We started with Clark taking a rest after fetching water for
Leah’s neighbors. Leah handed him a cool drink and wiped away his sweat as she
asked Clark why he had done it.
Clark
told her that Tolayts had given him tips on how to court someone. Leah told him
that he did not need to court her but Clark told her that he was doing it for
her father. Leah asked him not to do too much because Mr. Sol might end up asking
him not to leave. Clark commented that it was what he wanted.
Mr. Sol interrupted them and said that it was time for
dinner; adding that it was enough showing off for the day… Clark felt bad and asked Tolayts what else he
could do to win over Mr. Sol. Tolayts told him to fix things in the house and
help out with chores. Clark helped fix a broken cupboard and even helped Leah
with the laundry.
Aunt Jack decided to hide Jigs’ passport and return ticket
so that he could not return to the Philippines. She called Clark and asked him what he was
doing in the Philippines. Clark told her that he had to leave to overlook some
work that a client wanted him to do and Aunt Jack asked him why he had not told
her he was leaving if it was work related. Clark told her that he did not want
to put her in a position where she would have to lie to Jigs since he would not
take it well once he knew. Aunt Jack reminded Clark about the situation with
Leah since she did not want him to fight with jigs. Clark told her that she
also needed to understand that there were things that one could not control.
Clark told Leah that he had spoken to Aunt Jack and told her
that he was there for work. He also told her not to worry about Aunt Jack since
they were doing what they had to do for her father’s sake.
Jigs refused to go to work and told Aunt Jack that he wanted
his passport back so that he could go back to the Philippines. Aunt Jack tried
to reason with him so that he could not leave but Jigs told her that if she did
not want him to leave, she should get Clark to return to America. Aunt Jack
told him that Clark could not go back since he had work but Jigs said that she
was too trusting and could not see what was happening right in front of her. He
also decided that he would find a way to return to the Philippines if Aunt Jack
did not want to help him.
Clark spent the weekend at Leah’s house and managed to win
most people over as he played with the children and sang karaoke with the
neighbors. Tiffany talked to Mr. Sol and gushed about Clark but Mr. Sol told
her that fetching a couple of buckets of water did not make him a great person.
Tiffany told him that no matter what Clark did, he was never going to see him
as a perfect man for Leah.
After the Karaoke session, Clark and Leah went to sleep and
Clark told her that he missed seeing her carefree and laughing like the way she
had been when they sang. He said that his presence was good for her and to
think that he had only been with her for two days. He wanted to stay longer so
that she could keep being happy. Leah told him that it was enough and they no
longer needed to convince her father but Clark told her that he had spoken to
Mr. Sol and he expected it of Clark so that he could prove that he was a good
husband for Leah. He asked Leah what Mr. Sol liked and she told him that he
loved his family and held work to a high
regard. Clark asked what kind of work he did and Leah told him that he drove
for a living.
Clark went and took over Mr. Sol’s Jeepney and said that he
would drive it for him. Mr. Sol was surprised and asked Leah if Clark could
drive the Jeepney. Clark insisted that he could do it and Mr. sol asked Leah to
go with him so that she could collect the money; he was not sure that Clark
could multi task.
Clark and Leah drove the Jeepney and managed to get the
day’s quota. They later went out to eat some street food and Clark told her
that it was good to work and not get tired at the end of the day because you
were with the one you love. Leah told Clark about her dream of buying back her
father’s jeep as well as their house but it seemed as if it would not be
possible. Clark asked her if she had given up going back to America after they
had worked so hard for her green Card. Leah said that everything in America
reminded her of all the things that their mother had done.
Clark finally had to leave and Mr. sol told him that he had
to return the following weekend because he had already planned something for
him. Clark said that he would return and Mr. Sol thanked him for taking care of
his Jeepney and his daughter.
After Clark left, Leah told Tiffany that she was worried
about her situation with Clark since it would only get harder for them to break
up if they kept seeing each other. As
she slept, Leah thought about how she wanted to be with Clark but she did not
want to break up his family since Jigs would not accept their relationship.
Leah went back to her job hunting and Clark managed to set
up the furniture shop which really impressed his grandmother. She gushed about
it to Aunt Jack and Jigs when they video called her and Jigs could not help but
roll his eyes when his grandmother said that Clark would restore their
business.
On Friday, Clark video called Leah to ask her what kind of
gift he could get for Mr. Sol when he visited them on Saturday but Leah told
him not to go there because she no longer wanted to pretend with her father and
she had a lot of problems. Clark told her that he would help her with all her
problems and Leah said that if he wanted to help, he could do so by not visiting
their house
.
Jigs managed to get the money to buy a ticket back to the
Philippines by selling his shoes and gadgets. He found his passport among Aunt
Jack’s things and was just about to leave when Aunt Jack arrived. He told her
that he was going back to the Philippines and there was nothing she could do to
stop him. Aunt Jack had enough of trying to convince him so she took out his
suitcase and threw it out. She told Jigs that if his sole purpose in life was
to chase after Leah, then he could leave. She complained about all that she had
to do to get Jigs to America so that he could make something for himself but if
Leah was more important to him, he could go. Jigs felt guilty and tried to talk
to her but a crying Aunt Jack went into the bedroom and slammed the door behind
him. That was where we ended…
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