A Little Bit Of Something (On-Going)

#72

(Cace)

Sinundo ko si Jonnie mula sa bahay nina Misty, araw ng Sabado. May bago'ng collection ang kaibigan niya at tinulungan niya 'to by promoting through her socials. She doesn't get paid, but she asked her friend to donate her supposed fees in different charities.

   Jonnie's always been busy doing charity works, most of them were done anonymously. Matagal kami'ng magkaibigan pero kailan ko lang nalaman ang mga ginagawa niya para sa iba'ng tao. I know she volunteers at Tita Hani's nursing home, I know she sells her pre-loved clothes and donates it on her birthday, but those were just the tip of the iceberg. Before, I thought she's just so in love with money, she has big dreams that's why she works hard. She even told me that money runs the world. Akala ko gusto niya lang paghandaan ang future niya at mabigyan nang maganda'ng buhay ang pamilya niya. But her compassion isn't just exclusive to those people she loves, she's also lending it even to strangers.

   Her dreams might be big, but her heart is bigger.

   She's someone that precious. Someone you just wanted to keep close to you because she's too pure for the world.

     "I want strawberries. Strawberries. Strawberries." she repeats herself like a child.

   Papunta nga kami sa isa'ng branch ng Danita's malapit sa bahay nina Misty. It's found on the third floor of a commercial building, so we'd be seeing the city lights. Ang pinili nga namin'g pwesto ay 'yun'g nakaharap sa salamin na pader.

     "Babu, teka lang, lo-loadan ko muna kasamahan ko sa trabaho." kwento niya habang nakatuon ang atensyon sa cellphone. She also sells prepaid loads, I guess it's been years since she started this small business of hers.

     "Mabalik tayo." pinakita niya ulit sa'kin ang ni-take niya'ng pictures, "Diba ang ganda ng mga gowns na gawa ni Misty? Alam mo ba, babu, feeling ko talaga magiging successful si Misty sa business niya'ng 'to. Malay mo, isa'ng araw kunin na siya'ng stylist ng mga artista."

   Nangiti ako. She always hypes her friends, it's one of her amazing traits.

     "You looked pretty good with your makeup." I complimented her.

     "Hindi ba halata ang acnes ko?"

     "Hindi."

     "Inis na inis ako kagabi bago matulog, may photoshoot ako ngayon e tapos bigla ba naman'g tumubo 'to'ng mga 'to."

   Tinitigan ko siya. She got two acnes on her left cheek, and one on the right one.

     "They're cute though."

     "Siyempre cute ako kaya mana sila sa'kin."

   Ni-serve na rin ang order namin'g strawberry rainbow cake at cheesecake.

     "Yey! Stwobiwees!" she babytalked, wiggling her body on her seat. Simula pa lang ng linggo gusto na niya kumain ng strawberries.

     "Aaah." just like the usual scenario, she fed me with the first bite of her food.

     "Send me this one." tinuro ko ang isa'ng selfie niya.

     "Gusto mo 'to?"

     "Gusto kita."

   She froze.

   Ngumiti lang ako at kinain na rin ang cheesecake sa harap ko.

     "Hindi ako nakailag dun ah."

   I find her cute everytime she got flustered, so I decided to tease her a bit more.

     "Babu, dumaan muna tayo sa sebenleben mamaya, bili ako napkin."