Mystery Santa

IV. Whoops

Lavelle's view

I finally finish wrapping Raquels's present. I'm really pleased with how it come out. I gave her two boxes of chocolates that I got from my brother, a cute merry christmas mug with Santa and his reindeer and a 500 pesos gift card to starbucks.

I take a quick picture of the wrapped present to send it to Iza.

Iza: Wow, you exceeded my expectation. Akala ko talaga magiging wlaang kwenta talaga gift mo wahahaha.

Me: wow, salamat talaga sa supporta.

Iza: 👍 You're welcome. Have fun! Flirt with Raquel.

Me: Yan ang hindi ko gagawin.

I put my phone and say goodbye to my brother, but he's still asleep. I guess he's catching up on sleep that he lost doing all nights in college.

I exit my apartment and walk to my car to get to work.

At work, everyone does their job for about four hours until the boss arrives. He calls everyone to the Mystery Santa meeting. I excitedly walk into the conference room with my present in one hand.

"Welcome, ladies, gentlemen,and people in between or not in between. We shall begin our first annual Mystery Santa game!!!!," yells the boss.

Just before I can walk over to Raquel, a guy stops me. "Ikaw si Lavelle diba?," Michael asks.

"Oo ako nga, magkatrabaho tayo ng three years na," I say to him.

"Yeah, alam ko yan. Of course, duh. Nga pala, eto regalo ko sayo," he says handling me a clear plastic nag with a bottle of vodka.

"Hehe, salamat," I say annoyed.

He walks away and I spot Raquel who is about to leave the room.

I jog over to her and follow her out into the hall.

"Raquel, jusko rolddddd, sandali lang, I'm not a gym junkie like you," I yell out. She turns around and looks at me in amusement.

"Baket?" She asks towering above me.

"Uhm.....," I'm at a lost for words, she looks so beautiful.

"Ayos ka lang dyan?" She asks narrowing her eyebrows in concern.

"Oo naman, ay eto nga pala regalo ko sayo. Pasensya na kung natagalan, binigay pa kasi ni Michael regalo nya sakin," I explain handing her the present.

She grabs it from my hand and gives me a dashing smile, "Salamat, Lavelle."

She glances over at the bag in my hand, "Seryoso si Michael sa regalo nya sayo, alak? For fuck sake, that man is a mess,"

"Eh, okay na'to kesa sa iniexpect ko sa kanya, atleast ngayon makakainom ako," I reply.

Raquel chuckles, "Una, bawal uminom sa trabaho, pangalawa I-shot mo nalang ako"

"Alam mo mas maganda kung sasamhan mo'kong uminom" I blurt out stupidly.

Raquel laughs, "Siguro sasamahan kita next time hahaha"

Then suddenly everyone us exiting the conference room and moving into the hallway to get back to work.

"Well, time na ng trabaho. Have a great holiday, kung di man kita makita sa christmas party," Raquel says walking away.

I head back to my desk to continue working.

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Max's views

I'm casually watching tv and eating chocolate while I get a call from my roommate.

I put the phone on speaker and answer, "uy, Dylan, ano meron?"

"Shuta ka, kinuha mo na naman ang chocolate sa sasakyan ko!" yells Dylan.

"Uhmmmmmm, baka nga," I reply taking another bite of the chocolate bar.

"Piste ka talaga, Hindi na yun edible! Expired na mga yun. Itatapon ko na dapat ang mga kahon na yun!" Dylan explains.

I squint my eyes and stare at the chicolates I'm eating. "Pero, masarap parin naman ah," I reply.

"Oh my god, kinakain mo! Iluwa mo yan. Milk chocolate yan, hindi mo na pwedeng kainin. Matagal na yan sa factory five years na bobo!" Dylan continues yelling.

I snift the chocolate and take another bite, I mean it doesn't taste great, but it's not horrible either.

"Nakikinig ka ba Max? Kinakain mo parin yan! Tigil mo na yan! itapon mo na!" Dylan advises.

"Fine, fine," I say getting up to throw away all the chocolates.

"Hindi ka namigay diba? Ikaw lang kumain diba?" Dylan asks.

I stopped dead in my tracks. "SHIT"

"Anong ibig sabihin mong sabihin?" Dylan asks.

"Dylan tatawag kita later," I say before hanging up.

I quickly call my sister and the moment she answer the phone I yell, "Wag mong ibigay ang chocolates! Expired na yun!"

"WHAt!" Lavelle yells.

Then my stomach starts growling and I get a sharp pain. I start feeling like I need to hurl. Damn I shouldn't have been eating chocolate all day.

"I need to go throw up, Lavelle. Basta wag mo lang ibigay, five years na yan!" I say before hangging up the call and running into the bathroom.