#MNLYwp
the song i listened to (on repeat) while writing this chapter (for the vibes hahaha):
scott street - phoebe bridgers 😄
one chapter muna. 🤍
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SCRIPT/DIALOGUE
EXT. FELICIA GARDENS LAKE PARK, LAKESIDE BRIDGE — DAY
SANTI
What... did you say?
SANTI
Ginn—face me. Julienne. What did you say?
Ginny shakes her head. Santi tries to get a hold of her wrist but takes a step backward.
Tears continue to fall down her cheeks.
GINNY
(voice breaking)
Would you have left me, too?
SANTI
...What?
Ginny covers her mouth with her palm. She closes her eyes, letting the tears fall. Harder.
GINNY
Sorry. I'm sorry... I'm so sorry. I didn't come home.
GINNY
I'm sorry.
GINNY
Please. I'm sorry.
GINNY
I'm sorry. I'm never enough.
SANTI
No. That's not fucking true. Ginn—please.
GINNY
(shaking her head, crying)
I'm so sorry. Please.
Santi takes a step forward and pulls Ginny, wrapping his arms around her. He rests his chin on the top her head, letting the tears cascade down his cheeks.
He feels Ginny cry harder.
SANTI
(closed eyes, crying)
Julienne.
SANTI
(voice breaking)
Please.
SANTI
Ang sakit-sakit na.
SANTI
Tama na. Stop crying, please... Nandito na. Nandito lang. Hindi naman aalis.
Santi caresses Ginny's hair as she rests her head in the crook of his neck.
SANTI
What happened? Were you... pregnant?
Ginny breaks free from the embrace. She faces Santi and shakes her head.
GINNY
(smiling sadly)
If I were... I would've come home.
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More of Nothing, Less of You
RomanceGinny married Santi at twenty-seven, barely knowing anything but love. A year later, Santi bought a three-storey house away from the city, standing still by the shore. Three years later, the house remained the same the way it was; lilac painted wall...
