It's a rainy night, thanks to the storm that hit the upper region of the country. It's raining everywhere in spite of not having a storm signal. The roads are wet and slippery, the wind blows a chilling air, the rain continues to pour as the people selling stuff on the sidewalk struggle to pack their things together and call it a night. I'm riding the jeepney, looking outside the window, observing the busy streets of Quezon City. I'm on my way to Quezon Ave. to meet my colleague, Raymond.

I'm thankful that my leave for this day was approved, the storm is enough to make you not go to work and just bundle yourself under a thick blanket. The only reason why I'm headed towards Quezon Ave is because Raymond asked me to swap broadband cards for awhile. I'm using a Smartbro, he's using Sun Cellular and he's pissed with the slower than DSL connection. Of course, I wouldn't agree to meet up with him if that's all he need. I'm on leave so I'd rather stay at home and sleep. Well, let's just say he did a pretty damn good job in convincing me. His Sun prepaid is loaded with 21 hours of internet, he'll lend me a couple of game installer for my pc, plus he'll treat me to McDo for dinner. Who could resist an offer like that?!

Needless to say, I agreed so here I am. I got off the jeep, walked slowly on the slippery overpass, clutching my umbrella tightly to prevent it from being blown away by the angry wind. When I reached McDo, Raymond is already there. I told him what to order and he jokingly said that with the appetite I have, he'll probably be broke if this happens regularly. I laughed at that and took a seat.

We talked while we ate fatty foods; suuper Fried Chicken,ice cold Coke Float, and greasy French Fries. Ahh, I can already imagine the carb I'm loading inside my stoamch. He gave me instructions on how to install the games he lend me. I'm half-listening to him as I munch on a delicious fried skin, bathing in rich brown gravy. Raymond is nice, he's like a big brother to me, and I'm a little brother to him. Yeah, he usually forgets that I'm a girl.

After eating, we parted ways since he has to go to work and I decided it's a bit late to go home so I rode the jeepney that will take me to Blumentritt Espana.

Alex picked me up at 7-11 that's just around the corner from where he lives. He looked amused like always,puts an arm around my shoulder and we walked with our heads bent under the umbrella that's being blown by the wind.

He gave me a large t-shirt to wear and a pair of shorts that looked like he's been wearing it since he was 7. The borders are already asleep by the time we entered the room so I tiptoed across and slowly climbed up at the top bunk of the double deck bed. Alex took a bath before following me.

To end the perfect stormy night, I fell asleep in his warm embrace, inhaling the fresh afterbath scent of his skin and I completely forgot all about the storm outside.