Kwarto - Act 1, Scene 1 (Part 3)

(Vignette over monologue or monologue over vignette... However way you would like to put it. Ganon parin. Tagal na nito, meeeen.)

WINTER

At ayun na nga. Pinaghiwalay na kami. Gusto kong mag-wala ng binigay sa'min ang seatplan.

(Winter turns into The Hulk and tears up the classroom.)

Pero mabait ako eh.

(Winter accepts seat plan and smiles.)

Pagkaupong-pagkaupo ko gusto kong umiyak dahil hindi si Summer ang katabi ko.

(Winter sobbing literal buckets of tears while his new seatmate looks on.)

Pero macho ako, eh. Kaya't tinanggap ko na lang na ganon talaga.

Ok naman... Makikita ko parin naman s'ya sa class, eh.

(Winter waves "Hi", but Summer doesn't seem to notice.)

Makakausap ko parin naman s'ya pag may assignment.

(Winter tries to talk to Summer, but she is surrounded by other friends.)

...At makakasama ko parin naman sya pag lunch.

(Winter sits next to Summer. Turns his back to take his baon from his bag and offers her a sandwich. When he turns around, she is no longer there. In fantasy, Winter screams in frustration ala Stanley screaming "Stella" in A Streetcar Named Desire.)

...Na-depress na naman ako.

(Winter comes home from school)

Winter's Mom

Anak! Pagsabihan mo nga itong kapatid mong si Snow... Nagb-boyfriend na. Ang bata bata pa.

Snow

Mommy... Ano ba? Textmate lang eh, boyfriend na agad.

Winter

(Super litanya)

Snow, kung sino man yang ka-text mo... Sabihin mo sa kanya, wag s'yang torpe... Dahil hindi n'ya alam kung kelan ka biglang ililipat ng cellphone provider at hinding hindi ka na n'ya makakatext kahit kailan. At pag nangyari yun, hindi n'ya malalaman kung iiyak s'ya o magd-dabog o mababaliw o maglilitanya sa pamilya n'yang wala namang kinalaman sa storya. (Slams room door.)

Winter's Mom

Eyng?

Snow

(Whispers while texting.)

Wag ka daw torpe sabi ni Kuya.

Winter's Mom

Akin na nga yang cellphone na yan.

Hindi ko maintindihan... Ayoko naman talaga kay Summer. In fact bwiset na bwiset ako sa kanya.

(Summer tickles Winter.)

Nakakainis s'ya.

(Summer copies from Winter's test paper and smiles adorably at him.)

Naiinis ako sa kanya.

(Summer smokes surreptitiously inside the classroom and when the teacher catches her, she points to Winter.)

Nakakainis talaga s'ya.

...Pero nam-miss ko s'ya.

Yung amoy ng buhok n'ya pag umaga... Parang pinaghalong kape at cinnamon na may konting yosi.

(Summer sits down next to Winter and her hair flows in slow motion.)

Yung amoy n'ya... Oo, tama. Nam-miss ko yung amoy n'ya. At dahil ayoko parin i-admit sa sarili ko na mahal ko na s'ya... Inisip ko na baka tinamaan lang ako sa amoy na yun.

...Kaya nagsimula akong magkape.

(Winter drinks coffee and grimaces at the taste. "Ang pakla", he mutters, but continues to drink.)

...Ang tagal kong hinanap sa palengke, grocery, at kung sa'n sa'n pa yun Cinnamon.

(Winter in the market smelling all types of spices.)

...At nung nahanap ko bumili ako ng isang kilo.

(Winter comes in from buying the groceries.)


Winter

Mommy! Andito na ang pinabili mo.

Winter's Mom

Salamat, anak. O tikman mo 'tong sinigang, favorite mo.

Winter

Tastes... Sarap!

(Hides cinnamon behind his back and places it in sinigang when his Mom isn't looking.)

(At dinner)

Winter

Sarap mo talaga magluto, Mommy!

(The rest of the family grimaces.)

Winter's Mom

Ba't gan'to lasa nito?

(Fast forward to a few weeks)

Winter's Dad

Honey, wag kang magagalit... Pero baket laging lasang cinnamon ang pagkain natin?

Winter's Mom

Hindi ko alam. Buong kusina nilinis ko na hindi ko alam kung sa'n nanggagaling yan.


At nagsimula na rin akong manigarilyo.

(Winter smokes cigarette and coughs.)

After about two months naging ok na ako. Ok na ok na talaga...

(In slow motion, Winter comes to school looking like a bad boy, drinking coffee and smoking a cigarette.)

Summer? Pfsh. Summer who?

(Winter continues walking like a badboy, until his walk is halted by a teacher who scolds him in a high screechy fastforward voice. And he goes back looking like he used to.)

...Pero totoo ok na talaga ako.

...Ok na sana.

Until dumating si Sunny.

(Sunny walks into the classroom. And love theme from Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet plays. All the girls swoon.)

...At itinabi s'ya kay Summer.

Pero actually ok pa non. Magkatabi lang naman sila eh...

Until...

(In slow motion, a close up of Summer's finger comes closer to Sunny's side to tickle him like she used to tickle Winter. Heartbeat sounds, and Winter's eyes widen and in fantasy he screams "Noooo..." in slow motion.)

Ginawa n'ya kay Sunny lahat ng ginagawa n'ya sa'kin noon.

...Hindi ko alam kung anong gagawin ko.

(Winter smokes a bunch of cigarettes.)

...Baket ba ako nagkakaganto?

(Winter drinks coffee. Waaaayyy too much. And he is seen as on edge and nervous.)

...Baket?

(Winter sniffs cinnamon. Isn't content. He starts eating it by the spoonful.)

Na-miss ko s'ya.

Mahal ko s'ya.

...Hanggang sa hindi ko na nakayanan... Umamin ako sa kanya.


(Winter approaches Summer)

Winter

Pwede ba tayong mag-usap?

Summer

Oui. (Smiles adorably.)

Winter

(Kinilig, but goes on.) Summer, mahal kita. Hindi ko kayang mabuhay ng wala ka. Nababaliw na ako kakaisip sa'yo...

Summer

(Looks at him disapprovingly and says) You're that guy.

Winter

What guy?

Summer

The guy who doesn't know what he's got until it's gone. Ba't ngayon mo lang sinasabi 'to sa'kin? Patay na patay ako sa'yo last year, hindi mo ako pinapansin. (Starts speaking in French.) I'm over you. I've been trying to get over you for the longest time. Tapos ngayon ka mai-inlove sa'kin? Bonne chance.

(Summer walks away and it starts to rain.)

Winter

(Looks on in confusion) Ano daw? (Looks up at the sky) Baket ba kailangan umulan pag dramatic ang scene??? BAKET??? BAKET?!?!