Chase and Courage (Youth Series #1)

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"Malapit na ba tayo?" tanong ko

"Ako ba si manong grab driver?" sagot ni Margo

I rolled my eyes at her and leaned my back on the seat.

We're on our way to BGC for Stella's birthday. Nagpaalam ako kay Stella kung pwede ay magsama ako ng kaibigan at buti nalang ay pumayag siya. Ayoko kasing mag-isang pumunta dahil alam kong maoout of place ako, kaya naisipan ko na isama si Margo. I'm glad she agreed to come.

"Buti pinayagan ka," sambit ko

"My parent's aren't strict," she replied

 I sighed. Sana lahat hindi strict ang magulang. Noong una ay nahirapan akong magpaalam sa kanila. Ang dami nila laging tanong tulad ng sino kasama mo? Saan kayo pupunta? Anong oras ka makakuwi and the list goes on.

After a few moments of convincing them, they finally agreed. Well, I kind of lied to them, white lies lang naman. Sinabi ko sa kanila na may pupuntahan akong birthday party pero kasi hindi nila kilala si Stella kaya sinabi ko nalang na kaklase ko siya pero bukod doon ay wala na.

"Okay lang ba yung suot ko?" tanong niya

I nodded. "Yeah, you look good."

She's wearing a white lettuce crop top with high waisted jeans. May accessories din siya na suot tulad ng necklace at bracelet. Bagsak ang itim niyang buhok na hanggang balikat.

"Ikaw ang may birthday?" I teased

She rolled her eyes at me. "Well ganito lang talaga ko manamit."

"Really? I thought you were a bit tomboyish, you know, the one who always wear black."

"Depends on my mood, sometimes I do wear black on most occasions. Like my wardrobe is filled with black clothes, kaya yun. Parang gusto ko mag-iba naman ng style," she answered

I nodded. "Bagay din sa'yo."

She looked at me and smiled. Nakita kong pinagmasdan niya din ang suot ko. "Ikaw? You look girly as ever."

Tinignan ko naman ang suot ko. I'm wearing a floral dress that has puff on the sleeves partenered with a round rattan bag. Nakabraid din ang buhok ko 

"Trust me, I have no sense of fashion. Ngayong college lang talaga ko natuto mag-ayos."

She wrinkled her nose and chuckled. "I'm not really a fan of floral dresses."

I giggled. "I can see that. You always wear jeans."

"That's because I find it comfortable and looking at my outfit, it's very basic. All you need is a pair of jeans and a white top, then that's it. I'm too lazy to dress up," she said

Bahagyang namilog ang mata ko. "Really? But you still look good, I mean it's simple yet classy."

She winked at me. "You can learn from me. Search mo 'how to look good in basics' sa youtube. It really helped me a lot especially for someone who's lazy like me." 

Marahan akong tumawa sa sinabi niya. Ilang sandali ay binalik ko ang tingin sa dinadaanan namin.

I looked at my phone and it's already quarter to four in the afternoon. Ang sabi ni Stella ay kahit five na kami makapunta.

"Saan nga pala tayo?" tanong ni Margo

Lumingon ako sa kanya. "High street cafe daw."

"Medyo traffic po dito ma'am pero malapit lapit nadin po tayo," sabi ni kuya