New York
October 2016
Final Session
Thirdy called Loel and invited him to drink that night when he saw her face in his bedroom.
"okay, I know a place! Let's drink"
"Not too much because the session will continue even if we are both have hangover" Thirdy reminded.
"I'll sleep there and i'll cook you Mussels with Wine and Smoky Bacon. That's my hangover soup" Loel said proudly.
and that's what happened, Thirdy was so drunk and Loel just drunk a bottle, he knows that his friend needs someone to be there plus he's driving.
Thirdy woke up that day with a severe headache. Loel slept on the other room but can't be found when he woke up.
"Pota, pati si Loel naging ghost" He whispered habang hawak hawak ang masakit niyang ulo at tyan. When he reached the kitchen, Loel made him a soup with mussels in it. and there's a note.
"Didn't wake u up, take this soup as my challenge for today and rest! See you tomorrow, Chef!"
"at least nagpaalam" he smirked and texted him thanks.
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A day has passed when Thirdy drunk his heart out. Loel's challenge for today is bake something that he'll feel like Gordon Ramsay will approve. Thirdy is baking Cheese Tarts, Egg Tarts and Orange Coconut Cake for Det as a goodbye gift.
While the two are busy on their creations, Elmer went to the kitchen.
"Chef, can we talk?" Elmer smiled sadly.
"Yes, Tito!" He removed his apron and goes to the garden with Elmer.
"You know the day when she sleepover to your place, she asked me if she's too obvious and if you love her. Akala ko she'll finally realize that she needed this. She needed to fall in love with the right person." Elmer narrated.
"I honestly thought na she will never ghost us again because you came. Believe me when I say that you're the only one who makes her so excited to go to the kitchen. She hates the kitchen. All she does is eat in the dining but not go make herself comfortable in the kitchen, but you? you make her eat at the island table, you make her curious, you make her smile. I remember the first time she ghosted us, I hired someone to follow her. She's my daughter. I have to know where she is but Beatriz knows me so well, she found out and invited me to visit her. She told me about this jerk doctor who flirted with her and then one day she just found out that the doctor has fiancé. I promised myself I won't let my daughter be so broken like that. So I allowed her to do her missions, do more of that until that hobby of her became her life."
Elmer has tears falling down.
"And I'm sorry Thirdy that I protected her so much that I made her into this. I made her ghost the guy she really loves"
"Tito" Thirdy finally spoke.
"It's not your fault and I promise you one thing. I'll do everything for her to stay. I'll try my best to make her stay. Maybe this time she has so many doubts but believe me Tito, if she felt the same thing I felt, she'll be back." he added.
Thirdy smiled and tap Elmer's back, The old man wipe his tears and asked,
"Why did you cancelled the trip I booked you for you to enjoy New York?" Elmer remembered
"I'll be leaving tomorrow already, Tito. Mas lalo lang akong malulugmok. NY reminds me of your daughter po and I have to work on my restaurant already." Thirdy smiled
"I'm tampo. You never asked me to invest."
"Tito, you gave so much already."
"You gave Loel not only knowledge but friendship. He won't say that much but he loves you. He always wants a brother and when you came making all of us laugh, he will always say everytime na paguwi mo the exact same thing, "I wish Chef Thirdy was my baby brother""
Thirdy smiled and smells the orange in the cake he's baking.
"Let's stop the drama, Tito! I baked Tita Det's favorite cake."
"That's why it smells so citrus" Elmer said chuckling.
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Philipines
October 2016
Van is the one who picked him up.
"Boi, I missed you!" Van shouted
"Wth! shh" Thirdy punched his best friend jokingly.
"It's fine. I'll let you meet the Chef who I think will be regular when you leave us."
"I won't leave until my restaurant is operating already and have to train that new chef!" Thirdy said.
"No need, bro. All the staff and Chef Iya trained her. Kawawa at first bro isipin mo Chef Iya's kasungitan is so scary."
"Sus bakit sakin di ka naawa noon?"
"Because Chef Iya likes you. She wants you pa nga to be the head Chef kesa sakanya diba"
"I kinda deserve that naman"
"Yabang!"
They drove to Jollibee because Thirdy missed Spicy Chicken Joy.
"What the hell bro. You ordered almost everything!" Van commented,
"Just eat" Thirdy said
Thirdy told Van about what happened, how close he is to Loel na kinatuwa ni Van, how the household likes him and when Van asked
"So you met my kinakapatid?"
"Yeah."
"She's pretty! I told you" Van said
"We kinda...I don't know"
"Huh? Potek. Pabitin ka Ravena"
"Hindi kasi naging kami eh, pero it feels like it."
"Omyghad. what happened? She never falls in love, Thirds. You're the first"
"Yep. and she ghosted"
"Yeah that's so Beatriz!" Van said as if he's slap that Bea ghost everyone when she's starting to fall.
Thirdy's emotion is a traitor ng may biglang tumulong luha sa mga mata niya.
"Fuck, you like her that much?" Van asked
"Boi, I love her so much"
Van is so shocked but he knows that when a Thirdy Ravena falls in love, he will always be the one who never gives up.
