"Oi, bro! I just found out from Topie that you're in Brisbane since last year pa pala. Pursuing medicine here?"
"Nah. Just wanna get away, Scott."
"Paano mama mo, Maya?"
"She's fine. Oi, pare, wala ka bang mare-retong Filipina diyan? Ayoko sa puti, eh!"
"Ayan ka na naman, eh. Good boy na ako, nuh. Besides, I've found my GG na."
"What the heck is a GG? Aussie slang na naman ba yan?"
"It means God's Gift."
"'Tang ina, lupit ng term ah! Natamaan ka ata diyan. Saan mo nakilala yan? Wala ba yang mga kaibigan na chikkababes?"
"Ewan ko sayo, Maya. Kaya di ka makahanap kasi di ka nagsi-seryoso. Bumalik ka muna kaya kay Lord."
"Alam mo, men, science is what's real. God is not. It's like believing in Santa Claus or the tooth fairy. 25 ka na, hoy!"
"Eh kung sabihin ko sa'yo na nakilala ko ang future wife ko sa Singles for Christ?"
Maya laughed. "Singles for Christ ang pucha! Ang desperate naman niyan. Ano, puro mga single na nag-ga-gather kasi walang nagmamahal kaya kay imaginary Jesus Christ nalang? Tapos ano?"
"Alam mo, kampon ka na talaga ni Satanas. Nung una, I was just forced to attend but eventually, it helped me go back to God. It helped me love God by changing my ways. As I wake up, instead of unahin ang cellphone, I pray. I go to church every Sunday. I became kinder and a better person, men."
"Asus, maniwala ako sa'yo! Patingin nga ng GF mo."
Scott showed Edith's photo.
"Woah! Ang ganda niya ha. Akalain mo yun. Akala ko puro pangit lang ang sumasali sa mga Singles for Christ na yan."
"Eh, kung batukan kaya kita diyan!" Scott joked. He's known Maya since high school in the Philippines. Hindi pa rin nagbabago.
"Wait, madami bang ibang magaganda dun?"
"At bakit?"
"Sama ako sa'yo next time."
"Hoy, don't use SFC para makabingwit ng chicks. But yes, I will invite you because I know deep inside you, you are still a Christian."
"Don't keep your hopes up, men."
"Actually, Maya, it's not hope. I have faith."
"Well, I don't."
"You'll have one soon."
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Broken Vessels
SpiritualWho were you before you got yourself broken? Where were you going before you got lost? Where was that beautiful smile before it was replaced with tears? Is there really a rainbow after the rain? Is there an end to pain and misery? If there is, would...
