23:11 Chapter 81

Oblation Run - An annual event held by the University of the Philippines (UP). The runners are male, and traditionally run completely naked in public places on a designated route. ²Ty, Ton, Jeru, Mac - I'm not sure but it's probably the nicknames of Rico's friends.

Day 081

11:11pm

Rico: Birthdays are not fun.

Jhing: Hm?

Rico: Can't you ask me why?

Jhing: Haha. K. Why?

Rico: It's tiring. You suddenly become famous on your birthday, but after that, life will turn back to normal. Everyone will forget that I exist again.

Rico: Hashtag EmoDaysWithMJCrux

11:12pm

Jhing: ._.

Jhing: What happened?

Rico: Well they greeted me.

Rico: Like Joena, my childhood friend, who made me remember the cake she gifted me in the past. I thought it was chocolate cake, but it was actually mud.

Jhing: Hahahahahaha!

Rico: For twenty years, I tried to forget the taste of the mud, Jhing! It was not easy!  ( p_q)

Jhing: Then? What else?

11:13pm

Rico: Someone posted on my timeline, Dalia I think, she called me Baby Boy. She wrote a long message but there was this line of "Your Father even thought that I was your girlfriend when you brought me to your house in Bulacan."

Jhing: You brought a girl to your house?

Rico: My Tropas, yes, I brought them home. But I don't know who Dalia is! I don't even live in Bulacan ah! O_O

11:14pm

Rico: I replied her with “Ms Dalia, I think you're got the wrong timeline.”

Jhing: Haha! Epic.

Rico: There was one more. She's a   tropa of my cousin who's also my friend in FB. She said, "Time flies by so fast that I felt like it was just yesterday when you were 24 years old, but now you're already 25!"

Rico: I replied, "Ate Psalm, I told you not to sniff Listerine that has Colgate like drugs. That's dangerous. How's your health?"

Rico: What hurts me is that she cussed like h.e.l.l, "You're a b.a.s.t.a.r.d, Jesus!" So I replied, "WHY ARE YOU SO MEAN TO PAPA JESUS!" :(((

11:15pm

Jhing: Bwisit! Why is your name like that in the first place!

Rico: Ask my Mom. Oh, she also greeted me on my timeline.

Jhing:Your Mom? What did she say?

Rico: I'm not used to her being so serious. This was one of her lines:

Rico: “I am the luckiest and the proudest of all queens because you, Jesus, let me be your mother. I love you and I always will. Happy Birthday, dearest.”

Jhing: You have the sweetest Mom, Jesus Crux.

11:16pm

Rico: It was sweet if only she erased the words: “From the prettiest mom in the world, Pretty Marie.” What a liar, right?! And she was literally sitting beside me when she posted that.

Rico: Sometimes, I think to myself&h.e.l.lip; I'm the only normal person in our family! :((

Jhing: (－‸ლ)

Rico: Even my sister, the tempered one, she threw a paper to me which read "HBD."

Rico: SO SWEET RIGHT!!!1!1!111

Jhing: Haha! I like your sister.

Rico: Because you have the same personality.

Jhing: So?

Rico: Cute

Seen 11:17pm

Rico: Then I don't know what happened to the people who greeted me! I felt like each and every one of them are insane! Like my friend, Vionne, his question was on flashback: “Why didn't you join in the oblation run¹?“

Jhing: Oblation run?

Rico: Yes! I replied, "Bro, are you high? We studied in USTe and not UP, try doing an oblation run there and let's see how fast the Pastors run after you with a knife.

Jhing: Hahaha! Are your friends all weird? Wth.

11:18pm

Rico: Not only friends but also my family, and relatives. My cousin Frances, it's my own birthday but she wanted me to buy her a bra with padding. I rejected her because it's just a waste of money. It will only get removed by her boyfriend anyway.

11:19pm

Jhing: ._.

Rico: It's true anyway ah! ⊙︿⊙

Jhing: I can’t believe this.

Rico: I also can't believe the others who greeted me. They called me, Krux, Kruz, Krus, Crus, Crus. I told them "Come back to my timeline when you figured out how to correctly spell my surname. "

Jhing: Haha! Jeje surname is Jeje.

Rico: That's too personal, Jhing. 

Jhing: :p

Rico: You'll one day love my surname.

Jhing: ._.

Rico: 

11:20pm

Rico: And did you know, my tropas posted a long message. I couldn't help but cry. That's when I thought that forever may actually exist&h.e.l.lip;. their message is forever long. I was too touched that I replied a very sweet, "K."

Jhing: b.a.s.t.a.r.d.

Rico: They already know what K means: K = Ty, Ton, Jeru, Mac² . . . don't be like this bros, we're all just bros here and nothing else more than that. If you wanted a kiss, you should ask Jhing for permission first&h.e.l.lip; she might get jealous.

Jhing:

Rico: Joke. ^____^

11:21pm

Jhing: You should be thankful that it's your birthday.

Rico: Thank you poooo! (Ｔ▽Ｔ)

Jhing: That's all that happened on your birthday?

Rico: Yes. Scroll scroll on Facebook. Like and reply the messages. Talking to clients. Creating illus for the deadline.

Jhing: Well, that sucks.

11:22pm

Rico: It's fine. I'm also getting old. I don't expect that I'll have a birthday party&h.e.l.lip; I did want a

Rico: How about you? Did something happened to you today?  

Seen 11:30pm

Rico: Uy wow. I got seened.

Rico: Jhing?

11:33pm

Rico: Awtsu. You're not replying anymore?

11:34pm

Rico: My birthday is ending . .

11:37pm

Rico: Jhing?

11:40pm

Rico: Babye

11:59pm

Jhing: Don’t f.u.c.king reply after you read this.

Dear You,

Because you're annoying and it’s your birthday, read this. OR ELSE.

I hate you.

I'm so p.i.s.sed at you to the point that I get the urge to slap you left and right. It's so hard to talk to you decently. You're a jerk and keep fooling around. But as I am hating you, I, too, am hating myself for laughing at your craziness. You always distract me from writing my stories but here I am, still talking to you.

You're annoying. You're so talkative. You have a lot of stuff you want to say. When do you ever run out of topics? I felt like you know every topic in this world. Badtrip. But even though we kept talking about nonsense topics every night, I'm having fun playing around with you. Sometimes.

But most of the time, I’m still having this urge to hug you. In the neck. With a rope.

So yeah, happy birthday Sir Dirham, Rico Dirham, Unlikely Person, and M Jesus Crux or whoever you are.

I’ll be happy without you annoying me but h.e.l.l, my night will not be complete without your gayness. Stay gay, annoying and crazy. It’s nice to know that a guy like you is existing.

Sorry for being cheesy as f.u.c.k. This is just rare, ah! So forgive me this time. I just wanted to be the last one to greet you a very, very Happy Birthday!

DON’T REPLY! AND DON’T EVER BRING THIS UP AGAIN OR ELSE.

Night.

Seen 12:03

1:43am

Rico: (●’∀｀●)