DOCTOR
It's been an hour since we started driving to I don't know where the heck we are going. Good thing this cutie pomsky named Bebu, is here. Baka kung wala yung aso, eh tinulugan ko na siya sa sobrang tahimik ng atmosphere. Kaso ayoko namang gawin dahil magmumukha akong siraulo kaya kinuhanan ko nalang ng litrato si Bebu tsaka pinost sa instagram ko. Busy lang siya mag-drive, wala man lang siyang kinukwento. Naninibago tuloy ako.
"Lapit na tayo. Konti nalang! Stay put lang." then he decided to break the ice. Joaquin glanced at me and quickly scratch Bebu's tummy. By the way, the dog is on my lap.
"Saan ba kasi tayo pupunta?"
"Secret." he utters. I didn't bother to reply to him for Bebu suddenly moved a bit. Maya maya pa, he started finding a perfect place to park his car. I think we are already here...
Joaquin slowly roll down the window and my mouth instantly formed an O upon recognizing the place we are in now. Oh my god...we are in Intramuros! This place is one of my list.
"Corny ba?" I went back to my senses after hearing Joaquin's voice. I look at him and smiled. "Sorry, wala akong kakaibang place na maisip kung 'di ito lang, e. Pero if—"
"No, no. To be honest, you picked the right place." I told him, "You know what? Isa ito sa mga lugar na ang tagal ko nang gustong puntahan...pero 'di ko magawa kasi—kasi hectic lagi ang sched." while I am still in awe staring at the view.
"Wow! E 'yun naman pala e! So tara na?"
I nodded. We started walking to the first spot we were going to. In his right hand he's holding Bebu's leash. While on the other side, my arm is anchored. I'm getting used to doing this to him, there are times lang na I still feel a little fiddly but I can handle it.
Fort Santiago
"Ganda 'no?" Joaquin suddenly whispered.
"Yeah, this is so fascinating. The walls, the details. Grabe lang! It's really good that they preserved it and took care of it, right? Because if it is damaged, it is probably one of the regrettable spots not just herr in Manila but to our history as well." I answered. He agreed to it by giving me a thumbs up.
"Let's ride kalesa, gusto mo? So they can tour us around the Fort Santiago."
"That would be great. Wait here, ako ang tatawag." sabi ko. Pipigilan niya dapat ako pero wala na siyang nagawa dahil saktong may nadaan sa harap namin. Pinauna niya akong sumakay tapos sumunod na sila ni Bebu.
