Man on top of a building, staring the sea of people walking beneath him. He looks at his watch, waiting for the hands to turn four.
Narrator: Alas kuwatro ng hapon. Yun sana ang oras ko. My glorious end.
Man jumps, but falls at the same spot where he jumped. He stands up and tries to figure out what just happened.
Title: Langit-Lupa
Narrator: Sabi mo—
Woman: (seductively) I love you.
Narrator: Tapos sabi ko—
Man: (flattered, blushing) I love you, too.
Narrator: Tapos masaya na tayo sa ganun. Nanood na lang tayo ng sine.
Theatre, there are only 7 people watching (including Man and Woman). The couple watches, their hands entwined. Man’s other hand is holding a bag of cheese popcorn. The actress screams from behind. Man looks behind and says ‘Hi’ to the actress. Actress smiles and walks away.
Man: ‘Stig. Surround sound. (Continues eating popcorn)
Narrator: Tinanong mo ‘ko bigla—
Woman: Sino yun?
Man: (stares at the Woman) Ikaw. Twenty years from now.
Woman walks away. Man watches Woman walk away, but realizes that the Woman is back at her seat, watching him watching her walk away.
Woman: Sino yun?
Man: (confused) Sino?
Woman walks away. For real. Man continues watching the movie.
Man walks out of the theatre after, walks dizzily.
Narrator: Sumakit ang ulo ko sa ‘yo nun, kaya tinanong ko si Lord kung may Paracetamol siya.
Man looks up, closes his eyes, and prays. He is engulfed in a strange, white light.
Narrator: Pero out of stock na raw.
The strange, white light disappears. Man realizes that he’s holding something: a paper where the Lord wrote him a personal message.
Paper: Goddammit, hindi ako botika! Nagmamahal, Lord.
Man returns to his apartment, tired. He pins the Lord’s message in a cork board where His other messages are pinned. He sits on a chair near the window. He watches himself watching himself in the window.
Narrator: Tama. Let’s all be the third person. Panoorin natin ang sarili nating magmaktol at magdrama. Panoorin natin ang kausap natin kinakausap tayo, tutal lahat naman tayo ay tayo, ‘di ba. Ikaw rin, love, panoorin mo ‘ko. Manood tayo.
Man stands up at goes to bed. He realizes that another ‘Man’ is sitting on the other side watching TV. Man stares at his other self, then looks at the TV.
Man: Anong season?
Another Man: Two. Last episode.
Man watches in silence.
Another Man reaches for something beside the bed. Man stares at him.
Another Man: Naiwan mo pala sa sinehan kanina (gives him the popcorn bag), ‘di mo naubos. (continues watching TV)
Man gets the bag and tips it over. Two pieces of already-soggy popcorn fall on his hand.
Man: Thanks.
Another Man: Ssh! Last episode!
Man shrugs and watches in silence. Man and Another Man laugh in unison. Arrested Development sure is funny.
Narrator: Sabi ni Ma’am Baltazar dati—
Ma’am Baltazar : (points at the word ‘picturesque’) Peek! Choors! Kee! Got it, class?
Class just stares at her. One boy stands up. It’s the Man, wearing grades-school uniform.
Man: Ma’am, may I go out?
Ma’am Baltazar shakes her head. Man sits down.
Narrator: Isang beses lang tayo naging magka-klase, pero alam ko ikaw na ‘yun.
Man looks at Woman, clearly in admiration. Woman is playing with her hair. Woman suddenly stands up.
Woman: Ma’am, may I go out?
Ma’am Baltazar: Of course, of course!
Woman walks out.
Man: Tangina mo, peyborit!
Ma’am Baltazar throws an eraser and hits the Man directly in the face. Man stares at the door, ignoring her.
Narrator: Mahal na kita ‘non, but somehow this doesn’t make sense. ‘Di naman kita naging classmate. At hindi naman ako estudyante ng Macopa High. Sa Saint Macopa Academy ako. First Honor. Most Creative three years in a row. Mr. Congeniality. Prom King. Batang Mayor, 1997. Wala ka dun. Ako lang yun. Nasaan ka pala?
Man and Woman on a swing, surrounded by a mob of teary-eyed toddlers.
Man: Nasaan ka pala?
Woman: What’re you talking about?
Man: ‘Di kita maalala.
Woman: Ako rin.
Man: Amnesia?
Woman: Fuck you.
Narrator: Nope, ‘di natin maalala. We just met, and that’s that.
--tatapusin pa.