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WED | 9:10 PM

Kylie:
kuya?

Kai:
Kylie.

Kylie:
did you and mom fight?

Kai:
Oo.

Kylie:
😲
so that's why

Kylie:
she's crying so much
she's angry
seething kind of angry
and dad's angry that she's angry

Kylie:
don't come home muna
dad wants you to come home
he's asking me to text you
but

Kylie:
don't come

Kylie:
what did you fight about?

Kai:
Wala, Kylie. Wag mo nang alamin.
Intindihin mo na lang pag-aaral mo.
Bantayan mo si Mama.

Kylie:
you're leaving me in the dark ugh 🙄
but ok ok
don't come home
i don't want you and dad to away again

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WED | 9:45 PM

Dad:
Umuwi ka rito. Ano bang problema mo? Di na nakakatuwa kung pano ka sumagot-sagot samin ng mama mo.

Kai:
I'm not coming home. Don't waste your time forcing me.

Dad:
Nagiging bastos ka nang bata ka.
Bakit mo pinagsalitaan nang ganon ang mama mo? Bakit ka nakialam sa pamilya niya?
Ganyan ka ba pinalaki? Sinayang mo lahat ng tinuro namin sayo. Wala kang galang!
Binigay namin sayo ang lahat at yan ang igaganti mo? At para sa ano? Dahil lang sa babae?
I'm so disappointed in you, Kairos.

Kai:
I'm disappointed in all of you.
You taught me not to take shit from anyone, didn't you?
Ngayon na bumalik na sa inyo, magagalit kayo?

Kai:
Look, Pa.
I don't want to escalate this further.
Mag-usap-usap tayo pag handa na kayong makinig.
Nothing short of that will make me come back.

Kai:
I'm old enough to make my decisions.
If you can't respect me, we have no business being in each other's lives.
I'm not that weak boy you used to lock in the basement anymore.

Dad:
Yumayabang ka na ha. Bakit? Ano na ba ang maipagmamalaki mo?

Kai:
I'm more capable than you think.
I'm done trying to prove myself to you.
I don't need you in my life kaya wag nyo kong pilitin na iwan kayo.
Let me live my life the way I want. Pabayaan nyo na ko.
For once, Pa.
Magtiwala kayo na kaya ko na. You raised me. You of all people should know what I can do.
Kung di nyo kayang magtiwala sakin, wala na kong magagawa. We're better off without each other kesa unti-unti nyong masira natitira ko pang respeto sa inyo.