"Hi! What brings you up here? Come in."
"Sige. Thank you. I brought food."
"Thanks! Can you eat that though? Hihi..."
"I also brought food that I can eat so we can have dinner together. Thank you nga pala, Meng, kasi kahit short notice you still let me come here."
"Ano ba? You're not a stranger to my home, RJ. You can go here anytime na gusto mo. Tsaka you're leaving for HongKong na di ba? One month din yun. Siyempre I won't let your offer to spend some time with me pass. Rare opportunity yun. Hahaha..."
"Meng..."
"Uy! Ang seryoso mo naman. Joke kasi yun. So? Are you excited? This is it! HongKong for a month for a movie shoot! You've waited for this for so long."
"Excited na but not as excited as I was for Como... With you..."
"..."
"..."
"Uhm... Oo. We had a great time there noh? But... You know this is a much much bigger project for you. Star Cinema oh! For sure na quality major blockbuster hit na yan with Direj Cathy pa and Kath. That's like Wow! Fantastic baby!"
"..."
"Grabe siya. Hinayaan lang akong sumayaw mag-isa talaga? Di man lang tumawa. Gutom ka na noh? Teka. Ihain ko lang to."
"I'll help you."
"Okay... Oo nga pala. You texted about those pants na maraming bulsa na naiwan mo dito?"
"I did. Dadalhin ko sana sa biyahe."
"Wala na. I burned them."
"Uy! Di nga?"
"Joke lang ulit. Andiyan na sa paper bag. Naka-ready na. As well as some of your shirts that I found in my closet. What is with you tonight? Hindi ako makapag-joke sa'yo. Are you nervous about working with a different production na karamihan hindi mo kilala?"
"A little... yeah... Pero hindi yun."
"Hmm... This looks serious. Is this about the role? I mean I know you've been preparing for this for months. So don't be too nervous about it. You're ready and you're Alden Richards. You know. Just THE Best Actor in the country."
"Uy! Hindi naman. Ikaw talaga. Biased opinion yang sa'yo."
"So what? I can be a biased friend with honest opinions, right?"
"Sige na nga. Haha... Thank you for your confidence in me pero kinakabahan pa din ako."
"I know. Ikaw din naman ang nagsabi sa akin na okay lang kabahan nang konti para laging gagalingan di ba?"
"Yes... Tama. But it's still not that."
"Then what is it, RJ? Talk to me."
"I... I'm not sure if tama pa bang sabihin ko to."
"Jay, come on. It's me. You can tell me anything. You tell me everything."
"I do... I did..."
"Akala ko ba nothing's changed between us? We just broke up but we're still good friends. Best friends even. I mean I know you know me more than anyone. I know that I tell you more about my life than anyone in my family and out. I know that you're the person that I will call for a shovel, an old carpet, a fake passport and a disguise without anyone knowing whatever happened."
"Okay. Medyo pa-The Road na tayo pero accurate. Haha... Also, you're that person for me too."
"So? Are you going to tell me now?"
"Alright... Meng..."
"Yes?"
"I'll miss you so much when I'm in HongKong. Dito pa nga lang nami-miss na kita, what more when I'm there for that long. Kaya ayun... Haaay... I'm not sure if it's okay for me to say that but I'm glad I got it off my chest."
"Well... I sure hope that it's okay because... I feel the same way, RJ. About you... I'll miss you. I miss you..."
"Maine... I..."
"We don't have to talk about it yet, RJ. It will be less complicated for you to dive into your work if we stick to our agreement, di ba?"
"I guess."
"RJ..."
"Fine. I agree. Wag ka na lang mainis sa akin please."
"Hindi na... May kailangan ka pa ba? You know in preparation for the role."
"I need a tattoo and a piercing."
"A what?!"
"A tat..."
"I heard you the first time pero seryoso? I mean pure, innocent, good boy Richard are you sure about that?"
"Kailangan kasi sa role. Medyo bad boy."
"Oooh... Okay. I can give you the name and address of someone who can do a temporary tattoo for the role. You don't what to have something permanently inked on your body if you only want it temporarily."
"Bakit ikaw? Yung alon."
"Who says I only want it temporarily?"
"..."
"Anyway, the point is I know someone who can do the tattoo and I also know the best person to do the piercing."
"Who?"
"Me."
"Ikaw? Seryoso ba?"
"Oo naman. I did these extra piercings on my ear. See?"
"Hindi ba masakit?"
"Sa laki ng biceps mo na yan, takot ka sa konting tusok ng karayom? Hahaha... Hindi gaanong masakit. It's nothing that some ice and a glass of wine can't handle."
"Okay. Let's do it."
"Attaboy! Halika. Umupo ka dito. I'll get the ice and wine pati na din yung pantusok. I think I have an extra earring that will be perfect for your new bad boy image."
***
"Huy! Hindi para sa wine yang ice."
"Akala ko..."
"No. You drink the wine to loosen your inhibitions at palakasin ang loob mo and the ice is for your ear. To numb your skin from the pain."
"Nakakamanhid pala sa sakit ng pagtusok yang yelo sana gumamit tayo ng yelo nung unang beses tayong..."
"Start na tayo. Ang daldal mo na. Nakaka-isang sip ka pa lang ng wine."
"Mmm... Ang lamig."
"Yes. Maya-maya lang manhid na yan. Now keep drinking your wine."
"Sana hindi lang tenga ko ang pwedeng mamanhid ngayon. Something needs something really cold right now."
"What's that? May binubulong ka?"
"Ha? Wala. Sabi ko medyo namamanhid na nga. Uhm... Meng, kailangan ba talagang nakakandong ka sa akin at... uhm... nakaipit ang balakang ko sa pagitan ng hita mo?"
"Yes. To keep you from moving too much or worse, run away. You can't chicken out from this, Faulkerson. Now. Stop squirming. Your thing is poking my thing."
"Sorry..."
"Does this hurt?"
"Wala akong naramdaman. What did you do?"
"I bit your ear. Haha..."
"W-what?"
"Okay. You're ready. Don't think about it and bite on something if you want to scream. We don't want the neighbors alarming security. Hahaha..."
"Grabe ka. Hindi naman ako sisigaw nang gano..."
"One..."
"Teka naman."
"Two..."
"Meng, wai..."
"Three... Ouch!"
"Sorry. You said bite something."
"I didn't mean my shoulder. Nakakaloka ka."
"Sorry na yun ang malapit eh nasa harap ko na."
"Pasalamat ka magaling talaga ako. Natusok ko pa rin kahit malikot ka."
"That used to be my line."
"Ano yun?"
"Wala. Can I see it?"
"Here. May mirror din ako dito."
"Wow. Ang galing."
"Right? Mabilis lang. Bad boy na bad boy ang dating oh."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
"Bagay ba sa akin? Di ba asiwa tignan?"
"Are you kidding? Sobrang hot mo kaya. I think I better get off your lap bago ako mapaso. Ay! RJ! Bakit mo ako hinila pabalik?"
"Because... I don't want to be pure, innocent and good boy Richard on the last night I get to spend with you before I leave for work. For once, I want to think about just us, in this moment. Pwede ba yun?"
"Okay. What do you have in mind, bad boy?"
"I'm not sure it's okay to tell you."
"Here we go again. You can tell me anything. Remember? Where's the body? Hahaha... Okay. No laughing. You look serious."
"I am."
"Okay. What is it?"
"I want to kiss you like a real bad boy."
"Seryoso b... mmm... unnngh..."
"Yes! Mmm..."