Secretly Yours

XLIII

EXT. POOL AREA - AFTERNOON

1:41 p.m.

Mikey
You're here.

Robin
Uy? Ikaw pala.

Mikey
Here, from Ate Gigi.

Robin
Pinaabot niya sa 'yo?

Mikey
No. I volunteered.

Robin
Ha? Bakit?

Mikey
I figured you were sad.

Robin
O? Ba't naman?

Mikey
You're crying.

Robin
Bukod do'n?

Mikey
You're quiet.
Tapos hindi ka kumain ng lunch.

Robin
Ah . . .

Mikey
Can I sit beside you or should I leave?

Robin
Upo ka.

Mikey
Sure?

Robin
Oo. Upo ka na.
Kahiya naman nakita mo na nga ako umiyak, e.

Mikey
You've seen me cry too.

Robin
Saan?
Kailan?

Mikey
During take.

Robin
E, part ng script mo 'yon!
Batang 'to!

They laughed.

Mikey
I know.
Para fair.

Robin
Kainis.

Mikey
You're an ugly crier.
Don't cry.

Robin
Ay, gano'n?

Mikey
Yes. It puffs out your eyes.
'Di na proportion.
Nawalan ka ng pisngi and nose.
You look like a meme.

Robin
MIKEY?

Mikey
You know that meme?
'Yong may eyes then lips?
You look like that.

Robin
Grabe 'to?
Porket g'wapo ka kahit naiyak?

He grinned.

Mikey
Really?

Robin
Hindi!
Pangit ka rin.

Mike
That's why we should avoid crying.

Robin
'Di naman maiiwasan 'yon.
Saka naiiyak ako, e. Inconvenience ba sa inyo na naiyak ako? 'Di ko nga pinapakita, kayo 'to ni Ate Gigi naghahanap sa 'kin.

Mike
Okay fine.
You can cry.

Robin
Gulo mo.
Indecisive ka.

Mikey
Hindi kaya.

Robin
Sabi mo kanina dapat 'di ako umiiyak kasi 'di na proportion mukha ko tapos ngayon biglang I can cry? Magulo ka ha?

Mikey
You can cry on your own.
Just not around me.

Robin
At bakit?
Kasi pangit ako umiyak?

Mikey
No. Kasi iiyak din ako.
Mabilis ako mahawa, Ate Robin. It helps sa takes minsan. One of my tricks kapag iyakan scene.

Robin
Ay kasalanan ko pang maiiyak ka rin?
Mga artista talaga. Atud!

Mikey
Atud?

Robin
Attitude!

Mikey
Ako?

Robin
Oo!

Mikey
How come?

Robin
Pa-special treatment.

Mikey
Special treatment?

Robin
Oo.

Mikey
Don't you think mas more on pa-special treatment 'yong pinag-iigib ako ng water?

Robin
Ah, gano'n? Edi sige, mag-isa ka ring mag-igib ng tubig mo. Binabawi ko na rin 'yong good morning ko sa 'yo kanina. Sana pangit na buong araw mo.

Mikey
Hala?

Robin rolled her eyes at him, but a smile also crossed her lips.

Robin
Seryoso 'yon!

Mikey
Okay.

Robin
Anong okay?

Mikey
I mean if it means na may karamay ka in your bad day, then okay. Now we can cry together tapos bili tayo ulit ng shark's fin and ice cream.

Robin
Nge?
Tungek 'to. Dinamayan pa ako.
Joke lang, e.

Mikey
Then we'd treat ourselves after.
Para hindi na bad day.

Robin
'Di p'wede.
Nagtitipid ako.
May Siargao date pa tayo.

Mikey
Then ako naman bibili ng Shark's fin.

Robin
Talaga? Libre mo 'ko?

Mikey
Yup.
Ilang pieces?

Robin
Nagutom ako kaiiyak, e.

Mikey
8?

Robin
12!

Mikey
Okay.

Robin
Tapos gulaman.
'Yong malamig na malamig.

Mikey
12 pcs shark's fin and ice-cold gulaman.

Robin
Oo, ayan.

Mikey
Okay.

Robin leaned closer to his side, encircling her arms around him for a good second.

Mikey smiled.

Robin
Thank you!

Mikey
See?
That's special treatment.

Robin
MIKEY?