Poker face akong sumunod kina Ana at Nico papasok sa mall. May hinihintay pa kami. Yung isang thirdwheel.

Mga 15 minutes na kaming naghihintay dito sa foodcourt pero wala pa daw yung hinihintay namin.

"Sino bang hinihintay natin?" Hindi makatiis kong tanong.

"Si Adrian." Sagot ni Ana. Napakunot naman ang noo ko. Napansin iyon ni Nico.

"Nakalimutan mo na si Adrian?" Tanong nito habang pinaniningkitan ako ng mata.

I shook my head. I can't seem to think straight lalo na't pinaniningkitan niya ako ng mata. Nakaka-conscious kaya!

"Tss. He's my friend." Pag-irap niya sa akin. Biglang nanlaki ang mga mata ko. Of course! How could I forget Adrian? Well, I just did. Ugh! Silly and stupid me! Nakakahiya.

Imbis na sumagot ay tumango-tango nalang ako.

"Oh, there he is Nic!" I don't know kung sino ang sinasabihin ni Ana. Is it me or Nico since Nic din ang tawag niya dito. But nevertheless ay lumingon ako sa likod ko to see Adrian approaching us. He smiled as soon as he landed his eyes on me. I smiled in return.

"Hi! Sorry kung na late ako." Paghingi niya ng patawad nang makalapit sa amin.

"Nah. It's okay." Sabi ni Ana.

"So saan tayo?" Adrian asked. Nagkibit-balikat lang ako. Tinignan ko sila Ana at Nico. Nagkibit-balikt lang din si Nico so that leaves Ana to decide on our first stop.

"How about shopping?" She suggested.

The three of us groaned. Nagkatinginan kaming tatlo. Una akong nag-iwas ng tingin.

"You don't like shopping Nica?" Adrian asked.

"Anything but that." I answered.

"So san mo gusto?" He asked. Sasagot na sana ako when Ana butted in.

"Well aren't you going to ask us too Adrian? Like hello, nandito din kami." I blushed at Ana's statement. Parang sinasabi niyang may sarili kaming mundo ni Adrian.

"Let's eat first." Nico suggested and we agreed. But we argued a minute later.

"How about sa Cuban grill." Suhestiyon ni Adrian habang naglalakad kami patungo sa mga resto sa mall.

Ana snorted. "Salad bar sounds better."

"Oh come on Ana, an array of salad makings and dressings won't make your stomach full." Adrian grunted.

Ana gasped. "Are you going to make me eat a ton of calories Adrian? Like eww. Ayaw kong tumaba." She disgustedly said.

Well, that was very typical of Ana since she doesn't want to gain weight.

Napailing ako sa dalawa.

"How about you guys?" They ask in unision.

"Viand beanery." We both answered in unision. Nagkatinginan kami ni Nico. I quickly averted my gaze to hide my blushing face.

"Okay." They both answered and we headed to the reastuarant's direction.