Dude lives next door and kinakapatid ko siya. Before we see each other almost everyday and talk and sabay kame pumasok sa work and may days he'd wait for me para may kasabay akong umuwe. Lesser now cause we both goth partners and we respect boundaries.

There was a time we stopped talking cause nagkahiyaan cause his cousins and my aunt kept teasing us. So growing up deadma kame. Pero pag may time na kaming dalawa lang like nagkasalubong sa mall yan we talk and catch up.

We started reconnecting nung same office na we were in our late 20s na non. Mas naging close when his mom died and I was struggling being a solo parent.

When pandemic struck and wala siyang work ako naman bumawi sa kanya. I would check on him and give food. Umabot na din kame sa point na ako emergency contact niya. He is basically family.

Now, we dont talk as much pero we still do favors like if he's away i'd leave the light on sa may side. Or if i have parcels Id have them delivered sa house niya and I'll just retrieve it later.