FADE IN
INT. OFFICE - MEETING ROOM - NIGHT
TEXT: 10 nights before b-day.
CHAN
Congrats team for a job well done!
Sigawan ang mga tao. Nag congrats sila sa isa't isa. A job well done para sa lahat sa work.
Nagkatinginan sina Lee at Adri. Tumango sila nang masaya sa isa't isa. Ngumiti. Nag thumbs-up sa isa't isa.
Nagkatinginan sina Chan at Adri. Nag congrats si Adri. Kumindat si Chan.
MJ is also happy. Sisigaw pa siya ng "party-party na!"
BLACK.
LEE (V.O.)
We'll have the victory party this Friday night, prepare yourself for that moment.
FADE IN
INT. BAR - NIGHT
TEXT: 9 nights before b-day.
Nag-cheers ang lahat na pinapangunahan ni Chan. Nag-inom ang mga nasa paligid at nagsisigawan.
Lee will be there, drinking.
LEE (V.O.)
Get his attention, and have some quality time together.
Nakatingin si Lee kay Adri na tila kinakabahan sa kabilang dulo. Tumango si Lee, hudyat ng 'go' signal.
ADRI (V.O.)
Hindi kaya masyadong maraming tao? He'll be surrounded by people, left and right. I don't think we'll get our quality time together if I want to corner him.
Madilim ang paligid at maingay dahil sa music. May ilang flashes ng colored lights. People are dancing, talking, laughing, drinking, flirting.
Sumasayaw si Adri kasama si MJ. Nandito rin si Chan, mga katrabaho. Medyo magkalayo sina Chan at Adri kaya hindi naaaninag ni Adri.
She's looking for Chan kaso natatakpan ng mga katrabaho.
Instead of Chan, her eyes locked with Lee na nasa dancefloor din.
Nagkangitian sila.
Palapit si Lee nang um-enter si Claire, the girl na nilalandi ni Lee sa first episode.
Magugulat si Adri, pero hindi niya pinansin.
Nakita ni Lee na nawala atensyon ni Adri sa kanya.
Hinawakan ni Claire sa dibdib si Lee. Dahan-dahan na tinanggal ni Lee ang kamay ni Claire. Nag- "excuse" me. Gentlemanly para hindi redflag.
Nagsasayaw si Adri nang may kamay sa harap niya. Inalok ni Lee ang kamay kay Adri at nagsayaw sila together.
Lee is mouthing "you look pretty" habang si Adri naman, puro "ha?". Tumawa si Lee.
Lumapit ang bibig ni Lee sa tainga ni Adri.
LEE
The good thing about quality time . . . is you can have a moment with someone . . . even if the surroundings are busy.
YOU ARE READING
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.
