quickie spots in quezon city (pwede rin circle),
It's late at night, the kind of tahimik na oras where everything feels softer, and I'm about to go home when I get a message from you: "Gising ka pa?"Very on-brand for you quiet pero biglang may surprise ping. I reply, "Uhmm yes? Why?" pretending chill kahit medyo kinikilig.
A few minutes later, you show up outside, leaning on your motor, hands in your pockets like you always do simple, calm, pero somehow nakaka-gulo ng utak ko. I walk up to you and say, "Wow, biglaan ah. Stalker era?" And you just give me that tiny half-smile na sobrang bihira but hits different every time.
"Come, samahan mo ako," you say, casually, like it's the most normal thing in the world.
We ride around the quiet streets, walang destination, just the wind and city lights messing with our thoughts. You don't talk much, pero I can feel you glance at me every now and then. I tease you: "Uy, focus ka diyan ah. Baka ma-fall ka." You shake your head and laugh silently, that soft laugh na parang reward kasi hindi mo yan ginagawa madalas.
We stop at a 24/7 place, buy snacks, and sit by the curb like two kids who refused to grow up. I nudge you with my shoulder. "You know, for someone quiet, ang kulit mo rin pala."
You don't answer - instead you hand me my favorite drink without even asking. And that moment, under the dim lights and late-night air, feels like something simple... pero special.
A kind of quiet I wouldn't mind getting used to.