Day 140

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(Phone conversation)

SUN AT 06:02 AM

Call started.

Ash :
(Sleepy voice) Hmm? What is it, Helga? (Pause) Oops... Sorry. (Mumbles) Oh, ikaw nga. (Chuckles a little) Good mor -

Helga :
Ashton! (Sniffs)

Ashton :
- ning...

Helga :
Ang sama ng panaginip ko!

Ash :
Hm? (Low voice) Anong napanaginipan mo?

Helga :
Umalis ka raw! Nag-runaway chuchu ka kasama ng isang babaeng naka-veil. Sabi mo lang daw sa kin, bye. (Sniffs) Ang sama ng ugali mo! Bakit mo ko iniwan?!

Ash :
(Chuckles) (sleepy) Uhm... Who's the girl with the veil?

Helga :
(Agitated voice) Malay ko! Baka si Jorge! Ma-boobs e! Kainis...

Ash :
It's just a dream. Pinaiyak ka ba nung panaginip mo, love?

(Long pause)

Helga :
Uh... (Clears throat) (whiny) Hindi naman. Ang pangit lang magising nang ganun...

Ash :
(Chuckles) And you call me because..?

Helga :
Ano... (Mumbles) Uh... I wanted to check... kung totoo yung date natin kahapon. Sa dream ko kasi, may bruhang babaeng nagsabi na hindi raw totoo yung date natin kahapon... bago may lumitaw na malaking octopus.

Ash :
(Chuckles) Cute. Why do you have to tease me in the morning, too? (Chuckles) Susko ka.

Helga :
(Whimpers) Kasi... parang totoong-totoo yung nasa panaginip ko e.

Ash :
(Chuckles) Kahit yung paglitaw ng malaking octopus?

Helga :
Uh... (whimpers) paki ko run sa pugita. Extra lang yun e. Basta umalis ka. Tapos, hindi mo ko nililingon nung tinawag kita. Tapos, may kontrabidang nag-point out na hindi totoo yung date natin kahapon. Ang bad, di ba?

Ash :
We dated yesterday, Miss. I gave you flowers. We kissed. I bought you Snoopy. We kissed. I made a video for you. We kissed... (Voice trails) (chuckles)

Helga :
(Calmer voice) Ang daming we kissed. (Giggles)

Ash :
(Serious tone) Yes. Because we kissed... a lot.

(Long silence)

Helga :
Uh... Oo nga.

Ash :
(Clears throat) (swallows) I dreamt about something, too.

Helga :
Hm? Ano?

Ash :
Tinanggal daw ni Harry lahat ng lamang-loob ko. Tapos, ibinenta per kilo. (Laughs)

Helga :
Gosh, ang gross! (Laughs)

Ash :
Totoo. (Laughs) Tumatawa pa siya na parang baliw. Paghihiganti raw niya para sa lipgloss mo.

(Both laughs)

Helga :
Nakahiga ka pa?

Ash :
Yes. Nakapikit pa nga. Nagising ako sa tawag mo.

Helga :
Ay... Sorry... (Voice trails)

Ash :
It's okay. I like waking up like this...

Helga :
Uh... ako rin.

(Silence)

Ash :
(Yawns) (breathes out) Tell me more of your dreams.

Helga :
Uh... Yun lang naman e...

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