Street foods

Magkano po?" (How much?) Eion asked the tricycle driver. The driver mumbled the price. Nagbayad na rin si Eion at di na kinuha ang sukli nya. Grabe talaga pag nakangat angat.

"Why did you even invite me here, you know I might disturb you..." I spoke up as we walked inside the market. Nakatsinelas lang ako at dress. I pulled my dress to avoid the mud. It was rainy last night kaya basa ang daan.

"You don't want to?"

"No, I love to. I love to annoy you."

"Ikaw lang kasi gising..."

"I see." So I'm just his option. Tsk.

Thirty minutes later we were running around the wet market, buying fish, crabs, and seafood. It looks like The idiot just tagged me along because he wants me to carry the stuff. Napasinghap ako, "Lagi ka bang bumibisita dito?" tanong ko, starting a conversation.

He grunted in reply, busy picking vegetables. I studied him. To Mario, the old man, the staff of the resort, and even here, he's really different. I mean, aside from him speaking so fluently in another language, i