not published.

note : there are 2 main characters here, the mother asun, and her son junior. in the house as asun talks to manuel, the story is seen through her eyes. Outside as JR hangs with his gang, the story is seen through his eyes.

scene: evening inside a house, a kitchen, a woman is washing the dishes. The doorbell starts ringing.

asun: junior! junior, yung pinto sagutin mo.

jr: o, sandali lang! (he comes out of his room grumbling and goes to the door, stuffing something at the back of his jeans' pocket)

(door opens and shows a man, mid 30's with a crew cut and a bag flung over his shoulder) anong kailangan nila?

manuel: nandyan ba si asun?

(CRASH – a dish crashes to the ground... )

asun: m-manuel

JR: labas muna ako nay...

manuel: asun... kamusta ka na? ( he smiles and lets himself in the house)

asun: anong ginagawa mo dito?

manuel: nakalaya na ko asun, at gusto kong humingi ng isa pang pagkakataon...

scene: outside the streets, JR meets with his friends and sits along the pavement.

barkada1: ano pare, nadala mo ba?

jr: syempre naman, ako pa? (pulls a gun out of his back pocket)

bar2: wow, pare, ayos yan!

bar3: san mo nakuha yan, pre?

jr: sa tatay ko yan, tinago ng nanay ko bago sya nahuli

bar2: baka hanapin yan ng erpats mo!

jr: wala na yun, matagal nang patay!

bar1: ayos to, mas makakarami tayo ngayon!

bar3: lika, don uli tayo sa may hintayan ng tricycle

Jr: sige, lika na!

scene: back in the house

manuel: asun, sana naman patawarin mo na ako... napagbayaran ko na ang mga kasalanan ko, at gusto ko lang maging pamilya muli tayo...

asun: kung non pa lang e naisipan mo na yan, di tayo magkakaganito ngayon...

manuel: pero asun, nagbago na ako ngayon, isang pagkakataon lang ang hinihiling ko... sana naman wag no itong ipagkait pa sa akin.... si junior... gusto kong makabawi sa kanya...

asun: yun na ngang problema e... alam mo bang tinuring ka nang patay ng anak mo?

(di makaimik si manuel) kung totoo ang mga sinasabi mo.... kausapin mo si junior ngayon din, pag pumayag sya, papayag na rin ako. (napangiti si manuel at hinawakan ang kamay ni asun.)

manuel: ipapakita ko sayo, asun... (naluluha) magiging isang pamilya muli tayo...

scene: outside. JR and his friends are standing by the curve under the shadows when someone calls to them.

manuel: junoir! ikaw ba yan?

bar2: pare sino yan?

jr: malay ko... (looks at manuel)

bar1: lika lipat na lang tayo ng lugar...

manuel: Anong ginagawa nyo dito? (sees gun in jr's hand) ano yang dala mo?

jr: wag kang makiilam dito!"

manuel: b-baril yan ha? ba't may dala kang baril? (tries to take gun from his son)

jr: and kulit mo ha? ..... sabing wag kang makii--- BANG!!!

(manuel falls, blood on his chest. JR stares at him wide-eyed.)

barkada: pare takbo na!!!

scene: back in house, asun looks at family picture, JR still a baby in her arms)

asun: sana nga e makinig sa kanya ang anak nya..... manang-mana pa naman sa kanya yun.....

FIN