The next day, Saturday.

It was around 1 O'clock in the afternoon when she accepted my friend request.

I was doing some household chores when she accepted me. I became excited and immediately chatted her.

“HAHAHAHAH! HI!” I exclaimed in the chat, I was so happy.

But a couple of minutes passed by and my message remained unread, so I resumed what I was doing and was able to finish the chores with a big smile.

My mother, who was helping me with the chores saw a wicked smile on my face or that's what she said, ordered me to go to the market to buy fish for dinner.

“Since your smiling like a villain, why don't you go buy some fish.” My mom said, handing me the money for the fish.

I don't look like those cartoon villains who smiles creepily when they plot.

“Okay.” I answered.

I was riding a tricycle to the market when she replied.

AUTHOR INFO: A tricycle is a motor with a side car used for public transportation in the Philippines.

“Hello! You're fast! 😂” She replied with a cute emoticon.

“Fast? What do you mean? Hmmm?” I replied back.

“What I meant is that, you're quick to add me on facebook " She said.

“Oh, that? Why would I ever be slow?” I answered.

She didn't reply until evening.

The market was the same as always, the air smelled rotten and fresh at the same time. Freh fish and vegetables smells really great.

“Fresh fish for sale! Very cheap!”

“Fresh vegetables just arrived! Be the first one to buy!”

“Maam, fresh fruits here, want to buy some?”

It was noisy, lots of people were buying and lots of vendors shouted, advertising their product. It was busy as usual.

I arrived at a fish stall with Bangus and other kinds on sale.

AUTHOR INFO: Bangus is also known as Milkfish.

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“Hey kid, I have fresh tilapia for only P175 per kilo.” The vendor immediately entertained me.

“How much does a kilo cost?” I asked the vendor, while pointing at the bangus.

“That's P180 kid!” The vendor said.

“I want this, this and this!” I picked 3 pieces of bangus to be weighed.

“Thats 1.25 kilo kid, so that's P225.” The vendor calculated and wrapped the fish.

“Thank you!” I said as I handed over the money and received the fish.

“You're welcome and thank you also.” The vendor smiled as he said that.

I took a glimpse at my phone but still no reply.

I looked around the market for a while to look for things to buy before I went home.

On the way home, when I was about to ride a tricycle, I met my best friend.

He looks like an american teen-ager with an army cut. He's thin, but not so tall but quite handsome. You would never guess he is Asian.

“Rafael!” I shouted as I saw my best friend from afar.

“'Cus! Where you off to?” He asked with a smile.

“Home, I just bought some fish at the market.” I said as I showed him the fish.

“Oh yeah, how are you and Kiarah?” I asked.

“Fine, she's too focused on her studies.” He said, he seemed down.

“Isn't that great? Anyways I met a cute girl yesterday and added her. We have chatted already.” I told him, as I tried to cheer him up and change the subject.

After, I told him about Desiree and how I met her.

“She seems great! Go after her!” He exclaimed as he patted my shoulder.

“Don't worry, I will! Anyways, I have to go, mom should be looking for me right now.” I said and bid farewell.

AUTHOR INFO: The market is located at Yati, Liloan. A kilometer from where I live, Tayud, Liloan. Rafael lives at Yati.

“See you next time!” He said as he turned around and dash off.

“See ya!” I said.

I took another glimpse at my phone and saw that she still has not replied nor read my message yet. I rode the tricycle feeling a little bit down.

When I arrived, I immediately cleaned the fish and prepared it for cooking.

After, I called my mom. She cooks fish a lot better than me.

I played computer while waiting for her reply and then fell asleep.

When I woke up, it was already sun down, my mom waked me up for dinner. It was only the two of us since my dad died 5 years ago, at 2011, March.

“So, why are you sad? Contrary to earlier.” My mom asked, with a worried expression.

“Me? I'm not sad.” I said while smiling.

“You know you can't hide anything from me.” Mom said.

That's what she said, but all the people who knows me could read me through my face. I can't hide what I feel. I show it all in my face.

“Yeah, I know. It's nothing mom, don't worry.” I assurred her.

We talked about the news and after, I washed the dishes and went to bed.

But when I was about to sleep, my phone vibrated.

“Sorry for the late reply, I could only log-in at this time, my connection is not stable.” It said.

Reading her message, my energy came back and I was so happy, that I rolled back and fort on my bed. I wanted to shout but did not, as I would disturb my neighbors.

“It's fine, anyways tell me about your day!” I replied excitedly.

“Why? I just cleaned the house. Swept the living room, washed my clothes and the washed the dishes. You, what did you do?” She said.

“I went to the market and bought some fish, also swept the house. I played computer and then fell asleep.” I told her.

“I see, you must be tired and want to sleep already. Sorry to disturb you.” She said.

“No, I'm tired but not sleepy, I still want to talk to you.” I told her, as I felt like she won't be chatting me anymore.

“There's still tomorrow. Goodnight!” She said.

I really felt like I failed a mission when playing a game. I was so down. I made a mistake on my words.

So with nothing else to say, I also said goodnight to her.

The next day, Sunday.

As soon as I woke up, I chatted her.

“Good morning Desiree! Don't forget to eat your breakfast!” I told her.

But I didn't receive a reply from her until the next day.