(Phone conversation | Hannah and JT)
TUE AT 06:46 AM
JT :
(Sleepy voice) Hm? Hamon? (Pause) Why?
Hannah :
Wala. (Low voice) I just want to rant.
JT :
Is it morning, yet?
Hannah :
Yata...
JT :
What's the problem?
Hannah :
(Sluggish voice) Who calls someone so early para mag-nag?
JT :
(Chuckles) Who?
Hannah :
Ate ko. I think she's menopausing.
JT :
Ilang taon na ba?
Hannah :
Thirty-four.
JT :
She's young. Hindi pa 'yun.
Hannah :
(Yawns) Pero nakakatawa na na-caught off-guard siya no'ng nag-sorry ako kanina.
JT :
Hm? Don't you mean it?
Hannah :
I mean it. (Yawns) Naiwan siya sa bahay to take care of Mama at 'yung negosyo. Ako puro trabaho lang ang iniisip. (Pause) But it's been a while since the last time I talked without the intent to annoy. Sanay kaming magsigawan. Kaya siguro nagulat.
JT :
Bad girl. You should be sorry.
Hannah :
I know. Kaso... ang tigas kasi ni Mama. (Low, sleepy voice) She just have to talk to Tita Laika to ask her to let us see Papa. Ayaw niya. Ayaw niya pa rin. Umalis na 'ko sa bahay, nagkakasakit na siya... ayaw niya pa rin.
JT :
Ah... (Yawns) Is that why you runaway from home? Para sa Papa mo?
Hannah :
Yeah. Hindi naman effective. Nasisisi lang ako ni Henny sa health ni Mama everytime I visit. As if I cause everything. At si Mama, sinisisi si Papa sa pag-alis ko.
JT :
Ano'ng pangalan ni Papa?
Hannah :
Faustino.
JT :
Saang ospital?
Hannah :
Sa Benedict's. Yata. Ewan ko ngayon kung doon pa rin. Why?
JT :
Doktor ako, Hannah. Kahit wala nang shares sa ospital at pharmacies si Dad, may mga connections pa rin kami.
Hannah :
Hm? Meaning?
JT :
I'll see what I can do for you to see your Dad. (Yawns)
(Long silence)
JT :
Basta umuwi ka sa inyo paminsan-minsan. Hindi sagot ang tigas ng ulo para makuha mo ang gusto mo.
Hannah :
You'd do that?
JT :
Yeah. So talk to your mom. You're lucky na pwede mo pang makasama ang parents mo. They won't be around forever.
Hannah :
Okay...
JT :
Why didn't Zig try to arrange for you and your father?
Hannah :
He arranged it for me once. Kaso... nalaman ni Mama dahil ipinamukha ni Tita Laika. So...
JT :
Complicated.
Hannah :
Yeah... (Pause) Thanks in advance.
JT :
Yeah.
(Long pause)
Hannah :
What time is it?
JT :
Don't know. Ayoko pang imulat ang mata ko.
Hannah :
Ako rin... (Swallows) The bed's inviting...
JT :
Yeah. I haven't had a good night's sleep for a long time...
(Silence)
Hannah :
What time pasok mo ba?
JT :
Ten... Ikaw?
Hannah :
Nine.
JT :
Bumangon ka na.
Hannah :
Yeah...
(Long silence)
JT :
Hamon?
(Deep breathing on the line)
JT :
Jeez. You woke me up with a phone call... and you get to snooze while talking. (Chuckles) Pambihirang Hamon.
(Silence)
Hannah :
Huh? (Long pause) Huh?
JT :
Sleep some more, Hannah.
Hannah :
Hm...
Call ended.
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