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July 22, 11:00pm:

R: Ma, uwi na tayo. *whispers to MT while they sit, watching the play he produced with his friend Jerald as lead*

MT: Ha? Di pa tapos, nak. Di ba aakyat ka sa stage mamaya?

R: Okay na yan, Ma. Nagawa ko na last week. Uwi na tayo. Pasabihan ko na lang si Je.

MT: Ano bang nangyayari? Bakit di ka na naman mapakali? Away kayo noh?

R: *explains in a whisper* Di ko po alam basta kanina may tampo konti pero kinausap naman po ako bago umalis sa Bulaga. Kilig na kilig pa nga po nagkwento sa pagkikita nila ni Miss Kim pero bago nga po noon hindi niya ako pinapansin, bakit daw di ko sinabi na may ganoong routine ako sa treadmill tapos ayun, nag-walkout na nga. Ngayon naman di sumasagot sa mga text at tawag ko.

MT: Ah, okay. Away nga. Ano, nak? Magsusuot na ba ako ng helmet? Magdadala ng maleta para sa gamit mo? O manliligaw tayo ulit?

R: *speaks in a hushed reprimanding voice* Ma! Anong helmet? At anong maleta? Kumatok ka diyan, Ma! Yang bibig mo. Siyempre manliligaw tayo. Halika na nga.

MT: Hay naku kayo. Sige na nga.

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July 22, 11:30pm:

MT: Di na kita sasamahan sa taas? *asks R after he said goodbye to him at the parking lot of the Faulkerson couple's condo*

R: Okay na ako, Ma. Thank you.

MT: Okay. Good luck, Tisoy.

R: Thank you, Ma. *walks to the elevator with a bouquet of flowers, a box of donuts and a Venti cup of Dark Mocha Frappuccino from Starbucks*

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July 22, 11: 40pm:

R: Love? *calls from the door when he reaches their condo but there is no response* Lagot. Nasaan yun? Umuwi ka naman siguro, asawa ko, di ba? Hindi mo naman ako iniwan? *shakes his head* Ano bang pinag-iisip mo, Jay? Tampo lang, iiwan agad?

M: *presses the button on her phone to make the Bluetooth speaker she placed in the home gym*

R: Love? *follows the direction of the sound and finds himself standing at the doorway of the gym, looking at an otherwise empty room, with no trace of M except for the speaker and a bright pink backpack on the treadmill, turns when he hears a sudden loud pop followed by a shower of confetti*

M: Surprise! Congratulations! *beams*

R: *sighs deeply and smiles, puts the items he's holding on the floor then runs to collect M in his arms, he holds her tight as she hugs him around his neck, lifts her off the floor* Love... I was so worried akala ko galit ka pa rin. I'm sorry. *whispers as he nuzzled in her hair*

M: Ako? Galit? Hindi ah. Proud na proud kaya ako sa'yo. Congratulations sa success of your first project as a producer and for the win kanina. Pero...

R: Araaaaaay!!!

M: *bites his shoulder really hard* Wag mo nang uulitin yung mga ganoong ginugulat mo ako. Sa susunod na magbubuwis ka ng buhay, i-orient mo ako para hindi ako halos mahimatay sa nerbiyos. Jusko ka! *hits his arm*

 Jusko ka! *hits his arm*

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