ch. 31 - hey lady!

CHAPTER 31
HEY LADY!


Narrator: As Jerry approached the three girls, who looked over at him through awkward silence…

Jerry: (waving at them) Hello ladies.

Narrator: All the girls waved back at him, replying calmly with a “Hi.”

Jerry: (looking straight at the Filipina) Hey I recognize you.

Filipina: Yeah, I think I do too.

Jerry: Umm… Jacq Yu?

Jacq: That’s me! (smiling)

Jerry: Nice seeing you again.

Jacq: Same here. Jerry? (pointing at him)

Jerry: Hah, you remembered! (laughing)

Jacq: (laughing) Cool cool. Jerry, my friends Nadia and Cecilia.

Jerry: Hi. (shaking their hands)

Nadia: Where ya from?

Jerry: Cerritos. And you guys?

Nadia: Anaheim.

Cecilia: Anaheim.

Nadia: So how did you guys know each other?

Jerry: Umm… clubbing.

Cecilia: You… you met her at a club?

Jerry: Yeah. Why?

Nadia: Oh nothing. (laughing) It’s cool. (Jerry smiling)

Jacq: He’s a pretty good dancer I can tell ya that. (laughing)

Jerry: (laughing) Naaaaww… ya trippin’.

Cecilia: You should teach us how to dance. (smiling)

Nadia: Yeah. (as Jerry smiles shyly)

Narrator: At the counter…

Shadi: (seeing the drinks) O Hermit. Saan ba yun kasama mo?

Hermit: Nan dun sa ibang mesa. Nakaka mingle sa mga babae.

Shadi: Ah ganun? Bakit di ka kasama sa usapan nila?

Hermit: (shaking his head) Ayoko. Okay lang ako.

Shadi: Sigurado kaba? Akala ko hahanap kang girlfriend.

Hermit: Sa ibang araw na lang. Aantok na ako eh.

Shadi: Edi inom mo yan. Kailangang ka malasing para gigising ka mabuti.

Hermit: Ganun ba?

Shadi: Pero kulang pa yan. Hindi na husto kung isa lang ang inomin mo. Kailangang dapat apat o lima para malasing ka mabuti.

Hermit: Ah… eh kulang yun pera ko para dyan.

Shadi: That’s too bad. Sige na. Inom mo na yan.

Narrator: Shadi left afterwards. Hermit turned to Jerry a little bit as Jerry was enjoying his wonderful conversation with the three girls. Then Hermit turned back at the counter, sipping his June Bug with a straw.

*

Out at the parking lot with Robby, Bobby, and Chris…

Robby: I wonder why Jay hasn’t visited your house lately (referring to Chris’s)

Bobby: I know… he’s prolly too busy watching his favorite filipino shows.

Robby: Or is prolly trying to get 100% in Through the Fire and Flames.

Chris: It’s prolly cuz he’s too much of a schoolboy.

Bobby: Schoolboy?!

Chris: Yeah, ever since I knew him in 8th grade, he’d always get straight A’s.

Robby: Really? I’ve also known him in 8th grade and I never knew anything about that. (laughing)

Bobby: That’s no wonder he stays in the house all the time. (as Robby laughs)

Narrator: A minute later, they approached the Gran Torino Ford car, and stopped.

Robby: Eyy… look at this car.

Narrator: The guys got a closer look at it.

Bobby: Duude… this shit’s a classic.

Robby: Probably around the 70’s.

Bobby: 60’s, I think!

Chris: I wonder where this person got it. You hardly see these in any autoshop nowadays.

Robby: I know, huh?

Narrator: Suddenly, Walter arrived along with his dog as he immediately saw them standing beside the car.

Walter: Ey! Get off my car!!

Narrator: Reacting quickly, my three friends moved away from the car. Damien growled at them.

Bobby: Sorry, we were just checkin’ it out.

Walter: Well don’t ya even bother touchin’ that baby! Don’t cha know how much it cost me to get this?

Robby: How much?

Walter: $300!

Bobby: Hoooly sh…

Walter: I know I know. Cars don’ usually range in that price, but I oughta tell ya this: (as he points at them) You make one little scratch in my car, and I promise I’ll make ya pay!

Bobby: K… sorry then.

Walter: It’s been a long day, ya know. Everyone just needs some fuckin’ rest.

Narrator: So without saying another word, Walter and Damien headed back to the car, Damien barking at my friends.

Robby: Oh shit! (as he, Bobby, and Chris backed away even more)

Walter: (pulling Damien away from them) Knock it off, boy!

Narrator: So as Walter opened the backdoor, Damien hopped in, and so did Walter in the driver’s seat. Closing the door, Walter started the engines, backed up the vehicle, and drove away opposite the direction where my friends were standing.

All looked at one another, shock in their eyes after they saw Walter, and Bobby shook his head.