The Inbetween Novels & Stories

Mula sa second floor ng Club, bumaba siya at tinungo kung nasaan nakapuwesto ang babae. Mas nakakaakit ang babae sa malapitan, hindi niya aakalain mababatubalani siya sa ganda nito. "Hey, bottles poppin' til we can't stand... We keep it rockin' til 6AM... New York to London over to Japan. Turn it up, turn it up, mash it up!!"

Ate likes the idea of me settling down with the woman I love. And then one e-mail caught my attention. Bran, We need to talk. When are you flying back? We cannot discuss it over the phone. Vina

I let out a deep breath before letting myself enjoy my solitude. "If we cross our paths the second time around, I hope I will turn the other side, so I won't be with you and live miserable... again."

but not my type. A ring again echoed and the familiar number appeared. From: Unknown Number Combine Beryllium, Gold and Titanium together and we get you—a mesmerizing Be-Au-Ti! I chuckled mischievously...and replied. To: Unknown Number Combined Flourine, Uranium, Carbon, and Potassium, with the hint of Oxygen, and Flourine semi-annually raised to the power, then we got you a F-U-C-K O-F-F. After a minute he didn't respond, so I think he finally get that I don't wanna talk to him. So I was about to turn my phone off when a call popped. I thought it was that unknown, but when I saw the familiar name...I feel delighted.

halos pabulong kong naisatinig ang mga huling salita. Saglit na natahimik ang paligid namin bago siya nagsalita muli. "Alam kong sasabihin mo ‘yan," bumuntong hininga si Tita. "Medyo malayo nga ang age gap namin ni Xander. More than ten years? Tinanong ko nga siya noon kung gusto niyang ituloy ‘yung proposal niya kasi nga ang layo ng agwat namin. Pero alam mo ba'ng sinabi niya? He told me that it doesn’t matter. People around us don’t matter," Auntie Sam hopefully said.