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Sunday 3:00 pm

Mom? saan ka?

oh Son I'm sorry hindiakomakakasabay sayo

what? what do you mean I thought we're okay with the dinner later?

no son I mean, mauna ka nalangdoon, 7pm pa naman yun right? I still have few hours pa naman eh susunodako promise

I see alright mom...but where are you going? meetings? it'sSunday you know

I'm meeting up with your tito Magno

tito Magno...dad's college best friend?

yes son

mom, what are you up to? are you looking for dad?

son, sasabihin ko rin sayo okay...don't ruin your wonderful mood for this wonderful event in your life okay?

Whew!... you are right mom, kinakabahan Lang talaga siguro

Don't be son ... Calm down, okay? Everything will be fine... oh, I'm here na SA meeting place, I'll see you tonight?

Okay mom, love you... give my regards to Tito Magno

I will son...love you too

(Rose dropped the call. Looking  from afar, she took a deep breath tightly  holding her steering wheel)

This is for the better... I need to know everything...

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(Rose, Manoah's mom composed herself and went out of her car. Wearing heels and casual dress for the Mendoza's dinner invitation, she stopped by a restaurant in response to her old acquaintance afternoon invitation)

(She went closer to the man, stood in front of him and removed her shades)

Magno?

(His legs across, sitting on a table et outside a restaurant. Smoking a cigarette he greeted Rose)

Rose!!! What a lovely sight to behold

(She sat down in front of him)

Noah? kamustasiya?

he is fine, kinakamusta ka nganiya

oh,I see. I heard his restaurant is doing well? nakuha niya pagaka-business minded ng dad niya (smoking his cigarette still and looking at the passersby)

(Rose cleared up her throat and tried to snap his moment of silence)

so, bakit mo ako gustongmakausap?

ha ha ha... Rose, Rose Rose...dahil alamkong may gusto kangmalaman

(he talks and smile at her sarcastically. But Rose intends to deal with that attitude, for as long as she needs to, to gain all the information she needed)

(Magno, is Enrique's college best friend. They do things together, nasty or even business. But recently something happened that torn their friendship apart, at least for Magno's point of view)

So, do you know where Enrique is?

ha ha ha, you are the wife Rose, how should I know?

(Her eyebrow raised)

Well... you are the best friend

Well, if you can hide something from your wife? i'm definitely sure you can hide anything from your "best friend"

(He keeps smoking and drinking his coffee)

So, what's this all about then? If both of us are searching for him

You need not to search for him Rose, believe me he will come to you, like how the devil do his deeds? Unexpectedly...

(Rose starts to shiver, she doesn't even know why..where that meeting is leading, she couldn't care less, she can't afford to leave. )

(Rose had witnessed Magno and Enrique's tandem way back in college, she can't stand their acts. to her Magno is the bad influence, who exposed Enrique in everything that is unbelievably disgusting and horrifying)

(crushed his cigarette on the ashtray, Magno looked straight into her eyes)

let me tell you a story

(Rose, listened carefully and can't believe what she's hearing)

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himahal, ready ka na?

hindi pa, nandito pa ako sa palengke

Huh? hindi kapa tapos mamalengke? ang init mahal uwi kana

may nakalimutan kasi kaming bilin ni nanay eh, okay lang ako wag kana mag-alala saglit nalang to

gustomopuntahan na kita? samahankita

wag na! pauwinarinako okay?

hindi pupuntahan kita, hindi ka dapat naglalakad sa initan madali ka mahilo eh

gusto mo lang akong makita na

ganunnarinyun

hahaha, mahal...i'll be fine, pauwi na ako okay? kita nalang tayo mamaya sa dinner

sige ah, bastauwikana okay?

okaypobabay na, mamayama-snatch pa cell phone ko dito eh

(she dropped the call. as she surveyed the market for what she can add to the dinner menu, found a bouquet of flowers... roses colored red and white)

ang ganda...

(While walking towards the bus stop, carrying a bag of groceries and two bouquets of flowers, her phone rang)