BLACK SCREEN.
LEE (V.O.)
You want him for yourself,
(Beat)
but are you ready for him?
FADE IN
INT. ROOFTOP BAR - COUNTER - EVENING
TEXT: Still 20 nights before b-day.
Unang makikita ang baso na walang laman na unti-unting nilalagyan ng alak. Isang baso, dalawang baso. Ang pangalawang baso ay binigay ni Lee kay Adri.
ADRI (V.O.)
What do you mean?
Nagpo-phone si Adri. Tinuturo ni Lee ang ganap sa dating app. Swipe right, swipe left sa mga lalaki.
LEE
You know him as your guy best friend.
(Beat)
Do you know him as a guy?
Dating profiles of guys will show on the screen. Adri swiping left and right.
ADRI
Uh, I don't get it. Ano pinagkaiba?
LEE
A lot.
A notification with "it's a match!" pops on the screen.
CUT TO:
INT. COFFEE SHOP - AFTERNOON
TEXT: 16 noons before b-day.
Focus sa mukha ni Adri na nakangiti habang pinapakilala ang sarili.
ADRI
Hi, I'm Adri.
She reaches for her hand sa lalaki.
INT. RESTAURANT - AFTERNOON
TEXT: 18 noons before b-day.
SAM
Hey, the name is Sam. Nice meeting you!
SAM, mid 20s, nods at Adri and shakes her hand with a 'secret' handshake that ends up with a fist bump. Bakas ang pagtataka sa mukha ni Adri. Ngumiti lang siya, saka umupo.
EXT. KARINDERYA - AFTERNOON
TEXT: 17 noons before b-day.
PETER
Uy, Audree! Peter nga pala!
ADRI
Hindi Audree, it's Adr—
PETER, mid 20s, holds Adri's hand and hugs her. The greeting ends with Peter kissing Adri's cheek. Hindi comfortable si Adri sa closeness, sinubukan niyang lumayo onti, not to offend the guy but still setting a boundary.
BINABASA MO ANG
every after office hours (choose your ending po)
Short StoryAdri and MJ have a deal: Adri to confess her feelings for her guy best friend, Chan, on or before her birthday. How? By asking for help on how to seduce a guy from their ala-bad boy officemate, Lee. Written like a screenplay script.
