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WED | 12:19 PM

Kairos:
Papunta na ko dyan. Nag-aayos ka na ba?

Milly:
Wait, omg! I still need to do my hair. I'm also not done w my makeup yet.
Blue or black dress?

Kairos:
Blue.
It's fine. I'll wait for you.

Milly:
Aga mo nakalabas? I thought 3 ka pa?
Western makeup or Korean?

Kairos:
What's the difference?
We visited the site. Humiwalay na ko pagkatapos.
Don't you need to be there early? Sabi mo magpa-practice kayo?

Milly:
Yeah, but I told them I'll be there mga 5 pa coz I thought 3 nga out mo.
Western's sharper. Korean's softer, btw.
Also, Kai, won't you get in trouble w your dad? Or the HR, at least? You keep doing this. Sunod-sunod na strikes sa attendance mo haha.

Kairos:
Won't be the first time.
Korean.

Milly:
That doesn't bother you?
Straight hair or curls?

Kairos:
No. He can fire me.
Straight.

Milly:
Why do I have this feeling na yan nga what you've been waiting for? 😂 Do you want to leave your new work so bad?

Kairos:
Haha. You call me out for being a workaholic. I leave work early and you still call me out for that?

Milly:
Hahaha ayaw ko lang mapagalitan ka.

Kairos:
I'm not a child. I can deal with my family.

Milly:
Can you blame me for worrying tho? Noon kasi you kept telling me how you wanna avoid getting in any trouble coz difficult nga dad mo and you don't like talking things out w him. Ayoko lang to be a nuisance.

Kairos:
That's offensive. Don't say that again.

Milly:
Huh? What did I say?

Kairos:
Don't call my girlfriend a nuisance. It's offensive.

Milly:
Oh 🤭
Sorry, my bad 🤭

Kairos:
You're not a nuisance. I won't want to be with you always if you were.
I'll be there in an hour. Do you need more time?

Milly:
1 hr sounds good.
You think I should put my hair up? Or down?

Kairos:
Down.

Milly:
You like it like that, huh ;)

Kairos:
Yes. Why do you keep asking me? Wala naman akong alam dyan.

Milly:
Just figuring out my boyfriend's preferences 🤭
Mas kita tho, my hair color, I mean, if I'll keep my hair down. Haha your mom will be so upset. Might even think I'm scandalous.

Kairos:
She gets upset over everything. Don't take it personally. I like your hair like that.

Milly:
Kaya pala lagi mo hinahatak hair ribbons ko :p
Ayaw mo ba up na lang? You don't like seeing my neck? Other guys find it hot kaya ;)

Kairos:
Do you know how you look when you are too engrossed in what you are doing and you have your hair falling over your shoulder?

Milly:
No, how do I look?

Kairos:
Like you're not real. Everytime I see you playing your instruments like that, I get to understand more and more why my friends fell so hard for you. It's impossible not to when you look like that.

Milly:
:)
You're saying...
That you think I'm...
Too beautiful for you? 🥵

Kairos:
Why does that surprise you? I never told you otherwise.

Milly:
Okay. I'll keep it down for you 🥵
Did you bring your clothes w you?

Kairos:
Dala ko.

Milly:
Park ka na lang here and come up. The guards alr know you. I registered you. Dito ka na magpalit. Master's not here naman.

Kairos:
Sige. I'm bringing food. Let's eat before we go.

Milly:
Was just gonna say that. I'm gonna wear the dress when you get here na lang. Zip me up?

Kairos:
Behave.

Milly:
YOU behave 😝

Kairos:
Haha. 5 naman sinabi mo di ba? Aabot naman. We'll be quick.

Milly:
Stahp. You're gna ruin my makeup 🥵

Kairos:
Haha. Biro lang. I'll call you later. I'm on the road now.

Milly:
Ingat! See you in a bit, baby ko 😘

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oh, wow. she's not that bad but wow

i get it na haha

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i get na rin why he's so strict about everything lmao

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helicopter parenting, but nothing i can't deal w :)

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lmao obvi she wants xia for him but

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now she's met me ;)

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WED | 10:32 PM

Milly:
Would you look at that? Plot twist. Your mom likes me 😂
Not my hair and my lack of "real job", but she likes me. Or my family, at least. I get the feeling she'll approve of us. She keeps asking when she'll be seeing me again hahaha. That's a win, right?

Kairos:
Sabi ko kasi sayo wag ka lumayo sakin. Ang kulit mo rin talaga.

Milly:
Haha she cornered me sa rest room, okay.

I think she has a clue that we're together haha she didn't ask me straight but all her questions are leading there. Like how we met, how long we've known each other, what I think about you haha.

Why won't she tho? You were eye fucking me while I was performing on the stage. If going there and leaving together weren't enough sign, the eye fuck was a dead giveaway.

Kairos:
Your mouth.

Milly:
Hahaha prude ass.
Did she ask you? About us?

Kairos:
She did. She called me after I drove you home.

Milly:
What did you say?

Kairos:
That I'll talk to her some other time.

Milly:
And?

Kairos:
Pinapauwi ako sa bahay.

Milly:
Are you gonna be in trouble? I don't think your mom liked it na umuwi tayo as soon as my performance was over. She knows it's because of her. Heck, even Xia caught on.

Kairos:
I'll handle her. Don't worry about it.

Milly:
Kai... I don't wanna pressure you or anything. I just wanna understand. What is it that you're trying to avoid ba? We can't avoid her forever.

Kairos:
When my mom finds out, it won't be long before she starts meddling in your life.

She tried chasing Alliana out of my life because she thought her social status wasn't good for me. She will not do that to you but she can be very overbearing, Milly. I love her but I don't want you to have an unnecessary baggage you didn't ask for.

Milly:
What baggage? Your mom is not a baggage. They're your family.

Look, if we want to be a part of each other's lives, getting involved w our families are totally unavoidable. When I committed to you, I knew that I was also committing to everything that comes w you and I knew your mom and dad are included doon.

If I can love my family despite everything, I can handle yours. Don't worry too much ab it, k?

I'm letting you handle this because I trust in your pacing. What I'm saying is... you don't need to protect me from your family. Maybe, yenno. It's ab time too that I get to know your mom and your dad for myself.

Might also help me get to know you more coz fuck, Kai. I think there's still so much more of you that I haven't reached yet and it's driving me crazy not knowing.

10:49 PM

Kairos:
And you ask me not to fall in love with you?

Milly:
Hahaha. Try not to 😝

Kairos:
You make it so fucking hard, Milly.
Alright. I'll tell them soon. Pero wag muna.
Sa ngayon, sakin ka muna.

Milly:
Hahahaha.
I'll try my damn best not to fall for you too.

Kairos:
Or you can just stop holding back.

Milly:
Hmm?

Kairos:
You know what I mean.

10:54 PM

Milly:
Yeah, but let's pretend we didn't go there. Okay? 😔
Are you in bed na?

Kairos:
Oo. Ikaw? Magpahinga ka. It's been a long day.

Milly:
Later, not yet sleepy pa.
I'm drinking the tea you gave me.
Babe. Tell me a trivia ab you.

Kairos:
You're still onto that?

Milly:
Ofc. It helps me get to know you bit by bit, I told you. So c'mon, indulge me 😋

Kairos:
Ikaw mauna.

Milly:
Hm, okay. My birthday's coming up. Next month, first of December.

I don't usually get to celebrate it on the day itself coz I often have work sa days na yon. But it's always a week-long celebration. Separate kasi lagi. I celebrate w lolo, w my aunt, w Neve and Ran, and w Ollie's fam or w Ate Dani & co.

Kairos:
You have work or you schedule work on your birthday on purpose?

Milly:
:)
The latter. I stopped celebrating my birthdays after Maestra passed away. We used to play the piano together kasi kada first of december. Wait, sorry. Is this too dark? I meant to say lang na my bday week is like Christmas. Mahaba hahaha.
Tell me yours!

Kairos:
Same with yours.
I never celebrated my birthday since I moved out.

Milly:
As in, you really don't? Why???

Kairos:
Is there a reason why I should?
I don't like that number. Malas.

Milly:
What number?

Kairos:
11.

Milly:
Why? What's wrong with 11?

Kairos:
Not today. I'll tell you some other time.

Milly:
Your bday falls on an 11 pala? When is it?

Kairos:
Tapos na. Oct. 11.

Milly:
Shit, Kai. That's so recent. Fuck, how come I didn't know?
Actually how come I never knew ab your bday???
What was I doing that time...
Oh.
Fuck.
We weren't...
Damn, baby. I'm sorry.

Kairos:
Nothing would have changed, Milly. I don't see the point of celebrating it. Don't beat yourself up over it.

Milly:
But still...
Shit. I wasted so much time, sigh. I'm so sorry, baby.

Kairos:
Don't. It's not a big deal.

Milly:
It is for me! I would've wanted to celebrate it w you! 😔
Okay, here's what I'm thinking.
Since we seem to be aversive to our birthdays for various reasons, why don't we exchange na lang?

Kairos:
What do you mean?

Milly:
Give me your 11. I'll give you my 1.

Kairos:
What does that mean?

Milly:
I'm saying that I'll be celebrating your birthdays for you as if it's mine.

And you can do the same w mine, if you want. Ofc you'd want that. I know you. Kahit naman sabihin ko sayo not to celebrate my bday, you will still plan something, right?

Kairos:
Damn right.

Milly:
Hahaha. I really have a scheduled work on that day though.

Kairos:
I'll work around it.

Milly:
Fine, let's talk about that some other time.

But yeah. You might not like your birthday, but I wanna celebrate you. I'm sure you feel the same. So, everytime we think of our bdays, let's think na lang na it's each other's, okay? So we won't dread it anymore. Let's exchange.

From now on, your 11. It's mine. It's my birthday. I'm your 11.

Kairos:
And I'm your 1?
You're giving me your birthday?

Milly:
Yes :)

Kairos:
Deal.

Milly:
Great!
Look at that.
It's 11:11, baby. Make a wish.

Kairos:
I don't have one.

Milly:
I have.
You are loved. You are important. Most of all, you are mine.
Your existence has been nothing but a blessing to me. 11 may be unlucky for you but it's a blessing to me.
I wish you remember that always everytime you think about your own birthday.

11:13 PM

Kairos:
Milly.

Milly:
Yes?

Kairos:
Come home to me.

Milly:
Wdym?

Kairos:
Dito ka na matulog.
I want to see you again.

Milly:
You're still at our place?

Kairos:
Oo. Susunduin kita. Dito ka na muna.

Milly:
Wag na. Hassle pa on your end. I'll drive there na lang.

Kairos:
Susunduin kita. Ako na maghahatid sayo dyan pag-uwi ko. Wala ka naman schedule mamaya di ba?

Milly:
Wala naman but what ab your work? Anong oras na oh. Kahit pa half day ka, you should rest now.

Kairos:
Kaya kong pumasok nang walang tulog. Pero di ko kayang magpahinga ngayon kung wala ka.
You want my wish?
Sleep beside me tonight.

Milly:
Damn.
Aight, babe 😩
You got me there.
Wish granted.
Drive safe. I'll wait for you 🥺

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stupid

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it was his birthday and i didn't even know

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i can't believe his birthday passed just like that

without me

without us

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11:11

i wish i can take it all back

and treat him better this time

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