The Widow

Scene 4 - Love that makes sense

Scene 4 – Love that makes sense

Pinagmasdan ni Clara si Ian na binabasa parin yung isang document na kanina pa nito hawak hawak, ni hindi man nito nililipat sa kabilang pahina. Alam ni Clara na distracted ang binata dahil sa balita kanina tungkol kay Elena.

Nagbuntong hininga si Clara, “Ian bakit hindi ka nalang pumunta sa Boracay?” kanina kasi ay yung interview ni Elena, umamin yung dalaga na naging sila ni Ian at sinabi pa nito na nasa Boracay siya sa isang linggo. At simula nung pinanood ito ni Ian ay masyado na itong distracted.

“I just can’t leave you alone.”

She rolled her eyes, “Ian, I’m pregnant not invalid.”

 

“I know that’s why I cannot leave you alone.” Ian dropped the documents down at the coffee table and grabbed the bottle of beer, “And you want me to crash her vacation?”

She shrugged, “You always crash parties, so why not?”

He took a swig in his beer and looked up, “Maybe because I think she needs this vacation. I don’t want to be in the way.”

She snorted, “Come on, Ian. That’s not the Ian I know. The Ian I know would push. You need this, Ian. Kailangan mong pumunta sa Boracay, hindi para makipagbalikan sa kanya kundi para magkaroon kayong dalawa ng closure. Never kang makaka-move on kay Elena kung haggang ngayon walang closure.”

“I don’t want to move on.” sabi ni Ian, “Elena’s the one. I knew it the moment I saw her laugh. She has the most beautiful laugh and all I could do was stare at her that moment and I knew. Elena, she’s my one and however fucked up my life that time with Yuri and the other women, I knew Elena would be the only woman for me. She is my first and last. She’s the sun for my moon.”

Tinignan ni Clara si Ian ng matagal, namangha siya sa sinabi ni Ian, kahit kailan nung naging sila ni Ian hinding hindi ito ganitong para poet, he never was this sweet, he never poured his heart and soul. Sa lahat ng babaeng nakita ni Clara na kasama ni Ian, hinding hindi ganyan si Ian. Talaga ngang ibang iba si Elena.

“Kaya nga pumunta ka sa Boracay. You’re lucky because you found your one. And now that you do, don’t let her slip away again. Fight Ian.”

Tumango si Ian, “Salamat. Ikaw, sa tingin mo ba si Ralphe yung ‘the one’ mo?”

She looked away, “Some days, I’d say he was.” She said, “I was so infatuated with him since our college years and I never got over it. So when they offered me a movie with him, I said yes almost immediately. I want to think that I fell in love with the idea of him but I really did fall for him. But I don’t think he’s the one.” She looked at the window, the night was high and she wanted to see Ralphe but she couldn’t. “I don’t want to think that he was the one because why then couldn’t he feel the same way I do?”

 

“Because Clara, even if he’s the one for you doesn't mean that you’re the one for him. People are romantics, we tend to believe in soul mates, that there’s that one person that could fit us, that’s not true, Cla. You can find your one but more often than not, it’s not just the same fit.”