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04:17

Evie
Jachiiin :)

Evie
Your jacket ☺️

Jachin
Saan ka? Puntahan na lang kita?

Evie
No, I'm outside your building already. Hintayin kita dito.

Jachin
Sabay na ba ulit tayo magduduty sa vet? Ang boring pag mag isa lang ako dun, eh. Kinakausap ko nga mga alaga natin baka sakaling magsalita eh.
Evie reacted 😆

Evie
Do you want to?

Jachin
Oo
seen

04:25

Evie
Okay. Sabihin ko later ☺️

Jachin
Unless ayaw mo na akong kasama

Jachin
Okay lang naman 👍🏻

Evie
Parang hindi. . . (´･･')

Jachin
Hahahaha

Jachin
Gusto ko may kadaldalan eh

Jachin
Oo nga pala, may ibang supplies daw na kailangan bilhin. Gusto mo sumaglit sa divi?

Evie
Right now? 😯

Jachin
Oums, para tapos na natin. Tapos kain na lang tayo sa labas.

Evie
Fine with me!

Jachin
Oks hintayin mo na lang ako dyan
Wag ka aalis
Evie reacted 🫡

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[DIALOGUE]

< UNIVERSITY. LATE AFTERNOON. >

Hindi pa nakakaalis lahat ng blockmates ni Jachin, nasa labas na agad siya ng classroom at tumatakbo pababa.

Rigo
Hoy, 'yong gamit ko!

Jachin gave him a thumbs up.

Jachin
Oo, dadalhin ko bukas!

Rigo would have to wait tomorrow because he cannot wait to see Evie. Baka rin matagal na itong nakatambay do'n at mag-isa.

Before he could even call her name, nakita na niya itong may kausap.

Kumunot ang noo ni Jachin.

Evie
Yes, I did try! I'm just not sure I like it. Kami ni Mimi nag-try pero mas nagustuhan niya.

Nang lumapit si Jachin dito ay namukhaan nito na from engineering dept 'yong kausap ni Evie. Pareho sila ng building kaya pamilyar sa kanya ang lalaki.

Jachin
Gil?

Gil
Uy, katatapos lang din ng class n'yo?

Jachin
Oo.

Evie's eyes widened.

Evie
You know him too?

Jachin
Oo.

Gil
Ah, yeah. Magkasama kami dito sa building, Gel.

Mas lalong lumalim ang kunot ng noo ni Jachin.

Jachin
(whispers) Gel?

Evie
Oh, that's right. Arki and engineer nga pala sa building na 'to.

Jachin crossed his arms.

Jachin
Magkakilala kayo? Pa'no?

Gil
Nakasama ko si Gel sa isang seminar. Sakto, wala ng upuan kaya tabi kami sa bandang dulo.

Evie laughed and Jachin's head whipped to her direction.

Evie
I remember! Tapos pareho tayong nakatulog with our heads down.

Gil smiled.

Gil
And I heard you snore.

Jachin resisted the urge to scoff.

Jachin
Gano'n?

Jachin pushed his tongue on the side of his cheek and prayed this dude would get the hint to end the conversation already.

Evie
I did not! Baka ikaw 'yon.

Gil
Hindi, rinig na rinig ko galing sa katabi ko. Tayo lang nasa hilera na 'yon.

Gil
Tapos—

Jachin
Evie, 'yong jacket ko.

Jachin smirked a little when he saw how Gil's eyes went to the jacket on Evie's arm and his outstreched palm.

Evie
Oh, here.

Evie
Tara na?

Jachin
Ikaw bahala.

Jachin stepped away from the both of them, but not too far that he couldn't hear Evie saying goodbye to Gil.

Jachin
'Di kita minamadali.

Evie frowned.

Evie
But you look like you're in a hurry.

Jachin
'Di ah.

Mas lalo lang nalito si Evie dahil mukha naman talaga siyang nagmamadali.

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[DIALOGUE]

< DIVI. EVENING. >

Jachin
Ang haba pala nitong listahan. Ang dami pang tao.

Evie squeezed herself towards Jachin.

Evie
We can go separately para mas marami tayong makuha.

Jachin
'Wag na. Baka 'di tayo magkakitaan.

Just then, a rush of people bumped into them, pushing Evie back.

Jachin
Evie?

Evie
Uhm, wait! I'm back here.

Jachin stepped back to meet her, his hand automatically clasping hers.

Ipinagsalikop niya ang mga daliri nila.

Jachin
You okay?

Evie nodded despite her heart racing. Masama talaga ito para sa puso niya.

Jachin
Nahanap ko na 'yong isang store. Majority doon na natin kuhanin.

Evie
Okay. . .

Kahit na nakalampas na sila sa mga tao at nakapasok ng store, hindi pa rin binibitawan ni Jachin ang kamay niya.

Evie was afraid he'd feel her sweaty palms and shaking hands, but he didn't seem to be bothered.

So Evie clutched his hand tighter and gently wrapped her other hand on his forearm.

Nilingon siya ni Jachin, but he didn't seem to mind what she did.

Secretly, Evie could feel her lips break into a happy smile.

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