may 14 2017
while maine and rj were outside....

"alam nyo ba akala ko talaga si faulkerson at si mendoza ang unang ikakasal eh" wika ni addie

"lahat naman yata tayo yun ang inexpect. they we're very much inlove. naalala ko pa how they braved every storm and how strong one would be for the other... when she lost her parents to that car tragedy nakita ko kung paano sya binuhay ng pagmamahal ni rj." sambit ni isay. the incident happened a year after they started dating exclusively, it left maine without a family, isang rason din kung bakit ang barkada nila ang naging pamilya ni maine. all of them made huge efforts just so she can feel she's not alone. they all made sure that they would always be there for her and lifted her spirits - but of course none of them equalled rj's efforts - from learning how to cook, to doing her laundry, and to cleaning her apartment.

"si bu at si bie. hahaha ang cute kaya ng endearment nila. first time i heard them exchange the bu and bie, dude sinampal ko si faulkerson"

"oo kaya grabe ka addie napalakas kaya nung sampal mo namula yung buong pagkatao ni faulkerson"

"isay masisisi mo ba ko? kapitbahay ko yang si faulkerson i've known him since i was 5 tapos biglang babanat ng bie! di ko napigilan hahaha, pero grabe ha may kiss kay mendoza kaya pati kaluluwa namula rin"

"teka lang hon, bakit di mo nakwento yung bu at bie?"

"yung bie obvious naman for baby kasi baby naman talaga ni tisoy si meng. yung bu kasi--"

"hindi alam ni meng kung pano nya sasagutin si rj kasi itong si tisoy hindi naman daw nagtatanong. so naisip ni ever witty ms. mendoza na bigyan ng pet name si rj, pagsundo sa kanya ni rj tinawag nya na bu. the whole day yun ang tinawag sa kanya ni meng, so ang ending na-curious si tisoy kaya tinanong nya kung bakit sya tinatawag ni meng ng bu, sabi ni meng short for buifriend oh eh di nag-hang yung kapitbahay ko"

"haha bui-friend talaga."

"alam nyo ba feeling ko nga hindi si faulkerson yung kasama ko nung mga panahon na sila ni meng eh" lester chuckled "putcha who would have thought na ang isang babaero at palikerong faulkerson magiging taga-laba ng panty ni meng" all of them laughed remembering the scene.

"eh pare yung kwento ni isay na alas dos ng madaling araw tapos tawag ng tawag si rj sa kanya para tanungin pano magprito ng itlog? kingina nagising talaga diwa ko dun nung kinukwento ni isay eh kahit may jet lag pa ko. ilang beses nga daw nya tinanong kung si richard ba talaga kausap nya" simon butted.

"hah! eto sikreto malupit ni rj, alam nyo ba na pag naihatid na nya si meng sa school pinapapunta nya si yaya flor sa apartment ni meng para maglinis tapos ang alam ni meng si rj talaga gumawa nun?" this earned addie curious eyes.

"gago lang! awang-awa pa naman si meng kasi lagi daw pagod si rj kasi pati apartment nya nililinis, kiss lang daw ang bayad hahaha ang utak ni tisoy!"

"oi isay grabe ka naman kay rj, actually yung unang beses sya naman talaga ang naglinis kasi nandun si meng tapos nung hinalikan sya ni meng dahil dun ayun naka-kuha ng idea si tukmol"

simon asked making everyone silent "how did they arrive to this? anong nangyari? i mean they seemed like a perfect couple..."

nobody dared speak. it was a moment of complete silence. it was a puzzle piece that even isay did not share her husband. maybe because up until now she's still figuring out what happened in between. hanggang ngayon may kulang. may tanong na hindi pa rin nasasagot.

lester chugs down his whisky and muttered "....the proposal night happened...."

"so nagpropose naman pala si rj eh... what then? she declined?"

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"she didn't know his plans that night. all she knew was, they will be having dinner to celebrate their anniversary...."

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"....she didn't came...."

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