🔒 @isaacharold

Two mugs (1 matcha and 1 coffee), two plates, two bowls, two glasses. Two everything. I love this day.

🔒 @isaacharold

HAHAHAHA. Cute.

🔒 @isaacharold

My babyyyyy. 'Wag ka nang umuwi.

🔒 @isaacharold

Joke, 'di tayo tutulad kay Dym na kidnapping ang nais.

Eliana

3:17 PM

Thank you 🥺

I don't know if you've noticed but the bed's big enough for the both of us.

Shower's really nice. Good vanity space for your makeup and the like.

Kitchen's stocked.

Nice lighting.

Location is great too. Quiet neighborhood. Good amenities.

And excellent matcha service.

Plus, I hear the homeowner is really handsome. He has dimples.

Hahahahahahaha

Are you trying to convince me to stay?

Huh?

I'm just pointing out the conveniences and the benefits.

Benefits, huh?

Yes.

You're comfortable. I'm comfortable.

Idk it just sounds very convenient.

😂😂😂😂

Tell the homeowner thank you

Truly.

5 stars for all the cuddling, cooking, and matcha services 🥺

He says you're welcome.

And that he loves having you here.

And he hopes you come back soon.

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Finally.

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Malakas na 'ko ulit.

Hahahahaha

Drive safe 😚 Marami lang akong gagawing chores, text me later.

Will do, baby girl.

tolebros

4:44 PM

koa

Ano na, Kuya @ice, asa'n ka na?

dym

weLcoMe baCk tEAm OnLiiineee

AT!!!!!

Kung hinahanap. Nyoooo. Si Iceeeee. AY. Nagbibihis. Syaaaaa..

koa

Gago 'tong si Kuya.

Kuya @ice, nag-sorry ka na kay Ms. Lia?

dym

di pa nga alam ano nangyari mali nya kaagad e

jah

sungit ni kuya ice kahapon o nakanguso ba naman si lolo

koa

Sana nag-bingo night na lang siya.

ice

Ok na kami. Masaya na 'ko ulit. Hahahaha!

Natulog siya dito.

dym

allllryytttt okayyyy sammy bear say hello to ice bear!!!! pwede ba kami makarinig ng isang masigabong palakpakan, para sa palakpakan kagabi??!!

jah

ganyan pala si kuya inaayos ang away sa kwarto

koa

Tangina n'yo hahahahahahhahahha

ice

Ang babastos mag-isip.

Walang nangyari. Nag-cuddle lang kami 'tsaka pinagluto ko siya.

dym

okayyyy sammy bear hayaaaaaan wag na muna tayo pala maexcite dahil! hindi pa pala nabubuo ang pinsan mo! but don't worry, open mic naman ang naganap!!!

jah

GAGO AHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA

ice

Dym, naka-drugs ka ba?

koa

Oo raw, Kuya.

dym

drug annika saavedra ba

tsaka to namang si kuya pinapasaya lang naman keta

anyway yay bati na ang parents ko!!!!

Eliana

9:10 PM

Hi, I'm done with dinner.

Kumain ka na? 'Tsaka kamusta na puson mo, baby?

Yes. And better, thank you

I feel a lot better today than yesterday

Sorry again :(

Inaaway mo kasi ako 😓

Ugh. Paka-cute.

At hindi kita inaway, 'no. 🙄

I just

Okay. Daena saw my notes about you kasi accidentally. My fault. And she wanted you

So I confronted her about going to your clinic and it turned into an argument

She got defensive and said she was just curious. I told her the issue was the fact that she's 4 dates into seeing Marco and still going around testing other options. Kahit na hindi ka naman option for her.

That defeats the entire point of the matchmaking.

And then she accused me of not matching you with her because I wanted you for myself

So I terminated the contract.

It was the other way around.

From the beginning, I was only ever interested in you.

Yeah

But like

That part bothered me more than I expected?

Cause it suddenly made me feel like I'd done something wrong. Or that my work was dishonest. Na "ginagatekeep" raw kita.

You didn't even want to be part of the matchmaking pool in the first place. I respected that. So why am I being accused of keeping you from someone?

I want YOU to keep me

Isaac. 'Wag mo muna akong landiin.

Sorry, love.

Because, baby, she needed an excuse.

For what?

For not getting what she wanted.

You didn't do anything wrong, Eliana.

You respected what I wanted—not what my brothers wanted for me. That's the opposite of manipulating the process.

You didn't put me in your system, you didn't parade me around to clients, and you didn't try to turn me into a match for someone else.

That's exactly what I asked for.

Yeah

But

And for the record, even if I was part of your pool, I still wouldn't have chosen her.

This isn't something you arranged. This is something I chose and insisted on even if you were against our odds.

So just so we're clear, this is exactly where I want to be.

She's blaming the wrong person and I'm glad you terminated the contract.

She doesn't deserve your time, effort, or energy.

Hindi ka niya sineseryoso.

...

I have a question

Shoot.

What do you want from me

There's a lot of answers to that.

What do you mean?

I mean...realistically.

You know what I do. I study compatibility. I build matches based on values, background, life goals.

Yes.

I could've matched you with women who make a lot more sense on paper. (Not Daena, ofc.) Highly educated. Great family. Intelligent, beautiful, challenging, warm, affectionate, communicative.

Women who look like the kind of partner a man like you is expected to have.

Expected by who?

By the same standards I use when I do my job.

According to the same rules I use when I match people.

Instead, you're here. You asked for me.

Yes.

ME.

Isaac, I'm a college dropout with daddy issues.

Okay. So?

ANONG SO

How does that change how I feel?

'Cause it doesn't matter.

Yes it does

How?

Tell me.

Sabihin mo sa'kin and then see if it changes how I feel.

Bear with me a little. I've never shared this with anyone.

My dad was perfect.

He was loving. Present. Attentive.

The kind of father who never missed ANY of our school events.

He took care of my mom. Took care of us.

He was the best dad ever. He was my hero.

And then he became the first person who broke my heart before any guy ever had the chance.

I found out he had another family.

Pa'no ko nalaman?

May nakita akong underwear sa labahan namin na hindi kay Mama.

Kapal, 'no?

Nakigamit pa ng labahan 'tsaka sampayan.

Hindi ko nakita 'yung mga signs before that. Hindi ko napansin. I was blinded by his act.

Anyway, I told my mom. I thought she'd explode. I EXPECTED her to throw him out of the house immediately.

But she didn't. She said hayaan ko na lang. Kunyari na lang hindi ko alam. Alam naman niya matagal na hindi na siya mahal ni Papa. Okay lang, basta sinusustentuhan niya pa rin kami.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Sabi ko anong hayaan? How could I let this go??? Wala ka bang self-respect???

My own mother was willing to swallow that kind of betrayal, but I couldn't.

I couldn't sit at the same table with him. I couldn't look him in the eye knowing what he was doing to her, to us, to our family.

How could he come home, eat dinner with us, ask me about school, act like he was still this loving father...when I knew exactly where our money was going? Where HE was going when he's not at work?? SLEEP IN THE SAME BED AS MY MOTHER?

How could I pretend I didn't know?

How could I let this disgusting piece of shit keep living in our house and keep acting like the perfect husband and father????

Your mother was thinking about you and Sienna.

I know that. But if the money was going to his other family wala na rin namang mapupunta sa'min, so ano pang silbi niya???

Anyway, I was the one who threw him out of the house. My mom begged me not to. SIENNA begged me not to, she loved him very much.

Hindi ko alam pa'nong okay lang sa kanila kasi mahal nila. I told you love makes people stupid.

After that, I dropped out so Sienna could finish school. And I was lucky enough that the agency hired me even without a diploma. I started the matchmaking business.

Sige, mali ko na ako ang nagdesisyon para sa'ming tatlo.

I carry a lot of guilt and responsibility for that, pero hindi ko pinagsisisihan ang ginawa ko.

Mmmmm

Mmmmm...what???

Nasa'n 'yung part na magbabago 'yung nararamdaman ko para sa'yo?

Isaac.

If that was the feeble attempt to push me away, it did the opposite. None of that makes me want you any less.

If anything...it explains why you are the way you are.

And I happen to love the way you are. Even more so now, and I didn't think it was possible.

Why would this make me leave?

I don't get it.

I

I don't know

Thank you for telling me. I love you. Sabi ng homeowner balik ka na rito. Dadabog siya 'pag hindi.

May isa lang talaga akong tanong. Dito ako nag-aalala, e.

...Ano?

Sino ba kasi si Bob? Sabihin mo na sa'kin.

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