Off Script Book One

Chapter 17: The Script

A/N:

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"Dito kayo magsoshooting?"

Maria and I were standing in the school grounds.

Sa tapat ng bronze statue ni Jose Rizal where he was holding a book and his eyes looking forward.

"Yes."

"Buti at pumayag ang principal na dito  sa Carmona Polytechnic High school gawin ang movie?"

"She's a fan." Sagot ko.

"Kaya pala.

We both looked around at what will be our temporary home for two months.

Malawak ang grounds.

Mula sa kinatatayuan namin, napapalibutan ng berdeng at well-trimmed Bermuda grass ang concrete grounds.

There were wooden benches by the sidewalks at sa likod ng mga upuan, the multi-colored santan were all in bloom.

We walked until we reached the covered court kung saan I will film the volleyball scenes.

The six-level wooden bleachers were on opposite sides and in the middle was a stage.

"Why don't we check out the classrooms?"

"Okay."

Sabay kaming lumakad.

There were two tall white buildings facing each other na parehong four-storey.

The one on the right housed the administration while the other one were the classrooms.

I wanted to go in pero nakalock ang gate.

We walked back to the school grounds.

Habang naglalakad, Maria started searching inside her bag.

"What are you looking for?"

She looked up.

"Pagkain."

She resumed her search.

"Aha!" Inangat niya ang dalawang packet ng Sky Flakes.

"Gusto mo."

"Sure."

Tinuro niya ang isang bench at doon kami umupo.

She placed her bag in the middle of the seat as if she was drawing a line between us.

Ripping the top of the blue foil, she pulled out a cracker.

I tried doing the same thing pero hindi ko mabuksan dahil dumudulas sa daliri ko.

"Akin na nga iyan." Hinila niya ang biscuit.

"Sa'yo na 'to."

"No. That one's yours."

She scowled.

"Pareho lang naman iyan. Kainin mo na." She sounded like a mother admonishing a child.

I obeyed.

"What's the idea behind Mintonette?" Tanong ko bago kumagat.

"Bakit gusto mong malaman?" Nabuksan niya na ang Sky Flakes at kumain na din siya.