I believe in the radical possibilities of pleasure, babe

Happy Halloween guys. Regardless of what I said yesterday (or was it the other day, I forgot), I ended up going trick or treating this year. Just when kids were starting to fill up the streets, the doorbell rang with visitors for me. So I looked out and to my surprise I saw Alex with Stephen and Chris, the very last people I expected to see today. I thought they’d forgotten about me already but I guess not. I was really happy to see them after so many months and pleased to note that Chris looks a lot cuter now. I’ve been friends with him too long though and I would feel a tad bit weird if I did get a crush on him now. I dunno..he’s just not crush material anymore.

Anyhow, it turns out that they were going around the village in Stephen’s car for free candy. Since I wouldn’t be doing anything more than chill on the front porch with my cousins, I went to join them. It felt like the old days again and it was all good. Alex and Stephen didn’t mind getting down from the car to ask for candy but Chris and I had to keep low profiles just in case we ran into people who know us. Apparently, we’re too “cool” to be caught doing something as dumb as trick or treating. But then who should we see but Mr. Cool himself, Jean? He was with some guys and it was so funny because they were all dressed up in girls’ school uniforms, complete with make-up! He was dressed in a blue hibiscus polo and khaki pants though, and he was like gawking at Alex, who was sitting at the front. I had to turn my head away so he wouldn’t see me; I hope Stephen’s car windows are heavily tinted. He doesn’t know that I’m still friends with Alex and if he did, he’d tease me about it. Not that I really care though, but I think I’ve had enough bullshit to last me for awhile and I certainly don’t need any more of that crap.

And then I kept getting all these crazy ideas. I must’ve eaten too much candy.

“Know a really scary thing we could do?” I asked Stephen.

“What?” he asked.

“Give me a driving lesson!” I replied enthusiastically, like it was the most brilliant idea in the world.

“With all these kids walking around? Sure, that’s perfectly safe,” Chris said.

After awhile, I thought of another one. “Let’s go to Ayala Alabang! We’d get heaps and heaps of candy there,” I announced brightly. I spent my childhood Halloween days trick or treating at Ayala Alabang; people there give candy by the handfuls and I’d be carrying bags and bags of it home. And it certainly was a weird idea because Alabang is like, half an hour away from where I live and it would take even longer if the highway has slow traffic like it usually does. But we ended up getting a decent amount of candy and although I didn’t bring any home with me I ate some of the good ones in the car.

Although I’m not going to a very hot Halloween party tonight, I spent some good bonding time with old friends and cousins. And that’s a pretty good thing.