*Rosheen, how are you? He immediately asked once I picked up the phone at nakilala ko kaagad ang boses niya.
*I’m fine. Here, spending my day with my books.
He laughed on the other line.
We haven’t talked as much as when we were kids, but I’m still comfortable talking to him and telling him what I’m doing and what I feel. It’s like we’ve never been apart from each other since we started in high school.
*Still a bookworm.
He said.
*So, what’s up? Why did you call all of a sudden?
*Nothing. I just want to ask how you’ve been. I’m not seeing you downtown and I’ve wondered where’s that little kid hanging around… and I was right… you’re in your room, smelly like always and books all around you.
*Hey! I’m not smelly!
He laughed again. I just realized something in his laughter, he laug
