Like old friends, they never ran out of topics to talk about. M told J all about Belle as he shared about Carlo.
"Sigurado ka bang invited ako? Eh diba ikaw ang Ninong nung anak nya? Paano nya nalaman about me?"
"I've been trying to keep you, us, from everyone all this time. Nabuking nalang ako..."
"Huh? Paano?"
"Sabi nila, namumula daw yung ears ko kapag kinikilig ako. Carlo and I have always hung out together since we were kids. We did everything together. So yun, he kept on teasing and asking if I was seeing anyone."
"J!" M exclaimed. They had an unwritten agreement that no one aside from Belle would know about them just yet.
"I trust Carlo like you trust Belle. Ganun din ang barkada ko."
M fell silent for a while. She knew that one day, they'd have to let the others know about them. So far, they've been very good at keeping up with the charade.
J handed M the invitation that Carlo gave him for Sammy's party.
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"Ang cute naman nito. Pajama party for babies." M gushed.
"Pati daw tayo mag-p-pajama. Can you get her a gift?"
Nic giggled at the idea of wearing jammies to a party. "What does she like?"
"...french fries?" J shrugged his shoulders. Even if he worked with kids as a pediatrician, he wasn't really up to date with what kids liked when It came to games and toys.
M glanced at J and giggled, "What do you mean?"
"When we meet see each other, she always asks me for fries. Ah wait, she always likes to sing. Ano nga bang song yun?"
M just looked at J quite perplexed.
"...it has something to do with shine shine?"
"Anong shine shine?"
J shrugged his shoulders. "Bulol pa si Sammy e. Di halos maintindiha ang sinsabi pero super daldal na daw sabi ni Carlo..."
