"Here," I said, handing a paper bag that has Eion's jacket to him in his office the moment I arrived before my shift. Emma was still here since it’s still her shirt. Nagising talaga ako ng maaga para labhan at ipatuyo ang jacket nya and got in the store again.
Buti nalang maaraw ngayon at mabilis tong natuyo.He looked at me, then to the paper bag on my hands before asking, "What's that?""Uhmm… your jacket?" Did he forget about it soon? Tsk, hinahanap nya pa sa akin ito kahapon yapos ganito lang rin pala."Keep it." He said, "I don't want it anymore."Hindi ko alam kung narinig ko sya ng maayos o baka may sira ang tenga ko. He even came back last night to get the jacket from me, right? And now that I am giving it to him, he doesn’t want it anymore. Ano ba tong robot na to! Nag effort pa akng gumising ng maaga!"Okay? Iwan ko lang to dito ah. Salamat ulit kagabi, Eion." I just left the paper bag by the door and returned to thIt has been days, at ang mga kaibigan ni Eion ay palaging nakatambay sa shop mula umaga hangggang hapon. Magdamag silang nakabantay dito. "Hey Snow!" Leroy booms as soon as he enters the shop. Yes, sa sobrang dalas nila dito ay alam na alam na nila ang pangalan ko. A few customers' heads turned around but returned to chattering with each other. "I'll have the same as usual," he said. I don't know how or when we really did get close enough to the point that he just barges in and yells my name loudly, but it’s fine for me, I guess. "Me too, the usual please, and her number of course." Dax winked, offering me a flirty smile at napasinghap ako. And I don't know how or when we really did we got close enough to the point that Dax just flirts at me so casually.Emma eyed me curiously as if to ask ‘what in the hell happened para maging close kayo bigla’. Honestly, Emma, hindi ko rin alam kung paano but I just mouthed a 'later' at bumalik na kung saa
Tiningnan ko ang cute na bata. So Caleb pala ang pangalan nya, “Yes.” Sagot ng bata habang dinidilaan ang kanyang ice cream na inorder. “Don’t do this next time. Aunt Anna is looking for you, she’s worried," he said coolly.“Kilala mo ang batang to?” I asked Eion, to which he ignored as he picked up the little kid in his arms. Now that they are both beside each other, I had a quick overlook. Pareha silang may berdeng mga mata, but their attitudes were miles apart. Now that I think about it, the little kid looks familiar. Oh right! He was one of the kids playing with Nathan at Tita Maggie's. Pinsan kaya sya ni Eion?"Girlfriend moba sya, Kuya Eion? She's very pretty," Caleb asked Eion. Ew, malapit na akong masuka nang marinig yun. Him? My boyfriend? I would rather date a real robot."No, he isn't.", "No, she isn't"Sabay naming sagot at biglang tiningnan ng masama ang isa’t isa. Caleb laughed at both of us and somehow
Whoa! I smell something fishy here, kailangan ko syang tanungin mamaya! Bumalik na kami ni Hannah galing sa garden, dala dala ang aming apple juice. "So, what's with you and Leroy?" bigla kong tanong mung kami nalang dalawa ang natira. Hannah almost chokes on her drink, blushing yet again before sya sumagot, "Oh, kaibigan ko lang yun.""Yeah, sure. I bet that's why you were blushing back then and even now."Her eyes widened at that and her hand shot up to her warm cheeks.Hah! Gotcha!"Ugh! Fine!" She groans when I perk an eyebrow at her silence. "I... kinda like... Leroy?"I punched the air in happiness, knowing that my guess was right. Tama talaga ako! Pwede na ba akong manghuhula? Turning to her, I asked further, "So kailan to nagsimula?""Um, maybe since last year, I'm not sure. That's when Eion brought them over to our house since Eion and I was pretty close back then. Dun ko sya nakilala..." She rambled.I see…"Di mo man lang sinabi sa akin…” I chided."Well, wala akong sinab
Napatingin ako sa likod ko. Ah, the robot, yet again with his criticism. Ano nanaman ba ang problema ng lalaking to ngayon? Pangit ba gising nya? Or baka naman wala nakakain ng kanyang gusto? Akala ko pa naman ay maayos na sya these past few days. Mali ata ak. Or was it one of his mood swings again? Whatever. I sighed, before retorting sassily, "Oh great. At ano pala ang magandang kulay na gusto niyo, mahal na prinsepe?""Blue." Eion the robot shrugged. “At bakit ka andito? You were sick yesterday.”“Gumaling naman ako ngayong araw. And you're an expert at picking colors, huh?" I asked, medyo naiinis na sa kanya.He scoffed, "I was just saying what I thought was best...""Then go ahead and tell it to Tita Maggie. My choice of color is just an opinion. You're making it a big deal." I scowled at him, "Oh wait, lahat ng bagay ay pinapalaki mo talaga.""Whatever," umiling nalang sya at tumingin kung san si Tita Maggie. “Alam mo, gusto ko panamna sanang pasalamatan ka dahil sa pagtulo
"Who's Emma?" Tanong pa ni Hannah habang papunta kami sa sasakyan ni Luke. Oh right, she hasn’t met Emma yet. This would be a great opportunity for them. Siguro I’ll make them friends too. "Oh, kaibigan ko sa trabaho." Sagot ko pa, getting into Luke's car as Dax, Leroy, and Eion got into his. I whispered to her when I was sure Luke was distracted while driving, "May crush si Dax dun kaya ganyan sya kaexcited.Hannah gave me a look, bago bumulong sakin, "Are you sure na hindi yun crush ni Leroy?" I shook my head in answer, “No, di sya bet ni Leroy, wag ka mag-alala.” Napasinghap sya sa kaba. The fact made me smile, even more so when we heard an excited cat-call from Dax as they sped away."Well, someone's excited," Hannah mutters incredulously."Yup," I replied, popping the p, both of us giggling softly as Luke followed them too at nasa likuran na nila kami. *******Nang makarating kami sa shop, I was surprised Dax waited for us, but I'm pretty sure Emma was more excited so when she
"Guys, nakita nyo ba si Eion?" Leroy said after a few days barging in on the door with a troubled look, and startling me, Hannah, and Luke as we chill at the balcony. Hapon na at andito nanaman ako ulit sa bahay ni Tita Maggie, dahil kay Hannah lagi akong iniinvite. Good thing that Tita Maggie summoned us to check out the church and have the rehearsals."Oh, didn't know you two were here," said Dax, appearing behind Leroy. “Hi guys.” "What? Lumayas nanaman ba yung mokong na yun?" Hannah asked. I looked at her. Layas nanaman? Why are they looking for the robot that much? At bakit parang lagi tong nangyayari at ganyan ang kanilang reaksyon? "Does this normally happen?" I asked them."Yes," answered Leroy, "But now, we were looking for him since we're supposed to go to church in a while and we haven't really seen him around...hindi ko sya makita kahit saan kanina pa.” Leroy asked."Doesn't he always stick to you two? You're supposed to be his friend, right? Dapat alam nyo kung saan sya
Umiling sya, "No."I tried to raise his head but he swatted my hand away, "Umiiyak ka."He denied again, "Nope.""Hmm really?," I smirked, it's so seldom to see, maybe I can make fun of it..."I'm not." He said again, clearly irritated now. "Yes, you are..." I said in a sing-song tone.He sighed helplessly, giving up before finally looking up and showing his red and puffy eyes and his slightly wet cheeks, "So? What if I am? May mali ba dito?""Oh, nothing, in particular, I was just curious as to why Eion the robot was crying," I asked him, “ May feelings ka pala.” Natahimik sya at averted his gaze to the ground, his jaw clenched."You really didn't know the saying-," he started to say."-Mind your own business. Yeah, yeah, I know that since you always-" I cut him off."Sana naman at tinatak mo yan sa isip mo. Stop being nosy because you had many people to hurt. You don't know what others are experiencing.” I was silent about what he said. What did he mean by that? I guess it's my f
I nodded, "Yup."Nakapag-isip isip muna sya before he firmly answered, "Then no.” Really? I have to push him further than, mamaya ay mapapa-oo ko rin to sya. “Come on, don't be so hard to get. Just say yes.” Sabi ko pa, with matching ngiti sa kanya."No, Snow. Hindi ako papayag jan. O sa kahit ano pa mang plano mo sa akin.” He said. Napasinghap pa ako, hindi pa rin tumutigil, "Ay sus, nahihiya ka pang umoo.”"Hindi nga,. I said no, no means no.” Fine. since ayaw nya talaga, nakakapagod rin pala tong pilitin. Huminga ako ng malalim, I yelled at him," Just say yes already!"Hindi man lang lumagpas ang isang minuto at knagat nya ang kanyang labi, maraang tumingin sakin, "Okay," he finally said, agreeing to my offer helplessly like he had no other choice. “There, I agreed. Masaya kana? Are you going to stop now?” Tanong nya pa. Perfect. "So, now that we are 'practically friends'", I quote. "Maybe you could tell me the reason wh