Philippines
January 2017
The Grid
Bea and Thirdy is now nagkukulitan. Bea's so full, napadami ang kinain nito. When Dani and Loel arrived nagtinginan sila kasi parang hindi sila nakikita ng dalawang magjowa.
"Kuya Loel, kala ko ba kakain? Bakit parang harutan?" Dani asked habang kumukuha ng ulam na tira ni Bea at Thirdy.
"Why am I here nga? Nakakainis. ang landi" Loel ranted,
"Who picked you up?" Thirdy asked
"A driver." and she remembered her luggage,
"Kuya I told the driver to deliver my luggage sa house mo"
"May house ka naman bakit hindi mo gamitin?"
"May house ka dito?" Gulat na tanong ni Dani at Thirdy.
"Long story plus I don't even know saan yon" Bea brushing off the topic.
The four of them continue to tease each other.
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For the first time, Thirdy left the Chefs and staff in the kitchen.
The couple will be trying different Filipino food. They'll start in Jollibee and then Manam for today.
Thirdy drove to Mall of Asia because he also promised Bei that they'll watch the sunset.
"Is that far?" She asked
"Depends on the traffic, Bei"
"Why do you look so nervous?"
"I don't know. I'm worried sa restaurant"
"I told you naman we can just stay there."
"Nah. I promised to let you try Filipino food eh."
"I'll stay here for one week, Thirds! No need to rush"
"Exactly one week lang"
"Hey! Good thing nga they allowed me to-"
but Thirdy cutted what she's saying "Let's not fight? one week ka lang dito magaaway pa tayo"
"Fine." Bea said coldly.
When they reached Manam, Thirdy is the one to order and Bea is still not on her mood. Hindi na din siya sinuyo ni Thirdy kasi parehas silang pagod kaya hinayaan na niya muna.
While waiting for their order, he asked "where will you stay?"
"Kuya's"
"Okay. You can also sleepover also in my condo."
"Nah. Mom and Dad will look for me since they'll arrive here tomorrow morning."
"Do you want us to fetch them?"
"No need. You'll be busy sa restaurant."
Thirdy couldn't take the coldness, he holds her hand "Hey, I'm sorry okay. I'm just really tired"
Bea stares at his eyes "okay sorry din" she whispered and their orders arrived.
After eating, they went to the sea side and watched the sunset. "Ohhh cute there's a ferris wheel."
"We can ride it so that we can watch the sunset there" Thirdy suggested,
"Yey yes please" Bea is super happy now.
"I'll always find you, ghost" Thirdy whispered while they are already riding the Moa eye.
"Yeah. You really are my ghostbuster" She chuckled,
"Bei, will you stay here?"
"In this Ferris wheel? No Chef!" She jokingly answered.
Thirdy just chuckled but he knows that Bea is just pushing the topic away.
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Noong medyo nagdilim na. They stayed muna sa seaside for a while. Bea telling Thirdy how she's doing well in the hospital and Thirdy naman is telling her how he's grateful that the restaurant is in demand.
"Everything is well no?" Bea said,
"Yeah. Bei, you don't want to work here in the Philippines?" He asked trying his luck again.
"Ikaw, you don't want to go open a restaurant in NYC?"
"No" He answered straight away.
"Oh I see" She said
"So ikaw? You don't like it here?"
"I don't, Thirds" she answered honestly too.
"Well, I guess we have to really do LDR" He chuckled
"Wait we have to eat pa right?" Bea reminded
"Yea. Chickenjoy. Drive thru nalang. Lets go"
Inalalayan ni Thirdy si Bea pababa sa pinagkakaupuan nila and they went back to the parking lot.
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Thirdy ordered a bucket of Chicken, Two Palabok, 1 Spaghetti, and 1 Burger steak. They'll eat it daw pag dating sa house ni Loel.
"Chef, Van texted he said we should visit him and Mariane daw" Bea said
"Yeah. They invited us nga. My other friends also want to meet you eh"
"Ohhh You have many friends?"
"Not really. They're fun to be with. You'll meet them tomorrow"
"Okay. I'm shy but okay"
Thirdy smiled and held her hand. They drove back to Loel's house and enjoyed Jollibee. Loel's house was filled with laughters. They definitely have a bond that no one can break.
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