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“Uy. Di ka nagrereply? Sabi ko tara na uwi na tayo.” tanong ni Wave nang makita niyang nakaupo sa may bar counter ng kitchen si Hui.

Hui just looked at him, then went back to looking at the drink in his hand.

“Ayaw mo pa ba umuwi?” No response. Kaya naman lumapit na siya dito at tumabi.

“Sabay na tayo umuwi, tara.”

“Si Yin kasabay ko.” Hui answered plainly.

“Sinabi ko na, alam na niya na ako na maghahatid sa'yo. Umalis na din sila Jeo kasama si Sylv.” Hindi parin siya pinansin so Wave nudged him on the side. “Huuyy..”

This time tumingin si Hui sakanya and then finally he spoke, “Bakit kinakausap mo na ko ngayon?”

“Ha?”

“Akala ko balik na tayo sa hindi magpapansinan? Yung di mo ko kakausapin di rin kita kakausapin tapos titignan mo lang ako nang masama, ganon?”

“What?”

Umiwas na siya ng tingin kay Wave tsaka bumulong sa sarili, “Oh nabingi na din siya ngayon..”

Wave sighed. “No, sorry.” mahinang sabi niya pero wala eh nagtatampo si Hui kaya hindi parin siya nito nililingon ulit. Lagot ka Wave suyuin mo 'yan!

“Hey sorry na nga.” tsaka marahang hinatak sa braso si Hui at pilit na pinapaharap ito sakanya.

“Sorry saan?”

“Basta sorry na nga kasi!” with a slight hint of annoyance. Hindi naman kasi siya sanay sa ganto. If ever may hindi pagkakaintindihan with his friends, they would just let the day pass then the next ay ayos na, or minsan isang sorry lang niya okay na. Sanay na din naman kasi sa kanya ang mga kaibigan.

But of course, iba si Hui.

“Oop oop! Ngayon mo na nga lang ako kinausap tapos magsusungit ka pa? Ano nagsosorry ka ba talaga? Ba't parang ikaw pa galit?!”

Wave sighed again. “Okay sorry. If you think I was ignoring you.”

“Bakit hindi ba? Sus, iinvite invite mo ko dito tapos hindi mo man lang ako kausapin o kahit batiin man lang? Ano 'to?”

“Well technically, it was Apollo who invited you.”

“Ah so di mo talaga gusto na pumunta ko?”

“What?! That's not what I said! My point is... t-this is his party and siya naman talaga 'yung—” Wave was cut off when he heard Hui laughing beside him.

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Jeon, ang defensive mo! Hahahahaha! Oo na gets ko naman, inaasar lang kita.”

“Bwisit 'to.” at tinaasan lang niya ng kilay si Hui. “So di ka galit?”

Hui shook his head, smiling at him. LANGYA TRIP MO NANAMAN AKO WEN, he thought to himself.

Wave is trying to feign annoyance but deep inside he's relieved they are back to normal. And by “normal,” I mean Hui annoying him and him pretending he's not enjoying his presence.

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“Hindi nga kasi kita tinext kasi aasarin lang ako nila Yin pag ikaw pa sumunod samin sa labas!” Hui shouted in defense.

They are currently talking about why he didn't text Wave nang dumating ito kanina. They've also talked about his best friends teasing him about Wave but when asked about why they would be teasing him, syempre ang sinabi lang nito sakanya ay dahil maiisue lang talaga ang mga kaibigan. Alangan namang aminin ni Hui na he's having a “little” crush on him? Syempre hindi.

“De, wala. Tignan mo. Ang sabihin mo ikaw talaga umiiwas.”

“Wow! Ibabalik pa sakin. Kagaling!” Hui laughed making Wave chuckle as well.

“For the record, Wen, hindi kita tinitignan ng masama kanina ah.”

“Kahit na halos patayin mo kami sa tingin mo nung nagbbeer pong kami?? Di lang ako naka pansin 'no! Pati si Yin kaya tsaka sila Charlie.”

Totoo naman. Wave was giving dagger looks again habang naglalaro sila ng beer pong kanina but it's not directed towards him. Not really. HAHA baka sa mga kalaro niya?

“Ah. Charlie pala.” this time it was Wave who looked away.

“Mhmm..” Hui nodding. “Ang kulit nga eh alam mo ba pareho pa—”

“Tara, uwi na nga tayo.”

Then Wave stood up leaving a dumbfounded Hui.