INT. DINING HALL - AFTERNOON
4:18 p.m.
Mikhail
Hi.
Robin
Uy! Tapos na training mo?
Mikhail
Yup.
Can I sit here?
Robin
Oo naman, go!
Pero ayos ka lang ba?
Mikhail
Yes?
Robin
Para kasing umiika ka, e.
Mikhail
Ah . . .
Masakit lang sa hita slight.
Robin
Gano'n?
Gusto mo ba cold compress?
May stash ako ng yelo.
Mikhail
Okay. Later maybe.
Robin
Ay, ano palang gusto mo? May puto saka bibingkang binili mga tent boys kanina. May kutsinta din ata tapos yema na ka-partner. May buko juice din.
Mikhail
Bibingka—
Rick
Robin! Tara dito.
Robin
Ay, wait.
Ano'ng gusto mo?
Ikuha kita mamaya.
Mikhail
Go ahead.
I'm fine.
Ako na lang kukuha.
Robin
Sure?
Mikhail
Yes.
Robin
Okay.
Puntahan ko lang sila Sir Rick.
Mikhail
Sure.
4:20 p.m.
Kachi
Nasingitan ka.
Mikhail
Huh?
Kachi
Obvious sa look mo, Mikey.
Mikhail
What do you mean?
Kachi
'Yong tingin mo kasi kay Ate Robin kanina no'ng paalis siya, medyo halata ka do'n.
Mikhail
Ah . . .
Kachi
So na-figure out mo na ba or hindi pa?
Mikhail
Hmm . . . so far I really like seeing her around. I also enjoy her company a lot. I like talking to her.
Kachi
Tapos?
Mikhail
And kapag wala siya, I don't know, but sometimes I just found myself looking for her presence. Kanina while training, I'm not even sure why but I got so happy when she stayed there sa gazebo for a while. Maybe ten minutes? Hindi naman siya super tagal do'n, but somehow I was elated to know she's there kahit for a while lang. Is that normal?
Kachi
Huuuuuy!
Omg ka!
Mikhail
Why?
Kachi
Ang cute mo naman magka-crush!
Mikhail
Would you consider it one?
Kachi
Ay 'di pa ba?
Hinahanap-hanap mo na nga, e!
Mikhail
I just really enjoy her company.
Kachi
Tapos?
'Yon lang ba?
Mikhail
I like listening to her talk.
Kachi
Bakit?
Mikhail
I don't know . . .
Kachi
You don't know?
Mikhail
There's just something so fascinating about her.
Kachi
Grabe sa fascinating?
Mikhail
It's true.
I don't even know how to put a word on it. But the first time we talked the other night about sa goals niya, I felt like . . . I want to do something, too.
Kachi
Peer pressure?
Mikhail
No. Far from that.
Wala namang ounce ng pressure.
Kachi
E, ano?
Mikhail
That's the part I can't explain.
It just feels like that when you talk to her.
She's very driven and passionate and magnetizing.
Kachi
Wow!
Kanina fascinating ngayon naman magnetizing?
Mikhail shrugged.
Mikhail
It's true.
Kachi
Pa'no 'yan? Mukhang favorite si Ate Robin dito sa set. In demand, tuwang-tuwa rin sa kanya si Ma'am Dana kanina. Nagulat nga kami naglalambing siyabkay Ate Robin.
Mikhail
Really?
Ma'am Dana?
Kachi
Oo.
Mikhail
I see.
Kachi
Huy! 'Yong ngiti mo!
Mikhail
What? Why?
Kachi
Ang lawak, ah?
Mikhail
What do you mean?
'Di naman ako ngumiti.
Kachi
'Wag mo na i-deny!
Nakita ko!
Mikhail
Talaga?
Kachi
Oo. Luh?
'Di mo ba namalayan?
Mikhail
I don't know . . .
Kachi
Mikey, iba na talaga 'yan!
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