ch. 54 - great long chat

CHAPTER 54
GREAT LONG CHAT


Narrator: Inside the Kia as I was driving…

Erich: Buti na lang ng ligtas mo ako. Paano mo malalaman kung saan ako?

Jay: I know what happened. Trust me. I’ve heard it all.

Erich: Talaga? Basta marami kang references para mas updated ka tungkol sa pag nangyari sa ibigan natin.

Jay: Siempre. That’s why it’s good to make lotsa friends in this world so they can help each other out more easily with their problems.

Erich: True.

Jay: Just remember that I always watch out for my friends. Kahit ano mangyari sa kanila, I’m always there for them.

Erich: Talaga, ah?

Jay: Yeah… there’s absolutely no way I could miss a single happening.

Narrator: Erich smiled afterwards, then…

Erich: Jay, salamat ulit, ah? Hindi ako alam kung ano mangyari sakin kapag na huli ako.

Jay: Just be more careful of where you go around places kahit sa madilim. Mas maraming salvahe sa mga dilim ang lugar.

Erich: Oo nga eh. Yun ibigan ko kasi. Pinipilit niya mamasyal kami sa labas ang Wal Mart nung ng dilim lahat ang mga ilaw.

Jay: Sino siya?

Erich: Di mo kilala. Classmate ko siya dati nung high school. Tatrabaho siya sa cine ang nasa Cerritos.

Jay: Ah ganun? Babae ba?

Erich: Lalaki, actually.

Jay: Oh. (worrying)

Erich: Why?

Jay: Wala lang.

Erich: Naku, Jay. Kung ano man ang ng isipin mo tungkol sa ating dalawa, wala yun. Ibigan lang kami talaga.

Jay: Oh… okay.

Erich: Meron kaba dapat sasabihin sakin?

Jay: Ha? Uh… wala.

Erich: Serioso kaba? (smiling)

Jay: Oo. (nervously) Sa tingin mo ba, meron ba ako sasabihin tungkol sating dalawa? (smiling as though it were all a joke)

Erich: (laughing) Tayong dalawa?

Jay: (talking rapidly) Naku naku. Joke lang. Sorry, ah? I didn’t mean to bring this up. Wala yun. Wala.

Erich: (laughing again as she shakes her head) You’re funny, Jay.

Jay: Ako? Ha ha. Si Jay Leno yan, noh?

Erich: Eh bagay ka maging comedian ‘tulad niya, noh?

Jay: Bakit, dahil sa pangalan ko?

Erich: Naku, Jay. Basta, you make me laugh.

Jay: Oh REALLY?

Erich: Oo… ever since we met.

Jay: (smiling) Ang sweet mo naman.

Erich: (laughing) Parang yun lang, o?

Narrator: I guess I’ve made Erich pretty happy after the incident. I’ve made myself happy as well, especially when I saved her from being murdered by Spider’s gang. But could it be enough to make her think I have serious feelings for her?