30 Days with Fina by JellOfAllTrades

Chapter 2

I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing. Grumbling I looked at the caller ID to check who is calling at such an early hour.

Jaime Reynaldo calling..

My best friend, Jaime is also a ladies man. He's just the good boy type that's why he has no trouble getting up early. I accepted the call, my eyelids half-closed.

"Dude, what is fucking wrong with you?" I muttered.

"Good morning, sleepyhead," Jaime's husky voice greeted.

"You of all people know that I hate being woken up early."

"Yeah, I know that, pero kasi may problema tayo."

"Ano?"

"Pumunta dito si Andrea, hinahanap ka."

I bolted upright on the mention of the girl's name. "SHIT!"

Andrea is one of my flings back in Manila. I would have considered staying with her longer if it were not only for her uncomfortable clinginess.

"Woke you up, didn't it?" Jaime laughed on the other line. "Anyways, napaalis ko na sya, but I have that feeling she'll be back soon. Kelan ba balik mo?"

I groaned, remembering how long I'm supposed to stay here in Quezon. "A month,"

"Excuse me? Nagkamali ata ako ng dinig, did you say a month?"

"Pinagkaisahan nila ako and now I'm stuck here in Calauag for a whole month."

"Wow," I heard Jaime whistle as he thought of something, he always does that. "Ano nang plano mo? Jan ka muna maghahasik ng lagim?"

"Baliw! Hasik ng lagim ka jan?!"

"Oh really? Ginaganyan mo ako? Dude, we all know na hindi ka basta basta titigil sa pambibiktima ng mga babae."

I rolled my eyes. "Dude, hindi ako pwede maghasik ng lagim o mambiktima or whatever dito kasi pinagbantaan ako nila mommy. Kapag lumandi ako, and I'm telling you, they will know, kukunin nila yung susi ng baby ko."

"WHAT?!"

Jaime knew I like to call my shiny silver Volvo 'baby' and that I love it more than I have ever loved any girlfriend I ever had. Some would have laughed at me but he doesn't because he does the exact same thing with his blue Mustang GT, except he calls it 'love' which is kinda gay for him. But who cares, we both love our cars.

"Anyway, alam mong hindi ko type ang mga probinsyana tapos nung sinabi nilang isang buwan ako dito, I actually reconsidered them for a minute! And then the next thing I know, my mom's telling me I can't find myself a fling kung ayaw kong mawala yung baby ko!" I complained. "Dude, there's a difference between not wanting to and not being able to."

"Your life sucks."

"I know! Bro, anong gagawin ko? Mamamatay ako sa boredom dito!"

"Labas kayo ng mga pinsan mo."

"Magkaiba kami ng lifestyles. If I hang out with them, sa una lang masaya, after some time magsasawa ka din."

"Wala ka bang ibang kaibigan jan?"

I groaned. "Dude, I haven't been here for five years. Wala na akong kakilala dito."

It's been a while since I was here in Calauag and although I remember meeting a chubby girl in the playground, it was a decade ago. I doubt that girl is still around.