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"Hi!"


I greeted Presly when he finally answered my call. I just got home from work, and cellphone agad ang inatupag. Presly chatted me earlier that I can call him, free time niya daw kasi ngayon.


"You're wearing my t-shirt again." He said and chuckled.


Kaya konte lang yung damit ko dito sa condo niya kasi nakasanayan ko ng suotin yung mga damit niya. Pati panlakad na mga damit niya, ginagawa kong pambahay. Wala lang I feel comfortable wearing it.


"Why?You don't like it?" I asked and pouted. Umayos muna siya sa pagkakasandal sa headboard ng kama bago niya ako sinagot.


"No, I love it. You look good." He said and smiled, napangiti nalang tuloy ako.


"How's work?" He asked. Dumapa muna ako sa kama bago siya sinagot.


"Okay lang naman. Davao to Cebu and Cebu to Davao lang byahe ko. Bukas naman Davao to Manila and Manila to Davao. Thanks god at wala pa akong pang international sched. How about you?How's your work?" I explained and I also asked.


"It was good. We still have a meeting tomorrow. I'll be busy again." He said and yawned.


"Ganun ba?" Tumanggo lang siya. I glanced to the wall clock. Its already 11:00 in the afternoon. Maghahating gabi na din sa USA ngayon. I looked at Presly again.


"Its already 11 pm there. Go to sleep now. I'll be cooking my lunch too." I said tumanggo naman siya at humiga na. I stood up and get out from the room to go to the kitchen.


"Baby." He called.


"Hmmmmm?"


I opened the refregirator to look for foods that I can cook. Buti nalang nakapag grocery pa kami ni Presly bago siya umalis. Kung wala, naku nag fafastfood na naman ako ngayon.


"Hindi pa ako makakauwi." Napatigil ako sa ginagawa ko at unti-unting tumingin sa screen ng cellphone ko.


"Why?"


"We still have something to do here. Maybe on Tuesday and Thursday uuwi na kami." He explain. Napaayos naman ako ng tayo at tumanggo nalang.


Excited pa naman akong umuwi siya. Kahit 2 days pa lang kaming hindi magkasama, I still miss him. But, I will still wait for him. 5 years nga nakaya kong wala siya sa tabi ko, yung 2 days pa kaya?


"Okay." I said and continue looking for food. Nang makakita na agad ko yung inilabas mula sa ref.


"Im sorry baby. Promise I'll come home soon." Sabi niya. Tinignan ko siya at ngumiti, para patunayan na okay lang.

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