Excess EXes

15

"kamusta ka na?" Ricci asked anikka, ngiti lamang ang isinagot ni anikka kay ricci.

"okay lang, walang tulog. Ikaw?" Anikka asked ricci, getting her bag so ricci can sit beside her.

"pinupuyat ka naman masyado." Biro ni ricci, sipping on his cup of coffee.

"syempre, lilipat na eh." Anikka answered, offering ricci a bite of her cheesecake.

"Kumusta kayo ni brent?" Ricci asked, remembering the night that they found out who the father was.

Ngiti lamang ang isinagot ni anikka.

"did you tell him?" Ricci asked, borrowing the fork para makakuha siya ng cheesecake.

"Bakit pa?" Anikka asked, trying ricci's coffee naman. "Okay naman siya."

"Are you sure na okay siya?" Ricci asked with a smile, teasing anikka. Sinamaan ni anikka ng tingin si ricci.

"tuloy ka na ba talaga?" Ricci asked anikka seriously.

Nakangiti si anikka at tumango kay ricci.

"sino kasama mo dun?" Ricci asked anikka,

"Si juan." sagot ni anikka, her focus was on her cheesecake.

"For good?" ricci asked, umiling si anikka.

"One month lang si juan dun tapos babalik na siya dito." anikka said, ricci furrowed his eyebrow.

"paano ka?" Ricci asked, staring into anikka's eyes.

"magtratrabaho ako dun, kaya ko naman mag-isa." Anikka said, halata ang lungkot sa mata ni ricci.

"I'm sorry I couldn't come with you." Ricci whispered, anikka smiled. Marami na nga ang nagbago mula ng gabing iyon.

"I know that you have your priorities now cci, okay lang ako." Anikka said, putting her hand on top of ricci.

"One last hug before you go?" Ricci said, anikka nodded and stood up para mayakap siya ni ricci, her head on his chest.

"I'll miss you, I love you." Ricci whispered, kissing anikka's hair.

Mahigpit ang yakap ni anikka kay ricci, and ricci felt the wetness of his shirt.

"alagaan mo sarili mo ha?" Anikka reminded, looking ricci in the eye. "Wag papabayaan ang pangarap, yung haters mo hayaan mo lang. Love someone who loves you back and wants to see you do well in life. I love you Ricci" anikka said, staring directly into his eyes and seeing the way it changed emotion.

"Wag mo na dagdagan ng as a friend, let me enjoy hearing it from you." Ricci said, anikka nodded.

"sayang naman" ricci whispered, inangat niya ang tingin niya para hindi siya maluha. "sayang naman tayo."

Anikka smiled, she let ricci wipe her tears.

"Siguro kung mas maaga ka." Anikka joked, yinakap muli ni ricci si anikka.

"ingat ka dun sa spain ha, wag kang lalapit sa mga español, ingat ka palagi, sobrang mamimiss kita anikka." Ricci said, anikka nodded.

"ingat ka rin dito ha? No injuries ricci." anikka smiled, ngumiti si ricci.

"paki-check si brent ah?" Anikka said, tumango si ricci.

"Si brent pa rin talaga no?" ricci asked, sadness in his eyes, anikka nodded.

"Si brent lang talaga, wala nang iba pa."

"Come back anikka." Ricci said, tumango si anikka, hugging ricci one more time before she leaves for good.

"uuwi ako." anikka assured ricci.