back to the days of christopher (robin ba talaga)? and pooh...

I dialed a number. A guy answered but I called for someone else.

"Sorry, she's not here. Who's on the line?"

"Si Chrise 'to."

"Chrise."
Meaningful pause. My heart skipped a beat.
"Hi. Kumusta?"
I knew exactly who it was, but of course I didn't want him to know I recognized him that fast...anubaz feeling may issue agad!!!

"Sorry, sino 'to?"
Faker.

"It's (*name omitted to avoid tsismis hehehe*). Kumusta?"
the voice gets deeper and quieter. at bakit naman kasi ulitin ang pangungumusta?!? BWISET!!!!

"UY!"
Syempre sobrang lakas ng boses ko, baka nagulat ko yung kausap ko!
"OK LANG, IKAW? KUMUSTA KA NA? !@#$%^&*()LKGJRSG DCH BLKhj tfytdu yrvk fj'lewkm?"
thus starts the small talk that knows no coherence. Nothing makes sense until I ask,
"Si Girlfriend? How is she doing?"

"Funny you should ask."
by then alam ko na something was terribly wrong, but no, being the klutz that I was, I had to ask again,

"Why? May problema ba?" -- OBVIOUS?!?

"Di na kami eh."
sabi ko sa utak ko, HOY! BUMUSINA KA NAMAN MUNA O! kailangan pa bang banggitin at ispelengin sa 'yo? but no, I blab away like some merciless gossip talkshow host, asking the wrong questions and making the worst comments and I found myself telling him,

"Di bale, sige minsan, we can go out!"...and then adding, "WITH MY FRIENDS!"...and then adding "WHO ARE SINGLE!" at syempre tumawa na lang siya.

eeeeeeeeee. tangatangatanga.