what if we're meant to be?

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He shrugged when I looked at him confused.

"It looks heavy, might as well help you, right?"

If he couldn't be more perfect. Hay, whatta man ka talaga, Kairo Vincent del Vallejo.

"Bakit ganyan ka? Ang perfect mo masyado. Kaya ang daming may gusto sayo e."

He turned to me. "I'm not perfect, in fact, no one is. Just like everyone, I have a lot of flaws that you can't see. Siguro 'di mo lang nakikita kasi you like me."

Di ko maiwasang mapatanga at matawa sa sinabi niya. 

Kapal naman, buti nalang totoo.

"Wow, like agad, 'di ba pwedeng crush lang muna?"

Natatawa siya habang binubuksan ang passenger seat para sa akin. "Talaga ba?"

I laughed with him, admiring his chivalrous actions.

***
Sa totoo lang, never 'kong in-expect na madaldal si Kai. He looks like the type of person na tahimik lang, yung tipong taga-kinig lang.

Pero as time goes by na nag-uusap kami. Mas nakikita ko ang pagiging talkative niya. Siguro, that's how he show his comfortability with that person.

And surprisingly, pang-asar din siya.

"Baby..."

Agaran akong napatingin sa kanya ng marinig iyon.

Nakangisi ito at ngumuso na tila may tinuturo sa isang direction.

Napatingin ako doon at nakita ang isang babae na may tulak na stroller.

"May baby siyang hawak..." he chuckled.

Shet, kung 'di ba naman ako uto-uto.

He was successful in teasing me into thinking he called me 'baby'.

Nakakainis 'tong lalaking 'to. Palibhasa alam niyang manlalambot ang tuhod ko sa kanya e.

"Kainis ka. Kala ko tinawag mo na 'kong baby e."  I glared at him as I whispered the last part.

Sandaling tumaas ang kilay niya at napahawak sa baba niya.

"I don't like that endearment, think of something else." he casually said.

Gulat akong napatingin sa kanya.

"Endearment ka dyan, tayo ba?" pabiro ko siyang inirapan.

"Edi pag tayo na."

Hah, this man never fails to impress me.

"What the fuck ka talaga kausap, Kai. I think we should go home. You're talking nonsense na." I laughed, gathering my things together.

"What? Ang aga naman, are you Cinderella or something? Nagmamadali ka masyado." he sulked a little, his joke half-meant.

"Oo, tama na panghaharot Prince Charming at baka mag transform ako dito bigla, magulat ka." I joked, riding with his joke as well.

He pouted watching me fix myself.

Shet, did he just pout? Ang cute! Tama na baka mahalikan kita bigla d'yan e.

"Well, did you at least enjoy today? For me, I had fun. You made me realize how different you are in chats compared to real life." he smiled at me.

I smiled back at him, "Buti nalang talaga makapal mukha ko 'no?" he laughed as I joked again.

"Okay lang, you made this day more memorable with your wits and jokes. It reminded me of when you were still giving me pick-up lines."