The Black Suitcase

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Right now, the handsome guy and I are sitting across each other on the same table. Tapos na kaming mag order and we're just waiting for our food to arrive.

"What-"

"What-"

Natawa kami pareho ng magkasabay pa kaming magsalita. Ever since he fetched me from my room kanina, the atmosphere was a little heavy.

"Sige na. Ikaw na mauna." He said as he took a sip of the cold water. Tumango ako.

"I wanted to ask for your name. Ilang beses na kitang nakabanggaan pero di ko pa rin alam ang pangalan mo," I said. He placed the glass down and laughed. Naintindihan kaya niya yung sinabi ko? Parang di naman ata to nagsasalita at nakaka-intindi ng Filipino.

"Did you understand what I said? Do you want me to translate it to English?" I quickly added which caused him to laugh even more. Sabog ata to eh. Nakahithit ata ng buhangin kanina.

"Forgive me for laughing. It's just that I find you amusing. As for your concern, no need. I can understand you very well. At nakakapagsalita rin ako ng Tagalog." Puta! Nakakapagsalita pala to ng Tagalog, Ingles pa ng Ingles. Nag-effort pa ako. Tss.

"And as for your question, my name is Dio. Dionysus," and then he smiled, his dimples appearing. 

"Dionysus? Like the Greek god? The god of winemaking?" I asked and he nodded. "So your parents are also avid fans of Greek mythology?"

"Yeah. They name all of us after the Greek gods. There's Tyche, the eldest daughter, Nemesis, Nike, Iris and then me, Dionysus." He explained. 

"Ang sipag naman pala ng mga magulang mo. Nakalima agad," I laughed. He snickered too.

"Yeah. They wanted a boy but God keeps giving them a girl. That explains why there are 4 girls in the family and they stopped when they had me," pag eexplain niya at tumango-tango naman ako. "How 'bout you Ms. Calliope? Any back story to your name?"

"Wait, how did you know about my name?" Nagtataka kong tanong sa kanya. I did not remember telling him my name. Maybe the staff did when he was asking for his suitcase?

"Well, you have this paper taped at the bottom of your suitcase that says 'if lost return to Ms. Calliope Van' so I figured out that was your name when I returned it to you," he said.

"Oh kaya pala," I laughed a little. "But yeah, my mom was fond watching of Disney movies noong pinagbubuntis niya ako. Then one time, she watched this show titled Hercules which has 5 characters that were named after the 5 muses which were the goddesses of the arts. She decided that Calliope was a nice name so that's what she named me," mahaba kong eksplenasyon. Tamang-tama namang dumating na yung mga orders namin.

We thanked the staff that served us our food and then we started eating our dinner. We also continued talking about our lives as we enjoyed our food. 

"Why did you decide to go here anyway?" I asked as I drank the juice I ordered. I just finished my food and hinihintay ko na lamang matapos si Dio. 

"I was invited by a friend of mine on his wedding. Dito gaganapin sa Bohol yung kasal kasi taga dito yung babaeng pakakasalan niya," he explained. He got the table napkin and wiped the side of his lips. His pink, kissable lips. Ay ano ba!

"Ah."

"How 'bout you? What made you go here?" He put the table napkin down. I crossed my legs under the table and leaned forward, placing my elbows on the table and my chin on the back of my hands.