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WED | 5:00 AM

Kairos:
Good morning, baby :)

Kairos:
Heading out to gym. Nakatulog ka ba kagabi?

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Ollie San Martino
WED | 8:22 AM

Kai:
Hey. Can we talk?

Ollie San Martino:
Sup, dude?
I heard you were drinking with Spiro last night. You weren't with Mills?

Kai:
Hindi nga.

Ollie San Martino:
So just you and Spiro? Plot twist of the century, huh. What do you wanna talk about?
It's about Mills, isn't it? I was just about to ask you nga sana.
I called her last Saturday but she wasn't in the mood to hang out.

Kai:
Nagkausap kayo? Kamusta siya?

Ollie San Martino:
Gloomy if that's the right term for it.
But that's expected since everything's fresh. 
Mom's asking her to come over but she said no.

Kai:
Pakikamusta naman ulit. Baka pag ikaw, makipagkita sayo.

Ollie San Martino:
What do you mean?
Di ba kayo nagkikita?

Kai:
She broke up with me.
Wala akong paraan para kamustahin lagay niya.
Wala akong contact sa mga kaibigan niya. Ayokong ipasa kay Malee. Baka lalong umiwas sa mga kaibigan si Milly.

Ollie San Martino:
You broke up?
Shit why? So sudden?

Kai:
Hindi niya sinabi kung bakit. Binigla na lang din ako.

Ollie San Martino:
Shit. That's so Mills, shutting people out so suddenly. How are you holding up?
Also, I don't know how to reach Ran but I think I have Neve's contact pa. If I message Mills directly, she'll likely just give me the same spiel.
I'll update you.

Kai:
Pasuyo.
Salamat.

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WED | 8:30 AM

Ollie:
Hey Mills?
I'm free to hang this weekend. Wanna hit the road like old times? Just thought I'd take you out since it's been a while. Hit me up, okay?

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WED | 8:44 AM

Ollie:
Hey, Ollie here.
Good morning. Do you by any chance have any update on Mills?

Neve:
Nag-aalala ka rin?
Ako nga rin 😥
'Di ko pa rin alam kamusta siya kasi 'di kami kinakausap masyado. Kahit sa GC, 'di gano'n ka-active. Sabi ni Master, busy sa paggawa ng kanta. Bukas pa 'ko pupunta sa kanila. Doon ko pa lang malalaman talaga 😥

Ollie:
That bad, huh?
If you don't know what's up, then that's even worrying. Mills never really shut you both out.
Who's with her? Is Ran still rooming with her?

Neve:
Yes, doon pa.
Ipakamusta ko ba?

Ollie:
Yes please.
Kai's asking and I'm worried din. She didn't answer me kasi.
Kahit later na. She's probably still asleep.

Neve:
Oki, balikan na lang kita.
Baka tulog pa rin kasi si Master. Naka-leave din kasi 'yon ngayon.

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WED | 11:11 AM

Kairos:
Baby. Are you up?
Kain na.

Kairos:
I'm making my lunch.
What's yours?

Kairos:
Kung gising ka na, sabayan mo ko :)

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WED | 12:14 PM

Unknown:
Master, gising na ba kayo?

Ran:
gising na ulit
dito nikson
huwayy? 
milleh, oo rin
naririnig ko sa kwarto tumutugtog ng violin
nagpapraktis yata?

Unknown:
Kamusta kayo?
Kumain na ba kayo ng lunch?

Ran:
yas
kumain kanina
dinalhan kami lugaw ni nikson
pero konti lang
may sakit din si milleh
nilalagnat
sumuka nga kanina

Unknown:
Ayan na nga ba sinasabi ko. Parehas na kayo nagkasakit 😣
Nagsiinom na ba kayo ng mga gamot?

Ran:
kalma xD
ako likod lang
at uu uminom na
nasobrahan lang ako kayuyuko kahapon kasi may tinapos akong cover
expected na rin naman kaya nga meh nagleave :)))
si milleh, sa stress at fatigue yan
pag talaga bumibigat ang utak, sumusunod din ang katawan
gamot, oo rin
uminom na tapos kumain
tas sumuka ulit
kaya pinakain at pinainom ulit ni nikson
siya talaga di ako coz i can't take care of people chz xD

Unknown:
Hayst. Tapos tumutugtog pa rin? Naku! Hindi na lang magpahinga! Talaga naman si be!! Buti na lang nandyan si Dropbox!!

Ran:
ayaw paawat ih
di ko na pinigilan kung yan tingin niya makakatulong para sa peace of mind niya
saka kumain naman kahapon
pati kagabi
sadyang dinapuan lang din ng sakit ngayon

Unknown:
Hayst! 😣
Pakibantayan na lang inom ng gamot.
Baka makalimutan niya na naman. Ikaw din, kumain ka nang maayos. 'Wag uminom ng gamot nang walang laman ang tiyan. Lalo kang magkakasakit n'yan.

Ran:
putek
inaalagaan ko naman sarili ko!!
batet seym na seym kayo ng sinasabi ni nikson!!

Ran:
pero de sige mag-aalarm ako xD
dito naman nikson
kaya niya na to xD

Unknown:
Haynako. Bibilisan ko na nga punta d'yan.
Kailangan n'yo na talaga ng bantay, mga anak 😣

Ran:
yay free food xD

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WED | 1:55 PM

Neve:
Hi! Sorry now lang. Galing lang sa meeting.
May sakit daw si be. Nilalagnat. Ang kulit nga kasi hindi nagpapahinga. Sumuka na't lahat.
Pero nando'n naman sina Master at Nixon kaya may nagbabantay naman. Uwi na lang din ako doon tonight para ma-check ko rin. Balitaan kita.

Ollie:
She's sick? I'm not even surprised 😕
After all that fiasco last time, it's bound to happen.
Aryt! Thanks, Neve!
Keep me posted na lang.

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Ollie San Martino
WED | 2:10 PM

Ollie San Martino:
Dude, Milly's sick.

Kai:
Ulo niya?

Ollie San Martino:
Fever.
Her friends are with her though, so don't worry. They'll look after her.

Kai:
Uminom na ba ng gamot?

Ollie San Martino:
I dunno, man. I wasn't able to ask.
I would assume that yeah she did na since her friends are there din naman.

2:14 PM

Kai:
This is hard.
Hindi ko na alam gagawin ko.
Ang hirap nang ganito.
Looking after her is my responsibility. Ang hirap na inaasa ko pa sa iba.

Ollie San Martino:
That's Mills, man. That's always how she's been.
I'm sure you already know this, but she's not the type to depend on anyone. She's been used to being alone most of her life kaya nga as her friends, we can't help but dote on her a little even though she has the tendency to push people away like this.
I try to be there, but even I don't know everything she's going through.
She has the knack of distancing herself talaga when things get rough for her because she hates being an inconvenience.

Kai:
Hindi naman siya pabigat sakin.

Ollie San Martino:
Neither sakin but it's hard getting that point across when that's all she's ever known to do.

Ollie San Martino:
Honestly, I'm worried too. Lolo Enrico's like the only thing holding her together since her lola passed away.
Now that he's gone, I don't know how much this will affect her.
How was she when she was still with you? How bad was it?

Kai:
Di ko rin alam pano ipapaliwanag.
It's like she died along with him.
I don't even know where to begin picking up the pieces because she's just too different since then.
Parang hindi yung nakilala ko.

Kai:
Paano ba siya nong namatay ang lola niya?

Ollie San Martino:
I wasn't there pa that time e.
But I've seen bits of how she grieved. She will talk about her readily. She shares that much. But there are parts of her lola that's always been offlimits. Like you get to know her kasi di naman masikreto si Mills. But you just know some things have been left unsaid.

Kai:
Tulad ng piano niya.

Ollie San Martino:
Yeah and Lolo Enrico.
Did you know no one is allowed to contact her whenever she's with him?
Her time with him is really sacred to her.

Kai:
I know that.

Kai:
Anong gagawin ko?

Kai:
Ang hirap maghintay kung alam kong di rin naman siya maayos. Hindi ako mapakali lalo na ngayon.

Ollie San Martino:
We can't suffocate her though. We'll only push her away.
I'd try to see her but no guarantees. This is all so new to me too.
We can only trust that she's strong enough to pull through this on her terms.

Kai:
Yan na nga ang mahirap.
Mag-isa na naman.

Ollie San Martino:
You really love her, it's nice to see.
And she loves you right back.

Kai:
Pano mo nasabi?

Ollie San Martino:
I know Mills more than I know myself, dude.
I know that she's been a different person since you came into her life. It's like everything's brighter with her. That's on top of the fact that we see how she looks at you.
It's love, man. You don't see it?
It's unfortunate that these accidents happened. But I trust her heart. And I trust you.
You'll get through this. Just take care too, kay? I know she won't want you to overwork yourself din.

Kai:
Salamat.
Pakialagaan na lang muna si Milly hanggat di pa ako pwede.
Mas haharapin ka non kesa sakin.

Ollie San Martino:
I will.
I love her too.
I just wish she knows how to accept our care.
Anyway, don't worry na. Neve's going there tonight. She'll look after our Mills. Look after yourself din.

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WED | 2:18 PM

Kairos:
Baby. Yung kasunduan natin wag mong kalimutan.
Alagaan mo kung ano ang akin.
Hindi ako mapalagay pag may dinaramdam ka.

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Ollie San Martino
WED | 5:26 PM

Kai:
Can you ask her friend to go down?

Ollie San Martino:
Go down where?

Kai:
Sa lobby ng condo nila.
Nagdala lang ako ng pagkain at gamot.

Ollie San Martino:
Damn. Naunahan mo ko.
Aryt, wait.

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WED | 5:55 PM

Kairos:
May pinaabot ako kay Nixon. Nagsuka ka raw. Inumin mo nang di ka madehydrate.
Puro ka rin daw tugtog sa kwarto mo.

Kairos:
Tama na trabaho, Milly.

Kairos:
Kung ayaw mong mag-alala ko, tama na muna yan. Go to bed. Magpahinga ka.

Kairos:
I'll check on you tonight.

Kairos:
Hope you don't mind that I asked for Nixon's number.
Ayokong dumiretso sa mga kaibigan mong babae.
He's staying there. I'll ask him for updates.
Wag ka magalit sa kanila.

Kairos:
Eat your dinner.
I made that for you.

Kairos:
No violins for you until you're recovered. Alright?

Kairos:
Read the note.
I love you.

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