horny room mate no. 2 | kid kati

10:00PM

“kuya, asan ka?”

“Pauwi na. Kumain lang dito sa philcoa after ko mag-jog. Bakit?”

“ah, kasama ko kasi girlfriend ko e, pauwi pa din lang kami hehehe. pwede mag-ikot ikot ka lang muna dyan, please kuya? :)”

"Sige, pero isakay mo na din sya kaagad pagkatapos ng kung ano mang gagawin nyo dyan. Maaga pa pasok ko bukas."

"Tenks."

After one hour

“o, pwede na ba ako umuwi?”

“kuya sandali na lang”

“ihatid mo na yan sa sakayan at baka mapano pa sya sa daan.”

“e kuya ayaw na nyang umalis”.

“ha? E anong gagawin ko? Hindi ako tatabi sa inyo para maging iskorer."

"Pwede ka naman dun sa taas [ng dobol deck] kuya, sige na, ngayong gabi lang."

"Sira iyon. Masakit sa likod. Sige, one hour pa, pero kelangan na nyang umalis pagkatapos."

After one hour

“pauwi na ako”

“kuya ayaw na nya talagang umalis pano ba yan... sa taas ka na lang muna ngayon please”.

"O sige, ako na lang ang aalis. Parating na ako. Kunin ko lang yung bag ko dyan."

In a hurry i made a dash for my bag without even looking at the girl and the boy lounging in the dim light of our little room.

That was the night i passed by several callboys stationed at their respective posts as i walked aimlessly along the sidewalk of the elliptical road encircling the QC circle; the night i nearly spent in its entirety at mcdo araneta center after realizing i don’t have enough cash with me to cover for a 4-hour check-in at the eurotel near gateway mall. That was the night of endless waiting, as the atms in the vicinity seemed to conspire against me—every single machine i went to withdraw cash from was offline. Good thing i still have 50 pesos; good enough to buy me an apple pie that will legitimize my stay. “Wait an hour more, pie. An hour more, then try one of the atms again.”

I was able to check in around 3:30 in the morning or thereabouts. In two hours time of drifting like a lost soul in my sleep, my alarm clock rang the shit out of me, propelling me ahead of the pack of MRT commuters that swamped the cubao platforms, all geared for work. That was a real shitty day that followed a real shitty night.