30 - The Embarrassment

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• March 22

Office
Phone conversation between Blaire and Ethan
On speaker phone
10:28am

Blaire
"So you told him where I intern?"

Ethan
"Yeah. Padalhan ka daw ng flowers.
Did you get it?"

Blaire
"Why would he sent me flowers?"

Amber and Matthew stopping on their tracks to listen to the conversation. Blaire on her back on them.

Ethan
"Are you dense? Malamang may gusto
sa'yo."

Blaire
"He never said anything."

Ethan
"Baka nahihiya. Sa dami nag-hahabol dun, ngayon lang 'yun nahiya. Lakad ko na ba sa'yo. One date lang."

Blaire
Hmm. I don't know.
I don't see him like that.

Ethan
"It all starts with a date. Malay mo."

Blaire
I just...

Matthew clears his throat.

Matthew
"In case nakalimutan mo. Nasa trabaho ka.
You're not here to entertain suitors o makipag-chismisan."

Blaire
"I... I.. um, sorry."

Matthew
"Huh. Sorry? Kung hinde ako dumating, hanggang ngayon nakikipag-chismisan ka? Dito mo pa talaga pinadala bulaklak ng
manliligaw mo? Be professional.
Get back to work."

Napakurap na lamang si Blaire sa mga binitiwang salita ni Matthew. Isang tikhim naman ang nakita nya at nakaakasar na ngiti ang binigay sa kanya ni Amber.

Blaire
(Mumbles)
"Yes, sir."
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• March 22

Plastic Friends parang ilong ni Michael/Micay
10:45am

Ethan
Ayos ka na?

Ava
That was such an ass move.

Micay
Pinagalitan talaga sya sa harap
pa ng secretary?

Ethan
Huy. Ano? Umiiyak ka ba?

Blaire
No. It's my fault. I shouldn't call
Ethan while working. Naka-speaker pa.

Ava
Aw. Buti hinde ka naiyak.

Blaire
No. I'm just so embarrassed.
And feel small.

Micay
Awww, bb. Gusto mo sapakin ko?

Ethan
Papakitaan mo ba ng muscles mo?
Hahahaha

Micay
Dumbass. 🙄

Blaire
I'll go back to work.
I'm really, really embarrased.
I feel like everything I've said to him
came back to me and realized that I have
been so umprofessional since day 1.

Ava
What do you mean?

Blaire
I'll explain one of these days.

Ethan
What'd you do sa pinadalang
bulaklak ni Scott?

Micay
Scott sent you flowers???
You skipped that part, assface.

Ethan
Tanga. Sinabi ko.

Ava
Why don't you go on a date
with Scott so it'll distract you.

Micay
And okay lang 'yan, bb.
Lahat dumadaan sa napapagalitan
ng boss.

Ethan
Sanay na sanay pagalitan ah.

Blaire
I'll go back to work na and finish work.
So I can go home na din.

Ava
We'll see you tomorrow at school.

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