Fool Again (Love in Paris # 7)

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INT. CAR - EVENING

6:48 p.m.

HARLEY
Tita? Okay lang po ba si Marty? Bakit po siya nilalagnat?

UNA
I'm not sure kaya ipapa-check up na rin natin. Pero kasi weak talaga immune system ni Marty. Sa kanilang tatlo, siya talaga 'yong sakitin and mabilis maka contract ng virus.

HARLEY
Palagi po 'to nangyayari?

UNA
Minsan. Last year two times siyang nagkasakit dahil sa respiratory infection. Pero thankfully, mabilis din naman gumaling.

Marty breathed deep while she was curled up and hugging Maddie at the backseat while they were on their way to the hospital. Her asthma was acting up too so she kept on sniffing and sneezing.

HARLEY
Si Uly po? Hindi naman po siya sakitin?

UNA
Hindi. Si Marty lang talaga. Bihira lang si Uly and Maddie.

MADDIE
Mommy, deretso na raw ba si Daddy sa ospital? Or may ipadadaan ka raw sa bahay? Nag-text daw siya sa 'yo.

UNA
Ah, wait. Sige. Ako na magre-reply kay Daddy.

MARTY
Ate . . .

MADDIE
Yes, bb?

MARTY
Yakap mo lang ako. 'Wag ka gumalaw din, nahihilo ako.

MADDIE
Okay, okay. Sorry. Nag-message kasi si Daddy, e.

MARTY
Ate, 'yong aircon, pataasan.

MADDIE
Pinakamataas na 'yong thermostat.

MARTY
Paiwas sa akin, Ate.

MADDIE
Nakaiwas na rin.

MARTY
Ang lamig . . .

The thermometer she had in her underarm beeped.

UNA
Maddie, patingnan. Tinatanong ni Doc.

MADDIE
38.3 temp niya.

UNA
Ilan 'yong kanina before siya uminom ng gamot?

HARLEY
38.7 po, Tita.

UNA
Okay.

MARTY
Ate, yakap.

MADDIE
Ito na. Malapit na tayo, bb.

UNA
Hindi ka ba nasusuka, anak?

MARTY
Hindi. Hilo lang.

UNA
Okay. Nahihirapan kang huminga?

MARTY
Opo.

UNA
Sige. Sinabi ko na kay Doc. Baka respiratory infection daw ulit pero mas okay kung magpapa-lab ka raw.

MARTY
Kukuhanan ba ako ng dugo?

UNA
Yes. Pati chest x-ray.

Marty groaned at the confirmation. She's used to it by now but she really hates needles.

HARLEY
Drop ko na lang po kayo sa may lobby. Hanap lang ako ng parking.

MARTY
Ayaw.

MADDIE
Bakit, bb?

MARTY
Sabay- sabay tayo, please?

HARLEY
Okay.