Heart Line: Want You Back

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[PHONE CALL]

Berry: H-hello?

Thiago: (breathes)

Berry: OMG! Wait, oh my God! Naalimpungatan lang ba ako o... (panics) Wait, teka! Sandali! Panaginip ba? Weh?

Thiago: Where's my morning message?

Berry: H-huh? Wait... Is this you?

Thiago: Who else? Are you expecting someone else to call?

Berry: (whispers) OMG (clears throat) Uhm... wala namang inaantay! Nagulat lang talaga na lumitaw ang pangalan mo! I'm not expecting you'd call.

Thiago: Where were you the whole day? You're not online.

Berry: Uh, were you... (hesitates) were waiting for my text?

Thiago: (silence)

Berry: Akala ko kasi nakukulitan ka kaya 'di muna ako nag-message. I know makulit, araw-araw akong may pa-message.

Thiago: I am not...

Berry: (gasps) Really?

Thiago: (silence) I'm sorry about the cookies, I... (voice cracks)

Berry: Ayos lang, ano ka ba! (chuckles) Nagbabago naman kasi ang taste, 'di ka na ba mahilig sa cookies?

Thiago: I ate it all. Kinuha ko 'yong cookies nila. And the cofee. I ate it all. Bakit mo binigay? Akin 'yon, di ba? Ako lang kakain no'n... Dapat akin lang.

Berry: (breathes shakily) Are you drunk, blue?

Thiago: (scoffs) I am not!

Berry: But your voice, blue. I know your voice when you're drunk. Are you with the boys? Nand'yan sina Elias?

Thiago: (scoffs) Elias na naman, akala ko ba ako ang mahal mo?

Berry: (coughs loudly) H-huh?

Thiago: You said you love me, you keep on texting me, showing you cared and what? You will tell the asshole you made the cookie you wanted to give me while thinking of him? (voice cracks)

If you baked it for me then you should think of me! Not anyone else!

Berry: (swallows hard) Blue...

Thiago: Kaya nagagalit ako! Kaya 'di ko tinanggap kasi nagsisinungaling ka na naman! Sabi mo para sa 'kin tapos iba iniisip mo? (hiccups) ang sama mo naman!

Berry: (bites her lip and smiles widely) Baby, are you drunk calling me again?

Thiago: Fuck...

Berry: It's okay. Alright. Nasaan ka? Kasama mo ba ang boys?

Thiago: (hiccups) Hmm...

Berry: Okay, can you go out wherever you are? Let me talk to them.

Thiago: Ayaw ko...

Berry: Hmm? Alright, sige, baby. P'wedeng ikaw na lang ang lumabas? Tama na inom, sakit na naman ulo mo sa hangover. Tulog ka na, ah? Tama na...

Thiago: Don't stop the c-coffee first. I... I didn't have any new favorite. Gusto ko pa rin 'yong p-paborito natin. And I want the cookies, it's d-delicious.

Berry: Okay. (breathes) Noted, blue. Hindi ko ititigil na.

Thiago: (sighs) Nahihilo na 'ko, sakit na ulo ko. Kanina pa ko nakatitig sa phone ko wala ka namang message. Sama ang loob ko.

Berry: (chuckles) Na-busy lang, blue. Saka space muna sa 'yo, akala ko kasi nakukulitan ka.

Thiago: Hindi... (slurry voice) Hindi... (Hiccups)

Berry: Hmm, tama na inom, by. Labas ka na d'yan. Tigil na, huh?

Thiago: (small voice) Opo, tigil na...