As Jack entered the cafe, he saw Maria from afar; she was also looking at him.
Jack also noticed that she was seated with three other girls, each of whom had a distinct aura. The girl on the right appeared to be a nerd, the girl on the middle was confident and mature, and the girl on the left appeared to be a bully.
That’s what Jack thought as he waved at Maria, who also smiled and waved back.
Seeing Jack Maria’s friends looked excited; he was every bit what Maria described: handsome, looked dashing, and three of them looked at the car Jack just came in; it was so pretty.
Jack walked towards them and shook their hands; they were shy at first, then giglingly shook Jack’s hand.
Jack liked these girls from the get-go, as they were shy and giggled in every word he said.
“So, Jack, what took you so long? Let me guess traffic.” Maria asked.
“Correct, the traffic is insane here.” Jack was frustrated by this; the AC on his car was perfect; otherwise, he would have been cooked.
“Yeah, that’s why we always make sure we’ve got extra time in hand when we’re going outside,” the mature one said. She looked mature because she got huge boobs.
“Sorry for making you guys wait for me,” Jack apologized.
“No…no, it’s alright, sit down please.” Nerdy one waved her hands in the air and gestured for Jack to sit beside Maria.
Jack smiled, then sat beside Maria. Maria looked at Jack; her face was getting red the more she saw him.
Jack didn’t notice this, but her friends didn’t miss this detail. Maria always avoided relationships or making friends with boys like a plague, but seeing her with Jack, they understood.
“I’ll go get my hands cleaned.” Jack excused himself from them, then went to the washroom.
“Maria,” the mature one, whose name was Reyna, called out to Maria with her name.
Maria, who was looking in Jack’s direction or now in the men’s washrooms direction, snapped out of her stupor.
Maria blushed hard, then couldn’t find the word to talk with her friend’s.
“He’s good-looking; we’re rooting for you,” Reyna said, and the other two nodded their heads.
“Thank you guys,” Maria said, pushing her hair behind her ears.
“Don’t worry,” Reyna smiled.
Jack came back, seeing the girls talking and laughing. He wanted to join in, but the atmosphere made him feel that it was not a good time to just enter the conversation.
Jack occasionally smiled and tried to blend in with Maria’s friend group; he was not pushy about it.
They asked Jack what he wanted, and he said he was okay with anything they ordered.
They ordered a black coffee for Jack and milk with sugar for them. Jack, looking at the mischievous trio, smiled.
Jack didn’t mind; he tried to drink the sugar-free black coffee, but it didn’t suit his taste.
He directed his gaze towards Maria, wearing a sorrowful expression. This was not Jack’s character, but he was with a bunch of sixteen-year-olds, so he had to show some fake emotions.
Maria understood Jack’s gesture and smiled, then she looked at her friends pleadingly; her friends first didn’t want to but ordered Jack a milk coffee too.
Jack sipping the nice, sweet coffee felt good, then they talked more and ordered some lunch. The cafe they were in served almost everything, from fast food to rice.
Jack ordered for them as they were about to choose a random item of rice, but Jack stopped them then stood up smilingly.
He went to the counter and asked what would be the best dish for them to have as a lunch.
The salesperson at the counter blinked several times, seemingly in thought, before saying, “Steak.” We can prepare five streaks for you.”
” Alright, Bring it and also some beverages and desserts. For me, one beer; they are minors, so “Jack showed the table by pointing at it.
Seeing Jack pointing at the table, Maria’s friends giggled. The salesman at the counter nodded his head and typed in “4 Cola and 1 Beer”.
“Alright, Sir, The streaks will be? Medium? Rare? ” The person at the counter asked.
Jack, as usual, ordered well-done meat for himself and told the waiter to ask the girls about their preferences.
The girls were a little shocked when they were asked about the steak; only Maria had steak before, so she ordered for them as well.
“Medium is what I prefer, and the same goes for them,” Maria smiled.
Jack at that moment went to the table and sat down. The girls now were not laughing anymore; they looked at Jack seriously.
A person who ordered Steak casually was not someone they could just laugh at, or that’s what Jack thought.
The girls resumed there whispering to each other and laughing, just after five minutes.
Jack and Maria sighed. Maria was actually liking this atmosphere, where her close friends are, and Jack was also sitting just beside her.
After 30 minutes, the steaks were served to them. The girls who hadn’t eaten steak before were a little shy to start first, so Jack and Maria started to eat.
Seeing them, they also got courage and started to munch down on the steak.
Jack, who eats a little darker shade of meat, shared his meat with the three girls’s as well.
His meat was well done, so two of the girls liked it and even licked their lips after eating it.
“Kuya Jack,” Reyna said, then blushed a little.
[Kuya is a term used in Filipino culture, typically used by younger sisters to refer to their older sister’s husband.]
Jack didn’t understand it, but Maria did; she also blushed but didn’t refute.
Jack, who was half German, heard ‘Kühe Jack’, which was the German equivalent of saying Cow Jack.
[Kühe = Cows in German language]
Jack was a little weird, but he didn’t mind as they were a bunch of sixteen-year-olds.
“Jack, are you aware of what Reyna just said?” Maria inquired. Observing Jack’s expression, she surmised that he had misunderstood. Maria asked, looking at Jack’s expression; she could guess Jsck misunderstood.
“She said I am a cow.” Jack looked confused.
“No, that’s not what I said,” Reyna defended herself rightaway.
“She was talking in Filipino,” Maria reminded Jack that he was in the Philippines.
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