• March 19
Call from Matthew's office to Blaire
2:30pm
Matthew
"Ms. Dreviosa, order a bouquet
of flowers and send it to Ms. Lizzie Buenafortuna. Content of the card:
'Lizzie, I can't wait to see you.
See you at dinner.
Matthew.'"
Blaire
"I know I shouldn't make pakialam
but..."
Matthew
"But what?"
Blaire
"Are you, like, gonna date her?
And it's ok lang sa secretary mo?"
Matthew
"I don't have a girlfriend,
Ms. Dreviosa."
Blaire
"So parang, you're gonna date pero
parang side dish mo your secretary?"
Matthew
"Ang bata mong chismosa."
Blaire
"Batang curious."
Matthew
"If you haven't heard the term friends
with benefit? That's what we have. Since you're always mad when it comes to her. We're two consenting adults, Ms. Dreviosa. Though aminin ko our start was....wrong. But that's in the past. Konti na lang isipin ko, may gusto ka sa'ken."
Blaire
(Whispers)
"The fuck?"
Matthew
(Laughs)
Blaire
"Kung makasabi ka ng past,
you'd think na it happened
10 yrs ago ah. Did you even say sorry
to him? He's a good man."
Matthew
"I'm sure he is. But it happened."
Blaire
"Well now atleast I can make reto
na my cousin to him. They're
much more bagay."
Matthew
"Oh? From the side of your Grandfather,
Mr. Clemende? I just realized today.
I haven't seen you in any parties of your Grandfather."
Blaire
"Nope. From my Dad's side. I'm not
close with my girl cousins from Mummy's side. They don't like me."
Blaire
"You won't see me talaga to any of
Lolo's parties.
Matthew
"Why?"
Blaire
"Hinde tayo close. Ba't ko sasabihin?"
Matthew
"Narinig mo na ako umungol, hinde
pa din tayo close?"
Blaire
(Gasps)
"I can't believe you!"
Matthew
"We're you listening the whole time?
Sa'yo na nanggaling na you heard us
moaning. "
Blaire
"It was one time. And it's so kadiri!
I can't believe you go on dates. Tapos
after nun may extra ka pala dito sa office
mo? Eeww! Payag mga nakakadate mo?"
Matthew
"I'm not seriously dating.
Ba't galit na galit ka na naman?"
(Laughs)
Matthew
"Parties involved always know
the scores. Para hinde complicated."
Blaire
"Uh-huh."
Matthew
(Laughs)
"Don't worry, kung mag-karoon ng
himala and we start dating, my friends
with benefit era with her will be over.
But since you're not my type..."
Blaire
"Wow! I'm so nahihiya naman to you!
You're not my type din 'no!
And if that were to happen. Papalipat
ko the whole company sa ibang building kase
for sure minumulto ng moans nyo buong paligid ng office mo! Like, eeww."
Matthew
(Laughs hard)
"I'll take note of that. "
Blaire
"Kahit no na kase that won't happen."
Matthew
"Sungit naman ni Ms. Makakasundo
mo mga conyo ko na friends."
Matthew
"But seriously, why do you
think your Mom's family hates you."
Blaire
"You want to make chismis lang eh."
Matthew
"Oo naman. Masyado na ako nahasa
ng mga conyo ko na kaibigan sa pagiging
Marites eh."
(Laughs)
Blaire
(Chuckles)
"Mummy's family hates me.
Well, except from Lolo and my Kuya cousins.
I'm close with them."
Matthew
"Sila Theo ba?"
Blaire
"Yeah. The four of them. Even their parents just tolerates me. Hinde naman nila talaga ako pinapansin when we were younger eh. A girl and a bunch boys, nothing in common. I think our closeness started when they saw me lying on the floor when I was pushed by Grace sa stairs and the girls laughed. It was matagal na. I was crying and begged them not to tell anyone kase I wanted to be friends with my girl cousins before. Ayoko magalit sila sa'ken. Kaya simula 'nun parang they are always nakabantay. Even if we don't see each other often, they always drop by or send me stuff na akala mo wala na ako makain."
Matthew
"What the fuck
Tinulak ka sa hagdan?
Aba'y putangina naman talaga."
Blaire
"It was a long time ago. I stopped trying to be friends with them. I don't like to see them nga eh."
Blaire
"And I don't want to talk about it na.
Don't you dare say this to Lolo.
Hinde nya alam."
Matthew
"I won't. And thank you for telling me"
Matthew
"And don't worry, I won't crushback
your poop of a cousin."
Blaire
(Laughs)
"Thank you."
Matthew
"The flowers. Don't forget."
Blaire
"Okay."
End call
2:45pm
