The Sydman’s TIME SPELL
PART 3
By Sydrick Salazar
HOT LYNN STOPS A CAB THEN GIVES DERRICK A BIG WET KISS IN THE CHICK. THEN THE TAXI DRIVES OFF WITH LYNN WAVING AT HIM. DERRICK IS HOLDING HIS CHEEK.
DERRICK:
Welcome to the future Derrick.
DERRICK WALKS OFF SMILING.
DERRICK:
So parang Sexbomb si Lynn? Cool…
THEN HE SUDDENLY STOPS. LOOKING TERRIFIED.
DERRICK:
YOKOHAMA?!?
INT/EXT. CONVENIENCE STORE, 2006. NIGHT.
DERRICK ENTERS A CONVENIENCE STORE. BEFORE HE FULLY ENTERS THE STORE HE LOOKS AT THE HOUSE ADJACENT TO IT.
DERRICK:
(mumbles at himself)
Bakit kaya nila pingabenta yung bahay?
DERRICK APPROACHES THE ATM MACHINE. HE WITHDRAWS ONE THOUSAND PESOS FROM HIS SAVINGS. THEN HE BROWSES FOR FOOD. HE PICKS UP A HOTDOG AND A COLA THEN HE GOES TO THE COUNTER.
CASHIER BOY:
48 pesos po.
DERRICK GETS FROM HIS WALLET A 20-DOLLAR BILL AND TWO FRESH 10-DOLLAR BILLS, ALONGSIDE THE COINS. THE CASHIER BOY LOOKS AT THE 10-DOLLAR BILLS.
CASHIER BOY:
Uy, bagong luma na pera!
(to his fellow cashier boy)
Tinatanggap pa ba natin to?
AS THEY EXAMINE THE 10-PESO BILL DERRICK STARES AT THEM CLUELESS.
EXT. ROAD, 2006. NIGHT.
HE EATS HIS FOOD WHILE WALKING. HE IS ALSO STARING AT THE TEN-PESO COIN. HE THEN CROSSES PATHS WITH A COUPLE OF TATTOO-LADEN SKATEBOARDERS.
BYSTANDER1:
Old school wear!
BYSTANDER2:
That is soooo nineteen-kopong kopong!
THEN THE SKATEBOARDERS SING “BOOM-SHAK-A-LAK”. DERRICK SHRUGS THEM OFF.
INT. CAITLIN’S ROOM, 2001. NIGHT/ EXT. ROAD, 2006. NIGHT.
CAITLIN IS LYING IN HER BED. IT IS ALREADY EIGHT O’ CLOCK. THEN HER CELLPHONE RINGS. SHE HURRIEDLY ANSWERS.
CAITLIN:
(happy)
Alas otso pa rin! Astig, consistent!
DERRICK:
Hi Caitlin!
CAITLIN:
Musta? Nakabalik ka na?
DERRICK:
Mahirap mangyari yon e.
CAITLIN:
So bat ka tumawag?
DERRICK:
Wala lang. So ano na yung lagay ko diyan?
CAITLIN:
Pinagtakpan ka namin. Kung sakali palang makabalik ka nasa labas ng museum yung mga boys.
DERRICK:
Shucks… ang sweet.
CAITLIN:
Sorry pala ha. Kami kasing mga girls hindi pinayagan…
DERRICK:
Okay lang. Sasabihin ko na lang sa inyo kung makakabalik na ako.
CAITLIN:
Okay.
SILENCE.
DERRICK:
Teka, himala yata hindi mo ako iniisnab.
CAITLIN:
Alangan namang magalit pa ako sayo e mukhang huling tawag mo na to bago ka mamatay…
DERRICK:
(pissed)
What the fuck?
CAITLIN:
Huy loko lang. Derrick, ang sama ko naman siguro kung aangasan pa kita. Teka, diba sabi nung lalake I-conserve mo cellphone mo para sa mga importanteng bagay. Baka mag-low batt ka!
DERRICK:
Teka, kelan pa hindi naging importante sakin ang pagtawag sayo? You give me strength!
CAITLIN:
Gago!
D, wag ngayon. Pati ba naman ngayon, of all times, yon parin ang nasa isip mo? Ano balita diyan?
DERRICK:
Ugh news? Wala naman. Kasalukuyang wala yung mga tukmol sa Pilipinas.
CAITLIN:
(shocked)
Ha? Bakit?
DERRICK
I have no idea! Hindi ko pa nakikita kayong mga girls, mahal ang bilihin at wala akong tutulugan dahil ayoko namang takutin ang nanay at tatay ko kung makita nila ako.
CAITLIN:
Ows? Kawawa ka naman…
DERRICK:
At by the way, nakita ko pala si Lynn?
CAITLIN:
Lynn? As in si Lynn? Pagkakaalam ko pupunta na siya sa New Jersey after grad.
DERRICK:
Pagkakaalam naman niya, naka-base ako sa Japan. Ang laki nga ng pinagbago niya e. Biglang lumupit katawan niya!
CAITLIN:
Hmmm… Pero alam mo, may crush sayo yon.
DERRICK:
(smiling)
Ows?
CAITLIN:
Oo. May impression daw siya na ikaw ay boyfriend material. Tanga no?
DERRICK:
Teka, teka, ano ulit?
CAITLIN:
(pissed)
Okay ka raw.
DERRICK:
(cool effect)
Astig! Gwapo ko talaga.
CAITLIN:
Alam mo kung ganito lang ang kalalabasan ng paguusap natin wag ka na tumawag…
SHE WAS ABOUT TO TURN OFF HER CELLPHONE.
DERRICK:
Uy loko lang, para nagbibiro lang…
CAITLIN BRINGS THE PHONE BACK TO HER EARS.
CAITLIN:
E ayan ka na naman e!
DERRICK:
O sige titigil na ako…
SILENCE.
DERRICK:
Teka, pwede magtanong?
CAITLIN:
Kung ang tanong mo ay kung magseselos ako kung maging kayo, ang sagot ko hinde!
DERRICK:
No! Bat ko naman iisipin yon? E kaya nga ako nanliligaw…
(curious)
Teka, naisip mo yon?
(scheming)
Hmmm… opportunity…
CAITLIN:
(pissed)
SHUT THE FUCK UP!
DERRICK:
Joke lang. Naisip ko lang… pwede bang maging mag-on tayo habang nandito ako?
CAITLIN:
Ha?
DERRICK:
Pagbalik ko, ikaw na bahala kung gusto mong tayo parin. Interdimensional lovers? What do you say?
CAITLIN:
Neknek mo. Pero bumalik ka na dito.
DERRICK:
Ayos, hindi ka naging bad trip! E di ibig sabihin may pag-asa…
THEN HE HITS A BIG TREE FACE FIRST. DERRICK’S CELLPHONE FELL TO THE GROUND AND THE BACK CASING AND THE BATTERY FELL OUT.
DERRICK:
What the fuck!
DERRICK TRIES DESPERATELY TO PUT IT TOGETHER. WHEN HE HAS ASSEMBLED IT, HE TURNS IT ON. IT STILL WORKS TO HIS RELIEF.
DERRICK:
Takteng puno to! Pasalamat ka gumagana pa ‘to kung hindi…
THEN HE LOOKS AROUND AND REALIZES SOMETHING – HE IS STANDING NEAR CAITLIN’S HOUSE.
CAITLIN’S ROOM HAS A BIG TREE NEAR IT.
HIS EYES WIDEN WHEN NOTICES IT AND THEN HE OPENS THE GATES AND ENTERS THE LAWN.
HE CLIMBS THE TREE NEAR AND ADJACENT CAITLIN’S ROOM TO SNOOP. RIGHT AFTER HE HEARS A SOUND OF GATES OPENING AND THEN A CAR THAT SEEMS PARKING. FROM BELOW HE WILL HEAR A DOOR OPENING AND GIRLS TALKING. SUDDENLY, THE LIGHTS FROM CAITLIN’S ROOM TURNS ON. DERRICK PARKS HIMSELF AMONGST THE BRANCHES AND HID HIMSELF WITH THE NEARBY TWIGS.
INT/EXT. CAITLIN’S ROOM, 2006. NIGHT
CAITLIN WALKS IN, WEARING A PRETTY FORMAL DRESS. SHE THEN UNZIPS THE BACK OF HER GOWN.
FROM THE OUTSIDE, DERRICK’S EYES WIDENED.
DERRICK:
(whispers)
Sana may video na ang mga cellphone…
SHE WAS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF HER DRESS WHEN SHE SUDDENLY STOPS. THEN SHE PICKS UP A PICTURE FRAME IN HER DRESSER. DERRICK THEN PUTS HIS PHONE IN THE SECURED PART OF THE TREE SO IT WON’T FALL OFF.
DERRICK STARES IN AWE WHEN HE FINDS OUT THAT IT WAS HIM ON THE FRAME.
EXT. EXHIBIT CENTER, 2001. NIGHT.
GABE, CON, AND JACKY ARE WAITING AT THE PARKING LOT. THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED. GABE IS CURRENTLY READING A MAGAZINE WHILE JACKY IS BUSY PLAYING WITH A RUBIC’S CUBE. CON IS PISSED MUMBLING.
CON:
Hoy baboy, buksan mo nga aircon!
GABE:
Mauubos baterya natin…
CON:
Mainit e!
GABE:
E di buksan mo yung bintana mo para hindi mainit!
CON GRUMBLES EVEN MORE.
CON:
Para konting hangin… ang damot mo!
GABE:
Baterya nga! Atsaka gabi naman a. Bat ba gusto mong laging nag-e-aircon?
CON:
Bumabaho ka kasi lalo ‘pag napapawisan…
GABE HITS CON WITH THE MAGAZINE.
CON:
Pati babasahin mo mabaho!
CON LOOKS FOR SOMETHING TO HIT GABE WHEN HE NOTICES JACKY STARING AT THE WINDOW.
CON:
Kitam. Tingnan mo si Jacky na-trauma sa pagpigil ng hininga…
GABE:
(pissed)
Isa pa he-headlockin kita…
(to Jacky)
Psst! Ano ginagawa mo diyan?
JACKY:
Nagiisip.
GABE AND CON SUDDENLY AND HYSTERICALLY LAUGHS.
CON:
ULOL SINO NILOKO MO!!! WALA KANG UTAK!!!
THE TWO LAUGHS AGAIN WHILE JACKY LOOKS AT THEM PISSED.
JACKY:
SERYOSO MGA GAGO! May tanong lang ako—kung kaya ng cellphone ni Derrick na tawagan tayo dito, pwede kaya nating tawagan siya doon?
GABE:
Wag, mahirap na. Baka may mangyari sa kanya pag ginawa natin yon. Hintayin na lang natin na siya ang tumawag…
CON:
Oo tama.
JACKY:
Wala lang… kasi kung… diba nandoon si Derrick? Ibig sabihin maraming bagong gadgets doon?
GABE AND CON SARCASTICALLY NODS AT JACKY’S IDEA. THEN SILENCE. ALL OF A SUDDEN CON GRABS GABE’S PHONE!
GABE:
Hoy anong ginagawa mo?!?
CON:
(smiling as though scheming)
MUKHANG TAMA SI JACKY!!
GABE:
(trying desperately to stop Con)
Hoy bitawan mo cell ko!!
INT/EXT. CAITLIN’S ROOM, 2006. NIGHT
CAITLIN IS STILL LOOKING AT DERRICK’S PICTURE WHILE DERRICK IS STARING AT CAITLIN’S EXPOSED BACK. THEN DAN AND MAY ENTERS. MAY BROUGHT FOOD WHILE DAN IS NOTICABLY PREGNANT.
DAN:
Hoy Juday, ano bang inaarte-arte mo diyan? Kakagradweyt mo lang, dapat masaya ka na! Ano, Boracay? Puerto? May alam akong nudist beach sa Palawan…
MAY:
Kapal naman ng mukha mong maghubad sa madla.
DAN:
Buhay ko ‘to, wala kang paki!
(thinks)
Bakit parang kaboses ko na si Con?
CAITLIN:
Isang linggo na siyang hindi nagpaparamdam!
DAN:
So what! Alam mong nasa bundok siya ngayon nagtratrabaho. Baka naman walang signal doon.
CAITLIN:
(sarcastic na titingin)
Bundok… walang signal? Atsaka merong naman siya sigurong mag e-mail?
DAN:
Bat ka ba paranoid? Akala mo naman, nakahanap na yon don?
CAITLIN LOOKS AT DAN. DAN SEEMS TO RETREAT.
DAN:
Tatahimik na ako.
MAY:
Tingnan mo to, sa halip na nagsasaya ka kung ano-ano pinagiisip mo. Isuot mo ulit yan at tara, girls night out tayo!
DAN:
Oo, tama!
MAY:
Pwera lang ikaw. Buntis ka remember?
DAN:
(childlike)
Naman e…
MAY HELPS CAITLIN ZIP UP HER DRESS. OUTSIDE DERRICK IS FUMING.
DERRICK:
(bumubulong)
Walang kwentang party pooper…
CAITLIN:
Alam niyo wag na lang. Hindi din naman ako mage-enjoy e.
MAY:
Tapos magmumukmok ka na! Tingnan mo si Dan, buntis, 5 months, tapos nagtatago si Con. Pero at least masaya siya diba!!
MAY SMILES AT DAN AS THOUGH INSULTING HER. CAITLIN SMILES.
DAN:
(pissed)
Thank you ha, ginawa mo akong example. Pero at least tao lalabas dito hindi tulad ng magiging anak niyo ni Jacky… ISANG MALAKING TANGA!
MAY:
Caitlin, kung ayaw mong lumabas DVD trip na lang tayo.
DAN:
Tama, kalimutan mo muna yon.
MAY:
(puts food down then goes to the window)
At habang nagse-setup kayo, bubuksan ko muna tong kuwarto mo para naman may makapasok ang hangin. You’re just crying and crying… CRYBABY!
WHEN MAY WAS ABOUT TO OPEN THE WINDOW. DERRICK HIDES. MAY SPOTS SOMETHING MOVING IN THE TREE. DERRICK TRIES TO HIDE HIMSELF BUT WHEN HE LOOKS AT THE WINDOW HE WAS STARTLED TO FIND MAY LOOKING BACK TO HIM, STUNNED AND SPEECHLESS. ALL OF A SUDDEN, DERRICK’S CELLPHONE RING. DERRICK PANICKED. THEN HE SLIPS BUT AS HE WAS ABOUT TO FALL, DERRICK VANISHED INTO THIN AIR. MAY SAW EVERYTHING AND SHE’S NOW TREMBLING.
DAN:
Hoy ano bang ginagawa mo diyan? At ano yung tunog na yun?
CAITLIN:
Ano yon pusa?
MAY:
(speechless)
Hindi kayo maniniwala pero… nakita ko yata si Derrick sa puno.
CAITLIN AND DAN LOOKS AT EACH OTHER. THEN DAN HITS MAY IN THE HEAD.
MAY:
(hurt)
Aww!
DAN:
Ikaw talaga lalo mong pinapagulo utak nito e. Kita mo na ngang depress! Magtigil ka nga!
MAY:
E ano yon?
MAY POINTS AT THE CELLPHONE THAT WAS STILL RINGING.
DAN:
Teka, ito na ba yon?
MAY:
Feeling ko oo.
DAN AND MAY LOOKS FURTHER AT THE CELLPHONE WHILE CAITLIN HURRIEDLY EXITS THE ROOM.
EXT. EXHIBIT CENTER, 2001. NIGHT.
GABE LOOKS AT CON PISSED AND VICE VERSA WHILE JACKY STARES OUTSIDE.
GABE:
Congratulations my dear friends, did it work?
CON SUDDENLY COVERS HIS NOSE.
CON:
Wag kang magsalita! Mabaho hininga mo!
GABE:
Ulol!
CON:
Kupal ka kasi e! Kakain-kain ka ng egg salad hindi ka naman nag-baon ng sepilyo! Dapat diyan kumain ka ng sandamakmak na menthol! Wala ka bang Ben-gay? Atsaka pano natin yon malalaman, E nandito tayo!
GABE:
Yun na nga ang point ko! Pano kung dahil sa ginawa natin may mangyaring masama don?
CON THINKS. SILENCE.
CON:
(shouts)
That’s the most stupidest tot I ever heard!
GABE:
Pero may possibiliting magkaganon!
CON:
San ka ba nakarinig ng tyoryang ganon?
GABE:
Sa palagay mo, saan ka rin ba nakarinig ng isang time travelling na picture frame!!!
JACKY LOOKING OUTSIDE SUDDENLY SEES A QUICK WHITE LIGHT. ALL OF A SUDDEN HE BECOMES HORRIFIED.
JACKY:
(scared)
Mga tol…
CON:
(sarcastic)
Ano pabibo ka na naman? May naisip ka na namang okay??
JACKY:
Hindi mga tol…
CON:
Tama yon dahil minsan lang mangyare yun sa buong buhay mo!
JACKY:
Mga tol…
GABE:
Busy kaming naga-away!
JACKY:
Stop fighting and see this!
THE TWO BECOMES STUNNED.
GABE:
Teka nag-English na to. Ano ba tong kagaguhan mo na kailangan…
GABE AND CON NONCHALANTLY LOOKS WHEN THEY SUDDENLY FIND DERRICK LOOKING AT THEM EXTREMELY ANGRY. SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE HOLES OF HIS FACE AND HIS COLOR IS BLACK AND WHITE. BASICALLY HIS APPEARANCE RESEMBLES A GHOST.
GABE, CON, AND JACKY:
(extremely terrified, all blurt out a girly shout) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DERRICK:
(extremely mad)
MGA TARANTADO KAYO ANONG GINAWA NIYO SA AKIN!!
CON:
D-D-Derrick! Salamat naman at dumating ka na!
DERRICK:
Anong bumalik?!?
DERRICK PASSED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR TO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR JUST LIKE A GHOST.
DERRICK:
(really, really angry)
SA TINGIN NIYO BUMALIK NA AKO?!?
GABE, CON, AND JACKY:
(girly shout again)
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
