"You're not funny, Castor, stop cracking jokes," I said.
"I am not kidding. You'll do."
"I'll do? Why do you sound as if you're settling? Excuse me, I am a great catch, 'no!"
"That makes the two of us."
"You have eighteen ex-girlfriends and you dare to say that you're a great catch when you've been dumped eighteen times? Saan naman galing ang self-confidence, Kuya?"
"Paulit-ulit ka d'yan sa eighteen ex-girlfriends ko. Nagseselos ka ba?"
"Okay ka lang ba? Did dirt get into your brain?"
"Sus, kunyari pa 'to si Ayn, if I know you're really attracted to me but you just don't know how to react and since anger is your default mood, 'ayan nagkukunyari kang galit sa akin."
"Ay, wow...buhat ng sariling bangko much? Besides, anger talaga ang default mood ko? Kilalang-kilala mo ako, ha."
"'Ayan na naman tayo sa sarcasm. Pero, napansin ko lang, hindi mo ni-refute 'yung sinabi kong you are attracted to me."
"I am not going to justify that idea by explaining why such notion is preposterous."
"O baka naman dahil totoo?"
"O baka naman dahil wala namang attractive sa'yo, not how you look and not your personality."
"Gusto mo bang mag-survey later sa picnic area if I really am unattractive?"
"Ang cheap mo, alam mo ba?"
He laughed. "Ang pikon mo, alam mo ba?"
"Whatever."
"Patawarin mo na kasi ako."
"Bakit, nag-sorry ka na ba?"
"Aba naman, Madam, ilang beses na kaya. For someone who has memorized passages from the bible, you are rather cold-hearted. Hindi ba itinuro sa all-girl Catholic school mo 'yang pagpapatawad?"
"Fine..."
"Mabuti naman. So, we're okay now, right?"
"No."
"I thought you have already forgiven me?"
"Busy ako, eh, next week pa ako magkaka-time na patawarin ka."
"Oh, you are so asking for it, Ayn."
"Asking for what?" I asked.
"Wala..." he murmured before he sighed. "Uulitin ko, I'm really sorry about last night. I never really thought you'd get off my car and walk to that diner to eat there."
"So, what did you think I'd do? Grovel at your feet, ask for forgiveness, turn myself into your slave and call you master?"
"Where is all that animosity coming from? Ako, I am trying to be friendly. Tao akong pumunta rito sa bahay ninyo because I sincerely want to apologize. Hindi naman na tayo bata, Ayn, na magtatanim pa tayo ng sama ng loob sa isa't isa."
"Well, excuse me, hindi paa mo ang sumakit at nagkapaltos at hindi sapatos mo ang nasira when I had to walk in that gravel just to eat. Hindi rin ikaw ang pinagtinginan ng mga tao at lalong hindi boobs mo at legs mo ang tinitigan ng mga manyakis d'un. Kaya itong paghingi mo ng tawad sa akin, nararapat lang 'to, ano. Kung tutuusin this is nothing compared to what I went through. Besides, wala kang karapatang magsabing hindi na tayo bata kasi ang childish n'ung prank mo kagabi so utang na loob manahimik ka."
"Okay...I'm really sorry...I am genuinely sorry..." He expelled a heavy breath.
"At h'wag kang magbuntong-hininga kasi naiirita ako lalo."
