January 14, 2026
Wednesday

Amber tapped her foot on the floor as she waited for the bus ride on her way home. It's past one in the afternoon and she's torn between satisfying her own cravings and saving up for her boyfriend's anniversary gift.

Yes. What her friends know is that she is single. Even her parents know the same thing.

Yes, she is already in the right age to have one but she decided to be mum about it.

She chose to keep things private between her and her thirty five-year old man.

Their fourteen-year gap isn't a big deal to her. She knows their love is worth it.

But, at some point, she just couldn't bring herself into telling the world about him.

Something in her mind just wasn't that convinced about it.

Was it a gut feel? A woman's instinct?

That. She doesn't know.

She doesn't want to.

But, she just cannot see herself being comfortable about telling the world about them. It's best to remain private.

For her, she's content with that.

"Hello, love?" She greeted when her phone rang.

Frowning, she removed the phone from her ear and stared at it. It was clearly stated that he was calling him. But, all she hears were muffled voices.

Ah, baka napindot niya lang. She thought and she shook her head.

Suddenly, the bus arrived. She immediately stepped inside and held the headrest of the chairs as she looked for a vacant seat.

She found one and sat beside the window. The bus moved again and she gripped on her bag tighter.

The way home takes thirty minutes to an hour depending on the traffic. Since, it isn't that late in the afternoon, her travel time is a lot lesser and the ride was smoother.
She was so engrossed with the events of her day that she didn't realized that the food blogger she always follows is sitting right behind her.