CHAPTER EIGHT
JUST WANNA TALK
Narrator: It was already 6:33 pm back inside my house, where my friend and former Cypress College classmate Koji and I were watching the Lakers-Spurs game. It was already the start of the second quarter, where the Lakers were trailing the home team Spurs by a point, 29 - 30.
Jay: To Gasol... Gasol's open! (as Kobe passes ball to Gasol, Gasol attempting a jumper as the ball sank)
Koji: Yes!
Jay: Nice!
Narrator: A moment later, my phone rang, the same ringtone that had Bon Jovi's song. As I grabbed it outta my pocket, I read Sarah's name in the caller ID.
Jay: I'll be back, yo. (as Koji nods)
Narrator: As soon as I walked out the family room...
Koji: Aww dammit, Fisher! (as he fouled Ginobili for a 3pt play opportunity, Spurs leading 32 - 31)
Narrator: I was sitting on my bed inside my room talking to Sarah.
Jay: Musta? Bakit parang na lungkot ka?
Sarah: Kanina kasi may blackout sa buong lugar yun Fullerton. Tapos may barilan sa kalye!
Jay: (in deep shock) Ha?! May barilan?! May namatay ba??
Sarah: Wala. Nasa Starbucks ako nung nangyari 'to.
Jay: So the gunshots happened... in Starbucks?
Sarah: Hindi, galing nga sa kalye! May daanan yun coche tapos ng basag lahat yun ventana.
Jay: Ahh... susko! That REALLY sucks to hear! Saan ka ngayon?
Sarah: (walking with Maja at Cerritos Town Center) Nasa town center ako. Sa Cerritos Town Center.
Jay: Sino ng kasama mo?
Sarah: Si Maj.
Jay: Ah talaga? Musta na siya?
Sarah: Eto... kalma lang siya hehe. Gusto mo siya kausapan?
Jay: Umm... sure. Why not? (smiling)
Sarah: (hands her phone to Maja) Gusto ni Jay mag usap sa iyo.
Maja: (takes phone, puts it on her ear) Hello...?
Jay: Hello Maj? Kaw ba yan?
Maja: Oo. Musta?
Jay: Mabuti. Ikaw?
Maja: Okay lang. Birthday mo bukas, noh?
Jay: Oo. (laughing) Paano mo malalaman?
Maja: Sabi ni Sarah sakin kanina sa Starbucks. Eh akala ko rin ngayon ang birthday mo.
Jay: (laughing) Don't worry about it. So how's life goin'?
Maja: Medyo busy ako ngayon eh.
Jay: Na pasok kaba ngayong spring?
Maja: Oo.
Jay: Saan?
Maja: Sa UC Irvine kasama ni Sarah.
Jay: Ahh... parehas kayong escuela? Naks naman. (as Maja laughs) Anong major mo?
Maja: Gusto ko dance teacher, pero dance choreographer ang first option ko.
Jay: Sana maging dancer ka. Kita mo kung gaano ka magaling especially sa stage. The Ultimate Dance Princess Maja Ross Andres Salvador.
Maja: (laughs) Naku sobrang haba ang pangalan nayan, saka i damay mo pa yun buong pangalan ko.
Jay: Di naman, saka gandang pangalan yan.
Maja: Eh di ko talaga ultimate dancer. La pa ako sa mga breakdancing at yun ibang advanced moves. Kita mo kung gaano simple lang yun sayawan ko.
Jay: Simple but with passion.
Maja: Asuus... masyado ka ng bilib sa aking sayawan, o? Alam mo, malayo pa ako sa "America's Best Dance Crew."
Jay: Sali ka sa "Step Up 3," kung meron. (laughing)
Maja: Oh Jay... kaw talaga, o? Ayoko masyado sa ganyang extreme yun sayawan.
Jay: Bakit naman? Di naman talagang extreme eh. Sa isip mo lang yan.
Maja: Hay naku, sa yoo... eh para sakin, hindi. Wag ka masyado mag expect ang ganyan, ah? (hears beeping)
Jay: Oh please... tatakot ka lang. (laughing)
Maja: Huy, ang kulit mo talaga, ah? (hears beeping again)
Jay: What's with the beeping?
Maja: (checks the battery meter in Sarah' phone, puts it back on her ear) Jay... uubos yun batteria sa phone niya. Sige, sasabihin ko sa kanya na paalam kana, okie? (smiles)
Jay: All right. Bye, cutie.
Maja: (laughs) Aba... ano tinawagan mo sakin?
Jay: Cutie. (laughing) Bakit?
Maja: Bakit cutie ang tinawagan mo sakin, ha?
Jay: Na miss kita eh.
Maja: Na mimiss mo ako? Gaano mo ako namimiss?
Jay: Sobra. We just haven't seen each other for so long kaya sobrang na miss kita.
Maja: Aww... ang sweet mo naman...
Jay: (laughing shyly) Salamat. Teka, pwede ko siya uusapan sandali?
Maja: Si Sarah?
Jay: Eh sino pa ba isang kasama mo?
Maja: Siya lang. O sige, eto. (hands phone back to Sarah)
Sarah: Hello Jay.
Jay: Hey so anong horas tayo mag meet bukas?
Sarah: Ahmm... eh may pasok ako sa 8 hanggang 9:30, so maybe around 10, 10:30.
Jay: Ayus lang. Si Maj? Pwede siya mag kasama?
Sarah: Di eh. May pasok.
Jay: Ah ganun? Okay lang. Tayong dalawa lang mag kasama?
Sarah: Eh... kung di mo inimbita yun iba.
Jay: Gusto ko sana kasama si Erich, pero may pasok siya rin sa Thursday.
Sarah: Ahh... soo... tayong dalawa na lang, ah?
Jay: Yep. Teka, babayad kang $60, ah?
Sarah: Di na kailangang. May ibigan ako ng trabajo sa Disneyland eh.
Jay: That's great! I don't need my free ticket then! (smiling)
Sarah: Kaya nga eh. Either way you go in for free dahil sa ibigan ko.
Jay: Niiice... (hears Sarah's phone beeping)
Sarah: Jay, ubos ang batteria ko. Sige na. Bye bye na lang.
Jay: Okie. Bye bye Sarah... (giggling)
Sarah: Bye bye Jay Jay... (giggles also)
Jay: Ingats.
Sarah: Kaw rin.
Jay: Sige. (hanging up)
Narrator: As I put my phone back in my pants pocket, I headed back to the family room to check on the Lakers game.
Koji: Whaaat?! Aww HELL na! (sees Ariza fouling Ginobili as he nails an awkward 3 ptr for a potential 4 pt play)
Jay: Whattappened?
Koji: Ariza fouled Ginobili for a 4-pt play, mayn! How stupid was that?!
Jay: It's too bad I didn't see it.
Narrator: As the replay showed...
Jay: (watching Ginobili make the 3 ptr on an awkward positioning) Holy shit! It can't be! (watching Ginobili raise his fist after the unbalanced 3 ptr he made) Kaka buenas naman yan, o?
Koji: Dude, that's all Ginobili would do, make awkward lucky shots like this one.
Jay: Daym... we're down by 9. (seeing the Lakers trail the Spurs 33 - 42) That ain't right, dawg. (shaking my head)
Narrator: It was already 6:33 pm back inside my house, where my friend and former Cypress College classmate Koji and I were watching the Lakers-Spurs game. It was already the start of the second quarter, where the Lakers were trailing the home team Spurs by a point, 29 - 30.
Jay: To Gasol... Gasol's open! (as Kobe passes ball to Gasol, Gasol attempting a jumper as the ball sank)
Koji: Yes!
Jay: Nice!
Narrator: A moment later, my phone rang, the same ringtone that had Bon Jovi's song. As I grabbed it outta my pocket, I read Sarah's name in the caller ID.
Jay: I'll be back, yo. (as Koji nods)
Narrator: As soon as I walked out the family room...
Koji: Aww dammit, Fisher! (as he fouled Ginobili for a 3pt play opportunity, Spurs leading 32 - 31)
Narrator: I was sitting on my bed inside my room talking to Sarah.
Jay: Musta? Bakit parang na lungkot ka?
Sarah: Kanina kasi may blackout sa buong lugar yun Fullerton. Tapos may barilan sa kalye!
Jay: (in deep shock) Ha?! May barilan?! May namatay ba??
Sarah: Wala. Nasa Starbucks ako nung nangyari 'to.
Jay: So the gunshots happened... in Starbucks?
Sarah: Hindi, galing nga sa kalye! May daanan yun coche tapos ng basag lahat yun ventana.
Jay: Ahh... susko! That REALLY sucks to hear! Saan ka ngayon?
Sarah: (walking with Maja at Cerritos Town Center) Nasa town center ako. Sa Cerritos Town Center.
Jay: Sino ng kasama mo?
Sarah: Si Maj.
Jay: Ah talaga? Musta na siya?
Sarah: Eto... kalma lang siya hehe. Gusto mo siya kausapan?
Jay: Umm... sure. Why not? (smiling)
Sarah: (hands her phone to Maja) Gusto ni Jay mag usap sa iyo.
Maja: (takes phone, puts it on her ear) Hello...?
Jay: Hello Maj? Kaw ba yan?
Maja: Oo. Musta?
Jay: Mabuti. Ikaw?
Maja: Okay lang. Birthday mo bukas, noh?
Jay: Oo. (laughing) Paano mo malalaman?
Maja: Sabi ni Sarah sakin kanina sa Starbucks. Eh akala ko rin ngayon ang birthday mo.
Jay: (laughing) Don't worry about it. So how's life goin'?
Maja: Medyo busy ako ngayon eh.
Jay: Na pasok kaba ngayong spring?
Maja: Oo.
Jay: Saan?
Maja: Sa UC Irvine kasama ni Sarah.
Jay: Ahh... parehas kayong escuela? Naks naman. (as Maja laughs) Anong major mo?
Maja: Gusto ko dance teacher, pero dance choreographer ang first option ko.
Jay: Sana maging dancer ka. Kita mo kung gaano ka magaling especially sa stage. The Ultimate Dance Princess Maja Ross Andres Salvador.
Maja: (laughs) Naku sobrang haba ang pangalan nayan, saka i damay mo pa yun buong pangalan ko.
Jay: Di naman, saka gandang pangalan yan.
Maja: Eh di ko talaga ultimate dancer. La pa ako sa mga breakdancing at yun ibang advanced moves. Kita mo kung gaano simple lang yun sayawan ko.
Jay: Simple but with passion.
Maja: Asuus... masyado ka ng bilib sa aking sayawan, o? Alam mo, malayo pa ako sa "America's Best Dance Crew."
Jay: Sali ka sa "Step Up 3," kung meron. (laughing)
Maja: Oh Jay... kaw talaga, o? Ayoko masyado sa ganyang extreme yun sayawan.
Jay: Bakit naman? Di naman talagang extreme eh. Sa isip mo lang yan.
Maja: Hay naku, sa yoo... eh para sakin, hindi. Wag ka masyado mag expect ang ganyan, ah? (hears beeping)
Jay: Oh please... tatakot ka lang. (laughing)
Maja: Huy, ang kulit mo talaga, ah? (hears beeping again)
Jay: What's with the beeping?
Maja: (checks the battery meter in Sarah' phone, puts it back on her ear) Jay... uubos yun batteria sa phone niya. Sige, sasabihin ko sa kanya na paalam kana, okie? (smiles)
Jay: All right. Bye, cutie.
Maja: (laughs) Aba... ano tinawagan mo sakin?
Jay: Cutie. (laughing) Bakit?
Maja: Bakit cutie ang tinawagan mo sakin, ha?
Jay: Na miss kita eh.
Maja: Na mimiss mo ako? Gaano mo ako namimiss?
Jay: Sobra. We just haven't seen each other for so long kaya sobrang na miss kita.
Maja: Aww... ang sweet mo naman...
Jay: (laughing shyly) Salamat. Teka, pwede ko siya uusapan sandali?
Maja: Si Sarah?
Jay: Eh sino pa ba isang kasama mo?
Maja: Siya lang. O sige, eto. (hands phone back to Sarah)
Sarah: Hello Jay.
Jay: Hey so anong horas tayo mag meet bukas?
Sarah: Ahmm... eh may pasok ako sa 8 hanggang 9:30, so maybe around 10, 10:30.
Jay: Ayus lang. Si Maj? Pwede siya mag kasama?
Sarah: Di eh. May pasok.
Jay: Ah ganun? Okay lang. Tayong dalawa lang mag kasama?
Sarah: Eh... kung di mo inimbita yun iba.
Jay: Gusto ko sana kasama si Erich, pero may pasok siya rin sa Thursday.
Sarah: Ahh... soo... tayong dalawa na lang, ah?
Jay: Yep. Teka, babayad kang $60, ah?
Sarah: Di na kailangang. May ibigan ako ng trabajo sa Disneyland eh.
Jay: That's great! I don't need my free ticket then! (smiling)
Sarah: Kaya nga eh. Either way you go in for free dahil sa ibigan ko.
Jay: Niiice... (hears Sarah's phone beeping)
Sarah: Jay, ubos ang batteria ko. Sige na. Bye bye na lang.
Jay: Okie. Bye bye Sarah... (giggling)
Sarah: Bye bye Jay Jay... (giggles also)
Jay: Ingats.
Sarah: Kaw rin.
Jay: Sige. (hanging up)
Narrator: As I put my phone back in my pants pocket, I headed back to the family room to check on the Lakers game.
Koji: Whaaat?! Aww HELL na! (sees Ariza fouling Ginobili as he nails an awkward 3 ptr for a potential 4 pt play)
Jay: Whattappened?
Koji: Ariza fouled Ginobili for a 4-pt play, mayn! How stupid was that?!
Jay: It's too bad I didn't see it.
Narrator: As the replay showed...
Jay: (watching Ginobili make the 3 ptr on an awkward positioning) Holy shit! It can't be! (watching Ginobili raise his fist after the unbalanced 3 ptr he made) Kaka buenas naman yan, o?
Koji: Dude, that's all Ginobili would do, make awkward lucky shots like this one.
Jay: Daym... we're down by 9. (seeing the Lakers trail the Spurs 33 - 42) That ain't right, dawg. (shaking my head)
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