"Bei, may bisita ka." Jia said and assisted the visitor to come in.
"Jho? Kala ko ba may taping kayo ngayon?"
"We're actually on a lunch break and inaayos pa yung set, baka mamayang gabi pa kami mag-start."
"So.... what brings you here?" Bea confidently asked that earned a chuckle from Jho.
Bea stood up and leaned her back onto her table with her arms together.
"Nakaka-pressure naman yung mga tanong mo. Gusto ko lang namang ma-try yung products niyo dito eh, malay mo palitan ko na yung fave shop ko for this."
Sus! Gusto mo lang talaga ako makita eh. Kunwari ka pa. Bea's thoughts uttered in her mind.
"You should've ordered outside, wala sa'kin ang coffee mo. Hahahaha!" The philo Bea strikes.
"Sira! I'm planning to order a lot pa naman, for the whole staffs and crew pa naman sana. Kaso yung boss masyadong pilosopo, kinda turns my coffee mood off."
Bea was caught off guard with what Jho has said. She immediately guided the latter outside and assisted her to order their best sellers.
"Ang sipag ni boss. Ganito ka rin ba sa mga ordinary customers mo?"
"No. Sayo lang ako ganito." Bea said with her 'landi-voice'.
This time, it was Jho's turn to be caught off guard after hearing Bea's malanding reply.
Jho, that's so shallow. Kinilig ka na talaga dun? Her mind protested but her heart feels the other way around. So much appreciation for Bea's hobby of putting butterflies on her stomach.
Appreciation for Bea alone.
After they ordered, Bea assisted her new 'suki' to a reserved seat.
"So babalik ka na sa set after this?"
"No, hanggang 4pm ang break eh 2:30 palang oh. We can still hang out... kung gusto mo lang."
"Uh... Jho, madami kasing paper works eh, pero susubukan kong tapusin lahat or I'll check kung ano yung pwede kong matapos agad para masamahan kita."
"It's up to you, Beatriz." Jho shrugged.
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Her orders came and it's obvious that Jho won't be able to handle this amount of beverages.
"Ma'am, gusto niyo po bang i-deliver lo nalang po yung iba?" A barista offered some help.
"Gemma, thank you pero ihahatid ko naman sila eh."
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The morena girl got surprised with Bea's offer. They didn't even talk about this.
Before she could say a word, Bea stopped her already.
"I insist, Jho. No need to argue about this."
B E A
"Jhoana! Asan na yung kape ko?"
"Direk, here's your coffee po. That's from Bea's cafe."
"Oh! Bea! The life-changing friend?"
"Hahahahaha! Yes po, Direk."
Kung makapag-usap tong dalawang to parang wala ako sa harap nila eh. And what about that life-changing thingy? I don't remember anything!
"Jho, excuse us for a while."
Jho nodded before looking at me. Direk Franz took a glance at me that meant something like to follow him. I nervously obliged.
"Bea..."
"Yes po?"
"5 months na since we started shooting this series and sa 5 months na yun, I've seen how Jho has changed. When I first met her sa production, she was like the most quiet person I know. As in, magsasalita lang siya kapag kinakausap siya or may tatanungin siyang importante. Madalas ko pa siyang mapapagalitan dahil naiinis ako sa sobrang tahimik niya that it would sometime cause an awkward atmosphere inside the tent. I am really pissed whenever that happens."
"I'm sorry to hear that, Direk. Ganun po talaga siya ever since I met her too, and kaso lang she was mad at me kaya her mouth keeps on blabbering things about me. Pagpasensyahan niyo nalang po."
"No need, Bea. She's changed, big time. Ngayon ang daldal niya na she can gladly share every idea that pops on her mind. Siya pa minsan ang starter ng positive vibes kapag off na yung mood ko. What have you done, my friend?"
Enthusiasm and hope was evident with the director's story and I'm hella proud of my girl.
I felt flattered about Franz' words about Jho. It made me feel that I'm the reason behind this whole-new Jho they're working with. It feels so damn good in the system.
"Hindi ko rin po alam eh, pero ang importante po ay masaya siya. I'm sure na na-miss niya din po yung sarili niya na masaya lang."
"Ah basta, whatever it is between the both of you, ipagpatuloy niyo. I believe that you guys have the brightest future ahead!"
"Thank you, Direk!"
"Thank you din for bringing back my best writer to her real self.
We both went back to the set where we found Jho who's already busy scanning the scripts.
"Keep on working hard ha? Babalik na ko sa shop. Sunduin ba kita later?"
She looked at me and frowned. I don't know why. Wala naman akong nabanggit na masama diba?
J H O
"Keep on working hard ha? Babalik na ko sa shop. Sunduin ba kita later?"
Fuck you, Beatriz. There you go again.
Kaka-backread ko lang last night sa past conversations namin ng ex ko nai- save ko pa sa USB.
Buti pa yung convos na-save, eh yung relationship? Putangina naman.
I remembered how close Bea's reminder is to my ex's.
"Jhow-a! Study hard po ah? Pabalik na po ako sa classroom ko for my last subject then I'll fetch you after? If wala kang extended activities. Text me later, I love you!"
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