….I’m doomed.

     Pagsakay ko palang sa car ni Gi, sa likod kung saan si Gal lang ang katabi ko- my God. My God, my God. Diyos ko. MY. GOD.

     I’ve seen her wearing sleeveless shirts, thin shirts, cropped tops, even strapless tops pero- why I am so erted.

     As soon as I sat beside her, she fixed my bag by the foot of the seat beside her kasi katabi niya yung bag niya, we even said our hi’s and hello’s at each other- kahit hindi pa nga ako pinansin ni Ning kasi she was very focused with picking a song to play.

     Rid even moved closer to me at she misses me daw but what left me to be in a trance that I so did not look forward to was…. was seeing,

     I gulped.

     Was seeing Gal’s….
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     ..............cleavage.

     Jusmiyo marimar nalang talaga at kailan pa ako naging green-minded.

     I am not the person who easily stares at another person’s cleavage and the fact na si Rid pa to- I’m officially ashamed of myself for the first time with a very valid reason. It’s a good thing na she wasn’t able to differentiate me panicking over seeing her cleavage kasi I just seemed like natutuliro nanaman – which can be true!

     So, I was very thankful when she pulled my arm closer to her, closing off the distance between us that left me with either looking at her face or the road up front, in which I chose the latter. I needed a chance to redeem myself before she or someone else knows what’s happening with me.

     Kasi naman Gal, nang-aatake ka eh.

     Sinusubok mo ako.

     Isa kang malaking tukso, wag kang ganyan…. I even saw a mole by her-

     ‘Namumula ka?’ I heard what I was averting. Nagka eye-to-eye kasi kami ni Gi sa rear-view mirror so I think it was my fault in the first place. Bat ba dun ako nakatingin, ano ba yan self.

     ‘Ha? Hindi kaya. Anong namumula? Ako? Hindi ah’ dire-diretso kong sabi na ikinatawa nilang tatlo. Was I that obvious?

     Ning even looked back at us, I was just sitting there with an arm tangled with Winter’s. ‘You’re blushing nga, anong meron?’ she asked. Her tone half teasing and half genuinely asking. ‘Kinikilig ka?’ Gal added from the side.

     At this point I just wanted to disappear. I barely blush and the thing that made me do so right now seems so sinful all of a sudden.

     ‘Hmph’ was the only thing I was able to let out. I faced Winter before digging my head near her neck. Bahala siya dyan napagkakaisahan nila ako.

     ‘Mainit kasi, diba sa init lang yan Cat?’ tumango nalang ako sa sinabi ni Ning. I just know that she’s still teasing. ‘Oo daw’ sabi ni Winter.

     ‘You guys ate lunch naman na diba?’ finally, someone’s willing to divert the topic. Thank you Gi.

     All of us said a yes in a not so unison way together. ‘Good, meryenda nalang tayo mamaya then let’s decide if we’ll cook dinner or order out’ ‘Libre niyo ko ha, malapit na birthday ko’ si Ning.

     ‘Hindi ba baliktad?’ Winter asked.

     ‘Eh gusto ko ako ililibre eh. Basag trip ka Wintot’ I looked up to her because I can hear her small laughs.

     She immediately gave her attention to me once she felt me move. ‘You, okay?’

     I nodded. She smiled at me sweetly.

     You’re definitely becoming my girlfriend.

     ‘Cute cute mo’

Rid

     Nahatid ko na si Gi multiple times dito sa condo niya pero never pa akong nakapasok sa mismong unit niya o kahit na sa lobby lang. Kaya naman ng magpark kami dun sa underground parking ng building niya, natuwa ako at may designated spots sila per unit.

     Kaya pala hindi siya namomoblema sa hindi paggamit ng kotse at fixed naman yung space niya, problematic nga lang daw kapag may bibisita sakanya tapos may car na dala. There are free spaces naman daw pero you need to tell someone a day before or earlier para makapagpark sila dito sa baba.

     Giselle lives on the 29th floor with is quite high na din for me. Takot kasi si Rylee sa heights kaya nung napag-usapan sa bahay na magconsider na bumili ng condo unit eh against na against si Rye sa floors higher than 15.

     Biniro tuloy namin ni Kuya na isa nalang sa’min yung may-ari tapos hindi namin siya papapuntahin. Umiyak naman si tanga, naasar siguro at siya kasi yung may pangarap na manirahan mag-isa out of the three of us. Sermon din inabot namin kay Mama nun. Kapag bunso talaga.

     Ito, mabilis naman naming nadating ang unit 2917 na pagmamay-ari ng tita ni Gi na she said is pinaparentahan sakanya for half the price ng yearly rent and since bayad naman by her parents, wala na talaga siyang problema. Yun din daw yung tita na kasama niya dati sa Paco when she was still living in the Philippines. Currently nasa ibang bansa daw ito so no one lives at the family house dun sa Paco.

     Andami ko lang new info about kay Gi bigla, I feel so welcomed.

     ‘Ganda dito ah’ that was my first impression.

     Open space, may 3 doors din ata kaming nadaanan bago namin marating yung kitchen na connected na sa sala-

     May treadmill pa dun sa sulok-

     May loft pa!?

     Ang swerte naman ni Boss G, baka pwede dito nalang kami magsleep over palagi at wala naman siyang kasama dito

     If she’s okay with that happening naman, one or two trips lang din siya mula sa’min if ever na magcocommute. Surrounded pa siya with establishments, no need take rides para lang makabili ng emergency sanitary pads o kaya ulam pag tinatamad na magluto sa gabi.

     ‘Good view din’ bulaslas ko nang mapadpad ako dun sa tapat ng terrace niya, nakaharap yung terrace sa kabilang building pero yung isang side ng unit niya is purely glass wall lang kaya dun mo kita talaga yung paligid. Corner unit din ata kasi to, ang dami lang pros