That First Night, 09 September 2010.
We met on a Thursday, Rafa and I. I know because I didn't have classes on Thursdays so it irked me when Kaye, my room mate from Bicol, woke me up at 8 in the friggin morning just so we could watch her cousin trot around a big field. Cadets parading and banging their wooden rifles on the grassy field and firing blanks didn't interest me much back then.
But I went anyway and then I met Rafa. Here are some parts of the SMS conversation we had that Thursday night.
09164106389: Hi!:)
Me: Eh?
09164106389: Kmsta?
Me: Who's this please?
09164106389: Rafa.
Me: Aaah, hahaha. Santos?
Rafa: Hindi.
Me: Ay, weh?
Rafa: Jk. Oo. Kmsta?
Me: Okay lang. Aral.:(
Rafa: Aral? Ano yun?
Me: Ay, sorry sa magaling.
Rafa: Alam mo na, ganyan talaga...
Me: Ganun?
Rafa: Yep. may Facebook ka?
Me: Oo. Why?
Rafa: Add mo ko.
Me: Ikaw mag-add sa'kin. Ikaw may gusto eh.:P
Rafa: Sige na, bilis. Afar Sotnas name ko.
Me: Pia Lopez yung sakin, ikaw na mag-add. Tamad ako.
Rafa: Tsss. Zzzzzzzzzz.
This was the part where I got up, logged into my Facebook account and added him. He accepted my request in less than five seconds after I sent it.
Me: Eh, online ka pala tas ako pa pinag-add mo.
Rafa: Katamad eh.
Me: Sorry ah. Hahaha
Rafa: Alam mo ba kung ano tawagan namin na magmmistah (classmate)?
Me: No. What?
Rafa: Bok.
Me: Oooh. Bok! Hehehe
Rafa: Alam mo, hnding hndi kta tatawaging bok.
Me: Bakit?
Rafa: Kasi ikaw ang superior ng puso ko.
Me: OMG. Hahahahahahaha k.
-P