INT. HALLWAY - AFTERNOON
3:05 p.m.
Marty saw him sitting down on one of the chairs on the hallway across their classroom while waiting for her. His eyes lit up the instant he saw her emerge from their classroom.
HARLEY
Bee!
He stood up, walking their distance so he could welcome her with a big tight hug.
HARLEY
Na-miss kita sobra.
Marty tried so hard not to hug him back but she's tired from working on their paper, from their report, from studying early for their finals, and it's been weeks since they last saw each other. And it doesn't help that he's wearing a navy blue polo shirt and he smells so nice and she missed him so much despite her worries.
HARLEY
Yakap mo rin ako, sige na.
And he didn't need to ask twice for that because Marty did before he could ask.
HARLEY
Na-miss talaga kita sobra.
MARTY
Ako rin.
He smiled. He took her hand as they walk to his spot earlier to pick up something familiar.
HARLEY
Tara na ba? Gusto mo mag-merienda?
MARTY
Tumbler ba 'yan ni Ate?
HARLEY
Oo. Naiwan niya sa classroom kanina. Kinuha ko na lang para mabigay ko sa 'yo. Paabot na lang sa kanya.
MARTY
Bakit ikaw kumuha?
HARLEY
Ha?
MARTY
Wala lang. Bakit hindi sila Ate Winnie kumuha?
HARLEY
Si Winnie 'yong nakapansin. Hahabulin sana niya ate mo kaso ang bilis nawala. E sakto sabay naman tayo uuwi kaya sabi ni Winnie ibigay ko na lang sa 'yo.
MARTY
Ah . . .
HARLEY
Saan tayo kakain ng merienda? Gusto mo ba ng pasta?
MARTY
Uwi na lang tayo. Pagod na rin ako sa reporting kanina, e. Three na rin kasi ako nakatulog kagabi.
HARLEY
Take out na lang tayo ng pagkain?
MARTY
Ayaw.
HARLEY
Kahit matcha?
MARTY
Iba gusto ko.
HARLEY
Anong gusto mo?
MARTY
Gawan mo 'ko ulit ng pizza, please? 'Yong sa akin lang.
HARLEY
Mini pizza ulit? Katulad no'ng ginawa natin dati?
MARTY
Oo. Pero sa 'kin lang.
HARLEY
Sige gawan kita. May flour pa naman kayo?
MARTY
Meron pero wala palang pang toppings.
HARLEY
Sige, daan na lang tayo ng grocery saglit.
MARTY
Bee?
HARLEY
Bakit?
MARTY
Para sa akin lang, ha?
HARLEY
Paano kapag gusto rin nila Uly?
MARTY
'Wag na nga—
HARLEY
Okay, okay. Para sa 'yo lang.
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