Can We Talk?

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May 19

Vance
Bro, buhay ka pa ba?

Ruel
What kind of question is that, Vance?

Vance
Tumawag sa akin si Lola kanina.
Kumustahin daw kita, dahil hindi ka makausap. Halos hindi ka raw lumalabas ng kwarto mo. Gusto mo bang pumunta ako diyan? Paliligayahin kita.

Ruel
Gago. Okay lang ako.

Vance
Ma-corrupt man lahat ng ArchiCAD files mo next school year?

Ruel
Dude. Not a good joke.

Vance
Hahahaha takot ka rin e. 🤣
Hindi nga, kumusta?

Ruel
I'm just pissed off, bro.
You'd think Cady would tell me, her boyfriend, if another guy was bothering her, right? Yet she didn't.

Vance
So, sinabi na sa'yo ni Juni ang side ni Cady?

Ruel
Yup.

Vance
So alam mo nang technically, wala namang ginawang masama si Cady.
Mali niya lang na hindi niya sinabi sa'yong kikitain niya ang ex niya. But it's not to do something behind your back. She just told him to leave her alone for good.

Ruel
Isn't that supposed to be my job?
Tell other guys to back off?

Vance
'Yon na nga, e. Kaya kung may dapat kang awayin, si Guevarra 'yon. Hindi si Cady.

Ruel
Fuck that guy. Hindi ko naman alam na siya pala ang ex ni Cady.

Vance
Hahaha. It's a small world nga raw kasi, bro.
High school pa lang tayo, bwisit na kayo sa isa't isa ni Guevarra. Insecure 'yon sa'yo, e.
Gulat siguro 'yon nang malaman niyang ikaw ang bagong boyfriend ni Cady. From what Juni told me, he's rather obsessed with your girl.

Ruel
Malas niya, pinakawalan niya si Cady.

Vance
Kaya nga 'wag mo nang patagalin 'tong tampuhan niyo.
Baka mamaya, magsawa 'yon kakasuyo sa'yo.
'Wag pa-hard-to-get, van Acker.

Ruel
I'm not playing hard-to-get, Vance.
It's just that for one scary moment after I saw that post, I thought Cady was really cheating on me. It was unbearable.

Vance
Si Cady, magagawang lokohin ka?
The idea was laughable. Napakabait ng girlfriend mo, bro.

Ruel
Alam ko naman 'yon.
Sana lang, hindi siya naglihim sa akin.
Doon sumama ang loob ko.

Vance
Okay, hear me out.
Lamang ka ng ilang paligo sa akin pagdating sa kagwapuhan, bro. Pero pagdating sa pakikipagrelasyon, taob ka sa akin. Agree?

Ruel
Get to the point, dude.

Vance
Ang ibig kong sabihin, may karapatan akong mag-advise sa'yo ngayon.

Ruel
I'm listening.

Vance
Apat na taon na kami ni Juni, bro.
Sa apat na taon na 'yon, hindi na mabilang kung ilang beses kaming nagkatampuhan.
Pero heto pa rin naman kami.

Ruel
And that's really admirable.
Paano mo natitiis si Juniper?

Vance
Haha, simple lang naman. Mahal ko, e.
When I allowed myself to fall in love with her, it came with the promise that I'll accept everything about her.
The positive, I hope to even more enhance.
The negative, we'll both work on to improve.
And I choose Juni over any misunderstanding.
Ganoon ka rin sana kay Cady.

Ruel
Wow. You and your girlfriend really surprise me at times. Hindi halatang may mga sense kayo kausap.

Vance
'Wag kasing judger, van Acker. 😒
At pwede ba, utang na loob, magbati na kayo ni Cady? Nase-stress na ako kay Juni. Hindi 'yon mapakali dahil mabubuwag daw ang CRuel VaPer kapag nag-break kayo.

Ruel
Juni really is a dramatic person.
Wala namang buwagang magaganap.

Vance
'Yon naman pala, e. Bakit ayaw mo pang kausapin si Cady? Hindi maganda na pinatatagal niyo ang tampuhan niyo.

Ruel
I actually plan to speak to her today.
After that, I'm breaking someone's nose.

Vance
Seryoso ka ba?
I never thought I'd see the day when you intentionally start a fight.
Pero baka gusto mo ng backup? Game ako.

Ruel
Nah, I'll be fine dealing with Guevarra myself.

Vance
Good luck, bro.
You'll need it. 🤣

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