Maybe You & I

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DAN

What the hell? Ako boyfriend ng batang babaeng ito? I looked at Harold, parang hindi siya makapagsalita. Hahaha gusto kong tumawa. I looked at my friends and they were all surprised with the news that was dropped in front of them. Parang lahat napa nganga. Ako gusto kong tumawa ng tumawa sa mga reactions nila. I looked at the young girl whose arms are wrapped around my arm and Harold, oo nga naman hindi sila bagay. May hitsura naman si Harold pero mukha ngang mayabang. And the girl beside me must be 17 or 18, mature looking na siya.  Sexy and hot din ah. I could smell her perfume and I do not know what got into me, pero I leaned over to her and kissed her temple. SHe seemed surprised by my action kasi  her hold became tighter parang warning na huwag mo na uulitin at tatadyakan kita diyan. She looked at me and I smiled at her. She masked her surprise with a smile. Ano na ulit name niya? Allie.

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"Allie? Your parents are Joaquin and Anna Escudero, right?"

"Yes sir."

"Pano yan, Dan calls us sa mga first names namin and she does call us Sir or Tito. And you are his girlfriend, Eh di Jake na din ang itawag mo sa akin?"

"Eh mas malala naman kung Tita ang itawag ni Harold sa kanya. Mas mukha pang matanda tong si Harold eh."

And they all laughed. I laughed too.

I stood up and took her hand in my hand. She looked at me questioningly and then she hesitated. I looked at her assuringly.

"Excuse us for a while. I promised to bring her home early. Kaya ihahatid ko na tong girlfriend ko at baka mapagalitan ako."

I looked at my friends who smiled and quipped:

"Dapat lang may curfew yan hahaha."

Nginitian ko na lang sila and pulled Allie beside me. Pagtayo niya, hmmmm matangkad. She must be 5'8". I am 6'4" and she does not look so small beside me. I looked down and saw she's wearing flats. We were on our way out when she pulled my hand, she was saying something. I could not hear clearly due to the blaring noise of the party. I bent down so I could understand h.

"Sir, you can just leave me ith my friends. Thank you for helping me."

Are you for real? I was ready to let her go and leave her where she wants to stay

"Allie,"

Ayun na naman nanigas na naman siya. Paglingon ko kung sino yung tumatawag, si Harold. Loko tong batang to. Mukhang takot din tong Allie na to sa kanya.

"Yes Harold?"

"Uuwi na ba kayo?"

"Actually Harold, we were going to her friends muna at magpapa alam lang kami and we're going somewhere else. Siyempre naman I am allowed to go on a date with my girlfriend di ba?"

"Ah ok."

"That being settled, excuse us?"

And I wrapped my arms around Allie"s waist. Damn, sexy tong batang to. Kaya pala hinahabol siya eh.

She guided us to the table where a bunch of high school girls were busy laughing at someone's silly joke. Harold trailing behind us.  Tignan natin kung pano niya i e explain sa kanila na bigla na lang siyang may kasamang matandang lalaki. Hahahha

"Guys,mauna na kami. D-Dan will bring me home na."

"Akala ko...."

"Nandito si Harold, join na lang siya sa inyo mukhang nag iisa eh," sabi ko

The tallest girl in the froup was the first to recover and answered sure to me.

"Sure Dan, sabi mo eh."

At kilala nila ako. By the looks of it no one will squeal on Allie kay Harold. Mukhang barkada ko lang din tong mga kaibigan niya. Mukhang tye secret is safe with them.

I took Allie's hand and we left the building. When we gotnin tye car, alam ko na natatakot na siya.

"So where to?"

"Huh?"

"Sabi ko, where to? Saan kita ihahatid? Sa bahay niyo ba?"

"Alam mo ba bahay namin?"

"Hindi."

"I live in Tagaytay. You can just drop me off diyan sa Taguig, I'll call my driver to come pick me up. Nakakahiya naman po sa inyo Tito.,"

"Tito? Sobra naman tong maka Tito. Bata pa ako no. I'm just 23 years old. I presume mga 17- 18 ka na."

"Sobra naman. 15 lang ako. I'll be 16 on August 17. Sobra naman to."

"15 ka lang?"

"Oo."

"Naku! Patay ako nito sa Tatay mo. Baka makulong ako. Sige, kuya na lang basta huwag Tito"

"I'll explain it to them. Sa Taguig mo na lang ako ibaba."

"Hindi ihahatid kita sa inyo."

"Huh? Huwag na."

"Bakit? You're afraid ano? Takot ka sa Tatay mo."

"Hindi naman kaso....I'm probably out of your way."

"Hindi naman. I happen to live in Tagaytay too. So malapit lang."

I looked at her fidgeting

"Don't worry, kakausapin ko  Daddy mo."

"No please."

"Bakit?"

"Basta."

"Sige. Pero daan muna tayo ng drive thru. Gutom ako eh. Hindi ako kumain sa party. Ikaw nakakain ka ba?"

She shook her head. Pareho kaming di kumain.

"Sir, kulang po sa crew hindi po kami makakaserve sa Drive thru. "

"Pero pwede naman mag serve sa dining di ba?"

"Yes sir. Sa drive thru lang po hindi pwede."

"Sige. Park na lang kami diyan."

I looked at her and she was reading something sa phone niya.

'Allie, us it okay for you na sa loob na lang tayo order? I will ask you to stay in the car sana kaso delikado. You have to come with me sa loob. Okay lang?"

"Okay"

And we went inside the fastfood store