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Ken: *nagmamadaling kunin ang susi*

Paulo: *nagtataka*

Ken: Hi, love. Pupunta lang ako sa school ni Lemon.

Paulo: *nabahala* What? Anong nangyari?

Ken: Nasa guidance ang anak nating magaling—

Paulo: ANO? ANONG PINAGGAGAWA NIYA SA SCHOOL?

Ken: Chill ka lang, mahal. Ganito kasi. Binully nila si Lemon. Syempre, tinuruan ko iyon kung paano lumaban. Ayaw kong gagawin lang siyang punching bag ano.

Paulo: Anong itinuturo mo sa bata habang wala ako, Ken? *glares deadly*

Ken: *swallowed nervously* Lovey ko, dito ka lang. Ako na ang susundo—

Paulo: HINDI! GO, DRIVE! BILISAN MO!

Ken: Ito lang iyong faster mo na nakakatakot, mahal *naiiyak na*

Paulo: HUWAG MO AKONG NILALANDI! HINDI PA TAYO TAPOS!

Ken: *hindi alam kung matatawa o maiiyak na sa takot*

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Paulo: What did you really do, Lemon?

Lemon: I took a book and smashed it at my classmate's face.

Paulo: *squeezing his eyes* Baby, it's bad. It's not a good deed for a child like you. You should've not done that.

Lemon: *started crying again*

Ken: Mahal, tama na—

Paulo: *glares at him*

Ken: ...

Paulo: Why did you do it?

Lemon: He said his Mom told him I'm kawawa raw because I don't have a mommy. He also said I'm nakakatawa because I have two daddy. I got mad and I am tamad na po mag-explain sa kanya so I picked up my book and slap it to him kasi Papa Ken said books are words too *hiccuping*

Paulo in mind: Good job, Lemon. I'm so proud of you.

Paulo: Hey, baby girl... kahit na. It's not still the right way to get back on him. That's rude.

Ken: *umirap* Lemon, go to your room muna.

Paulo: What? No—

Ken: *ushered Lemon to go* Sige na. I'll talk to Daddy.

Lemon: I'm sorry, Daddy Pau... I won't do it again. I'm sorry.

Paulo: *hugs Lemon* It's okay, baby.

Lemon: *walking away while crying heavily*

Paulo: *nanghina*

Ken: Bakit ka ba ganiyan sa bata? Kita mo na ngang umiiyak tapos pinapagalitan mo pa!

Paulo: Anong gusto mong gawin ko? I-tolerate ang ginawa niya? We both know na mali iyon. She needs to know na hindi tamang manakit ng kaklase niya sa kahit ano mang dahilan.

Ken: Pero, mahal—

Paulo: She also needs to know na hindi lahat ng itinuturo mo, tama. Ken naman, kapag ako ang nakatoka kay Lemon, hindi naman ganiyan ang mga itinuturo ko sa kaniya.

Ken: I'm sorry.

Paulo: *grabs the key*

Ken: *nataranta*

Paulo: Umalis ka sa dinadaanan ko.

Ken: S-Saan ka pupunta?

Paulo: Bibilhan ng carrot cake ang bata. I'll say sorry later. I felt bad about it.

Ken: Sama ako.

Paulo: Sinong maiiwan sa anak natin?

Ken: *scratch his back* Kiss ko muna.

Paulo: Landi mo—hmpf...

Ken: Uwi agad. Love you. Sagad.

Paulo: G-Gago!

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Maldie: Hi, Paulo? Napadayo ka yata?

Paulo: Oo nga eh. Sinadya talaga kita rito.

Maldie: *napataas ang kilay* Talaga? Nandito ka ba to say sorry for my son?

Paulo: Of course. I wanna say sorry to him sa gagawin ko.

Maldie: *swallow* U-Uh... haha. What kind of book you're holding?

Paulo: *smiled sweetly* *brought up the book and throws it to her face harshly*

Maldie: *gasped unbelievably* HOW FUCKING DARE YOU?!

Paulo: Tell your son... I'm sorry. Bye.

Maldie: COME BACK HERE!

Paulo: Next time, turuan mo ng magandang asal ang anak mo. It's rude to blabber things in front of other people's faces.

Maldie: How dare you lecture me on how to raise a child? What do you know about parenting, you faggot?

Paulo: I know more than you know. I know how to teach my child well. Hindi iyong tinuturuan kong mambastos ang anak ko ng ibang tao. Wala ka ring galang kaya siguro lumaki ang anak mo na walang respeto!

Maldie: BUMALIK KA RITO! HINDI PA AKO TAPOS SA'YONG UNGGOY KA!

Paulo: *chuckling while driving away*

Maldie: *humihikbi* *looks at the book's title*

"Oh, To Be a Homophobic, Vol. 1"

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[Fetching Lemon at school]

Ken: Lovey? Bakit umiiwas si Maldie sa'yo?

Paulo: Ha? Ewan.

Ken: Galit pa rin ba siya? Lemon said sorry na kaya kahapon.

Paulo: I bet she's not. Umiiwas lang siya. Mas maganda ako sa kaniya eh.

Ken: *chuckles* Mismo, mahal. Pinakamaganda ka sa lahat.

Paulo: *smirks at Maldie's retreating back*

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// so far, it's my longest entry here but it's also my favorite hahahahaha

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