Act and Make Up

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EXT. HOTEL'S GARDEN BENCHES - 5:48 PM

Today's shooting ended kaya't naisipan ni Letizia na maglakad-lakad sa garden ng hotel. Wala na sila sa bahay na tinutuluyan nila nung nakaraang dalawang linggo, they changed locations now.

It's been a week since her talk with Raguel. Naging busy rin sila pagkatapos. But at the same time... kapansin-pansin ang pagiging malapit nila ni Raguel. To be honest, at first, she doesn't know how to approach Raguel. Fortunately, Raguel didn't let her feel awkward. He jokes around, makes her laugh, and... takes care of her.

She was silently gazing at the sunset while sitting on a bench when Raguel sat next to her.

RAGUEL
    Do you want beer?

LETIZIA
   [ Chuckling ] Nagtatanong ka, eh, isa lang hawak mo.

RAGUEL
   Bakit? Pwede naman tayo mag-hati, 'no! [ Chuckles ]

The two of them are just keeping quiet, enjoying the beauty of the sunset, although the sky is darker than usual, while listening to the music that is playing on the speaker. Raguel is humming a song while drinking his beer, and Letizia is looking at the dancing flowers.

They were keeping the silence between them until Letizia broke it and asked a question.

LETIZIA
   Raguel... after our divorce, how did you cope? Or uhm, how are you?

Raguel smiled at Letizia's sudden question.

RAGUEL
   Hmm... let's see... paano nga ba...

RAGUEL

   I was distracting myself. Syempre, nagpaka-busy ako. Tumulong ako sa business namin. Unang taon ng paghihiwalay natin, literal na wala akong pahinga. Lalo na't sumama ako kay Angge sa Switzerland. Ako ang nag-asikaso ng business namin do'n.

RAGUEL
   Sabi ko sa sarili ko, if I'm busy, I won't be able to think of how shitty our marriage was. Yes, shitty. Pfft. Ayon ang term ko. And as time goes by, I watered the anger that I felt in my heart. Hindi ako galit sa'yo dahil kay Lucio, ha? Galit lang ako sa'yo. Pfft.

RAGUEL
   Tapos after six months, si Pia, 'yung girlfriend ni Angge, she offered me to be part of her musical. Theatre director kasi 'yon. Nalaman niya kasing marunong ako kumanta kaya pinilit ako. Ayaw ko sana kasi busy ako. Sinusubukan pa lang namin ulit itayo 'yung business namin, eh. Kaso mapilit, kaya ayon. Napapayag ako.

RAGUEL
   Ayon. Sinubukan kong pagsabayin 'yung business at teatro. Napamahal na rin ako, eh. Ta's do'n ko rin nakilala si Manager Erwin-na kapatid ni Pia. Binigyan niya ako ng offer na mag-artista sa Pinas. Ayaw ko talaga sana. Kaso pinilit ako ni Pia at Angge.

RAGUEL
   Tsaka pinipilit na rin ako nila Mama na umuwi no'n. Onti-unti na rin kasing nakaka-angat ang business namin dahil tinigilan na kami ni Lucio. Kaya ayon... pumayag na rin ako. Nalaman ko rin kasing manager siya nila Simon. [ Chuckles ]

RAGUEL
   Tapos alam mo ba, pag-uwi ko sa Pinas, billboard mo sa EDSA ang bumalandra sakin. Imagine my bitterness?! Haha.

LETIZIA
   Bwisit ka! Haha. Though, same.

LETIZIA
    Nagulat na lang ako, one day, nag-aartista ka na rin. Sa irita ko, binlock kita sa lahat ng social media account ko kasi ayaw kitang makita sa new feed ko!