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*beep*

"Ve, anjan na si Louis" tawag sakin ni Ate Mary, yung yaya namin since bata ako. I looked at the digital clock displayed on my desk 6:47 pa lang. Excited si Manong Louis.

I heard the main door opened. "Ve! Tagal mo!" sigaw ni Louis sa baba. "Wait!" I shouted back. He went in my room while I was applying makeup, the door was open sa walk in closet ko kung nasaan ang make-up studio ko kaya nahanap niya ako agad. "You look like a clown, sis. Bilis na" sabi niya habang tumatawa.

I'm at the car, and he's wearing a dark blue maong pants, a white shirt and a black blazer for him to look formal and a Lacoste black shoes. "Pahiram power bank low bat phone ko, shit" sabi ko habang pababa na kami ng hagdan. 15% nalang tapos matatanda kasama namin ni Louis ma bo-bored ako pag na lowbat phone ko.

"Bat papunta tayo sa may bahay nila Alyssa?" tanong ko habang nag mamasid sa dinadaanan namin. Huminto kami sa isang malaking bahay tiningnan ko ang gate at may bush na naka form na "SY" sa katabi, Joaquin Jace Sy.

"hoy bat tayo nandito?" tanong ko
"nakalimutan ko powerbank ko kay Jace, hihiram ka diba?" tumawa siya ng malakas. 'Ay teh sobrang saya naman' sabi ko sa isip ko. Tinarayan ko siya sa sobrang inis.

Nag doorbell kami at may lumabas na matandang babae siguro mga 80s na, maputi na ang buhok niya. Mukhang Chinese at maraming gold ang suot, earrings, necklace na dalawang layer at watch na gold sa kamay, may singsing din siya na Malaki na kumikinang.

"ni hao! Jin lai" (hello! Come in) sabi ng matandang babae, habang nag a-action ng pumasok na. Louis and I understood her because we are in a Chinese school. "Xie xie" (thank you) sabi naman ni Louis.

We went in and super laki ng bahay nila. "Joaqui, come down come down, visitors" She said with a Chinese accent. "Amah!! Joaquinnnn" I heard Jace shouting, he emphasized the "N" in Joaquin because his amah can't pronounce it well. Amah is what you call the mother of your dad.

Natawa kami ni Louis sa Joaqui niya "Wacky Kiray ampeg ni lola mo" sabi ni Louis sakin na pa bulong. Pinipigilan kong tumawa at Nakita ko si Jace. "Uy! Joaqui san na powerbank ko?" tumawa kami pareho ni Louis. "ampotek! Wait" sigaw ni Jace habang pababa sa hagdan. "no foul words no no no!" his amah said while waving her head left to right. Natawa ulit kami ni Louis.

~ his pov ~

I saw Louis and SM kids together again, ano ba meron sa kanila? Bakit lagi sila magkasama? 'Bullshit naman na buhay 'to'

Bumaba na ako at inabot ki Louis yung power bank. "ge bro Salamat, alis na kami" sabi niya. Umalis na sila at umakyat na ako sa kwarto ko. She looked stunning, she was wearing a Louis Vuitton bag Finally! Her necklace has her name on it, Ve-

*phone ringing*

"Hello?" I answered

"Son, we're invited at Chef Anica's here at SM, 3rd floor. Formal dinner. They have new dishes that we're going to try. Hurry up meet me at my office and we'll go down together, hao?" (good? / okay?)"

"hao hao"

*call ended*

Kaya siguro bihis na bihis sila dahil may dinner na magaganap. Kaya pala nag uusap sila about dinner. "I'll pick you up at 7, nye nye nye" pag gaya ko ki Louis. I wore a white shirt, black blazer and black slacks. I used a Lacoste black shoes that they gave me as a birthday present last year, I haven't worn this yet.

I drove my Ferrari car and went to my Dad's office. "Dad, Let's go" I said. He nodded and we went down the elevator together. Nasa 4th floor kasi ang office ni daddy at iba pang mga tao.

7:30 na at marami pa ang wala or baka konti lang ang invited, sobrang laki kasi ng restaurant nila. Nakalagay sa unahan na 8:00 daw ang start. We went to Auntie Anica and said hello. "Uy JJ! You're so tall na! The last time I saw you, you were just this tall" she pointed at her shoulders. I smiled and looked around to see where Louis and SM kid is. I couldn't find them. "Nasan na ba kasi?" tanong ko na sana sakin lang pero, nalakasan ko pala

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