At 10:00 p.m., Ashanti realized that she needs to create digital art for her performance task that is due at midnight.
At 10:10 p.m., Joaquin an aspiring UST leapmed student posted his digital art entry for his science research club.
A slow-witted...
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Stephen:
Are you busy? Can I call?
Joaquin:
I'm doing something right now, man.
maybe later
why ba? is it urgent?
Stephen:
What are you doing? Let's go out and play polo!
Joaquin:
why would you consider playing polo on new year's Eve, Stephen?
why don't we reschedule it and play next week instead? I have so much to accomplish.
Stephen:
Are you cooking? I can help you out.
Joaquin:
you don't even know how to cook, Stephen.
Stephen:
I know how to cook rice kaya!
Joaquin:
kapag may rice cooker?
Stephen:
Of course! So are you cooking something?
Joaquin:
I'm painting at the moment.
Stephen:
WHAT?? YOU HAVE STILL HAVE SCHOOLWORK?
New year na new year, oh!
Joaquin:
Ashanti said she doesn't want to receive any flowers from me because they're expensive, and she quickly gets sad when they die, so I'm painting her one instead.
Stephen:
You're painting her some flowers because??
Joaquin:
I want to ask her for a formal date tomorrow.
do you think I should write "Be my date tomorrow?" as my main message on the paper?
Stephen:
ANO 'YAN?!
BADUY
PANGIT NAMAN!!
KUNG AKO SAKANYA BLOCK KITA EH
Joaquin:
is it that bad? what should I write, man?
Stephen:
ANO BA 'YAN?! PAPAISIPAN PA 'KO!
Roses are red; Violets are blue, I would love to go on a date with you.
I could write Romeo and Juliet, but Shakespeare could never think of that phrase.
Joaquin:
THAT'S TOO CHEESY!!!
but I'll write it and then put two boxes with the option 'yes' or 'no'
Stephen:
God, I'm so single.
I could literally date anyone right now just not to feel the loneliness and the void of New Year's Eve, man.
Joaquin:
are you sure you want that? maybe you're destined to be single right now, but you still had the honor of having loved and been loved several times.
Stephen:
I know, but sometimes my soul can't help but yearn for someone.
ARE WE HAVING A DEEP CONVERSATION AT 9 IN THE MORNING
Joaquin:
eh what happened to the girl you're talking about before?
Stephen:
She's already with someone, Joaquin.
To be frank, I wish it were me, but I also think she wouldn't be happier with me the way she was with him. I mean, accepting that I will only know the version of her that she also deliberately shows to others and that we don't belong together the way I expected to was so freeing.
Maybe, those thoughts are enough, right?
Joaquin:
those are more than enough, Stephen.
do you want to celebrate New Year's Eve at our house later? you can sleep here if you wish.
Stephen:
Hay nako, huli ka talaga sa news.
My mom and I will actually go to your house later. I heard they'd play mahjong daw eh.
Joaquin:
really? but tell tita that they should take things out slowly because my mom is not feeling well.
