Neia
[sighs in relief]
Hey.
Third
[rough voice]
Hey.
Neia
Buong araw kang nawala.
Third
I know. I... I'm sorry.
Neia
Sorry na lang? Halos mabaliw ako kakahanap sa'yo tapos sorry? [exhales softly] Pambihira. Ano, Third? Hanggang dito na lang ulit tayo?
Third
Ayokong masayang lahat ng pinaghirapan mo, Neia. I don't [rougher voice, slow inhale] I don't want to keep you from doing things you love, things people will love you for. Unfair yon sa'yo.
Neia
Pero keeping me from the person I love is fair? Pano yung mga sarili kong decision? Doesn't my opinion matter?
[long pause. silence.]
Third
I'm sorry.
Neia
Were you really planning to leave?
Third
Di ko alam. [laughs] Di ko alam. I tried to stay away from you today just to see if I can make it but... I can't. Hinahanap kita lagi kahit nasaan ako. Kahit nakapikit ako.
Third
[Laughs again, choking.] Pano ko pa makakaya ulit yung wala ka sa tabi ko?
Neia
You can't. You know why? Because I can't either. I have a confession to make, Third Grayson.
Neia
Staying away from you was a conscious effort. Umalis ako noon because I also thought that was best for the both of us. You were in the cusp of your career, in a life where I had no place.
Neia
But even away from you, I kept on looking for you and thinking about you. Kung hindi ko pa sisitahin yung sarili ko, hindi ako titigil.
Neia
I'm in this career because I wanted a place in your life, Third. Kung ipagtatabuyan mo ko, aanhin ko 'tong career na 'to?
Third
Neia...
Neia
Ipaglalaban kita pero hindi ko kayang gawin 'to mag-isa. You have to decide. Are we in this together or not?
[Long pause. Third sighs.]
Third
Okay.
Neia
Okay?
Third
Okay. I'll fight for you too.
Neia
[Sighs in relief] good. Can you look at me now?
Third
Look at you?
Neia
Behind you, baby.
Third
[Breathless] Neia...
[Clicks. Call ends.]
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