ch. 10 - strange car

CHAPTER 10
STRANGE CAR


Narrator: Back inside my house, Koji and I continued watching the Lakers game in the same spot. To our greatest disbelief, the Lakers were already down by 16 to the Spurs (46 – 62) under a minute remaining.

Koji: Goddaym… I can’t seriously believe this is happening.

Jay: I know, dude. But for sure this won’t happen again in the second half.

Koji: They better not! I know they will come back!

Narrator: But as we saw, Roger Mason threw a lob pass to Duncan, who dunked a facial on Bynum as he was trying to block the shot but instead got fouled.

Jay: Shit!! (as the Spurs crowd roared wildly on that play)

Koji: I’m tellin’ ya, it’s all Spurs momentum in the first half. It ain’t right, dawg. (as I shake my head in disgust)

*

Back at the Cerritos Town Center, a familiar-looking Toyota Innova made a left turn on the parking lot looking for an available spot. Once it found parking, the engines were shut off.

Jamilla: Lalabas kaba dyan, Erich?

Brenda: (sitting to the left of the car) Oo nga, noh? (notices white van hogging up the line) Yun van ‘to kasi eh.

Erich: Di naman masyado masikip dito. I think all of you can get out.

Denise: (sitting to the right of car beside Jamilla) Yeah, pwede. Ayos naming parking ‘tong coche eh.

Nina: (sitting in front passenger seat beside Erich) Guys, look! (points out to an old but classic gray Ford car parked beside Erich’s car)

Jamilla: Classic ba yun coche ang ng park dyan?

Brenda: Oo nga, noh?

Denise: Gran Torino pala ang ng tawag dyan sa coche. (notices name on side of car, located in between the driver and passenger’s doors)

Erich: Wow, grabe. Ganda naming pangalan nayan.

Nina: Yeah, mukhang 1980’s pa yun coche nito, don’t you think?

Jamilla: More like 1970’s, pero wow. Na linis pa yan. Mukhang bago pa ‘to, o?

Erich: Gusto ko sana mapalit ‘tong coche ko para dyan.

Brenda: Erich, ano kaba? Ayus namang coche mo, o?

Erich: Oo naman, pero mas stunning pa yun Gran Torino sa tsura.

Denise: Paano mo mag kikita yun ibang brand yun Gran Torino sa mga car shop? It looks so very unique!

Jamilla: Yah, man. Kita mo kung gaano na unique ‘tong coche nayan?

Brenda: Like I said, it’s a CLASSIC!

Nina: Guys! What are ya’ll waiting for? Pasko? Tara na.

Narrator: So everyone in the car got off carefully, and after closing every dor, Erich alarming the vehicle, they started walking.