How About Tuesday?

"So are you excited for Monday?"

It was the neighbor. I had just brought him the Filipino sopas that I had cooked an hour earlier. You see, he's been down with flu for an entire week and he's been very stubborn about it. Every single time I asked if he needed anything, he'd hint of something that he craves for but he'd always take it back. He's a lot like me in that sense, he's not used to getting help.

"What's on Monday?", I casually asked.

I pretended not to remember that we had agreed to go out grocery shopping after work. But instead of being all giggly about it, I decided to act cool, calm and collected. I can't be the overzealous Asian. The nice thing really is that he seems to be very excited about the whole thing. He's already booked a car - since both of us live in the city, we don't need to own cars - and he's gonna be driving. He planned the trip and has been reminding me about the time and the itinerary for days now. It will be our first time to go on a trip of sorts outside the city. Deep inside, I could not wait. I am, in fact, a closet overzealous Asian.

"Let's go get the car at six thirty…", he proposed.

I nodded. I know we'd be going to at least two stores - a wholesale store and an Asian store both outside the city. It was gonna be at least a three-hour trip. I don't really know if dinner would be somewhere in the agenda. I'm scared to ask. Maybe it is. Or maybe we'd just grab a sandwich on the road. Either way, I think it's gonna be fun. Besides, I am sure we're gonna be hungry anyway. We still need to eat.

"Yeah, I'll be off work at five tomorrow. I'll drop by your apartment after I change.", I explained. 

But my mind was elsewhere. While the Monday trip has been on my mind for weeks now - and my friends are already sick and tired of hearing me talk about it - I have not been able to tell the neighbor one minor detail: I was more concerned over Tuesday and how he'd fit in that day. Yes, Tuesday - and yes, I'd very much want him to fit in Tuesday. Tuesday happens to be my birthday.

Here's to hoping he checks Facebook.