Payb Takes

50

June 29, 12mn:

During a break in their shoot:

R: *sits beside M* Kumusta ka, Love? Pagod ka na? Antok? Gutom? Stressed? Anong kailangan mo?

M: *giggles* Wow. Lahat naitanong ah. Okay lang ako, Love. Thank you for asking. Ikaw? Pagod ka na ba?

R: Hindi pa naman. Medyo antok. Ikaw inaalala ko kasi ilang araw na tayong pagod at walang tulog. Lalo ka na. The time that we had the chance para magpahinga, nagpuyat ka pa rin.

M: Eh kasi, that's the only time also that I could get to spend kasama sina Tatay at Nanay at mga kapatid ko at si Bonqui. Sinulit ko lang din. Ganoon ka din naman di ba?

R: Sabagay totoo yan. Basta, Love. Wag mo papabayaan ang sarili mo. *takes M's hand* You know na gagawin ko ang lahat para alagaan ka pero di ko magagawa ng maayos yun kung ikaw mismo hindi mo gagawin para sa sarili mo.

M: Yes, Love. Promise. Ikaw din ha? Tignan mo, medyo malat na yang boses mo. *brushes hair of his forehead* Sakitin pa naman itong baby ko.

R: Huy, ikaw din naman. Basta, promise ko na iingatan ko ang sarili ko at promise mo na aalagaan mo ang sarili mo ha? Para sa atin at para sa future nating magkasama. *runs his finger on M's ring* Ang ganda talaga ng kamay mo, Love lalo na meron nito. *grins*

M: Maganda ba talaga kamay ko o yang engagement ring na bigay mo?

R: Maganda ang kamay mo, Love at lalong gumanda na meron na nito. Symbol of forever.

M: A symbol of forever with you. *sighs dreamily as they both stare at the ring* Wait, I just realized... Bakit kaya ang babae lang ang usually may engagement ring? Ano yun? Ang babae lang ang may mark pag engaged ganoon?

R: Anong mark?

M: Well, if people see a ring on a girl, they automatically know na they belong to someone, engaged or married. Sa guys, walang ganoon unless married na talaga.

R: Alam mong hindi kailangan sa akin yan, Love. Marked na to kahit walang singsing. *crosses his heart* Atsaka yung engagement ring para sa akin is more of marking the day ng engagement parang reminder na nung araw na yun, you committed yourselves to each other as future spouses di ba?

M: Alam ko pero parang hindi fair na wala akong binigay sa'yo nun. Hmmm... Alam ko na. Wait lang. *runs to her bag and returns to R*

R: Ano yan, Love? May singsing ka sa bag?

M: *laughs* Wala. Eto lang, Love. *shows R a small piece of white string*

R: Para saan yan, Love?

M: Akin na yang kamay mo, Love.

R: Ano to Love? *spreads out his left hand on M's lap*

M: They say that if you tie a string around your index finger it will help you remember things. So, itatali ko to sa daliri mo to remind you na ako ang naglagay nyan at ngayong gabi hindi lang ordinary night at a shoot but it's a night when we remember Venice. Think of it as the 42nd Daysary ng engagement natin. *smiles as she ties the string around his finger*

R: *wiggles his index finger and grins* I will never forget. June 29, 2016 is the 42nd Daysary of our engagement.