"Hello" Niko said.
"Hello" Riki replied.
For a few seconds, they both just smiled at the screen, unsure of what to say next. Riki had the 'advantage' of already watching Niko's videos so she had an idea of how he looked.
"Sorry, medyo pixelated. Hininaan ata ang bandwidth ng telco e." Niko said.
"Hmm" Riki nodded. "Wait, bakit parang may damo dyan sa likod mo?"
Niko turned and looked behind him. "Ah. Andito ako sa rooftop ng building. Sa kabilang side na may maliit na garden sa lower floor. Eh ikaw, mukhang nasa labas ka din? Balcony?"
"Ah. Nasa roof top din ako ng condo. Sa kabilang side nung door. Maaraw kasi..."
"Ah. Madalas ka dyan?"
"Mostly sa hapon pag pababa na yung araw."
"Pareho tayo"
"What do you mean? Tambay ka rin ng roof deck?" Riki was curious.
"Oo. Dito ako nag-e-exercise" Niko replied.
Lightbulb moment.
"Ano oras ka nasa roof deck?" They asked each other in unison.
"Sorry, go ahead" Niko said.
"Sorry" Riki apologized.
"It's okay. Go ahead" Niko repeated.
"Anong oras ka nasa roof deck?" Riki asked shyly.
"Dati, sa morning before ako mag-start ng work. Pero now, sa late afternoons..."
"Ah. I also started working out dito sa roof deck."
"Ah talaga?" Niko was getting excited with this information.
"I figured, mas may space kasi dito sa taas unlike sa apartment ko lang" Riki explained
"True. Ang hirap gumalaw kung limited ang space. Besides, madalas ako mag-jogging. I've seen you dance, what kind of dances do you do?"
"I trained in ballet but now I do modern ballet. Minsan, hiphop, jazz..."
"Do you still dance ballet?"
"Sometimes. Pag nag-eemote ako" Riki giggled. "Do you dance?"
"Uh, yeah!"
"Really? What dance do you do?"
