24H

22H

Hour Twenty-Two

"Oh... papuntang unit ko na 'to ah?" I uttered as I peeked at the window of the car. "Iuuwi mo na ba'ko?"

I didn't mean to sound sad... but I did. And it was so blantantly obvious because I couldn't even fake a smile when he merely nodded.

I sank on my seat as we drew closer to where I lived, when all of a sudden he only passed by it. I sat back up curiously, but didn't ask questions. A little while more and he stopped at the park near the condo where I lived.

He opened the door for me and held my hand as we walked towards the park. "Anong pakulo 'to?" My tone was agitated, he was being too cryptic and that irked me.

He smiled shyly and scratched the back of his head. "Substitute amusement park date. 'Yun kasi 'yung original plan... kaso kinulang yung 24 hours ko."

He grabbed my hand, intertwined our fingers, and then led me to the swings.