Episode 27
We started with Phil bringing Miggy and Pinang their wish
bracelets. He was a little surprised by Pinang’s pimple but dismissed it and
moved along to his task.
Nars was excited about it and he told Miggy and Pinang the
myth behind the bracelets; that every color symbolized something. Miggy wanted
Pinang to get the bracelet symbolizing love but Pinang said she did not want
it, rather she wanted one for wisdom and strength. They each had to choose
three of them and then the person giving it to them; Phil would tie the
bracelets on them as they said a wish for each bracelet. If the bracelets came
off on their own, then it meant that the wishes would come true.
After Phil tied Miggy’s it was Pinang’s turn to have hers
tied. She gave Phil her arm and made three wishes; one for wisdom for her
upcoming bar exams, another to have more money so that she could help her
family buy the farm back and the last to have strength to take care of her
family. She took away her arm before Phil tied the last bracelet but Nars and
Miggy were there to make her finish the ritual after which Phil left them to
study.
In the morning, Pinang was getting ready to collect her duck
eggs and she grazed her arm on the duck pen when she entered so the bracelets
came off. She was overjoyed because it meant that her wishes would come true.
Phil was fetching water for his ducks when he saw her dancing and asked what
was up. Pinang happily told him that her bracelets came off and asked what would
be next after that. She wanted to know what to do with the bracelets and Phil
told her to keep them to remember him by. He corrected that she would remember him
as a friend because the situation got really weird and Pinang rushed off to
collect her eggs.
As Pinang was making her custards and Marcy prepared her
lunches, Pinang said that she wanted to go to Manila the next day to test how long
it would take them to travel there so that they could be on time for their exam
and Marcy said that it was a good idea. After delivering her custards, she met
up with Miggy and Nars to study at a café and they all agreed to go to Manila
the following morning as Pinang regaled them with the story of how she lost her
bracelets.
Phil got a text from a restaurant owner in Manila asking him
to deliver 20 ducks. Phil was delighted since he had not been able to sell them
at San Isidro. The guys told him that they could not go because they had to
work the rice fields but they would help him pack up the ducks in the morning.
Phil did not have any means of transport so he borrowed Arthur’s van.
At the café, Margaret was still mad at Julian for not
punching out her work card. Julian went to talk to her about it and told her
that the job was really important to him since his family needed the money. He
added that he would do the work for her so that she would not get tired but he
would never put himself in a position that would make him lose the job, hence
his income there. Margaret listened to him and later offered him a ride home as
a truce.
The following day, Phil packed up the ducks and hired a
driver to take him to Manila. When they stopped for gas at a petrol station, he
saw Pinang, Miggy and Nars. They were up early to go to Manila but the bus they
had taken malfunctioned and they had to wait for another one to come in an
hour. They were frustrated because of this so Nars did not hesitate to accept
Phil’s offer when he asked them to ride with him. He said that he had space for
all of them and it would not be out of his way because he was headed to Manila
too, so they went with him.
On the way, Miggy said that she was hungry so they stopped
for food. They went to an eatery and gave their orders and when they went to
sit down, Miggy and Nars grabbed seats next to each other so that Pinang would
have no choice but to sit next to Phil. They also said that they left their
phones in the van and since Phil had his, they asked him to take a selfie.
Pinang had to lean in very close to Phil to get into the frame while Miggy and
Nars asked for more photos. Pinang finally said that the ones they had were enough
so that they could eat.
As they ate, Pinang stuffed her mouth with food and Miggy
said that one had to eat slowly so she started taking smaller bites. She had
ordered pork stew which stained the teeth and Miggy asked to taste it. Nars did
too and they asked Phil to take pictures of them. After that, they made Phil
taste the pork so that he too could get a picture. Pinang teased him because he
did not seem to like the pork and even called it disgusting but he tasted it
and as Miggy and Nars took pictures of them.
Episode 28
Phil had a hard time with the pork stew and could barely
swallow it but he finally did it. After they ate, he cleared the bill and
Pinang insisted that he take a share of their money for the gas he had used.
Phil refused to accept it but Pinang said that they would have used that money
on fair anyway. Phil then said that he would only accept it if they agreed to
ride back with him to San Isidro. Nars and Miggy were okay with the idea so
Phil accepted the money.
Phil dropped them at the school and went to deliver the duck
eggs. Pinang calculated the amount of time it had taken them to get there and
it was around 3 hours so they surmised that they would have to leave San Isidro
around 3 am in the morning. Nars and Miggy went to the washroom while Pinang
stayed around the cafeteria area to get some rest.
Phil got back and called Pinang to ask her where she was. He
saw her immediately when she said that she was at the cafeteria area and
sneaked in behind her. Pinang asked him where she was and he sat right next to
her as he said that he was beside her. They were both flustered since Phil sat
too close. Phil said that the school reminded him of his mother because she
wanted him to return to school and do a business coarse. He explained that he
did not want to do it because he was already a business man and his mother only
wanted him to do it without asking him what he wanted to do. Pinang asked Phil
about how he felt being abroad with his family so far away and Phil said that
he was used to being away from his mother since she was always travelling and
working; adding that he only felt cared for when Marcy was with him at
Singapore. Pinang told him that she was planning on going abroad to work and it
would be hard for her to leave her family behind. Phil said he understood
because she was close with her family and a lot of other people would miss her
as well. He insinuated that he would miss her and Pinang got flustered. She
said that she would go find Nars and Miggy so she got up too fast and ran into
a group of guys. She fell down and Phil rushed over to pick her up. He massaged
her foot thinking she was hurt but Pinang said she was fine. Unfortunately, her
sandal strap broke but she said she would fix it with a string. She took out the
wish bracelets from Phil and Phil said that he would fix the shoe for her.
Pinang sat watching Phil as he fixed her sandal with her
foot on his lap and that was how Miggy and Nars found them when they got back.
They were too excited that they too had a quick kiss (what was up with that?!!!) but then shoved each other aside to gush
over Pinang and Phil. They referred to Pinang as Cindy (Cinderella) because Phil was fixing her shoe. After Pinang’s shoe
was fixed, they headed back to the car for the ride to San Isidro.
On the way back, they hit a bump and the car jerked them
forward. Pinang held on to Phil who was in front of her and was taken aback
when she touched Phil’s muscles. Nars and Miggy started to tease her so she
told them to shut up and sleep. Phil tried to sleep too and Pinang took the chance
to watch him since no one paid attention to her.
At school, Margaret asked Julian to go to the café with her
but he said that he was still at the library. She went there to wait for him
but Julian’s friends could not stop looking at her so he said he was done and
they left.
Phil and the rest arrived at San Isidro in the evening. Nars
and Miggy got off in town saying that they had to buy something so they left
Pinang in Phil’s care and told him to make sure she got home. When they arrived
at Pinang’s house, Phil got the door and offered his arm for Pinang to get down
but she said that she could do it by herself. Phil wanted to take her to the
house but Pinang said that she could do it on her own. She thanked him for the
ride with a wide smile on her face then went inside the house.
Emil and Marcy were surprised and asked Pinang why Phil had brought
her home. She told them about the incident with the bus then went inside. They
followed to ask more details; where Miggy and Nars were, what happened to her
sandals, whether Phil made passes at her during the trip. Pinang said that Phil
was not courting her and she had no time for a relationship because she had a
Visa interview right after her board exams. She noted that the Visa issue
slipped and she assured them that she was only exploring her options.
Nars texted Phil to send him photos from the trip and he
said he would. As he went through his phone, he was happy to see pictures of
him and Pinang.
Miggy noticed that her mother was distracted and refused to
take calls from Singapore so she asked if she was fine. Elsa told Miggy that
all she had to worry about was her exam and did not tell her what was
happening.
In the morning, Miggy called Pinang to tell her that her
mother had another idea; instead of them having to ride to Manila at 3 am, they
would check in a hotel instead. Pinang said that it would be expensive but
Miggy said that her mother already paid for them since she said that it was her
gift to them for studying hard. Elsa also spoke to Marcy and invited her to go
with them so that they could have a bonding session of their own.
As Pinang was heading out to deliver her custards, Phil said
he would show her the pictures they took from the trip. Pinang was a little
hesitant but she approached him and was laughing out loud when Mackie saw them.
He asked why they were laughing and Pinang borrowed the phone to show the
pictures to him. She handed it back immediately when they ran into pictures of
her with Phil.
Emil went to hand over his application for the farming
seminar and they said that they would inspect his farm and tell him if he was
accepted in a week’s time.
That evening, Marcy saw Phil as she arrived home and asked
when he was planning on going back to
Singapore. He said he was not sure because he was happy there. She asked if he
had a girlfriend and he said no since he
was never in any serious relationships. She asked him why and he said that he
never took it seriously but he might have found the right person to be with. He
helped her with her package then went home.
Marcy did the laundry because they were planning on going to
Manila over the weekend. Pinang did some studying to polish up then went to
make her custards since she would have to deliver them in advance for the three
days she would be away. Marcy helped her for a while but Pinang asked her to go
to sleep since she was too tired.
As Phil was working at home, his phone died and he realized
that he left his charger at Pinang’s. He went there to get it and found her
cooking so he went to help her. That was where we ended…
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