Just Friends: The on-cam-off-cam Romance

Chapter 8 - Coffee Scandal

Weekend matapos ang dancing incident namin ni Jordan. Pagkatapos ng practice namin ginawa lang namin ang scene in one take at pagkatapos nun di na kami nagsalita at nagsiuwian nalang kaming lahat.

Hanggang ngayon inuulit ulit ko yung nangyari. Kung talaga bang malapit niya akong halikan o nag hahallucinate lang ako at inakalang hahalikan niya talaga ako. Baka may gusto na ako sa kanya kaya ako nagkakaganito? Pero at the same time hindi dapat mangyari na magkagusto ako sa kanya dahil makakaapekto sa trabaho namin.

Ang gulo.

Pero mas importante ang career ko ngayon. I've got to focus because this might be my big break after all. Whatever doubts and feelings I have right now must be locked away in my pocket.

The rest of the week passed by like a blur. Lahat ng scenes na shinoot namin this week ay wala si Jordan. All were scenes with another character, si Mark Dingal played by Gino Peñonal. Si Mark ang isa pang school mate ni Hannah na patay na patay sa kanya. At habang dinedeny ni Luke ang feelings niya kay Hannah, nililigawan naman ni Mark si Hannah. At lahat ng scenes this week ay sa pagliligaw ni Mark kay Hannah.

Wala talagang gusto si Hannah kay Mark. Pero sa sobrang lungkot at heartbroken niya kay Luke ay napag-isipan niya na maaari ngang sagutin niya si Mark.

Kaya may mangyayari kay Luke at Hannah at medyo kinakabahan na ako.

Kinakabahan plenty pala.

Jordan is probably shooting with Yang now. Dun malalaman ni Luke na pinag-iisipan na ni Hannah na sagutin si Mark.

Then next week we're shooting Hannah and Luke's confrontation. At sa sobrang kaba ko naisipan kong lumabas to clear my head.

I drove to my favorite coffee shop, The Coffee Corner. I liked it there because it's not crowded and the coffee's definitely good.

I ordered my usual Americano and sat at my favorite spot by the window. Lagi kong naiisip si Jordan pero pilit kong mag-isip ng ibang bagay.

Ano na bang nangyayari sa akin?

Career.

Career please.

"Why what's wrong with your career?"

I turned around and saw Dave Monde standing there. Dave in a white shirt and blue jeans holding a cup of coffee. I've never seen him like this. He looked so normal.

"Dave? Oh my god. Was I talking out loud?"

He laughed. "Yes."

"Ahh."

"Mind if I sit with you?"

"No. Not at all. Sit."

"So,  kamusta ka na?"

"Okay lang. Paano ka napadpad dito?"

"Nirecommend ng friend ko ang café na 'to. It wasn't crowded kasi daw."

"Oo nga e. We're practically the only people here."

"Baka madalas na din ako dito."

"Actually ako madalas din dito. Hindi ko alam kung paano nila napapatakbo ang café na 'to e halos konti lang naman pumupunta"

"Overpriced naman yung kape nila e."

I laughed at that. Totoo naman. Pero masarap din naman kape nila.

Dave sips more of his coffee.

"Ano namang pinagkakabusyhan mo these days?"