Messenger
September 04

Eugenie
Ahhh finally!
The exams are over!
I'm so relieved that I could cry.

Israel
Same here.
Makakatulog na ulit tayo nang matino.

Eugenie
I knooow
Kita mo ang eyebags ko?
Ang lala na. 😂

Israel
Kahit mag-ilang layers pa 'yang eyebags mo, Ms. van Acker, ikaw pa rin ang pinakamagandang babae sa paningin ko.

Eugenie
Ano ba!
Dahan-dahan naman sa mga ganyang linyahan, Israel.

Israel
Hahaha! Kinikilig 'yan... 😛

Eugenie
Hindi, ah.

Israel
Genie, maglolokohan pa ba tayo rito?

Eugenie
😝😝
Hey, I have a question.

Israel
Yes, baby?

Eugenie
Are men really possessive by nature?
Like, requirement ba talaga na maging ganoon kayo?

Israel
Hold up. What's with the generalization?
Hindi naman lahat ng mga lalaki, possessive.
May mga chill lang din, tulad ko.

Eugenie
Ikaw, chill?
E gusto mo na ngang sapakin si Lewis noong chinat ako? 🥴

Israel
Haha, joke lang naman 'yon. 😝
Bakit nga pala napunta tayo sa ganyang topic?

Eugenie
Because of Rhi and Brent, actually.
Lagi na lang silang nag-aaway.
And Rhi says it's because she finds Brent too possessive and controlling.

Israel
I see. Well, I must say that you're lucky.

Eugenie
Bakit naman?

Israel
Buti na lang, hindi ka kay Felipe napunta.
IDLT for the win, baby. 💪🏻

Eugenie
Para kang timang. 😒

Israel
Haha! Be your own cheerleader nga raw, 'di ba? 🤣 But hey, I really mean it. Men like that are difficult to be with. Look at your cousin. I bet she's always distraught because of her boyfriend.

Eugenie
Yeah, she is. Worried nga kami nina Sim at Sulli para sa kanya.

Israel
Why don't Rhien break up with Felipe, then?
Hindi na pala healthy ang relasyon nila.

Eugenie
Kawawa naman si Brent kapag nakipag-break si Rhi sa kanya. Siguro, 'yan din ang iniisip ni Rhi kaya hindi niya maituloy-tuloy ang balak niyang hiwalayan si Brent.

Israel
Be that as it may, I still think that love should be the driving force behind a relationship. Not pity.

Eugenie
Wow. You talk like a wise ninety-year-old.

Israel
GENIE 🤦🏻‍♂️

Eugenie
Haha! I'm just teasing. 😜
But that actually makes a lot of sense.

Israel
Mukhang may trust issues si Felipe.
He needs to work on that before he commits himself into a serious relationship.

Eugenie
I think I know why Brent acts like that.
He's from a broken family.
He actually caught his mom cheating on his dad. As a kid, no doubt that's traumatizing.

Israel
Woah. That's so fucked up.

Eugenie
Right?

Israel
How did you know about it, anyway?

Eugenie
Nakwento sa akin ni Brent dati.
I told you, we used to be good friends.

Israel
Alam din ba ni Rhien 'yan?

Eugenie
Of course. That brings us back to why she still chooses to stay with Brent. To a little extent, she knows about the pain of having come from a broken family.

Israel
What do you mean?
Her parents are still together, aren't they?

Eugenie
Yup. But I'm not talking about Tita Rizzi and Tito Ivan, who are happily married. 🙃 I'm actually referring to our grandparents.

Eugenie is typing...

Dad and Tita Rizzi were raised by their lolo and lola. Namatay kasi ang mom nila noong mga bata pa sila. Dad says it's because her health deteriorated after their father left them for another woman.

Israel
Your grandfather's American, right?

Eugenie
Yup.
What does that have to do with anything?

Israel
Wala lang. Chini-check ko lang kung tama ang nasagap ko sa pangso-stalk ko sa'yo dati. So, tama ngang may lahing Amerikana ka. 😜

Israel is typing...

Do you know the old song that goes like this?
"Bye, bye Miss American Pie / Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry..."
Kakantahan kita niyan kapag nagkita ulit tayo bukas. 😆

Eugenie
Haha! Baliw ka talaga, Israel. 😂

Israel
Pinapatawa lang kita. 😁
But seriously, I'm sorry to hear about what your dad and aunt went through.
Kaya rin siguro sobrang protective sa'yo ng dad mo, dahil ayaw niyang masaktan ka tulad ng nangyari sa nanay niya.

Eugenie
That's what I thought, too.
Nalulungkot nga ako kapag naiisip ko na hindi ko man lang nakilala ang parehong grandparents ko sa side ni Dad. Buti na lang, nandiyan pa ang parents ni Mom.

Israel
I bet they spoil you. ☺️

Eugenie
Sort of. Especially si Lola.
Si Lolo, medyo strict.
Palibhasa, retired colonel. 😂

Israel
Wow. Your grandfather was in the military?
That's so cool! Alam mo bang binalak ko dating mag-PMA?

Eugenie
Really? Bakit hindi mo itinuloy?

Israel
Ayaw ng nanay ko. Baka mamatay raw siya sa nerbiyos kapag nagsundalo ako. Alam mo naman, nag-iisang anak. 😂

Eugenie
Understandable. Tsaka mas okay na rin sigurong hindi ka natuloy sa PMA. 'Yang kalokohan mong 'yan? Magkakagulo roon, panigurado. 😜

Israel
Haha! Grabe, inaatake mo na naman ako. 😆
I'm totally fine with our course, anyway. Kahit mahirap, nag-eenjoy naman ako. Tsaka kung hindi ako sa Eisner nag-aral, e 'di hindi kita nakilala?

Eugenie
CHAROTERO.

Israel
Seryoso kasi ako, Ms. van Acker. 😪

Eugenie
K.

Israel
How sweet.
What if, for every "K" I receive from you, I'll reply with an "I love you", hmm?

Eugenie
K.
AH, SHIT.
NOOO
AAARGGHHH
I'M GOING OFFLINE.

Israel
HAHAHA
I love you, you adorably awkward American pie. ❤️

Eugenie
K. 😝

Israel
I'll be waiting until that "K" turns into an "I love you, too." 😉

Seen 5:43 PM