Short stories compilation

Untitled pt.2

Cloud's POV

I found her sleeping in the passenger's seat beside the driver's. She's really beautiful.

*ting*

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"How you doing?"

Been good.

"Traveling with Ysa?"

Yeah. Traveling with her seems nice. She's cheerful kase.

"She's rare."

And she's so soft-hearted.

"Wow! What have she done to you? You seems to be in a good mood with her."

I'm always in a good mood.

"Really? Even if you're not? Remember that you get mad at Lyn because of what happened?"

I'm still mad at her.

"So pagbalik niyo kayo na?"

Nope.

"Why? May problema ba dun?"

Di niya ko deserve.

"Drama mo."

She deserve much better.

"You can be better."

Wait. Ba't mo ba ko pinupush?

"My goodness Cloud. You're single and it's the right time to have a girlfriend. It's been a long time."

What?

"She's perfect for you."

Are you crazy?

"Nope. Just take a risk."

Di pa kami ayos.

"It's your fault. Edi sana okay kayo if di ka naging cold towards her."

Chat you later. Driving.

"So you're driving and you're using your phone? Are you crazy?"

Nakared naman yung stoplight saka medyo traffic.

"K."

I put my phone down and looked at her. I also wonder kung ba't ako naging cold nun. Maybe because we're not close enough to say that words to me? So sensitive mo naman Cloud🙄. After a while, nakarating na kami sa hotel and I woke her up.

"Ysa, we're here sa hotel." I said. She opened her eyes and fix her hair and bumaba na siya. She waited for me sa elevator kase yung isang key card nasa room naming dalawa. Nung pumasok kami sa room, binaba lang niya yung gamit niya then inopen niya na yung laptop niya. Nag-aayos ako ng clothes ko nung narinig kong may kausap siya.

In call...

Prince, where's your kuya Pao?

"Kuya Pao, Ate Ysa's in facetime."
"Where are you?"

South Korea. Why?

"Why are you there?"

Aren't you happy? Hahaha after all this time, nakapagtravel na rin ako.

"I mean does your mom know?"

Yeah. Bakit naman hindi? I won a ticket to South Korea nung foundation day namin.

"Ilang days? Sana all."

5 days.

"How 'bout your school?"

I've taken the modules and lectures with me so it's fine.

"What the heck? Travel tas aral. Are you crazy?"

I can do both.

"Ilan tinapos mong lecture kagabi?"

7 major lectures & 3 minor lectures.

(WHAT?! Kagabi lang yun? Kaya siguro ang cold niya sa plane.)

"What the heck? Ba't ka pumayag? Pwede ka namang umayaw!"

(The man that she's talking to is currently shouting. I hope na umalis yung bata dun sa tabi nung kausap niya. Kawawa naman eardrums nung bata.)

I can do it naman. Saka most of the time nagseself study naman ako. At least I have a copy of modules and lectures.

(So yung nilabas niyang envelope sa maleta niya kanina, modules lang lahat ng yon? WOW!)

"Hay nako! Cge na magrest ka na. Malamang namasyal na kayo nung kasama mo jan."

(Pano niya nalamang may kasama si Ysa?)

Pano mo nalaman?

"May bag jan ng lalaki oh. Tapos may sapatos din na panglalaki. Bumibili ka ng rubber shoes na pangmens pero di naman ganyan kalaki yung sapatos mo."

(Ahh okay make sense.)

Oww okay. Cge na bye.

"Ingat jan."

Ingat din jan.

Toot... Toot...

Nilabas niya yung iPad niya and yung Apple Pencil niya and she wrote some stuffs.

"Di ka pa pagod?" Sabi ko.

"Di pa naman. Nakatulog naman ako sa car kaya okay lang." sabi niya. Eh mga 2hrs lang yon. Bawi na agad yung pagod niya? Wow!

"Mga anong oras ka matutulog? Mamamasyal pa tayo bukas." Sabi ko.

"Mga 12mn? Or 1am? Depende. Tapusin ko lang 'to. Di naman tayo aalis ng sobrang aga bukas. Matulog ka na kung gusto mo." Sabi niya.

Ysa's POV

Kring... Kring...

Ayesha
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(Ysa!)

Aye? Baket?

(Hindi ba pinarating sayo ni Barry yung announcement?)

Announcement?

(Oo. Sabi ko na, buti na lang tinawagan kita. May meeting daw bukas. Malamang di papasok si Barry. Ako na lang pupunta? Wala ka namang maaasahan sa mga lower years.)

Cge ikaw na lang. About san daw yung meeting?

(Thanksgiving party ng kada department.)

Sino magpapameeting?

(Si Head VP.)

Cge. Sabihin mo bukas yung course natin, alam na nila yun. Sasabihan ko na lang yung secretary niya, para aware sila.

(Nakalagay din dito na exclusive lang siya for presidents ng kada org.)

Explain ko na lang bukas. Anong oras ba yung meeting?

(10am sharp.)

Cge. Ako na bahala.

(May pinapagawa sila. Tapos mo na?)

Malapit na. Ichecheck ko na lang. Cge na ako na bahala sa meeting. Tapusin mo na yan.

(Cge bye.)