Dear No One

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November 04

Finley Javier

Hi, Leigh.

Uy, hello.

Nabanggit sa akin ni Kenz ang nangyari sa lolo mo. I'm really sorry for your loss.

Thank you, Fin. Si Kenz talaga, tsk.
Lahat na lang ng nangyayari sa akin, nire-report sa'yo. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Well, it's not really a secret that she's keen on playing Cupid for the two of us. 😅
Hey, do you need someone to talk to? Nandito lang ako.

Salamat. Pero ayos lang naman ako.

Really? Then why are you crying at a parking lot right now?

Hoy. Paano mo nalaman?
Ang creepy ha!

Sorry, I didn't mean to creep you out.
I suggest you look out of the window, though.
The car parked next to yours might be familiar.

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Fin, nakauwi ka na ba?

Yup. Just got home, actually.
Bakit gising ka pa?

Hinintay kitang makauwi rin, obviously.
Salamat sa pagsundo sa akin ha?
Sabi ko, hindi ko kailangan ng personal driver, yet I still keep on letting you drive me home.

Well, I can't let you drive yourself home, not when you're obviously distracted. Baka mapaano ka pa sa daan. Halos sarado na nga ang mga mata mo kakaiyak.

Nakakahiya, nakita mo akong ngumangawa.
Pasensya na. Buong araw kong pinigil ang mga luhang 'yon.

Don't say sorry, Leigh.
How are you feeling now?
I hope you're at least a bit better.

Oo, medyo gumaan na nga ang pakiramdam ko. Salamat ulit ha? Pinuntahan mo pa talaga ako sa office. Naabala ka pa tuloy.

Don't worry about it. Nag-alala kasi ako sa'yo. Kenz mentioned how close you are to your grandfather.

Oo. Secret lang namin 'yon, pero ako raw ang favorite apo niya. 😌

I'm sure you are. 🙂 No wonder why his passing hit you so hard. I know just how it feels, dahil namatayan din ako ng lolo noong isang taon. Just like your Lolo Clint, he was my maternal grandfather.

Oh. I'm sorry for your loss, too.

Thanks. I've been okay for a while now, though. But I still miss my grandpa terribly. It's sad, the way I'll never be able to talk to him again.

Yeah, that's what I'll also miss about my lolo. Lagi kaming magkakwentuhan no'n. He used to give me the best advices.

That's the thing with older people, isn't it?
Ang sarap nilang kausap. We could learn a lot from them, if only we young ones would actually sit down and engage with them.

Kaya nga, e. I just wished I spent more time with Lolo Clint these past few months.
Nagi-guilty ako.

Bakit naman?