PS. I Loves You
a one-act play by
Kenneth Madrigal
*This play was written in partial fulfillment of the course
STA 27: Workshop in Writing for Theater.
*Some of my classmates enjoyed reading it, hope you will as well.
Setting:
Classroom of a public high school
Characters:
Jeffrey “Jepoy” Cruz 16 years old, fourth year high school, member of the school basketball varsity
Eric Lopez 17 years old, son of the Mayor, heartthrob in school
Caloy Curimao 16 years old
Ms. Jovita Tantoco 47 years old, an English Teacher for 28 years
Scene 1
Class: (in a lousy manner) Goodbye Mr. Tabor, thank you for teaching us today.
(The teacher leaves and the class gets noisy. Eric who is seated in front rushes to sit beside Jepoy who looks tense and nervous)
Scene 2
Eric: Hoy! Jepoy! Anong balita?
Jepoy: Balita saan?
Eric: Hay naku, dun sa sulat. Sa love letter! Ano? Anong sabi ni Angelica? Anong ginawa n'ya nung nabasa n'ya? Binigay na ba n'ya ang matamis n'yang "Oo?" Kayo na ba? Naka-score ka na ba? Saan mo nahalikan? Sa pisngi, sa lips, sa leeg, (teasingly) sa-- (laughs) 'Wag mong sabihing sa noo lang ah. Eh gumanti naman ba ng halik? Teka, masarap ba humalik? Ay 'tol swerte mo talaga kay Angeli--
Jepoy: Teka, teka, teka! 'Wag ka ngang maingay. Nakakailang naman 'to eh.
Eric: Bakit ka naman mahihiya pang malaman ng iba na pinopormahan mo si Angel of your life. Bagay naman kayo ah. Gwapo ka, responsible, mabait na kuya at anak, medyo sablay ka nga lang sa english pero pinakamagaling ka naman sa loob ng court. Si Angelica, section 2, matalino, Ms. Senior natin, member ng Glee club, pang Ms. U ang ganda, maputi, sexy pa. Kung hindi lang talaga mapilit yung kaklase n'yang si Niña eh di si Angelica ang pinatulan ko. Hindi biro lang, alam kong mahal na mahal mo talaga yun, kaya pinapaubaya ko na sa'yo.
Jepoy: Ang daldal mo!
Eric: O seryoso na, ano kumusta yung love letter na binigay mo kay Angelica?
Jepoy: Hindi ko pa nga alam. Wala pa akong balita kay Caloy.
Eric: Paano naman napasok sa usapan si Caloy? Ang tinatanong ko kung ano ang naging reaksyon ni Angelica your labs nang mabasa n'ya ang love letter na pinagpuyatan mo kagabi (Slightly laughs).
Jepoy: Hindi ko pa alam. Si Caloy kasi ang inutusan kong maglagay nung sulat sa locker ni Angelica.
Eric: Ano? Yung love letter mo kay Angelica, ang nagdala si Caloy?
Jepoy: O--
Eric: Pare naman! Bakit naman sa lahat ng tao kay Caloy mo pa inutos yun! Alam mo namang bopols yun eh.
Jepoy: E kasi--
Eric: Patay tayo d'yan 'tol. Ano naman ba naisipan mo't kay Caloy mo ipinadala yung sulat? 'Diba ang usapan, ibibigay mo personally?
Jepoy: Eh pare na-torpe ako, anong gagawin ko? Makita ko palang si Angelica nanlalambot na tuhod ko, kausapin pa kaya?
Eric: Oo sige andun na ko, naiintindihan ko 'yang kachopehan mo. Pero bakit si Caloy? Kung alimango sana ang inutusan mong maghatid ng sulat, makakampante pa 'kong makakarating 'yun kay Angelica. Oo solid tayong tatlo sa barkadahan, pero 'tol alam mo naman kung gaano kahina si Caloy? Pangalan nga n'ya 'di n'ya maspell ng tama eh.
Jepoy: Hoy mahirap talaga i-spell ang "Calixto."
Eric: Isa ka pa!
Scene 3
(Caloy enters the room whistling then trips off and falls flat on floor. The class laughs as Caloy composes his self)
Caloy: Practice lang!
(Eric rushes towards Caloy and pulls him in the collar toward Jepoy)
Caloy: Uy mga repapips, kayo pala. Musta?
Eric: Ano nalagay mo ba yung sulat sa locker ni Angelica?
Caloy: Ah! Oo nga pala. Syempre naman no. Ako pa!
Eric: Sigurado ka ba?
Caloy: Oo naman no. Mas sigurado pa sa siguradong sigurado. Pero grabe ka Jepoy ah, dapat ilibre mo ko ng camote cue. Alam mo bang ilalagay ko na sana yung love letter dun sa locker n'ya nang lumabas ng classroom yung crush kong si Pamela. Napatago tuloy ako sa may Faculty room. Paano 'pag nakita ako ni Pamela na naglalagay ng stationery sa locker ni Angelica, baka isipin n'ya hindi ko na s'ya crush.
Eric: Caloy, hindi ka nga kilala ni Pamela eh.
Caloy: Pagpasok ko pa sa Faculty room, nakita ko ni Ma'am Taganas. Inutusan pa akong magdilig ng mga bonsai n'ya. Nag-igib pa ako ng tubig sa first floor. Bago ko naman mai-akyat yung tubig, nautusan pa ko ni Ma'am Arevalo na kunin yung bayad sa Natasha ni Ma'am Bunagan na nasa kabilang building pa.
Pagkatapos madala yung bayad kay Ma'am Arevalo at madiligan yung mga bonsai ni Ma'am Taganas, tumakbo na ako papuntang locker, eh nahuli akong tumatatakbo ni Ma'am Bunagan. Buti nga sa halip na kunin ang ID ko pinabili na lang n'ya ko ng tinda n'yang pastillas. Sayang nga pambili ko sana yun ng teks eh. May stock na sina Aling Marissa ng Lufi na teks eh.
Eric: Pero nailagay mo naman 'yung sulat 'di ba?
Caloy: Ah oo naman, 'pagkatapos kong bunutan ng puting buhok si Ma'am Salvador. O
Jepoy ah, ang dami kong hirap na pinagdaanan para lang mailagay ang yung sulat sa locker ni Angelica. Ilibre mo ko ng camote cue mamayang uwian ah.
Ang layo rin pala ng locker 107 dito no?
Eric: Teka, teka. Anong sinabi mo? Locker number ano?
Caloy: Locker 107, yung kay Angelica. Ang layo pala nun no?
(A Classmate of them gasps then says: "Ayan natapon tuloy.")
(Jepoy turns pale and gets stunned and speechless)
Eric: 107? Caloy ang tanga mo talaga!
(Eric hits Caloy in the head)
Caloy: Bakit? Inaano kita? Kala mo hindi ka nakakasakit eh no.
Eric: Bopols ka talaga kahit kailan! Kita mo na Jepoy? Hay naku Caloy!
Caloy: Teka bakit ba?
(Jepoy remains speechless)
Eric: Caloy, hindi 107 ang locker number ni Angelica. 1011, Caloy. 1011!
Caloy: Ha? 1-O--
Eric: (Hits Caloy in the head again) Oo, 1011 ang locker number ni Angelica, hindi 107! Naku Caloy, to the nth time, pumalya ka na naman!
Caloy: Naku, sorry! Jepoy, sorry. Sorry talaga. Ikaw na lang ililibre ko ng bananacue mamaya.
(Eric hits Caloy in the head again. Jepoy remains silent with a devastated look growing on his face.)
Eric: Jepoy, pare... Huy, ayos ka lang ba? Papahabol ko na lang si Caloy sa doberman namin. 'Wag ka mag-alala, puntahan nalang natin may ari nung locker tapos kunin natin yung love letter. Madali lang 'yun, easy ka lang.
Caloy: Oo nga madali lang 'yun Poy--
Eric: (Hits Caloy again) O 'wag ka nang sumabat d'yan. Teka, sino nga ba may ari ng locker 107...
Scene 4
(Mrs. Tantoco enters the room without the three knowing. The class stands up to greet the teacher. Eric appears shock with what he recalls)
Ms. Tantoco: Mr. Cruz, Mr. Lopez, and Mr. Curimao!
(The three boys exchange looks as if they are about to be executed)
Jepoy, Eric, Caloy: Ma'am?
Mrs. Tantoco: Is that the way to render courtesy to your teacher? (whips stick onto the table)
Jepoy, Eric, Caloy: No ma'am.
Ms. Tantoco: Is this the kind of youth Dr. Jose Rizal envisioned? How could you be the hope of the motherland, when you don't even know how to respect your teachers! Okay good afternoon as well class, take your seats.
Listen carefully all of you. I will discuss an important issue with-- Ms. Arenas! I said listen and not apply powder on your face! Very well, as I was saying, I will settle an important issue with the class this afternoon. An issue that can never be neglected nor forgiven. Do you understand? (whips the stick on to the table) Sit up straight Mr. Capulong!
Abigail Reyes: Ma'am excuse me what's the issue we're going to talk about?
Ms. Tantoco: Ah yes, Ms. Reyes. An action was committed a while ago, which calls for my action and discipline. Such action rather crime is very heinous I propose the culprit be expelled from this school and be put to jail (whips the stick noun a student's desk). A letter expressing affection, or a love letter as you kids like to refer to it, has been placed inside my locker.
Eric: (bends down) Naku po! Patay tayo rito.
Caloy: Oo nga lagot ka Jepoy, ginalit mo si Ma'am, padalhan mo ba naman ng love letter sa tanda n'yang iyan? Maiinsulto rin siguro ako kung ako s'ya. Last year, may graduating na studyanteng nakaaway si ma'am. Ayun, 'di nakagraduate. Palibhasa matandang dalaga kaya bugnutin si ma’am.
Eric: (hits Caloy in the head) Eh engot ka pala eh, ikaw kaya may kasalanan! Nanakot ka pa! Manahimik ka nga d'yan
Jepoy: Eric anong gagawin natin? Anong gagawin ko?
Eric: Easy ka lang. Nilagyan mo ba ng pangalan yung sulat?
Jepoy: Ah, hindi.
Eric: Ayun, ligtas na tayo.
Ms. Tantoco: Now the letter has not been signed, but don't ever think I could not identify who the sender is.
Jepoy: Eric!
Eric: 'Wag ka mag-alala, aakuin ko na lang. 'Di naman ako aanuhin n'yan ni Ma'am takot lang n'ya kay Daddy.
Ms. Tantoco: And don't ever think I would be frightened when you send your parents here to defend you.
Eric: E basta, bahala na.
Mr. Tantoco: Boys at the back! Mr. Cruz, Mr. Lopez, and Mr. Curimao! The three of you again! Stand up!
(The three rises from their seats)
Jepoy, Eric, Caloy: Ma'am?
Ms. Tantoco: The three of you have been murmuring while I'm talking here. Do you want to share to us what the three of you have been chatting about?
Jepoy, Eric, Caloy: Ma'am?
Ms. Tantoco: Perhaps you know who placed the letter in my locker?
(The three speaks in chorus)
Ma'am hindi ko po alam...
Siguro po...
Hindi po siguro taga dito...
Bakit naman kami...
Hindi po talaga...
Ms. Tantoco: Silence! (whips the stick onto Jepoy's desk) Speak in English! Let's
Let's hear it from you first Mr. Lopez. Do you have any idea as to who could have placed the letter in my locker?
Eric: Honestly ma'am? I really have no idea. I don't even think someone from this section wrote or sent you the letter. I mean, how could we disrespect such good and beautiful teacher like you Mrs. Tantoco?
Ms. Tantoco: Enough Mr. Lopez, your pheromones won't work on me. Take your seat.
Mr. Calixto Curimao, what about you? Do you know who wrote and placed the letter in my locker?
Caloy: Ah Sir, ay ma'am. Bali, ganito po kasi--
Ms. Tantoco: In English Mr. Curimao!
Caloy: Ah eh, yes sir, ay ma'am pala. Ay dapat pala English. Uhm. Ma'am I don't know. I don't know really ma'am. Don't know. Promise! Cross my heart, hope to die!
Ms. Tantoco: (touches forehead) Just take your seat.
Caloy: Sir?
Ms. Tantoco: It's a Ma'am! Sit down!
(Caloy sits down)
Ms. Tantoco: Well, Mr. Jeffrey Cruz do you have an idea on who could have probably placed the letter in my locker?
Jepoy: Ma'am the letter? (glances at Eric) I don't know who write it.
Ms. Tantoco: Wrote. Are you okay, Mr. Cruz? You seem tense. Nervous rather.
Jepoy: Yes ma'am I okay. As a matter of fact, I do not feel any pressures right now.
Mrs. Tantoco: Pressure. Well if you feel fine, howcome you're panting?
Jepoy: Panting?
Ms. Tantoco: Panting means breathing rigorously. It also means breathing hard Mr. Cruz.
Jepoy: Because it's hot. It is ma'am.
Mrs. Tantoco: It is indeed hot. How's your day so far Mr. Cruz?
Jepoy: My day? Well. Very tiring ma'am.
Ms. Tantoco: Why is that so?
Jepoy: Why? I spent most of day practicing for the upcoming basketball contest.
Ms. Tantoco: Yeah, I've heard you're quite skillful inside the court. I wonder where you got your skills.
Jepoy: At five years old, my father teach me to shoot.
Mrs. Tantoco: I’m also a sports fan, Mr. Cruz; but I’m good at doing something else; ask me Mr. Cruz!
Jepoy: What you are at good at ma’am?
Ms. Tantoco: Hmm! I’m good at disciplining students! Anyway, where do you usually conduct the rehearsals for your upcoming game during weekends?
Jepoy: We practice on the covered court in the next street and sometimes Coach asks permission that's why we could practice here and there are times we practice at the court of the city hall.
Ms. Tantoco: Wow. That's quite interesting. Tell me more about your coach. Why do you think does he rehearse you almost everyday?
Jepoy: He rehearse us everyday and he wants the school to win.
Mrs. Tantoco: Wow. Impressive. Your coach must be proud of you Mr. Cruz.
Jepoy: Yes. I think so ma'am.
Ms. Tantoco: Well I'm not.
Jepoy: Ma'am?
Ms. Tantoco: Isn't this funny Mr. Jeffrey Cruz, the errors in your utterances are somewhat similar to the errors committed in the love letter placed in my locker.
Jepoy: Ma'am?
Ms. Tantoco: Dangling modifiers, run-on sentences, faulty parallelism and coordination, the use of fragments, disagreeing subjects and verbs, misused prepositions, uninversted sub ject and operators in wh-questions... Class you are dismissed. I have found the culprit.
(The students walk out of the classroom)
Jepoy: Ma'am, wait, but--
Ms. Tantoco: As for you Mr. Cruz, we have a lot of talking to do. Stay!
(Eric and Caloy rushes to Jepoy while the other students walk out of the room)
Eric: Tol...
Jepoy: Eric, Caloy, paano 'yan?
Eric: 'Wag ka mag-alala reregaluhan natin si Ma'am bukas. Ako bahala.
Caloy: Pare, sorry talaga ah.
Ms. Tantoco: Mr. Lopez and Mr. Curimao, I think it's time to bid your good friend Mr. Cruz goodbye. Don't worry, you will still see him, not in this school I think. Perhaps you want to join him?
(Eric and Caloy rushes out of the room)
Scene 5
Jepoy: Caloy! Eric!
Ms. Tantoco: How courageous of you Mr. Cruz to send me a letter, a love letter.
Jepoy: Ma'am, sorry po. Sorry po talag-- Bali ganito po kasi-- Ah eh, sorry po-- Yung sulat, kasi-- mali-- si Caloy-- tapos uhm-- ma'am kasi--
Ms. Tantoco: Sit down Jepoy: Ma'am, sorry po. Sorry po talag-- Bali ganito po kasi-- 107-- pero... Ah eh, kay Angelica-- Yung sulat, kasi-- mali-- si Caloy-- section 2-- ma'am kasi--
Ms. Tantoco: Sitdown.
Jeffrey: Ma'am, sorry po. Sorry po talag-- Bali ganito po kasi-- 107-- pero... Ah eh, kay Angelica-- Yung sulat, kasi-- mali-- si Caloy—
Ms. Tantoco: Ang sabi ko maupo ka Mr. Cruz!
Jeffrey: Ah yes ma'am (sits down immediately).
Ms. Tantoco: A love letter for me eh?
Jeffrey: Ah ma'am, bali para po-- sorry talaga-- Angelica sana-- si ano kasi-- akala n'ya-- pero hindi--
Ms. Tantoco: Silence! (whips stick onto the table) How brave of you to send me a love letter? I'm impressed with the courage. What's more impressive is that the letter was written using problematic English grammar! (whips stick onto the table) Mr. Cruz! This is so disappointing! You are about to graduate from high school not even aware of where to put a comma in a sentence! My God Mr. Cruz. A boy must not be only skillful inside the court he must be linguistically competent as well! This is a disgrace to the English Faculty. Four years of higher basic education with not a single grammar point acquired? What have you been doing in my class? You have lots of work to do and lessons to do. What if I don't allow you to graduate?
Jepoy: Ma'am, 'wag naman po—
Ms. Tantoco: Take a second look at your letter.(throws the letter to Jepoy) Is that a work of a senior in high school? My God, Mr. Cruz. My blood pressure is rising! What kind of letter is a love letter?
Jepoy: Ma'am?
Ms. Tantoco: What kind of letter is a love letter! Business, friendly, condolence? Ano? Answer me!
Jepoy: (stutters) Ma'am bui-- friendly?
Ms. Tantoco: Then why is your date written on the upper left hand corner of the paper?
Jepoy: Ma'am—
Ms. Tantoco: Where should you place it? Where?
Jepoy: Ma'am at--
Ms. Tantoco: On! Get a more decent sheet of paper and rewrite this!
Jepoy: Ma'am?
Ms. Tantoco: Now!
(Jepoy rushes to get paper in his bag, he stumbles; but still manages to return to Mrs. Tantoco with a sheet of paper.)
Ms. Tantoco: And Mr. Cruz, write in a more legible manner! Who would take interest in reading such letter with that kind of penmanship? 'Wag ka ng magdikit-dikit! Write in print! Mas maganda ang sulat mo 'pag hindi dikit-dikit.
Going back to your (Sighs) letter, since this is a friendly letter, shouldn't you put indentions at the start of every paragraph?
Jepoy: Yes ma'am--
Ms. Tantoco: Then why is your paragraph full blocked? Moreover, shouldn't you divide coherent thoughts in paragraphs? There should be an introduction, the body, and the concluding part. I will conclude your life Mr. Cruz! Naku po! D'yos ko. Identify when to start a paragraph! I'll give you a minute to break your letter down into three parts.
Jepoy: Ma'am?
Ms. Tantoco: Fifty nine seconds!
(Jepoy reads his letter again and puts marks on the start of every paragraph)
Ms. Tantoco: Let me see!
(Jepoy hands the original letter to Mrs. Tantoco)
Ms. Tantoco: Very well, now let us proceed to the content of this so called letter. (reads the letter) February 21, 2011... Angelica... Graduation is racing... Graduation is racing? What in the world do you mean by racing Mr. Cruz? Karera? Kailan pa nagkaroon ng kabayong ga-gradaute?
Jepoy: (panting) Ma'am 'yung mabilis dumating?
Ms. Tantoco: Is fast approaching! Graduation day is fast approaching! Write it down!
(Jepoy writes the sentence down)
Ms. Tantoco: (reads further) We will seperate by our course on college-- Mr. Cruz, if you yourselves will do the act of separating college courses, then this is correct; but I suppose you mean that you and Angelica will be the ones to be separated by academic preferences? Am I right?
Jepoy: Ma'am?
Ms. Tantoco: Then you should be the receiver of the action! What should you write instead?
Jepoy: Ma'am... Uhm... We will separate--
Ms. Tantoco: Receiver of the action!
Jepoy: We will be separated?
Ms. Tantoco: Good! (reads the letter again) "For" is not the right coordinator to use here! (reads the line in ridiculously) For I believe it is the right time. If you want to express a consequence of an action, what coordinator could you use?
Jepoy: Be- because?
Ms. Tantoco: What! (whips stick onto the table)
Jepoy: So? That's why?
Ms. Tantoco: Good! Now change those sentences. Oh bakit naiiyak ka na, Mr. Cruz?
Jepoy: (wipes a tear on the left cheek) Ma’am hindi po ma’am.
Ms. Tantoco: Aba, kung sa grammar pa lang eh naiiyak ka na, paano pa sa pag-ibig? Mr. Cruz, sa grammar mag-aaral at magmememorize ka lang ng mga rules. Oo that sounds difficult, pero mas mahirap ang umibig—ang magsakripisyo para sa minamahal mo, sa… Naku, basta! Ang lakas ng loob mong manligaw, eh sa Conjunctions pa lang naiiyak ka na? Ang lakas ng loob mong magtapat ng pag-ibig, eh ang mga subject at verb mo nga hindi mo mapagtapat-tapat.Tumahan ka d’yan ah!
Jepoy: Hindi po, hindi po. Hindi naman po ako umii—
Ms. Tantoco: (reads the letter again) Mr. Cruz, never begin sentences with a conjunction! Otherwise it will be a fragment! A fragment does not suggest a complete thought, how will your reader understand this!
(reads the letter further) You can call me not brave... Mr. Cruz, use the coward instead. Hmmm... Hmm? What I can do? Mr. Cruz, what do you when you transform sentences to Wh-Questions?
Jepoy: Put question mark?
Ms. Tantoco: Aside from that! What do you with the subject and the operator?
Jepoy: Ma'am?
Ms. Tantoco: You invert their places! Subject-operator inversion! Naku!
Jepoy: Yes ma'am.
Ms. Tantoco: Don't just say yes, write it down so you will learn! Rewrite that question! Isa pa 'to. Anong everytime you see at me?
Jepoy: Ma'am 'pag-- 'pag tinitingnan
Ms. Tantoco: Glance! Pwede ring "Look." Mr. Cruz, improve your vocabulary. Magbasa ka kasi.(reads the letter again)
Jepoy: Opo ma'--
Ms. Tantoco: I always like you ever since... Mr. Cruz, what aspect of the verb should you use when you indicate that an action an action that has been done in the past but is still occuring in the present time?
Jepoy: Ah ma'am... Progre--
Ms. Tantoco: Good. Eh bakit hindi yan ang ginawa mo dito? Change that! (whips stick onto the table) Oh, ano naman 'to. The way you comb your hair, close open your teeth, and show your teeth? Ano ba si Angelica, Mr. Cruz? Is she a baby? Paano mo maiimpress ang babae nito? Context and appropriacy of language Mr. Cruz! Use flip hair, bat eyes, and... Project smile! Ano pa ba nagustuhan mo kay Angelica? Write it there as well. (reads the letter again). O, wala ka na namang preno rito ah. Periods may be small, but never forget to put them! Hihingalin ang magbabasa nito! Comma for a pause, a semi-colon for a relatively longer pause, and a period for a full stop. Naiintindihan? O lagyan mo ng mga tamang punctuation marks yan ah! Titingnan ko 'yan!
(continues to read the letter out loud)
May this confession... Hmmm... good friendship on us? Between! Kapag 'on' nakapatong! Aba, gusto mo na agad patungan si Angelica?
Jepoy: Ma'am hindi po, seryoso po ako--
Ms. Tantoco: Pwes, ayusin mo mga Preposition mo! O ano naman 'to. Japan. Just always prays at night. Mali na nga ang subject verb agreement, ang corny pa! Pati itong Italy na 'to. I trust and love you. Che! Tanggal-tangalin mo nga ‘yan Mr. Cruz. Walang nakakakilig d'yan. O eto pa, kung magpapadala ka ng sulat, 'wag ng pa secret-'secret admirer' pa. Paano ka n'ya makikila? Paano kung gusto ka rin pala ng taong mahal mo, ni Angelica? Eh 'di walang nangyari pag-iibigan n'yo? Tinaguan mo eh. Nilihim mo pa. Isulat mo nang buo ang pangalan mo. Gusto mo lagyan ko yan ng 'carabao?' Isulat mo ulit yang sulat mo, babasahin ko 'pag katapos. Dali! May klase na ko.
(after a few minutes)
Ms. Tantoco: O sige nga basahin mo nga sa 'kin 'yang love letter mo.
Jepoy: (Reads the letter)
February 14, 2011
Dear Angelica,
Graduation day is fast approaching. We will soon be separated by a lot of things, like our academic preferences. I believe that this is the right time to tell you how I truly feel. I am writing to tell you how much I like you. I really like you. You can call me a coward for not telling you directly how I feel, but what can I do? Everytime you glance at me, I get so weak in the knees that I can hardly speak.
I have always liked you ever since we were in the fourth grade. The way you flip your hair, bat your eyes, and even the way you project that wonderful smile just drives me crazy. Your peculiar laugh is more amazing. More than such charm, it was your kind heart and wisdom that captivated my heart. I myself could not believe that beauty, brains, and benevolence could all be rolled into one persona, and that is you.
I hope that this feeling I have for you won't be ignored. Give this imperfect being a chance to prove how sincere this affection is. May this confession start a good friendship between us.
Always take care.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Cruz
I-1
Ms. Tantoco: O ano Mr. Cruz, anong masasabi mo sa love letter mo?
Jepoy: Ma'am? Maga—
Ms. Tantoco: Mas maayos, mas kaaya-aya pakinggan at basahin. Mas kapanipaniwala at mas mukhang totoo. Hindi nambobola! Mr. Cruz, dapat mong malaman na ang grammar hindi lang 'yan ginagamit sa loob ng klase. I hope you've learned your lesson. Your grammar lessons! Do I make myself clear? (whips stick onto the table)
Jepoy: Ma'am yes ma'am. Ah, Ma'am salama--
Ms. Tantoco: Good. Akin na ‘yan. O ayan ngayong maayos na 'tong love letter mo, magugustuhan na 'to ng pamangkin ko.
(Mrs. Tantoco leaves the room. Jepoy is left alone in the room suprised.)
-END-
But summer only lasts for a while, and I knew it very well the day you said goodbye. My heart was was crushed when you decided to leave. T'was like a sudden down pour of rain on a warm summer day. But you know what they say, into each life some rain must fall. I just didn't see it coming. I guess I wasn't ready that time to be caught in such emotional storm in a bright season you had created and had filled with blissful moments. I was blinded by the sun that I didn't see the waves coming. We all love the sun, but we still need the rain. What good is it for me to further complain? But if you don't see a future with me, then I guess there's nothing left for me to do but let go of you. Guess I was never the person you had envisioned snuggling up to on a cold winter afternoon, waking up with on a cool spring morning, and watching over you while you sleep in a warm autumn night. 
