Bad Boy

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"Hi! What brings you up here? Come in."

"Sige. Thank you. I brought food."

"Thanks! Can you eat that though? Hihi..."

"I also brought food that I can eat so we can have dinner together. Thank you nga pala, Meng, kasi kahit short notice you still let me come here."

"Ano ba? You're not a stranger to my home, RJ. You can go here anytime na gusto mo. Tsaka you're leaving for HongKong na di ba? One month din yun. Siyempre I won't let your offer to spend some time with me pass. Rare opportunity yun. Hahaha..."

"Meng..."

"Uy! Ang seryoso mo naman. Joke kasi yun. So? Are you excited? This is it! HongKong for a month for a movie shoot! You've waited for this for so long."

"Excited na but not as excited as I was for Como... With you..."

"..."

"..."

"Uhm... Oo. We had a great time there noh? But... You know this is a much much bigger project for you. Star Cinema oh! For sure na quality major blockbuster hit na yan with Direj Cathy pa and Kath. That's like Wow! Fantastic baby!"

"..."

"Grabe siya. Hinayaan lang akong sumayaw mag-isa talaga? Di man lang tumawa. Gutom ka na noh? Teka. Ihain ko lang to."

"I'll help you."

"Okay... Oo nga pala. You texted about those pants na maraming bulsa na naiwan mo dito?"

"I did. Dadalhin ko sana sa biyahe."

"Wala na. I burned them."

"Uy! Di nga?"

"Joke lang ulit. Andiyan na sa paper bag. Naka-ready na. As well as some of your shirts that I found in my closet. What is with you tonight? Hindi ako makapag-joke sa'yo. Are you nervous about working with a different production na karamihan hindi mo kilala?"

"A little... yeah... Pero hindi yun."

"Hmm... This looks serious. Is this about the role? I mean I know you've been preparing for this for months. So don't be too nervous about it. You're ready and you're Alden Richards. You know. Just THE Best Actor in the country."

"Uy! Hindi naman. Ikaw talaga. Biased opinion yang sa'yo."

"So what? I can be a biased friend with honest opinions, right?"

"Sige na nga. Haha... Thank you for your confidence in me pero kinakabahan pa din ako."

"I know. Ikaw din naman ang nagsabi sa akin na okay lang kabahan nang konti para laging gagalingan di ba?"

"Yes... Tama. But it's still not that."

"Then what is it, RJ? Talk to me."

"I... I'm not sure if tama pa bang sabihin ko to."

"Jay, come on. It's me. You can tell me anything. You tell me everything."

"I do... I did..."

"Akala ko ba nothing's changed between us? We just broke up but we're still good friends. Best friends even. I mean I know you know me more than anyone. I know that I tell you more about my life than anyone in my family and out. I know that you're the person that I will call for a shovel, an old carpet, a fake passport and a disguise without anyone knowing whatever happened."

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