(Written Earlier on Paper)
Thursday, May 10, 2007
8:48 p.m.
Around 3 hours left before I make my way home. I can’t go back there until everyone’s definitely asleep. The rain’s cooperating, coming down hard, stranding me here in EDSA Central. The cold is nice.
9:16 p.m.
What I would give to see him coming down this walkway, dripping from the rain, big black headphones still on. He will see me sitting here. I will stand and smile and hug him and he will keep me company while I wait for midnight. Yellow Cab’s next door, so maybe we will have pizza, like he promised me on the last night we ever spent together.
(The big, fat call center boys are back. One of them got a haircut.)
9:47 p.m.
Must pack when I get home. It will be a weekend getaway in the most literal sense. Must not forget charger.
10:18 p.m.
Just got back from the washroom. There was a sign there that said “Please Use Toilet Paper Prudently.” Does that mean I have to make a “prudent” face while using their toilet paper? Eyebrows raised a tad, tight-lipped smile, maybe humming something nice and earnest? I can't remember what face I made while in there.
10:32 p.m.
Got my first-ever paycheck today. I mean, I’ve gotten checks for working on random things, but this was the first time I got one from a real, dead-serious contract-bound job. Efren, the senior designer, cracked up when I took a picture of the check. Can’t post it on the blog, though. Lighting was bad. Was nearing evening then and the pantry’s fluorescents are dimmer than most.
10:50 p.m.
Screw midnight. This should be late enough.
posted by marguerite @ 11:55 PM
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