A/N Thank you for making the effort to read your preferred version. Again, Ilonggo on top. Filipino at the bottom.
Ilonggo Version
It's raining and Menggay's cellphone battery is dead. Her last text to RJ asks him to wait for her at 6. It's almost 9PM.
Finally, the jeepney stops at the street outside Molave. She rushes out when a strong pair of arms carries her to the waiting shed.
She shrieks.
"Shhh, ako ni."
She pinches RJ's arm.
"Araguy!"
"Nakibot ko sa imo!"
The rain falls harder and they huddle in the dark.
"Nga-a nalagyo ka?"
"Ha? Sa ano?"
"Sa akon."
"Daw wala man."
"Magkadto ko sa dorm, wala ka. Mag tawag ko, wala ka gasabat. Ano'ng tawag mo sina?"
"Gapalagyo."
"Amo. Nga-a?"
She sits on the bench.
"Daw indi ko magpati."
"Sa akon?"
"Sa tanan."
She sighs.
"Nagulpihan lang ko. Daw damgo. Pano kung indi tu-od?"
They grow quiet. RJ sits down with her.
"Indi mo gusto?" he asks.
She sees him shiver and she wraps her arms around him.
"Natugnawan ka? Nga-a gakurog ka?"
He shakes his head.
"Nakulbaan lang ko sang hambalun mo."
She kisses his cheek.
"Pero Menggay, indi ka dapat makulba-an. Ako man ini gyapon. Dugay na guid lang ni p'ro. Pila na ka bulan sang nagkit-anay 'ta liwat, nga-a bi nagulpihan ka..." he is blabbering and she doesn't get a word in.
She holds his face and kisses him on the lips.
His eyes widen. Then shut.
She scoots nearer.
He pulls her closer and deepens the kiss.
The rain falls a very long time.
Filipino Version
It's raining and Menggay's cellphone battery is dead. Her last text to RJ asks him to wait for her at 6. It's almost 9PM.
Finally, the jeepney stops at the street outside Molave. She rushes out when a strong pair of arms carries her to the waiting shed.
She shrieks.
"Shhh, ako 'to."
She pinches RJ's arm.
"Aray!"
"Nagulat naman ako sa 'yo!"
The rain falls harder and they huddle in the dark.
"Bakit ka tumatakas?"
"Ha? Sa ano?"
"Sa akin."
"Parang hindi naman."
"Pag pumupunta ako ng dorm, wala ka. Pag tumatawag ako, hindi ka sumasagot. Ano'ng tawag mo dun?"
"Tumatakas."
"Yun na nga. Bakit?"
She sits on the bench.
"Parang hindi lang ako makapaniwala."
"Sa akin?"
"Sa lahat."
She sighs.
"Nagulat lang ako siguro. Parang panaginip. Pa'no kung hindi ito totoo?"
They grow quiet. RJ sits down with her.
"Ayaw mo ba?" he asks.
She sees him shiver and she wraps her arms around him.
"Nilalamig ka? Bakit ka nanginginig"
He shakes his head.
"Kinakabahan lang ako sa sasabihin mo."
She kisses his cheek.
"Menggay, hindi ka dapat kabahan. Ako pa rin naman 'to. Matagal na rin di ba? Ilang buwan na ba tayong nagkita ulit? Bakit ka pa nagugulat?" he is blabbering and she doesn't get a word in.
She holds his face and kisses him on the lips.
His eyes widen. Then shut.
She scoots nearer.
He pulls her closer and deepens the kiss.
The rain falls a very long time.
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Love, Rameng (Completed)
FanfictionThe last time Menggay says "I Love You" is the day her mom dies. The only time RJ will say "I Love You" is if she says it first. Something happens over a bowl of ramen.
