The Art of Never Letting Go (Book 2)

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Kumain ka na ba?

I'm not in the mood to eat.

Kagabi pa 'yan. Sabi ng crew you just slept.

I'm not feeling well.

Bakit?

Anong bakit? Do I have to have a reason for not feeling well?

Menopausal? 

Don't go there, Alden.

Sorry. Just worried.

Don't be.

Bakit mo ba 'ko tinatanggalan ng karapatan? And why are you being extra grumpy around me? May galit ka ba sa'kin? May nasabi ba ako sa'yo?

Wala.

May nagawa ba 'ko?

Wala.

Wala naman pala, eh.

Exactly.

Anong exactly?

Wala kang ginagawa.

May dapat ba akong gawin? Edgar said I'm doing fine. May ipapagawa ka ba sa'kin? May nakakalimutan ba 'ko?

Ako.

Ano?

Wala.

Ang gulo mo, Maine.

Alam ko.

You shouldn't be that... that, at that age.

Anong that?

'Yan. Magulo. Thirty-four ka na. You should know where you're going. Stop playing around and set your path straight, Maine.

I have blurry paths.

Then clear the fog. Ikaw pa. Kaya mo 'yan. You can clearly see the end if you wanted to.

What if the end doesn't want to be seen?

Ano? Ayan ka na naman with your figurative language.

I live for figurative language, so it's up to you how you'd interpret my message.

Playing safe 'yun, Maine. If you want to be understood, speak up straight to the point.

Is that the only way I could be understood? By speaking up?

Yes.

You used to understand my silence.

Used to. We're aging, Maine. We don't have time to figure out clues. Kaya kung may problema ka sa akin o sa pagha-handle ko ng production, please speak out. I'll try to fix it.

Ang dali, 'no.

What?

Ang dali para sa'yo ng lahat ng 'to.

Hindi. Systematic naman dapat lahat. May stages na kailangang pagdaanan.

I'm not sure if we're talking about the same thing, Alden. Maybe you're not getting me.

Maybe I am, and I'm just speaking the same figurative language.

What are we talking about, then?

Us.

Paano?

Anong paano?

Paano.

I understood your silence, Maine. I'm just waiting for you to speak up.

Okay. What now?

Anong what now?

What are we going to do about this?

Wala.

I can't just sit in here. 

Then stand.

I can't stop looking at you.

Then look at the other direction. There are several things to stare at when you're at rest, Maine.

Like what?

Like my wedding ring.

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