(Phone conversation)
SAT AT 06:36 AM
Call started.
Helga :
(Weak voice) Hello? (Clears throat)
Ash :
Bakit ang tagal mo sumagot ng phone?
Helga :
Uhm… E kasi ano e... (hisses) kala ko a-ano e... hindi totoo yung call.
Ash :
Hm. Ba't nauutal ka?
Helga :
Hala! Hidi a!
Ash :
Hidi?
Helga :
(Syllabicates) HIN-DI. (Gasps for breath) Hindi kaya... (Mumbles)
Ash :
Kabado, Miss? (Chuckles)
Helga :
(Hisses) (mumbles) Kainis ka a!
Ash :
(Chuckles) Nangungulit ka, di ba?
Helga :
(Whines) Tss. Bakit ka tumatawag?
Ash :
Bakit ka nagchi-change topic? (Chuckles)
Helga :
H-hindi kaya... Nagtatanong lang ako no.
Ash :
No, you're not. Ganado kang mangulit nang maaga. Ngayon mo sabihin sa kin yung mga sinasabi mo sa chat kanina.
Helga :
Huh? Uh… alin dun? (Pouty voice) May sinabi ba ko?
Ash :
Magdi-deny ka? Wala kang sinabing Paasa King? At hashtag may feelings? (Chuckles lightly)
Helga :
E... (Pauses)
Ash :
E? Anong E?
Helga :
(Whiny voice) Kaasar ka a! Bakit mo ko tinutukso ha? Mangsi-seen ka tas tutuksuhin mo ko..?
(Silence)
Ash :
Ako ang tinutukso mo, Helga.
(Silence)
Ash :
I told you na wag masyadong maging makulit. But I guess it's in your nature to test me, huh?
Helga :
Ha..? Anong... ginawa ko..?
(Long silence)
Ash :
(Breathes out) Are you still in your room?
Helga :
(Weak voice) Oo...
Ash :
Pinanood mo yung video?
Helga :
Oo...
Ash :
How was it?
Helga :
(Swallows) E di ano... cute.
Ash :
(Probing) Cute?
Helga :
Cute! Anong sasabihin ko? Cute naman kasi...
Ash :
Ang sabi mo kanina sweet.
Helga :
(Holds breath) Yun nga.
Ash :
Malayo ang cute sa sweet, Miss.
Helga :
Ganun na rin yun! (Mumbles 'arte')
Ash :
Don't let anyone see it. It's just for you and me.
(Silence)
Ash :
Okay?
Helga :
(Weak voice) Okay...
Ash :
Nasa bahay ako ni Marcus ngayon. And he's looking at me with curiosity. Pupunta kami kay Tito Ponce sa Laguna para sa testing ng thesis.
Helga :
Yung sa mga bacteria nyo?
Ash :
Yes po.
(Silence)
Ash :
Overnight kami run. Bukas ng hapon pa kami uuwi.
Helga :
Ah...
(Silence)
Ash :
Walang signal dun. Hindi makakaabot sa kin ang kakulitan mo.
Helga :
(Clears throat) Okay…
Ash :
I'll be calling you as soon as I get back.
Helga :
Ha...? T-totooo?
Ash :
Hindi ba pwede?
Helga :
(Weak voice) Ha..? Siyempre… pwede..?
Ash :
Hindi ka sigurado?
Helga :
(Whiny voice) Hindi ko alam... (Sharp breath)
Ash :
Just say yes.
Helga :
Y-yes.
Ash :
But you have to finish all your school works. No school works, no talking to me, okay?
Helga :
Hala! Grabe naman! Babantayan mo yung school works ko bago ka tumawag? Hmp.
Ash :
You have to prove to me that I can't distract you, Helga.
Helga :
At bakit naman po, Prof.?
Ash :
So I can finally try to distract you.
Helga :
Hala! (Gasps) Lagot ka kay Kuya!
Ash :
(Laughs) Tsk. Patay na talaga ko nito. Ang kulit mo kasi.
Helga :
Kasalanan ko pa? Ikaw kaya nangyakap diyan!
Ash :
Umiyak ka kasi e.
Helga :
E siyempre! Masama kasi ugali mo! May matinong usapan ka pa, tapos babawiin mo.
Ash :
I already apologized.
Helga :
Kahit na. I'm not letting that one go. Bayaran mo yung pimple ko.
Ash :
You're still going to hold it against me?
Helga :
Oo kaya!
Ash :
Kahit isinayaw na kita kagabi?
Helga :
Oo no! Kahit isinayaw mo ko! Ano ka? Date ang usapan e.
Ash :
Date sa acquaintance night.
Helga :
Date na hindi natupad. Basta date.
Ash :
(Sighs) It's too early for that, Miss.
Helga :
(Whines) Kasalanan mo naman yun e. Kailangan mong bumawi sa kin.
Ash :
(Breathes out) Makulit ka talaga...
Helga :
E siyempre kasi...
Ash :
Hey. Seryoso ako. Wag munang makulit, Helga.
Helga :
But... So... (Stutters) Wait. (Pauses) Ibig sabihin… (Shaky voice) You have... you feel... You, you... You...
Ash :
We have to be on the road. I'll be calling you tomorrow, Miss.
Helga :
Hala, teka! Sandali lang! May tinatanong pa e!
Ash :
Makulit na babae. You'll be the death of me, do you know that?
Helga :
Sabihin mo na kasi!
Ash :
Ang alin?
Helga :
Ang sasabihin mo.
Ash :
Which is what Miss Lastimosa?
Helga :
E di ano… yung hashtag —
Ash :
I have to go. Finish your school works until I get back.
Helga :
Hala! Wait!
(Beeping sound)
Helga :
Binabaan mo ko? Hmp. Duwag kang Ashton ka! (Pauses) Pasalamat ka diyan… tsk. (Pauses) I love you, Ash! Ingat! (Syllabicates 'he-he-he')
Ash :
I heard that loud and clear. Say that again —
Helga :
Hala!
Call cut by Helga.