After the "CUT!"

Blindly Driving

Priorities. #Priorities. CAPSLOCKPARAINTENSE PRIORITIES.

At the end of the day, it will all boil down to one word. Priorities.

The past 6 months has been a roller coaster of emotions for her. He is like an enigma, a 1M pc puzzle, an expert level Sudoku problem - a mystery. She always prides herself for being a very good judge of character, but there is always an exception to the rule.

Alden. Richard. RJ. Tisoy. He comes with a lot of names, but who is he, really? Who is he to her? Who is she to him? What are they? These are the questions that has running through her mind again and again since she cannot remember when. She just woke up one day wondering how he slowly incorparated his whole being in her life, as what? She doesn't know.

She planned to spend her whole Sunday with her bed and her endless backlog of unread/unfinished books. That's no secret to everyone. How can it be, when she explicitly and clearly mentioned it in one of her blog posts. What she didn't consider though, at the time when she decided on her plans, were the fans who were adamant on seeing them together on Valentines day.

But it's not as if he didn't have plans as well. His plans were more concrete, and decided upon way earlier. Plans that cannot be changed because it is for someone close and special to him, for a family member. Though she knows in her heart that she is just using his plans to justify her laziness, especially when he is very vocal that he is flexible, that Mama Ten would understand, that he will always make time for her, that she is his priority now.

But she's nothing but stubborn, and bored. Hence, here she is on her way up north to meet-up with some of her closest EB staff, refusing Ate Pat's offer to pick her up, and instead go on her own merry way.

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"Where are you?" He asked. He just saw her snapchat update earlier and he cannot help but worry. She's alone, driving in what looks like an expressway - with NO seatbelt on. This girl and her careless tendencies.

"Roadtripping. Bitin eh. It's not everyday we get a free day!" She cheerfully replied while turning off the video capture. Since its her first time to drive alone, and she miss her video editing days, she decided to capture today's driving escapade.

"Saan nga? Hindi mo naman sinagot yun tanong ko." This girl, he doesn't know why but she invokes different extreme emotions within him. Most of the time, it is extreme happiness and elation but right now it is extreme worry and frustration.

"Shit Richard wait lang... Nasa SCTEX kasi ako... Wait, yun truck. Shit ---" dial tone...

"Maine? Maine! Anong nangyayari Maine?!? Maine!!!"

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Priorities. #Priorities. CAPSLOCKPARAINTENSE PRIORITIES.

At the end of the day, it will all boil down to one word. Priorities.

His Valentines day is already booked since last year, not for any event but for the birthday celebration of that one person who has been with him since he started his journey in showbizness. The person who never faltered and never left him despite all the let downs he encounterd. His Mama Ten.

But when he planned this birthday celebration, Maine was not yet in the picture.

Maine. Meng. Menggay. His better half. He didn't really expect her to be in his life and to have this big impact, to bring all these amazing changes. When he said the God gave him Maine, that's the sincerest statement he ever uttered in his whole life time. She is a God given gift that he plans to protect and cherish all his life.