Finding The One

10

HANNA

*Kring* *Kring*

I get my phone and checked who's calling.

CALLING UNKNOWN NUMBER..

"Sino to?" I asked to myself before answering the call.

"Hi cousin." cousin?

"Kuya carl?" i guessed.

"One and only. Haha."

"Oh napatawag ka?" nasa pilipinas na pala siya. Local number na kasi gamit niya eh.

"Sa condo mo ako tutuloy ha? Pwede ba? Please baby girl?"

"Stop calling me baby girl!"

"Haha. Okay, chill."

"But sige, pumapayag na ako. Dito ka muna tumuloy. Pero make sure na di ka magtatagal dito ah?"

"Okay-okay."

"Fine, bye na."

"See you baby girl!"

"I said stop---"

*TOOT* *TOOT*

What the!? Pinatayan pa ako ng phone? Ang kapal talaga ng mukha nun! Ugh. Haaaayy. Pabayaan na nga.

I started to do my morning rituals. Washing my face, brushing my teeth, changing clothes, blah blah blah.

Buti nalang may meeting ang mga prof namin ngayon. Kaya hindi matutuloy yung mga ibang quizzes namin. But unluckily, makikitira naman yung pinsan kong makapal yung mukha dito.

I fix my bed then clean my room. I hate messy room that's why. But before i proceed to what i want to do, i saw my phone. It has five unread messages. So i decided to check that thing first.

FROM: 09*********

Baby girl, saan nga pala yung condo mo?

From: 09*********

Baby girl?

From: Bestfriend Shin

Bestfriend, wanna go to mall later?

From: Bestfriend Shin

Text me back ASAP.

From: ETHAN HOOD

Hi princess. Good morning. See you tomorrow for our date. :)

I saved first kuya carl number then started to reply them back.

TO: Kuya Carl

**** Condominium.

To: Bestfriend Shin

Sure. See you later. Just text me the meeting place.

To: ETHAN HOOD

Hi goodmorning. Thanks for reminding me about our date. See you too.

Then I continued what im really about to do.

*Dingdong* *Dingdong*

I turned off the gas stove. Im done cooking for my lunch. I wipe my sweat before going to the door.

"HI BABY GIRL!" he shouted.

Tch. Why so noisy?! Makakatagal ba akong kasama 'tong ugly cousin ko na to?

"Come in." I let him to enter.

"Hmm. Ang bango babygirl! Kakatapos mo lang ba magluto?" he asked while checking my condo unit.

"Yeah. Uh, kumain ka na ba?"

"Nope. Because i know that you'll be cook for me."

"Whatever dude." i rolled my eyes.

Nakakainis 'to. Dapat di nalang ako pumayag na dito siya tumuloy eh. Ugh, WRONG CHOICE HANNA!

"Tara na, kain na tayo! Hahaha." inakbayan niya ako and dinala na sa dining room.

"Ganda ng unit mo ha!" he commented.

"If i know, inggit ka lang!"

"Hahahaha, you're still the same baby girl! Masungit pa din." then ginulo niya yung buhok ko.

"I said stop calling me baby girl!"

"Woah! Chill."

"Oh eto na pala eh, nakahanda na lahat. Yung kakain nalang yung kulang." He said. And yes, i admit that i really ready this for him. Believe it or not, namiss ko din 'tong pinsan kong ito.

Except  caileigh kasi, siya ang very close kong cousin. Naalala ko pa nga nung bata pa kami, he was always there for me when my classmates attempt to bully me. Yeah, he's my saviour. Kapag nalaman niya nga ring niloko ako ng boyfriend ko, inaaway niya yun. Kasi he said, im his baby girl and no one should hurt me. So sweet, right?

"What brings you here?" I started our conversation while we're eating. He just shrugged and the smile on his face was easily faded away.

"Come on, tell me."

"You'll see my dear cousin." I looked at him with curiousity on my face. "Just wait."

Tch. Nevermid na nga lang. I will see naman daw eh diba?

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"Hi bestfriend." she greeted me. Nandito na ako ngayon sa mall with shin. Diba inaya niya ako kanina? So, im here now.

"Shopping?" I asked.

"Yup. Ano pa ba? Haha." she giggled.

"Good. Because, im actually need to buy something now." i smiled. I will buy a nice dress later. You know, for my date tomorrow with ethan.

"What is that?"

"Dress."

"For?"

"My date tomorrow."

"Ah, oo nga pala."

WHAT? Oo nga pala? How did she knew? Sa pagkaaalala ko, di ko pa nakukuwento yung about dun sa kanya ah? So how?

"What?" i asked.

"O-Oo nga pala, may kailangan akong bilhin. Yun yung next nun. Hahaha. Ano ka ba?!" she laughed.

"Okay?"

"Haha, tara na nga bestfriend. Ang weird mo ngayon ah!" she smiled then grabbed me.

Maybe, im just hallucinating. I walked with her then we started to shop what we wants.

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