Somehow Last Wednesday

CLXV

[Phone Call]

8:45 p.m.

Andy
Hi, Aaron!
What's up?

Aaron
Andy, pwede ba favor?
Si Kenzo kasi...

Andy
Why?
What's up with Kenny?

Aaron
Lasing kasi siya, e.
Tapos maaga closing ngayon, hindi ko rin siya mahahatid kasi may kailangan akong puntahan.

Andy
Oh... wait. Lasing?
Sure?

Aaron
Oo. Lasing talaga.

Andy
As in drunk, drunk? Really?

Aaron
Oo. Nagulat din ako, e.

Andy
I thought hindi nalalasing si Kenny...

Aaron
Akala ko rin. Pero lasing talaga siya. 'Di ko na maintindihan sinasabi, e. Bagsak na rin sa lamesa. 'Di namin magising.

Andy
But it's only 8pm?

Aaron
Kaninang alas-dos pa siya dito. Ginawa atang tanghalian 'yong alak. Ang dami niyang nainom.

Andy
Oh... okay. I see.
We'll pick him up.

Aaron
Salamat, Andy!

Andy
No worries!

EXT. PARKING LOT - EVENING

9:26 p.m.

ANDY
Kenny! Stop dragging your feet, ang bigat mo.

KLEIN
Buhatin ko na lang kaya siya sa likod? Kaya ko naman.

ANDY
No! He's too heavy baka mapano rin spine mo. Konting steps na lang naman malapit na rin sa car mo.

KLEIN
Oo nga. Saglit ko lang bubuhatin, alalayan mo na lang ako. Para mabilis na tayo makarating sa sasakyan.

ANDY
Are you sure kaya mo siya buhatin sa likod mo?

KLEIN
Oo, kaya.

ANDY
O...kay. But if he's too heavy, ibaba mo agad ha?

KLEIN
Oo, sige.

ANDY
Kaya? He's not too heavy?

KLEIN
Mabigat nga siya pero kaya.

ANDY
Okay, support ako dito sa may likod ninyo.

KLEIN
Sige.

ANDY
Why are you chuckling?

KLEIN
Wala, natatawa lang ako.

ANDY
Why?

KLEIN
Kasi 'di ko naisip na ito dulo ng date natin.

ANDY
Oh . . . sumundo ng lasing.

KLEIN
Oo. Natatawa lang ako.

ANDY
If you put it that way, unexpected nga. But I still like today even if our date ended this way. A bit weird, but I still like it.

KLEIN
Talaga?

ANDY
Yes. I had fun. I don't attend masses and pray a lot but kanina, kahit ang init sa church, it was still peaceful for me and oddly enough, I felt at ease when I prayed. I haven't felt that way before habang nagpe-pray kasi no'ng bata ako doon sa old school namin, praying and going to masses felt like something I had to do lalo na every first Friday of the month. Ngayon na lang ata ulit ako nakapunta sa church after how many years kaya thank you for bringing me to St. Jude, and medyo nalimutan ko rin for a while 'yong stress ko sa review. I enjoyed shopping clothes and stationeries, pati kanina sa timezone.

KLEIN
Ahh . . .

ANDY
I really like today, Klein. Thank you for taking me out.