Nung maubos ko ang sigarilyo ay binitawan ko ito at tinapakan. Kukuha pa sana ako ulit ng isa pa pero naalala kong nanghiram lang nga pala ako kanina ng lighter.
Napag desisyunan kong bumili nalang ng lighter sa loob. Pag pasok ko ay may i-ilan na ring tao. Pumunta kaagad ako sa counter para pumili.
"What lighter do you recommend?" I asked Victoria, the owner of this shop.
"Hmm. Let's see what we have here. May mga bagong deliver ako dito eh." Sabi niya habang isa-isang kinukuha ang mga box at nung kukuha sana siya ng upuan dahil hindi niya abot ang sa pinaka taas ay may biglang tumulong sa kanya para kunin yun. Walang kahirap-hirap itong inabot ng lalaki.
Veyn.
"Thanks. You really know when I need you." She said and ruffled the guy's hair.
Mag jowa ba ang dalawang 'to? Ate girl, kung alam mo lang. Kung sino-sino yang minemessage ng jowa mo at isa nako dun.
Isa-isang binuksan ni Victoria ang mga box.
"Here. This one is XICAR EX Windproof Lighter," She said.
It has an eye-catching chequered pattern and its color is only black and gunmetal. Kinda unique but definitely not my type. She opened another box after it.
"This one is Zippo Brass Lighter, it has a protective coating and it's windproof as well. Meron din Rose Gold for this but next week pa ang arrival." She continued.
It's kinda cute but it's not that handy. She opened another box but this time, it's bigger and the box looks way more delicate.
"Here, my dear is a luxury lighter. The Davidoff Prestige lighter Accolades Gilded." She proudly said.
This one looks expensive as hell but I don't like the design. She opened another box.
"This one is S.T Dupont Minijet Chrome Grey Torch Flame Lighter. It's simple but it's totally dope since it's single torch wind-resistant flame lighter, single action sidebar ignition." She said pero wala akong naintindihan dun.
Anong Ignition-ignition pinagsasabi nito? Naghahanap lang naman ako ng magandang design. If maubos na ay tinatapon ko naman kaagad.
"Another luxury lighter we have here is S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 Montparnasse Vertical Lines Lighter- Silver 16817." Proud niyang sabi.
Alam ba niya lahat ng klase ng lighter? Pipili lang naman ako ng may magandang design. Kahit magkano if gusto ko bibilhin ko naman kaagad. Wala akong paki sa mga pangalan ng mga lighters na 'to or kung luxury chuchu kung ano mga pinagsasabi niya.
"Charaaaan! It's waterproof. Numyth Tohil v2 watertight fluid lighter." She gave me a big smile.
It looks like a cylindrical gas tank so it's definitely not my type. Like, eww.
"Wenger Asterion 650602 Lighter. It's bigger than the previous ones but it looks hot right?" She dreamily said. Well, I agree with her pero para kasing car key. She opened another one to let me choose.
"Last but not the least, Colibri Enterprise Triple Jet Flame. It has a fuel level indicator so that the user won't go butane less again. Which one do you like?" She asked.
The last one looks like a grenade so I really like it pero parang gusto ko rin yung lighter na parang susi ng sasakyan.
"I'll get these 2." Pointing at the car key-like lighter and the grenade shaped.
"Great!" She exclaimed and clapped her hands.
When she punched the items, I handed her my card. She swiped it but the machine didn't read it.
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