night I said.. yeah we part ways thank you dude Kylon said. A message pop up to his cellphone a avatar of girl that I see to that message. Oww a girl huh? Yah Kylon said.. It's she special? Sort of dude I have to go Kylon said. Ok and we part ways. I'm suspicious to that message that I don't mind it anyway. Kylon and Josephine were never meet personally they only chat and Josephine pleasing Kylon to send money because she is in need. The chat goes like this Josephine: Waz up... Kylon: Hey beautiful Josephine: How are you handsome.. hehe. Kylon: I'm fine how about you are you still okey. Josephine: No I'm not okey my father not sending me money His sick in Abu Dhabi He had cancer and he is healing right now. Kylon: Your father will be healed don't you worry..I pray for him. Josephine: thank you . you are my true friend. Kylon: that what are friend are for. Im always here for you. Josephine: thank you Kylon Im so happy that I had you. Kylon: You know I will never leave you. Josephine: I know can you send money right now. Me and my son had nothing to eat because of my father is not able to send money. Kylon: Ok I will send money be ready for you and your son.
Stop right there.... What? Josephine has a son she is a single mom. Yeah dude Kylon said. A day after the tomorrow Kylon go my place and confess Josephine is a single mom and He didn't not tell me about the sending money. Hey dude what do you think Kylon said. Well dude think about it, I said. There so many woman here in the Philippines I quote "single" You have to take care and consider her son too. Well okey thanks for advice and whats up with you Kylon said. To me uhmmmm nothing I have a party tonight you can come. "No" you know that I don't drink Kylon said. Okey be just chill dude and love that girl I'm so proud of you. Incase this is your first girlfriend right. Yah right finally my heart starting to feel it that thing call love huh Kylon said. Can I see the picture I said. Suddenly Kylon stop and had that weird face. He do that when He is embarrass I got the feeling that this girl is ugly. Well who's gonna love a nerdy guy and didn't know all of the cheesy line and didn't know how to talk to a girl in his entire life. Then He pull up his phone unlock it and go to his gallery and he show me Josephine. When I see the photos I was literally stun and feel envy inside well a little bit. Man that girl is beautiful so young and have fair skin. Very stunning and the eyes it will catch you the lips is so beautiful not so small not so big just perfect a typical girl but have a beautiful eyes that so catchy . Then I stop looking man you are a lucky guy and tap his bicep haha I said. Well I have to go dude Kylon said. Dude love her my advice and we part ways again.
Kylon was so in love with with Jessica right now. Now Kylon starting to save up his money for Jessica . He is into saving up money challenges week after week Kylon provide money for Jessica not big amount but it's every week. Now the time heading so fast Kylon want to meet Jessica in person. They didn't meet in person yet so Kylon demand a meet up it's gonna be special Jessica is a mysterious girl She have everything around She got many excuses why they didn't meet at the first place. Jessica is complicated. Complicated like she have a son, She was a single mom and need money to provide her son. She was begging for money, she make herself so pity to Kylon for money. I guess is all about the money I wonder what Kylon have in return but nothing Kylon doesn't want a return favor from Jessica he love her so much. This is his first love a butterfly in his stomach every time when they communicate.
One night at the bar a chochin hanging in the ceiling of the bar and it remind me of Kylon. I having two bottles by that time sober the moment at the bad day in the office your boss turn you down. We are only human we make mistake and I having a drink and rest day. I'm planning leave for one day. One day rest. Suddenly my from got a message from Kylon it's say "Dude I need help ASAP. GO to my place right now.
