Fool Again (Love in Paris # 7)

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[Messenger]

Passenger Princess 👑

1:49 p.m.

Marty
Malapit na pala ako
Red light

Harley
👍
Buksan ko na garahe

Marty
Ikaw mag park nito please
Nakakatamad

Harley
Hahahaha
Okay bee

INT. LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOON

2:01 p.m.

HARLEY
Okay lang ba sa kuwarto tayo?

MARTY
Ha? Sa kuwarto? Nino?

HARLEY
Kuwarto ko. Maingay kasi dito sa sala naglalaro mga pinsan ko. 'Di ako makaka-concentrate ng gawa.

MARTY
Teka, sure ka ba? Okay lang? 'Di nakakahiya kila tita mo na papasok ako sa kuwarto mo?

HARLEY
'Di naman. Madalas din doon kami gumagawa nila Winnie. Maingay kasi talaga dito sa sala puro bata.

MARTY
Pangalawa mo na 'yan, Harley, ha? Hindi nga ako katulad nila Ate Winnie, s'yempre iba pa rin 'yon.

HARLEY
Hala—

MARTY
Sinasabi ko na talaga sa 'yo.

HARLEY
Okay, okay, saglit. Papaalam ulit ako. Dito ka muna.

MARTY
Good.

Harley left for awhile to the kitchen to ask his aunt for permission who was currently making merienda for them.

Marty was left in the living room watching his cousins play video games when one of them handed her a controller.

LIANNE
Ate, laro mo 'ko. Daya niya, e.

MARTY
Po? Ako maglalaro para sa 'yo?

LIANNE
Opo.

Marty obliged with the little girl's request. She was playing on her behalf, not noticing Harley emerging back from the kitchen.

HARLEY
Bee, okay na.

Marty nodded.

MARTY
Tapusin ko lang 'tong isang game.

HARLEY
Okay.

He sat on the armrest of the sofa, resting his arm around her shoulder while watching her play with his cousins.

LIANNE
Ayan! Winner ako, talo ka!

LEWIS
Ikaw madaya, nagpalaro ka kay Ate, e!

Lewis also turned to Marty to give him his controller.

LEWIS
Ate, laro mo rin ako!

HARLEY
Kayo na ni Lianne maglaro. Mag-aaral na kami ni Ate.

LEWIS
Daya!

MARTY
Later na lang laro ulit tayo, okay?

LIANNE
Okay! Thank you, Ate!

HARLEY
Mangungulit na 'yang dalawa sa 'yo mamaya.

MARTY
Okay lang. Baba na lang ako ulit mamaya.

HARLEY
Gano'n?

MARTY
Bakit?

HARLEY
Wala. Kapag nakipaglaro ka na kasi sa kanila, 'di ka na paaalisin no'ng dalawa do'n.

There was a slight frowning around his lips and Marty immediately understood what it was.

MARTY
Oo na, sige na. Hindi na.

He opened the door for her and Marty roamed her eyes around his room. The walls were painted in eggshell white, and there were bond papers pasted on his wall.

MARTY
Formula?

HARLEY
Oo. Sa solid mensuration pati sa calculus dati. Bawal kasi formula card kaya kailangan kabisado. Nilagay ko d'yan para kapag nakalimutan ko, iisipin ko lang kuwarto ko tapos kung nasaang banda ng pader 'yong formula na kailangan ko.

MARTY
Ah . . . edi matagal na pala 'to? 'Di mo pa inaalis?

HARLEY
Ayaw ko na rin alisin. Kasi baka kailangan ko rin ulit 'yan para sa boards.

MARTY
Ay, oo nga pala. May board exam ka pa.

HARLEY
Oo. Upo ka na lang muna sa dito sa office chair, ayusin ko lang saglit 'yong kama.

MARTY
Okay.

Marty sat down for a while, watching him clean out his stuff on the bed—transferring everything on his study table. Doon din kasi gumagawa si Harley kanina.

MARTY
Akin na si Ambee.

HARLEY
Ayan.

Marty smiled, squishing and hugging Ambee in her arms.

HARLEY
Ako rin, bee.

MARTY
Anong ikaw rin?

HARLEY
Yakap.