Secretly Yours

CLXXXI

EXT. OPEN AREA - EVENING

6:43 p.m.

Dana
Darling, I'm not up on your sleeve. Sabi ko nga, I overheard them. Do you prefer na sa kanila ako magtanong instead of going to you directly?

Mikey
I'm just pissed na everyone's coming up asking the same thing. If I want to share, I will share. But this is something na Robin and I would like to keep for ourselves.

You're all coming up and asking us questions tapos kapag hindi nagustuhan 'yong sagot, humaharang naman. What's up with that?

Dana
Calm down.

Mikey
You don't get to tell me to calm down. I've been trying to calm down since last night.

Dana
I know, hijo. Pero you're shooting wide. I'm just here to ask whether that's true or not. You know I could easily stop those rumors here inside, 'di ba? Bago pa 'yan mag-leak sa gossip channels.

Mikey
Paano kung hindi rumor?

Dana
Then we'll do everything for my favorite!

Mikey
Robin?

Dana
Of course! Siya lang naman ang favorite ko dito! I only bothered to ask because it's my Robin we're talking about.

Mikey
But she's not yours.

Dana
Ay kasi girlfriend mo?
Ang damot naman!

Mikey
I'm not really big on sharing.
So what if we're together?

Dana
Gusto ko lang malaman if deserving ka. I really like her work etiquette at ang lambing-lambing din no'ng batang 'yon. Tapos no'ng nasungitan ko, she was honest with me how she didn't like it and how I should not treat people like that here on set pero bati raw kami kasi kasalanan din nila at nakalimutan 'yong one and only request ko.

I appreciated that because I'm tired of suck ups, and I'm also tired of people na ang bilis matakot sa 'kin. She's not a suck up. Nagagawa niya rin akong sabayan that's why she's easily my favorite.

Now, I want to know if deserving ka ba kay Robin because I already worked with a lot of you at madalas sa inyo, good time lang ang hanap. Kaya if good time lang habol mo kay Robin, itigil mo 'yan.

Mikey
I'm not here for a good time.

Dana
Talaga?

Mikey
Yes.

Dana
Really?
Totoo ba 'yang sinasabi mo?

Mikey
Did you know she risked her career for me earlier?

Dana
Ha?
Bakit?

Mikey
Hindi ko sasabihin.
But I'm prepared to do the same.

Dana smiled, nodding.

Dana
Good enough.

Mikey
Good enough?
I'm not asking for your approval.
I said that just to let you know I'm serious.