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ACT 3 Scene 5 Ipagpatawad mo | Di ko akalain

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Ipagpatawad mo: 11:59

Di ko akalain: 30:18

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The spotlight is on center stage. Meng is alone at the garden, impatiently waiting for someone. She stands up from the bench, sits down again, then stands up again. She starts pacing back and forth.

Meng: (looks at her watch) Naku, asan ka na ba Tisoy? Akala ko pa naman you'd be here by the time I get here. You'd think the guy would be excited to know my answer. (stops pacing) Teka, what if hindi niya nakuha yung note ko? What if sa ibang lugar siya naghintay? (faces audience with an exaggerated panicked face) What if na-aksidente siya on the way over here?! (makes a face) Tama, ang OA ko. Sabi ko nga eh. Pero nasaan na ba kasi siya? Kung kailan naman kailangan ko nang babatok sa akin tsaka wala si Coleng! Bakit ba kasi ngayon lang dumating yung mag-aalter ng gown niya? Sino na ngayon aawayin ko? Mukha na tuloy akong sira ulo dito, inaway sarili ko.

Tisoy: (runs over to where Meng is standing, back turned to him) Meng! (catches breath when he reaches her) Sorry I'm late. I picked these up pa kasi. (hands her a new bouquet of flowers) Kanina ka pa ba naghihintay? (wipes forehead) Sinulat mo kasi sa note 5:30 pm. (gets the note from his pocket)

Meng: Ay, bakit? Bawal na bang maging maaga? At tsaka rude kaya ang pinaghihintay ang ka-meet up mo. It's proper courtesy to be there at least 10 minutes before schedule.

Tisoy: Eh kasi, (shows her his watch) 4:30 pa lang. (Meng looks embarrased, Tisoy gives her a meanigful look, wiggling his eyebrows, lightly nudging her) Excited ka to meet me?

Meng: (nudges back) Tigil-tigilan mo nga ko Tisoy. Akin na nga yan (grabs the bouquet) Ang paalam mo sa kin kung pwede mo kong ligawan, hindi kung pwede mo kong patayuan ng bagong branch ng Dangwa.

Tisoy: Alam mo, kahit maubos ko lahat ng bulaklak sa Pilipinas, gagawin ko, and more. Para lang mapatunayan ko na I'm serious about you. (takes Meng's hand and places it on his chest, above his heart) Noon pa man. Seryoso na ko sa nararamdaman ko sa'yo.

Meng: Talaga ba? (takes back her hand from him and crosses arms) Eh bakit wala kang paramdam after all these years? Super advanced na ang telecommunications technology, FYI lang. There are so many ways to keep in touch, but you didn't.

Tisoy: Akala ko kasi, after you kept ignoring my emails and text messages, ayaw mo na kong kausapin. Hanggang sa I lost contact with you and nalaman ko na lang na kayo na ng tukmol na yun at lumipad ka na pabalik ng LA.

Meng: (puzzled) teka, teka! What text messages? What email? Wala akong natatanggap na kahit ano.

Tisoy: I sent you texts everyday. You even informed me that you changed your number but you never replied back.

Meng: Teka lang. I never changed my number back in college. (gets an inkling of what happened) Ay, kingina. Pinakealaman ng tukmol na yun yung telepono ko? He must've changed your number in my phone book too (crushes the flowers) Argh! Pag nakita ko ulit ang pagmumukha ng gagong yun, gagawin ko siyang...dog food !

Tisoy: (holds her shoulders) oh, easy, easy. Tirahan mo ko ng lalamutakin.

Meng: I'm so sorry Tisoy! (faces him and holds his hands) I didn't know. Akala ko pa naman, you didn't feel the same way I felt about you. I thought you were avoiding me, so I also avoided you. Ang tanga ko lang. (looks down, embarrased)