She was humming by the time she arrived at her office on a Monday morning. Good mood siya dahil nung Sunday ay maghapon siyang nagresearch at nagtanim gamit ang nabili niyang vegetable seeds sa expo weeks ago. She also didn't mind doing a killer cardio routine yesterday. Ang dami na nyang time. Dati kasi namomroblema siya sa trabaho kahit weekends. Pero ngayon, may work-life balance na siya.
Maaga pa naman. She decided to check her facebook account first. As expected, maraming notifs dahil nagpalit siya ng profile picture. It was a candid shot of her from the expo appreciating the beauty of the sunflowers in the landscape. And by candid, she meant totally scripted. Gusto niya sanang i-credit ni Julian sa caption pero ayaw niyang mamroblema sa issue kaya di niya na lang tinuloy.
May mga ilang nagtanong kung saan iyon kinuhanan at kung ongoing pa daw ang event. Mabilis siyang nagtipa ng sagot at nagexit. Kaso ay tumunog agad ang phone niya dahil sa panibagong notification.
Mariela Castillo commented on your profile picture.
Mariela Castillo: Sino kasama mo?
Nanlaki ang mga mata niya. Halatang nang-aasar ito dahil pwede namang ichat yon sa kanya!
Tumunog ulit ang phone niya.
Mariela Castillo replied to her comment on your profile picture.
She gasped then clicked on the notification. She was immediately redirected to Aye's comment.
And it was a fucking gif of papaya.
Napakabruha talaga! At talagang nag-abala pa itong magsearch niyon! Dali-dali niyang binura ang mga comment nito bago pa maraming makakita.
Her messenger app pinged this time.
Mariela: At bakit may pagbura ng comment ko?
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Mariela: Isa ka talagang #maruPOKPOK
Nadine: Bwisit ka talaga!
Mariela: WOW HA!
At pagkatapos ay tinadtad siya nito ng mga picture, sticker, gif na puro papaya pati isang questionable article na tungkol sa benefits ng lecheng prutas na iyon.
Tuloy ay nilagay niya muna sa mute ang conversation thread nila.
Napahinga siya ng malalim.
So, is she and Julian dating?
Hindi niya rin sure. At di pa rin siya handang pangalanan kung ano man ang meron sa kanila. Hindi rin naman nagiinitiate si Julian. They're just contented with enjoying each other's company for now.
Wala naman masyadong nagbago. Close friends pa rin sila. Except that they're having sex.
Hindi banyaga sa kanya ang ganong setup pero somehow, it's different from the flings she'd had before. Not even the same with what she had with Sydney.
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