PROLOGUE
"I HAVE something to tell you, Nelly."
"Why are you so serious?"
"Because I need to."
"Why?"
"Dahil seryoso 'tong sasabihin ko sayo."
"A-Ano 'yon?"
"Promise me first na hindi ka magagalit."
"Bakit? Kagalit-galit ba 'yang sasabihin mo?"
"Ewan ko."
"Hindi ka naman pala sigurado, e."
"Hindi kagalit-galit sasabihin ko, okay? But knowing you, baka mag-beast mode ka agad."
"Ano ba kasi 'yon, Cyrus?"
"Mangako ka nga muna na hindi ka magagalit."
"Ayokong mangako. Pero sige, I'll try my best not to get mad at you."
"Ipangako mo rin na hindi ka lalayo at magiging magkaibigan pa rin tayo."
"Cyrus, sa mga sinasabi mo, you're just making me uneasy."
"Basta promise me na walang magbabago sa ating dalawa after this."
"Again, I don't want to promise anything. I hate breaking promises, okay? Kaya ita-try ko na lang hanggang sa abot ng makakaya ko."
"Ngayon, hindi ko alam kung dapat ko pa bang sabihin sayo 'to."
"Gosh, Cyrus! Stop being pabebe! Ano na nga 'yon?"
"May kasalanan ako sayo."
"Kasalanan? Anong kasalanan?"
"May nasira ako."
"Tangina naman, Cyrus! Could you please elaborate it more? 'Wag kang pabitin! Anong nasira?!"
"Stop cursing."
"E, ang kulit mo kasi! Nakakaasar ka. Pwede bang diretsahin mo na lang ako?"
"Okay, fine. Sorry."
"Sorry for what?"
"For breaking the rules. I'm sorry, Nelly. But I think . . . I think I just break the rules."
"You just break what? Rules? W-What rules are you talking about, Cyrus?"
"Our rules, Nelly. I think I break one of our rules."
"What do you mean by that? What rule is it?"
"The last rule."
"What?!"
"I'm sorry for breaking the last rule, Nelly . . ."