Love at First Chat

*** Episode 1*** Lai is a call center agent and for a long time she didnt bother herself looking for a relationship na magkikita sila ng personal. She vowed herself na dapat ang ka-relasyon niya is sa online, text, or sa chat lang. Bawal mag boyfriend na magsasama sila because it can be one of the main reason that would stop her million dollar dreams. She is currently residing in Mandaue City to make BPO job as her living. And she had been working on the same call center company for almost 2 years now. However, sa 2 years na to she always felt na parang she doesn't have any level increment. Pakiramdam niya she is always seated on the same seat for a long time. Walang progress, and everything is still dull. Masyadong patay Lahat ng dreams, and work promotion niya. Panu ba naman kasi she is one of those employee na papasok nalang para gawin ang trabaho and sumahod in the end. Somewhat working in the same area over a period of time drains out all of her energy. Na para bang paulit-ulit nalang. Walang excitement. Walang nakakapag push sa kanya na gawin niya lahat ng best niya to be more. Unlike nung bago pa siya sa call center. Sometimes din once nasa ops siya, she would count the remaining hours, minutes, and seconds to motivate herself. Kagaya ngayon. "2 hours nalang bago mag 7:00 oclock." sambit nito sa sarili habang nagtatago sa likod ng locking room during her lunch break. She kept browsing the net. Para at least kahit papanu mas bumilis ang takbo ng oras. Yet, once natapos din shift niya, wala din siyang uuwian something that would motivate her as a whole or magtatanggal ng pagod niya. Because it has always been normal na pag uwi she will eat kung may gana siya pero pag wala ay matutulog nalang agad siya. Ang masaklap pa, since it is still post pandemic because of the COVID hindi pa din open lahat ng mga establishment and mga food cart seller because of the restrictions by Cebu Authorities. Ang boring ng life niya. Just work and boarding house. Sometimes to spice it up, she do zumba inside her boarding house or worst she would pretend to do Q and A with herself to answer herself. At the moment, may kasama naman siya sa boarding house. Her 2 classmates. 1 is yung classmate niya from high school to college then the other one is sa high school. But, they had both planning to move out to seek better opportunities. Syempre, as individual we at times reaches burn out sa current job natin leading to look for something different. They'd been together for that 2 years duration. And since they told her about them moving out, Lai felt a bit sad and left out. Siya kasi at the moment is seeking stability, and doesnt want to jeep on changing career and boarding hiuse kasi mahirap talaga maghakot ng mga gamit. Kaya she encourage herself na okay lang yun. She kept on motivating herself na everything is just fine. Probably its one of the many disadvantages kapag nasanay ka na may kasama especially if nasa ibang lugar and bahay ka. Kailangan mong magpakatatag para sa sarili mo. Because you knew, para sa pamilya mo to. ***Episode 2*** "Bracks, nakakita na kami ng boarding house and we will move out by March 2." ani Rose. Yung friend niya mula high school to college. They were all eating altogether. And nakaupo lang sila sa floor. Because medyo masikip yung room nila if bumili sila ng mga gamit. Especially 3 sila. "Mabuti Miss Rose, mga what time kayo aalis Miss Rose?" tanong niya rito. "Baka pag uwi mo, wala na kami." Sagot nito. "Okay sige Miss Rose, mag-iingat nalang kayo both." ani niya rito. Pero sa loob-loob niya she is hurt, because of all things na ayaw niya is yung may aalis. But alam natin that they all have individual lives and dreams to make it happen. After eating, they all kept yung pinagkainan nila. Then after keeping them all, nagkanya kanyang cellphone sila to divert their individual attentions. That time when Lai was browsing through f*******:, something popped up on her messenger. It was profoundly. She opened the message. And within it says that a person from dumaguete is looking for friend. Thus, she needs to accept or decline the persons search for a friend. Syempre because of her loneliness sa news that her friends will move out na. Profoundly was asking her what gender would she prefer to speak with. Profoundly chose one for her for which she is asked to accept the request of an anonymous sender. She accepted it. "Hello." chat ng anonymous sender niya. "Hi po." reply niya. "Totoo po ba kayo?" she send the question right away. "Yes po. Totoong totoo po." sagot naman nito. "Tanong lang po, bi kayo? Tanong nito sa kanya. "I dont know what that means." sagot niya. "Ahm, nagkakagusto sa boys and girls po." sagot nito. "Oh! Hindi po ako sure, pero may naging les po akong relationship. Does it answer the question?" reply niya rito. "Ah yes maam. Nasagot naman po yung tanong ko. Btw, anu po name niyo maam? tanong ng kausap niya. "Mabuti naman po. Lai po. Kayo po?" "Sweet po. Ilan taon na po kayo?" tanong ulit nito. "21 po. Ikaw ma'am?"sagot niya. "Ay bata ka pa pala ma'am. 23 na po ako." "Ah i see, i really wonders of everything here is totoo. Mag send ka niya ng pic. Hindi ko pa kasi to nagagawa before." Aniya rito. "Sure ma'am." Then the person send her a picture. However, because mahirap na tao lamang siya hindi niya nakita kong anu sinend ng taong to. "Now, what happens if gusto pa din kita kausap?" she ask her innocently. "Madali lang yan maam. Wag mo lang po end convo natin." Sagot nito. "Ah okay po. How about if i wanna see you personally, would that be possible?" tanong niya pa din. "Yes maam. Pwede po tayo mag meet maam especially at nandito lang din po ako sa army camp dito sa cebu." "Talaga po? So kailan?" Tanong niya. "Haha ambilis naman po maam. Ikaw po. Baka gusto niyo pong mag talk tayo sa personal sss account ninyo?" ani ng kausap niya. Lailyn gave her sss account. And her kausap also gave her sss account. "Ma'am nakita ko na po sss niyo. Nakita niyo na po yung akin?" Tanomg nito sa kanya. "Yes po." She responded. "Okay maam. Feel free to stalk po." Anito sa kanya. Lai did as she's told. Naghulog muna siya sa vendo machine sa ilalim ng boarding house nila. Once connected , she started checking if the person is really real. Well, while browsing through her sss account. Lai concluded na totoong tao ang kausap niya. So she chatted her. Since nagkabigayan na din Sila ng sss account, Lai chose to chat here sa real account na ng tao. "How about if magkita tayo ng February 27, tomorrow? tanong ni Lai dito after checking out the person. "Pwede maam. Mga what time kayo available maam?" "Pwede ba after shift ko, like 7:00 PM and can we meet sa IT Park?" chat Niya rito. "Pwede Naman maam. San po tayo magtatambay if ever maam?" Tanong ni Sweet sa kanya. "Pwedeng sa merkado Mandaue lang para at least 1 ride lang siya pauwi?" sagot niya. "Okay, deal maam. Baka gusto niyo na po matulog maam. May work pa Kasi kayo bukas." "hmm, pwede mga later on lang?" "Kumain ka na po ba maam?" Tanong ulit nito sa kanya. "Yes po. kayo po?" "Tapos na din po." sagot nito sa Tanong Niya. Lai felt that the person she is talking with is a real person. And somehow parang pakiramdam niya she is fine talking with this person. Yun nga lang it was almost 12:00 na sa Gabi kaya Hindi Niya namalayan na binisita na Pala siya ng antok. Hindi na siya naka reply sa chat ng kausap Niya. Kinabukasan pagbukas na pagbukas Niya ng message she read na nag good night na ito sa kanya. "Goodnight maam, sleep well and sweet dreams. ????" anito sa chat. She chatted here ng papunta na siyang work Kasi malapit na din siyang ma late. She told her that she rode on a habal-habal sa may country mall to prevent herself from getting late. So pagdating Niya sa office, she didn't bother herself to wait for her reply Kasi she needs to auto-in na sa avaya so she won't be late. She take calls and talked to customers. However, there were times especially kapag kailangan Niya mag process nag orders na naiisip Niya Yung nakausap Niya kagabi and that she is really looking forward na magkita Sila tonight after shift. And yes, she prepared for today Kasi she needs to make sure she looks good. Para magkajowa na din siya somehow. She really wore her favorites skirt and upper that would flaunt her sexy body. Pinaresan Niya Yun ng hi-cut na rubber shoes that makes herself sexy. Lai is standing like the normal Filipino girls, walang masyadong make - up and such but even though Wala siyang make -up; her facial is perfect. Saktong tangos ng ilong, brown eyed and mahabang bagsak na bagsak na buhok na hinahayaan niyang bumagsak sa likod Niya. She was so excited, kaya pag first 15 minutes break Niya, she almost ran papuntang locked room to excitedly read her message. Luckily, she did not fail. because she has an unread chat saying "amping ka ma'am." she hurriedly replied. "Hey, kaka first break ko lang. Sorry Hindi na ko nakapag reply kanina because pa late na ko." Ani Niya rito. She waited patiently and Nakita Niya na na read na nito Ang message Niya and she is already typing her response to her. "okay lang ma'am. Naiintindihan ko Naman po. Nakatulog ka din po kagabi, medyo Hindi ka na Kasi nag reply so nag good night na po ako." anito. "hehe sorry, I thought kaya pa ng mata ko." paghinging paumanhin Niya rito. "ay wag po kayo mag sorry ma'am. Wala Naman po katong kasalanan, hehe."anito "okay po. Pupunta ka lang ba Dito sa IT Park Mamaya?" pag update Niya sa napag usapan nila kagabi. "yes ma'am. mag chat lang po Ako sayo Yung nasa IT na po ako." anito. "Sige po." then suddenly 15 minutes is over. Lai continued to take calls. ***Episode 3*** Excited na nag out si Lai sa avaya, at dali dali niyang sinave lahat ng mga notes niya para tomorrow. Then afterwards, she shut down her PC, she was soo excited na wala na siyang masyadong pinansin. "Bye everyone!" Aniya at dali daling siyang nagpunta ng locker room. Pagkaabot na pagkaabot dun, parang may sariling utak yung kamay niya dahil dali-dali netong kinuha ang cellphone niya. "Hello maam, 7:00 na po. Prepare na po ako. Please wait for me sa IT." chat nito. "Sige po." Chat niya rito. "aantayin kita dun sa may bermuda grass ha." Sunod na chat niya rito. "Basta maam. Hindi ko po alam ang lugar, please lang po. Wag po kayo mag indian sakin ha. " Ani naman nito sa kanya. "Whats indian?" Curious niyang Tanong. "Like hindi sisipot." "Ah, dont worry. Nasa bermuda lang ako. Ill wait for you." Aniya rito. "Pwede manghingi ng number?" Chat nito. "Para makatawag ako pag nasa IT na ko." Binigay niya naman ang number niya. Maya maya pa tumawag ito. Sinagot niya yung call and she heard her uttered her nickname. "Lai." She responded with "yes po." They are now talking on the phone. "Maam, asa ka po ba?" Tanong nito. Lai suddenly felt na parang ang sexy ng voice nito sa pandinig niya. And she tried to be silent lang muna to hear her clearly. "Maam?" Tawag nito ng attention niya sa call. "Hehehe, yes po. Diretso kalang. Anu na ba nakikita mo na building?" Tanong niya rito. "Welcome to IT Park pa. Yung may arch." "Ah sige lakad ka pa." utos niya. "Okay maam. Maam wag ka lang mag expect masyado sakin ha. Pangit po ako. Mataba din po. And baduy po ako tingnan." She smiled sa description nito sa sarili nito. "Grabe ka Naman. Ako din naman eh. Anu ba kulay ng damit mo?" Lai asked kay parang may nakita siyang isang tao na tingin ng tingin sa mga building ha kabilang daanan. And may hawak sa phone na parang may kausap. "Red po." Sagot nito. Her answer confirmed na ito nga ang kausap niya. Sakto naman humarap ito sa kanya. "Pink yung damit ko and naka skirt ako ng maroon." Aniya rito. Pagkasabi na pagkasabi niya rito. Dumapo ang tingin nito sa kanya. She smiled. That moment Lai thought na parang wala siyang nakikitang iba maliban dito. Pakiramdam niya ang bilis ng t***k ng puso niya. And it seems like parang her mind agrees to her heart this time. Parang gusto niya talaga tong taong to. The other person ended the call and nilagay iyon sa bulsa niya. Pero since hindi pwede makatawid dun. Bumalik muna ito kung saan may pedestrian. Lai busied herself while waiting for her. Hindi din siya nag move sa kinatatayuan niya. And to make sure na somehow busy nga siya. She browse sa phone kahit wala naman talaga siyang load. Hahaha. She smiled at herself. Afterwards she fixes her long black hair para maganda siya paglapit nito sa kanya. Maya maya pa. She heard her steps approaching. "Nasa ibang way pala ako." Anito ng medyo 2 metros nalang ang layo nito sa kanya. Narinig niya ang sinabi nito and she just raised her eyebrows then smiled bilang tugon. Nang mga 1 metro nalang ang layo nito. Sakto namang may tumawag rito. "Bok, unsa man? Pag take ug medicine ha, wala ra ba ko diha. Every 4 hours na siya bok..." Lai hears everything she say kasi medyo mataas pala volume ng boses nito. She faces to the east para makapagbigay ito ng focus sa kausap nito. At a 1 meter distance. Lai was able to observe the person ng malapitan. Hahaha she smiled to herself. Totoo ngang baduy yung suot niya. Who would wear an animal printed short short, red t-shirt, green military shoes in a date. Maliban dun, ang shining shimmering ng noo. Parang ang lapad and it seems like ang dami niyang pimples. At a glance Lai thought of mga negativities ng kausap niya. Para in a split second lahat ng ginawa niya is punain yung mga kapantasan nito. However, minutes after especially nang tumingin ito sa east part para mag focus sa kausap nito. Lai tried checking sa pinaka important aspect ng magiging ka relasyon niya. First, she checked the butt part. Well, getting a full view sa butt nito without this person knowing is a good thing. To be completely honest to herself, malaki Yung pwet nito. It pass sa criteria for judging niya. Next, is kung malaki ba to para if in case they would do something ehem,, she would experience those sa mga nakikita niya on f*******: towards ehem. Next, kung matangkad ba ito, OMG! Swak! Pasok ulit siya sa mga physical standard niya. She told herself dapat lahat ng wala sa akin, makikita ko sa kanya. So, Lai hypen when she suddenly convinced herself na dapat maging sila, by hook or by crook. Charing she kid herself. She was having full discussion and checking sa sarili niya when she heard her talk. "Buddy ko, tumawag kung nakarating na daw ba ako." Pagbibigay impormasyon nito. "So, saan tayo maam?" Tanong nito sa kanya ng nakalapit na ito ng malapitan. "Merkado, gutom na ako eh." Sagot niya. Sumenyas siya na umuna. Pero ani to "Ladies first." Hahaha pero Hindi siya nakinig. Nagpa iwan siya. Since nasa Bermuda sila, medyo madilim yung area. Pero mga 5 steps ahead may mga street lights na. When she didn't follow her, nagpatiunang naglakad ang kausap niya. She followed. She stared at her butt from behind. It was big and full. She also stared at her legs, matambok yung legs Niya. Lai imagine how is it like to use her legs as her unan or as her tandayan. When she got satisfied, binilisan niya maglakad so she can be beside her. Sakto namang pag raise niya ng tingin dito ay saktong natamaan ito ng street light. Lai saw her big teeth, she was astonished na ang ganda ng ngipin nito. It was also puti. Dala siguro ng gabi na niya nakita to. Madami ngang pimples yung tao pero for her it didnt made her less of a person. Pasimpleng pinadampi ni Lai yung kamay niya sa kamay nito habang naglalakad sila papuntang country mall. Pero it felt like the person was moving farther away. So, ng ma feel niya ito ay she stopped lang muna. And to make sure na hindi sila ma bored together Lai initiated to talk to her. "Nakapunta ka na bang merkado?"Tanong niya rito. "Wala pa." Sagot nito. "Ah okay, how about sa church sa mandaue?" Tanong niya ulit rito. "Hindi pa din." sagot ulit nito. "Kung ganun we will go dun sa church now, pero kain Muna tayo ha, gutom na kasi ako." "Sige po." "Anu ba sasakyan natin papunta dun?" Tanong nito. "22i. Diretsong merkado yan sila." Sagot niya. "Wait lang ha, may chat lang ako." Lai take her phone and then looked sa messages niya. Wala namang any message and all. Today then kasi aalis sila Miss Rose sa boarding house so, she was expecting they would chat her. Baka busy pa sila. After checking her phone. She kept it bag niya. Sakto namang may 22I na dumaan kaya she told her na sasakay na sila. Nauna siyang pumasok sa jeep and sumunod ito sa kanya. Madami nang passengers yung jeep and paupo na siya she told her to stay beside her. "Kol, pilay plete." She asked the driver. "8." Tipid na sagot ng driver dito. Kumuha ito ng pera sa wallet nito and pinasa nito yung pera. "Plete, duha na." Anito. Lai kept silent. Pinapakiramdaman niya pa din Yung tao. Akala niya siya Yung magbabayad for the both of them. Pero nagpatiuna na tong magbayad. She thought baka wala na tong pera. Especially na gagamitin nito yung pera nito para sa training nito sa POTC. Lai faced her. "Ako ra unta nagbayad." She said. The person smiled. "Hindi maam oi!" Anito. They both smiled. Since may bagong sumakay sa jeep sa waluhan nitong counting, kailangan nilang magkalapitan ng sobra. So to make sure na medyo spacious pa din para kay Lai. She put her hands sa lap ng kausap niya. She waited for any reklamo and luckily wala naman siyang narinig. And the person did not returned back the favor. Pero okay lang. When they arrived at merkado. Madami mga food cart dun. Especially kapag gabi na. Madami din tao. Honestly, sakto nalang yung pera niya so she needs na magtipid. Kaya she directed herself papunta sa mga nagbebenta ng chicken and puso. Sa totoo, hindi siya kumakain sa mga gilid gilid lang. Yung ganito. Medyo mahina kasi sikmura niya. Agad bumabaliktad especially kapag may maamoy and makita siya. However, today is different. Kailangang magpa impress niya. ***Episode 4*** "2 chicken and 3 na puso. Pwede manghingi ng plato 2 pieces." Ani Lai sa tindera. Pumili siya ng dalawang chicken, and siya na din kumuha ng puso, habang yung kasama niya is naghanap ng mauupuan nila. Nang makuha niya na order niya she saited dun sa cher na prinepare ng kasama niya for both of them. "I thought sa Jollibee tayo kakain." Anito sa kanya habang kumakain sila. Lai smiled while saying. "gutom na talaga ko." "Gutom ka na, isang puso lang lagi ang kinuha mo para sayo." Puna nito. Lai smiled."secret." They ate and ordered 2 different soft drinks. Pagkatapos nila kumain Lai immediately asked kung okay lang sa church and next destination nila. Tumango naman ito bilang pagsang ayon. Both of them entered Mandaue Church. It was already 8:00 in the evening, and it will be closing soon. They headed directly dun sa kung saan pwede magsindi ng candle. Lai get 10 pcs of small candles. "Tig 5 tayo." Aniya rito. Nilinis muna ng kasama niya yung paglalagyan ng candles nila both. Each nalilinis niya na space for candle is nilalagyan niya ng lighted candle. Pagkatapos nila is, humarap siya rito then smiled. Afterwards, she faced back to the wall to state her prayers. Whatever prayer she uttered that night remained a secret for herself lang. Naunang natapos sa Sweet, she said so because nag sign of the cross na ito. She followed minute after. "So asan tayo next maam?" Tanong ni sweet sa kanya. "Pwede bang magtambay muna tayo?" Tanong nito. "Pwede naman. San tayo pwe-pwesto?" Tanong ulit nito. "Dun." Lai pointed the park in front of the church. Sumunod ang tingin nito dun. And nakita nila na madaming tao nakatambay dun. And take note by pairs din. Hahaha. For ilang years niyang stay here in cebu, she can say na this is her counted moments kung saan she can stay sa merkado ng matagal. They chose to sit sa isa sa mga rock benches ng park. Four level yung benches na pwede nilang upuan and they chose to sit on the right wing, on its highest level. Pagka pwesto nila they started talking. "Maam okay lang ba magtanong?" Tanong nito. "Yes po." "Anong course mo nung college?" "Education po." "Bakit hindi ka nag teach?" "I need money for practicality reasons. Panganay kasi ako. And i need to work ng malaki ang sahod." sagot niya. "Ikaw anu course mo?" Tanong naman niya. "Criminology maam." "Ngayon ko lang narinig yung POTC, whats that?" Curious niyang tanong dito since nabanggit nito nuon ang POTC sa chat lang. "Medyo mas higher siya sa ROTC, familiar ka ba sa ROTC? sagot nito. " Yes, yung school din namin sa college may ROTC sila. Ill tell you a story. Nung mag first year college ako, hindi ko talaga gusto mag aral sa school na preferred ng parents ko. Pero wala naman ako magagawa. So i told myself, how about if mag study nalang ako dun sa school na yun pero dapat ROTC yung NSTP ko. Pero kabalo ka unsa?" Pagpapa excite niya rito. "Unsa?" Excited nitong tanong. " Nung nag enroll na ko, para first year, yung may hawak ng NSTP is asawa niya ng Administrator, she asked me. Kaya ko daw ba, kasi baka daw mabali Yung buto ko kasi daw ang payat ko. Kaya ang ending, nag CWTS ako." Kwento niya rito. They both laughed. "imagine, sila yung nag decide para sayo, nahiya ako dun." Aniya niya at bumuhakhak siya ng tawa. "Nu?" Her eyes were big, As if she was totally surprised. "Yes, pero i told myself sige nalang, baka hindi ko nga talaga kaya kasi medyo mabigat at mahirap ginagawa nila." They she laughed. "Hindi naman. Kaya mo yun maam. Naunahan ka lang ng takot." Anito. Marami pa silang napagkwentuhan. They talked about almost everything, their experiences during college, kung gaanu kahirap makapagtapos ng pag-aaral, at kung paanu tinawid Yun, they talked about mga masasakit na salita na sinabi ng mga Kapatid Niya, when she tried to ask for money para lang makapunta siya sa training Niya sa POTC, then kung anu din Yung mga future plans nito. Like both of them were both antagonists in each story. Lai was staring at her the whole time she was telling her story. She stares at the way her moves lips, how she blinks, how she smiles and how she tries to give actions in every story she tell. They were both focused on each other's. Like parang Wala ng bukas, it seems like both of them doesn't want to end was they have now. At habang Panay Sila kwento sa isat isa, Hindi nila namalayan yung oras, alas 2:00 na Pala ng madaling araw. kaya Pala it seems like nilalamig na siya and knowing na, palda Yung suot Niya. Later after, paisa-isang pumatak Ang ulan. But they're not done with their talks yet. "Hala! may ulan. May payong Ako." Ani Lai rito. "Sige ma'am, dito Muna tayo sa may puno para Hindi Tayo mabasa." Binuksan nito Yung automatic niyang payong, and unang tumayo ito to wait for her. Then nagpatiuna itong bumaba sa pang 3 level na stone bench. Pagkababang pagkababa nito,nilinisan Muna nito Ang upuan and then told her to sit down. Lai was touched with her actions. For her, their was nobody in her entire life Yung gumawa nun sa kanya. Except of course sa parents Niya. Nang Maka-position na Sila together they continued talking, pero this time, Lai moved a little closer to her. "I think nilalamig Ako, can I hug you?" she asked. "Ikaw ma'am. Ikaw po bahala." Ani nito. Her answer doesn't say no and doesnt say yes. It was neutral, but for her it was enough for her to move close. "You know I've read one article siguro Yun, it says there na once daw nilalamig ka, all you have to do is hug somebody because mainit daw Ang body heat na tao and it is enough to make you feel mainit." aniya rito para maibsan Yung hiya Niya sa sarili because the person seems to be neutral on her answers man. "Talaga?" anito sa sinabi Niya. "opo, so pa hug Ako po." aniya rito. But Lai didn't hug her right away. Kasi syempre she is still shy. Paunti-unti lang Muna siyang sumandal Dito para kahit papanu Hindi masyadong nakakahiya. "It's 2:00 o'clock na, San ka matutulog nito? If umuwi na tayo?" Lai asked her. "Babalik lang Ako sa kampo ma'am. kaso close na Yung gate alas 10:00 in the evening, may curfew Kasi, then mag open Yung Sila by 4:00 am." sagot nito. "Hindi ka ba pagagalitan Niyan?" Sweet smiled. "Hindi Naman kung, Hindi nila malaman." she answered. "Pwede pa ba tayong magkita ulit buwas?" Lai asked Sweet. She thought for it a moment. She didn't answer the question. Instead, she tell a story. "Nag work Ako Dito sa Cebu way back 2019." kwento niya rito. "Manager Trainee Ako sa Isang Hog Grower Feed company, sa may canduman." "Talaga? nandito na ko sa Cebu nun. 2018 Ako nandito, and sa Mandaue na din Ako nag stay. Hindi mo ko hinanap." Sweet saw na Yung kausap Niya pouted. It feels like the person, was feeling bad. She smiled at the back of her head. But then again, she never say a word about it. "Then, nung time na Yun, may relationship pa kami ng ex ko. Tapos nagkakalabuan na kami. So Yung nangyari kailangan ko pumili kung mag stay ba Ako Dito or uuwi." Kwento ni Sweet sa kanya. Lai was already leaning her head on her shoulders. Pero when she talked about her ex. Umayos ng upo si Lai. And bumagsak Ang kulay ng Mukha nito. She continued her story. "Nakapunta din kami sa simala nang magkasama pero medyo matagal na Yun." dagdag Niya. "Mao ba?" anito sa kanya. "Opo." sagot niya. "Minahal mo siya?" Tanong nito sa kanya. "Opo. Love na love ko Yun nung mga panahon Yun, Kasi umuwi talaga Ako dun samin para maayos kung anu Ang meron kami. Kaso Hindi talaga naayos, may mahal na Kasi siyang iba." pagkwekwento pa Niya. "Pwede patingin ng cellphone?" Lai asked. Lai was hurting, sa mga kwento nito. Knowing na she really liked her Tapos Yung mga kwento nito is all about her ex. She remembered she stalk her f*******: account. And syempre mas magaling pa siya sa investigator. She was able to search Hanggang sa pinakaunang year na nakagawa siya ng f*******: account. Sa f*******: account nito, she saw one album names Mhie and Dhie, and there she knew sino Ang tinutukoy nitong jowa. Well, in her opinion, maganda din Yung ex nito. Matangkad, mataba, and she wears red lipstick. Palagi nitong Kasama sa kung saan saan. May Nakita nga siyang video about them talking with their friends taking a bath sa Isang sapa. And then gustong tumalon ng ex nito Tapos tinawag nitong "Mhie, tatalon ka ba?" pagkatapos ay sinundan ng Isang malakas na halakhak. Lai was hurt, pakiramdam she is a bit heartbroken, because she knew she love the person already pero it seems like this person she is sitting beside with isn't over with her. Syempre she can't love someone na Hindi pa naka move on sa ex, because she don't wanna be a rebound. Also, first time pa niyang makikipag-relasyon sa malapit Tapos alam niyang seryoso siya. Lai looked at her. She was staring at her phone. "Anong brand ng phone Yan?" Tanong Niya rito. "Samsung J6 to ma'am." Sagot nito. But, Lai was still waiting if ibibigay ba nito Yung phone nito sa kanya. Sweet, was shocked when she was asked about kung pwede tumingin sa phone Niya. Of all the people, she talked with, so far this is the first person na naka meet Niya, and she is being shocked kung ganu ito makipag-communicate sa kanya. First, is nung kakain Sila kanina, first time pa nilang magkita. She doesn't know kung anu Yung gusto nito. She was expecting na, she will chose to go sa Chowking, or nearby Jollibee, Kasi kanina nang magkausap Sila parang Ang arte-arte nito at Hindi ito Ang tipo ng babae na kakain sa mga pipitsuging food stall. But, not to her dismay, Kumain ito dun, ito din Ang pumili ng kakainin nilang chicken, It appears like magjowa Sila sa mga actions na ginagawa nito. But then, she doesn't want to give conclusions agad-agad because she knew, deep in her heart, Hindi siya pasok sa standard nito. Ang dami ng achievements nito and Ang talino nito Tas papatol lang sa kanya. But, then Lai brought her back to present. "Pwede patingin phone mo?" She was a bit hesitant. "Here ma'am."