TWO BOTTLES

(Facade establish shot) *Background music, lively*

(Drone Shot car moving sa street)
(Shots of people eating snacks sa counter sa reception)
(Close-up of Rey’s face, eating and laughing)
(Car enters the gate and stops near the camera)
(Close-up of the John’s foot stepping out of the car)
(John fixes his blazer and face using the cars mirror)
(John is greeted by his old teacher)
(John approaches his friends and seems to be looking for someone, all
laughing, and group hug, Toast)
(John walks up the stage (emcee voiceover introduce: Please welcome,
Rev. Fr. John!), approaches the podium) *Background music fades*

I
John, on stage before an audience, delivering a speech: To my beloved
fellow alumni, good morning! Homecomings and reunions always make me
relive all our shared experiences: the times when we laughed, cried,
and had fun together. Seeing you all smile and laugh makes me feel
like nothing much has changed in the past 20 years. Time might have
passed but the memories we shared remained.
Camera switches to Rey.
II
—Flashback—
John enters the classroom and sees Rey sitting and reading a book, not
wearing his uniform. John approaches him.
John, smiling: Rey, dili pa man ron wash day. Nganong wala na man ka
mag-uniform?
Rey, hesitating to smile: Nabuling na akong usa ka uniform ug ang usa,
guot na kaayo nako.
John: Naa koy extra nga uniform. Dili na pud to nako masuot kay dako
na pud kaayo nako maong dili na maigo. Pwede kaayo to nako ihatag.
Sigurado ko maigo gyud to nimo.
Rey, jokingly saying: Dili gyud ra ba ko mubalibad og grasya. Bitaw,
salamat kaayo, John.
 III
—Speech—
John*on stage*: We may come from different places, and we may come
from different families, but it is our strong sense of brotherhood
that brought us together and that strengthened our bonds.
IV
—Flashback—
Camera facing the sun to emphasize the scorching weather.
John and Rey walking along a path. Both are sweating and were wiping
their sweat with the back of their palms. Along the way, John saw a
coconut tree.
John, pointing towards the coconut tree: Buko, o, sakto kaayo
pampawala sa kauhaw.
Rey, kinda shocked: Kinsa man natong duha kamao musaka? Musaka ka?
John, smiling: Dili lage ba.
Rey, learned in climbing a coconut ‘tree,’ enthusiastic: Atong
suwayan.
Rey, then, proceeds to take off his bag, uniform, and his shoes, then
starts climbing.
John, worried: Ayaw paluma-luma. Mahulog pa lang ka.
John, failing to stop Rey, makes a worried face.

Fade in. Two coconuts fell on the ground, and Rey jumped down from the
tree.

John: Nabalaka ko, pero maayo man diay ka musaka og lubi.

Rey picks up the coconuts and gives one to John. Both smile.
Rey: Ang angay natong kabalak-an ron, unsaon ni pag-inom nga wala man
tay sundang para maabli.
Both laugh.
V
Next Scene, Graduation.
John and Rey are walking together around the campus and are wearing
toga.
Rey: Dalia ra sa panahon, no? Graduate na man ta. Mag-unsa kaha ta ani
20 years from now?
John: Bitaw, asa kaha ta dalhon sa panahon ani? Magama kaha ta og
handumanan, Rey? Magsuwat kaha ta sa atong pangandoy kung maunsa ta 20
ka tuig gikan karon? Ato isuwat sa papel.
Rey: Sige, unya atong isulod sa botelya unya atong i-lubong anang ubos
sa Acacia (Points at the acacia tree).
VI
Both are now by the acacia tree. Both reach ballpen and small paper
inside their pockets. Both are writing down their dreams on the paper
on the tree. Both are on the adjacent side of the tree.
John: Nahuman na ka? *V.O.* Unsa kahay gisuwat ni Rey?
John tries to see what Rey is writing.
Rey: Ayaw ka tan-aw kay surprise ton .

Both rolled their papers and put the papers in two separate bottles
which they found near the area. Rey gives John his bottle. Rey begins
to dig a pit where the two bottles fit.

John, holding the bottles: Nindota kaayo, no, kung ato ning makab-ot o
matuman ning atong pangandoy nga atong gisuwat sa papel?
Rey: ton ag paningkamutan, inubanan sa atong mga pag-ampo.
John: 20 years?
Rey: 20 years! Ayaw kalimot.
John: Dili gyud. Basin diay og mubalik ta diri 20 years from now kay
mutambong ta og homecoming or unsa nga panagtapok.

John holds both bottles in his left and shakes Rey’s hands with his
right. John, then, places the bottles into the pit and covers it.
VII
Fade in.
John finishes his speech, teary-eyed, and is applauded by the people.
As he goes down the stage and goes to his seat, people near his seat
shake hands with him to congratulate him.
John sees Ray with other people. Ray, while eating, happily talks with
other people. John approaches Rey. They made a fist bump then a slide
in the forearm and a gentle tap at the back.

John, smiling: Rey? Kumusta man? Wala gyud tay kita-kita pila na
katuig.
Rey: Oy, John, father (slightly bows his head). Maayo kaayo ang dagan
sa kinabuhi bisan tuod anaa ang kalisod. Ikaw, kumusta man? Mura man
lage’g wala kaayoy nausab sa imo.
John: Mao pud lage. Nakasinati pud og kalisod apan wala gyud ko kawad-
I sa paglaum.
Rey: Maayo. *Rey smiles* Oy, nakahinumdom pa ka sa atong sabot?
John: Asa adto man?
Rey gets a wine bottle from his table that looks similar to the bottle
they buried 20 years ago.
Rey, smiling: Hapit ka makalimot?
John: 20 years na ba diay to? Kadali ra diay gyud sa panahon, no?
Rey: 20 ka tuig na gyud ang nilabay. ton a tung ukayon.
VIII
—By the Acacia—
John and Rey are seen walking towards the spot (by the acacia tree)
while talking about their life. (Only visual, no audio).
John: Nakahinumdom pa ka asa to nato gilubong?
Rey: Naa ra to ari. Mura man pud og wala kaayoy kabag-ohan sa palibot.
John: Sure ka ha?
Rey, points to a mark he placed 20 years ago: Nagpabilin pa gani ang
timailhan.
Then Rey picks up the mark which is a weird looking stone.
Rey: Diara.
Rey digs the spot and later, sees a part of the bottle. Rey used his
bare hands to pick up the bottles.
John: Magbaylo ta. Ikaw mubasa sa akong papel, ug ako sa imoha.
Rey, slowly nodding, once: Okay.
Rey, having never forgotten which bottle was his, gives John his
bottle. Rey now has John’s bottle, and his in John.

Rey: Akoy una mubasa.

Rey opens the bottle, gets the paper, unrolls it, then reads the
paper.
Rey, reading the paper: “To become a doctor.”
Camera shifts to what is written in John’s paper.
Rey, smiling: Wala matuman ang imong gisuwat.
John: Wala pud ko gadahom nga mapari ko. Wa man ko mahimong doctor sa
lawas, apan doctor ko ron sa mga kalag.
Rey: Pero malipayon man kaha ka karon?
John: Oo, John, malipayon kaayo ko. Ilabi na kay makaalagad ko sa mga
katawhan. Ikalipay nako nga makakita nga malipay ang mga tawo ilabi na
tung mga nanginahanglan. Kung magmisa ko ug kung mag-administeryo sa
mga sakramento, dagko kaayo og mga ngisi ang mga tawo.
Rey: Tinuod lagi?
John: Sa walay pagduha-duha. Imoha, unsa man diay imong pangandoy?
Rey, smiles, almost teary-eyed, raises his hand and points to his
bottle that is in John’s hands.
John, excited and nervous, opens the bottle, gets the paper, unrolls
it.

(Camera angle shows the paper, then teardrops fall on paper.)

(Side angle medium shot, John crying with face down)
(Back view establish shot, Rey’s arms on John’s shoulders)
(Fade black)

—THE END—
To be shot in Buon Pastore: I, III, VII
To be shot in a classroom: II
To be shot by the Mascariñas Hall near 3 coconuts: IV, V
To be shot near the acacia tree, down Mascariñas Hall: VI, VIII