INT. / EXT. AIRPLANE, BUSINESS CLASS, 6:37 AM

The one-stop flight from Amsterdam to Manila will take about 18 hours, so Letizia wore her eye mask and prepared to sleep. She wants to make the most of her rest because she knows she will face a storm once she sets foot in Manila.

She was about to go to sleep when she felt Hannah stand up and leave. She frowned and didn't mind it when someone sat next to her. She pursed her lips when she smelled Raguel's perfume-the perfume that she memorized in their more than a month in Amsterdam.

Letizia took off her eye mask and gave Raguel questioning eyes.

LETIZIA
   What are you doing here? Seat ni Hannah 'yan.

RAGUEL
   Zia, listen.

RAGUEL
   This kept me up last night. And the other night. At nung nakaraang-nakaraang araw.

LETIZIA
   Okay...?

RAGUEL
    And I don't think na makakatulog ako unless masabi ko 'to.

LETIZIA
   Huh? What's happening, Rago?

RAGUEL
   The moment we step foot in Manila, we will face a lot of criticism, questions, and hates. But before that, I want you to know what I feel.

RAGUEL
   Z, our one month-well, more than a month-stay here in Amsterdam, made me realize many things. Ewan ko ba, pfft. Sa ilang buwan nating nagsama sa shooting sa Pinas, mas natauhan pa ako dito sa Amsterdam.

RAGUEL
  Maybe because we were able to talk here.

RAGUEL
  Pagkatapos natin mag-usap... narealize ko kung gaano ako kagago sa'yo dati. Narealize ko ang lahat ng pagkukulang ko...

RAGUEL
   At pagkatapos din natin mag-usap, napalapit tayo ulit sa isa't-isa.

RAGUEL
   After clearing our misunderstanding, after talking about the past, after knowing you again... it made me realize that I love you again.

LETIZIA
   W-What...

RAGUEL
   Ay, mali. Scratch that. I don't love you again; kasi mahal pa rin kita. Hindi kita mahal ulit dahil kahit kailan, hindi ako tumigil.

RAGUEL
   Tinabunan ko lang ng galit at inis 'yung nararamdaman ko sa'yo. Siguro kasi... deep inside... galit ako dahil sumuko ka. Dahil nakipaghiwalay ka.

RAGUEL
   Galit ako dahil mahal na mahal kita na kahit na marami nang nadadamay, kahit pati kalusugan ko apektado na, kahit kailan hindi ko naisip na hiwalayan ka...

RAGUEL
    That's why after our confrontation, the feelings that I tried so hard to hide, the feelings that I repressed for five years... resurfaced again.

RAGUEL
   [ Chuckles ] Hindi pala talaga nawala. Sinubukan ko lang itago.

RAGUEL
   Pero wala, eh. Alipin mo ako. Alipin mo pa rin ako, princess. That when you gave me your genuine smile again, when I heard you laugh again, when you called me Rago again, when you hugged me, when you cooked for me, heck, even when your brows were furrowed because you were irritated at me, all of those things made me crawl my way back to you again.

RAGUEL
    Parang tanga 'yung puso kong nabaliw ulit... at heto... parang tanga na namang sumusubok.

Letizia was just silent. Her eyes wide, mouth gaping, and not moving. Shock is an understatement.

RAGUEL
     Alam kong gulat ka at 'di makapaniwala. Siguro iniisip mong nababaliw na ako... pero sana...

RAGUEL
    Sana bigyan mo ako ng pangalawang pagkakataon. I hope you give me a second chance to make up for my mistakes.

RAGUEL
   I'll promise that this time, I'll be better. No more secrets, no more lies, no more misunderstandings; tutuparin ko na ang mga pangako kong hindi natupad noon.

RAGUEL
    Just... just give me a second chance. And this time, I'll love you right.

Raguel blushed. Napahawak siya sa batok at nag-iwas ng tingin. Tahimik pa rin si Zia at hindi nagsasalita. Hindi niya alam kung tama bang binigla niya ito. Pero wala, eh. Ito na. Panindigan na lang niya.

RAGUEL
    And, uh, you don't need to answer right now. I know that this is sudden, and you might think that I'm rushing it. But please know that I am not confessing just on the spur of the moment.

RAGUEL
    [ Chuckles ] Pinag-isipan ko 'to! Nung nakaraan pa... at kaninang madaling araw. So don't worry, okay? You don't need to answer me agad. And whatever your answer is, I'll respect it.

Letizia put on her eye mask again and blushed. Raguel thought that it was a sign that she wouldn't give an answer, so he stood up to go back to his seat.

LETIZIA
   Okay.

RAGUEL
   H-Huh?

Letizia, with her eye mask still on, laughed. Making Raguel more confused.

LETIZIA
   I said okay.

RAGUEL
    Huh? Fuck, teka. Anong okay? Okay na hindi ka muna magbibigay ng sagot o okay na bibigyan mo akong second chance?

Letizia being playful, shrugged her shoulders. Raguel pulled his hair out of frustration.

RAGUEL
    Z... hey...

Letizia laughed and removed her eye mask. She gave Raguel a smile.

LETIZIA

   I said okay. As in okay, I'll give you a second chance.

RAGUEL
   W-What?

LETIZIA
    If you didn't ask me, I would have asked you 'pag uwi natin ng Manila. [ Laughs ]

LETIZIA
    Don't worry, pinag-isipan ko rin 'to. I'm not giving an answer out of impulse.

LETIZIA
    Raguel, I've caused you hardships and suffering, and I know I can't undo that.

LETIZIA
    [ Sighs ] Kaya nga nung narealize ko sa sarili ko na... na mahal pa rin pala kita... natakot ako.

LETIZIA
   Natakot ako na baka hindi mo na ako kayang mahalin... at maiintindihan ko naman... kaya... kaya nakakagulat na... na mahal mo pa rin ako... at gusto mo akong balikan.

RAGUEL
    Because my love for you transcends all the heartaches, sufferings, and hardships that I've experienced, Letizia.

RAGUEL
    Thank you for giving me a second chance. I promise, this time, I'll love you right.

LETIZIA
    Thank you for giving us a second chance. And I promise to love you right, as well.

LETIZIA
    No more secrets?

RAGUEL
    Pfft. No more secrets.

LETIZIA
    At 'pag may problema?

RAGUEL
    Pag-uusapan po.

LETIZIA
    Good.

RAGUEL
    Salamat ulit, Zia. Mahal kita, lagi't-lagi at araw-araw.

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a/n: ziaguel comeback stage na :D malapit na!!! onting kapit na lang mga ziaguel enjoyerszxc <3