I'm the kind of person you could easily get along with if you get to know me, and I talk too much too, that's why I have many friends here at work even those people from other departments. Last month, our transportation service was no longer available to take us to the hospital, I am currently looking for a new transport and with a pinoy driver in it too.
While I'm on the hunt, I usually take cabs, and since I am friendly, some of those friends I've gained usually drives me home after work. O di ba, kung kani kanino nalang sumasabit! Mas tipid pa!LOL
So after my night shift the other day, my colleague Ryan asked:
"Mac, you'll ride with me?"
"I'll go with Philip this time, he's near my place, thanks anyway" I said
"I'll take care of him bro, don't worry!" Philip joined our conversation and teased me.
We all took the lift and while we were busy talking about something at the hallway while walking, someone called my name:
"Mac!" I looked around and saw Ariel. A nurse at the medical ward. We live at the same building.
"Ariel! you're also from night shift! I didn't see you last night" I said
"Come, I'll take you home, my car's at front" he insisted. I laughed and look at Philip. he said its OK go with him.
"OK. Philip, I'll ride with you next time then...take care"
When we reached the parking lot, we saw a gray car approaching and when the window opened, I saw my friend Ric.
"Mac! Ariel! Where do you think you two are going huh?!" he was teasing us, kunyari tsismis daw hehe. both of them are close friends even before I came here to work.
"I'll take Mac home, Ariel. Come, Mac, get in!" he added. I wanna laugh real hard that time, whats wrong with these guys! He's the fourth guy who offered to give me a ride that morning!
Am I that fun to be with?LOL and mind you, these are all straight guys! hay, I love my friends talaga!
"No, thanks, Ric, I'll stick with Ariel, don't bother yourself anymore, we are on the same building. I'll just delay you if you take me home".
"Okie-dokie" and he waved goodbye to us.
It made me happy knowing these people are so sweet to give a little time to help me. And hopefully, I could find the right driver and transport soon.
It was 3 in the afternoon and I checked my phone for the 3rd time if R.A left any messages, but none, I'm afraid he might cancel our date later today. Last night I've told him thru text that we're gonna see each other at 5 in the afternoon, but no reply, all night I've waited...I tried to go back to sleep but could not.
Eventually, di ako nakatiis...I sent an sms message:
"Why are you not replying my messages?"
I told my self, if he still not gonna reply, I'll consider it cancelled. Fortunately after a few minutes my phone vibrates:
"Sorry, I just woke up..."
I made a deep sigh of relief. I typed in and sent him a reply:
"I'll meet you at 5pm at the lobby and we'll go to the Villagio (a special mall here in Doha where the ceilings take your breath away, with its majestic representation of the blue sky outside. an a fake river at the heart of the mall.)".
"OK" his final text.
I ate my late lunch and think of something not too casual to wear for our first date, I don't wanna look overdressed or too casual, if he ever considers this a date after all! We'll, I do! LOL
I changed clothes 3 times and decided to go with my v-shaped Armani black shirt and topman faded gray skinny jean. I matched it with a black dog tag necklace from river island. I checked my self once again on the mirror and... danced with excitement!LOL
I waited for him at the lobby of our building, I was 10 minutes earlier. Atat lang? then I heard someone approaching, making annoying sound as he walk...and when I finally saw who it was...its Egay! my colleague!
"oh Mac! you're going somewhere??" he said
"yeah. at the villagio"
"with whom?" he noticed that I'm waiting for someone.
"secret..."
"you slut! who is it this time ha?" he insisted on knowing who it is.
"just go and do your own thing OK!"
"No. I'll stay and wait who you're going out with!"
Then R.A appeared and I saw Egay's wide smile as he tried to leave us. For sure he would broadcast it to our department tomorrow! grrrrr!
R.A was wearing almost identical clothes with mine! both black and faded jeans and we're both wearing the same dog tag hahaha! good thing I didn't wear my nerdy eyeglasses!
Inside the cab, I wanna hold his hand and give him light kisses on his lips..but I didn't. Or else he would jump out of the car or the driver might hit the break instantly!
I content my self with playing innocently and accidentally touching his arms and hands...at pasimple simpleng pag akbay...masaya na ko dun...hehehe.
I also found out he likes Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton! Yuckyyyy! asar talo siya sakin!
He did much of the talking, I just listen and laugh most of the time. He loves to share his stories. I think he's an old fashioned guy. We ate at T.G.I Friday's and had back ribs and steaks and chicken wings and shrimps and salmon. It was a nice dinner though. I love talking to him. He looks too childish with his eyeglasses and braces whenever he remembered something funny and laughed.
Then the pinoy waitress approached me and said:
"sir, please don't get mad if I ask you something..."
For a brief moment, I was speechless and nervous for what she might ask! Could it be she noticed that we're extra sweet to each other and wanna know if we are actually a couple????
"what is it?" I then asked.
"Can I see your wristwatch? Can I ask where you got it?"
Oh. That's my first reaction haha. I thought it was something else. I told her its from Toywatch and left us.
R.A don't wanna see a movie at the Imax, he said he don't like the films being shown. I was disappointed of course. I wanna spend more time with him, and my evil plan involved touching his hands on the dark corners of the cinema! LOL
We've just entered the amusement park and checked out their amazing rides. We've sat at the bench where we could talk a little. I sat so close to him and put my arms at the back of the bench almost on top of his broad shoulders...from time to time I was touching his shoulders sending him intimate carnal signals hahaha!
On our way out of the mall I saw my friend's Ric and his wife Reen and their closeted gay friend Al whom they are talking about! Oh Lord, he's cute!LOL
Ric was teasing me that me and Al look great together without knowing that R.A is my date! and placed us beside each other as they took us home. I was in the middle of Al and R.A! hahaha. Al was so nice and actually "gay".
When we got to our building towards the lift, I asked R.A if he wants to come up at my unit and spend some more time. He said "I think, I'll pass". I just smiled and said goodnight...
Now I was left confused and disappointed, I thought I'd get laid tonight!LOL. Maybe he found my invitation too fast? Kidding aside, I really like R.A, if I wanna be with someone, I want it to be him... insert bruno mars' song GRENADE:
I'll catch a grenade for yah...throw my hand on a blade for yah...I'd jump in front of a train for yah...you know I'd do anything for yah...I would go thru all this pain...take a bullet straight thru my brain...yes, I would die for yah baby...But you won't do the same...
Yeah, thanks Bruno...I don't know if he would do the same.
I still don't know whether he's just looking for a friend or what. I never ask him directly what his feelings about me, so I don't want to conclude yet. nakikiramdam palang ako kumbaga. Let's just wait and see...It's just our first date anyway.
I called up Ric after a few minutes and asked about Al!!! LOL
We live on the same building, I know that he works as emergency room nurse, I suspect that he's a PLU too. When we're at the elevator twice we never talk, just plain smile. Lets call him Eli, he has the same hair as Eli Buendia, that's why. He has fair skin, around 5'5 in height, and average body built. Not that cute, but he caught my attention.
I'm surprised when I entered the van (our transport) and saw him inside! WTF is he doing here?! Oh my...so he moved to my transpo! yipee!!!
He never spoke to me aside from that "hi", a little shy maybe. That's why, before going home, I made this plan: I talked to the 4 people riding on the same van with me. I asked them if they could sit on each row of the vehicle, and never move or give Eli space when he arrives. I will occupy the first row and when he's looking for a space, no one should give him a seat! I and only I will be offering him a space!
So that he could sit beside me the entire travel time back home! Genius!!! *wink* wink*
I did a lot of convincing before I could persuade them!LOL they're even asking for a treat at Marry Brown ( a local fast food here, just like our Jollibee) Egay, agreed easily (remember him?click here) the hardest one to convince was Ric! That annoying bastard! he kept on teasing me that he will tell Eli that I like him!haha
Me, Eli and Egay are the last persons to be transported, so I told Egay, to give us time alone from point of going out from the van to the lobby and the elevator, its like 5 minutes walk. Egay will be tying his shoelace and be left behind, so that it will be just me and Eli on that 5 minutes of walking!sweeeeet!
And when we reach the elevator, Egay will take the stairs, so that it will be the two of us on that small box called: the elevator!
Everyone was seated according to plan, our driver has no idea that I'm literally hijacking his passengers with my evil plan! toinks!
We headed to the ER building, and there he was, waiting for our arrival hehe. He has no clue he's going into a trap!
"He's coming!!!" ate Rose, a 40 y.o nurse at the ward, nervously said and covered her mouth as if Eli could hear her.
I said "shhhhhhh!!"
I held my breath everyone was quiet, in fact too quiet!!! We were too noisy a minute ago and now we're like inside the library!!!LOL
He opened the door, and stepped in...he scanned the van and look for a space for him to sit, I wanna burst into laughter when I saw Ric's face, he looked somewhere else even when Eli looked at him, and he looked so guilty for ignoring the look on Eli's!!!
Then Eli realized, no area for him and he looked in front and saw me, then I picked up my bag on my side, a signal he could sit beside me. And jan-da-ra-ran....he sat beside me....
Success!!! confetti's falling LOL!
I was suppressing a smile on my face, then no one speaks, as if they're waiting for me to start the conversation, damn them!
"so, busy day huh?" I asked Eli
"not that much, I was at the triage, so, the usual stuff" he said
"Marry brown, we're coming...." Ric said to no one in particular. My eyes was wide open! they're teasing because we're talking.
Then I talked to the others so that he won't realize that I'm into him hehe. Then the conversation went to where I live and Eli caught that, he said: "You're from Laguna? Where?"
"Yeah, I'm from Sta.Rosa. Why?" --me
"I'm from Los Banos!" he answered. "So did you go to University of ____________ too?!" he added.
"Yes!" --I exclaimed. Oh my, is this destiny or what! Toinks! we live on the same province and went on the same school.
"I'm feeling the chicken at Marry Brown ...yum yum..." Ric again teasing, and the other people at the back. I'm hoping Eli could not make a guess whats going on haha.
I could feel his arms and legs pressing against mine when the driver made turns. Electrifying haha. 3 months of no sex and this is the end result!
Its time to get down the van and we started to walk, and the stupid Egay forgot about the plan! he didn't stop and tie his shoelace, he comfortably chitchatting with my Eli!!!! I wanna throw my bag at his back! I could not whisper and remind him of the plan. Eli might take notice.
But he obviously forgot about it, we're nearing the elevator. Then something must've hit him and Egay said:
I'll take the stairs, you know, exercise" and he went on without waiting for a response. I sighed and felt glad, I'm already thinking of 101 ways of killing Egay later. LOL!
The elevator scene was my fave, it felt awkward haha. We almost touched each other's hand when we both tried to press the numbers, I retreated my hand and said, I'm on the 6th.
"Did you have your dinner already?" I nervously asked him
"yeah at my break, why?" --Eli
"Nothing, I'm kinda hungry and looking for some company" I said. He didn't said anything and timing that its his floor already.
