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Are you Jacob?

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I am.

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You were supposed to be here hours ago.

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I didn't know it was in the middle of nowhere.

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We've been going in circles trying to find this place.

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Is that him?

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Yeah. Where's my money?

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- Abner! - Mrs. Adeng, I'm off.

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- Okay, go on. - Thanks for the meal!

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Mrs. Adeng, I'm off to work.

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- I'll go ahead! - Son! Come down here! Breakfast is ready!

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- Yes, Mom! I'll be right there! - Okay! Okay!

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- Hi, Mrs. Adeng! - Hi! Happy Monday morning!

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Wow! This looks so good, Mrs. Adeng!

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Dried fish with salted eggs and tomatoes!

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Winner combo! I’m gonna eat with my hands!

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Of course! We should be full and always smiling in the morning.

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- Come eat, Abner! - Hey, Abner!

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By the way, Ica, is your store doing much better?

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Do you have more customers these days?

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It's doing better, Mrs. Adeng.

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More and more people are going out.

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They're not scared of the virus anymore.

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Some people don’t even wear a face mask anymore.

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- Huh? - Mm-hm!

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And though it's supposed to be the rainy season,

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the days are too damn hot.

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Most customers are just at the mall for the air conditioning.

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They're not really buying anything. Just window shopping.

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- Eat, son! - Okay, Mom.

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Time flies, huh?

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I can't believe it's August again!

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It's Daddy Hernan's sixth year in the UAE!

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Well, on my next birthday, it's just us three again!

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I guess you're right, Mrs. Adeng.

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I haven't even met Daddy Hernan.

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But don't worry.

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Pretty soon Abner will be bringing home a girlfriend.

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Is that true, son? Are you going to introduce a girlfriend to mom?

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No, Mom!

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Ica just loves teasing me.

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Don't drag me into your conversation.

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- I should go, Mom. I'm gonna be late. - Don't be so sensitive, son!

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Finish what's on your plate!

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I really should go now, mom. I'm going to be late.

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We have an exam today.

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Hey, hey, hey. My kiss. Here.

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Kiss!

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Kiss your auntie!

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Hey, Ica wants a kiss!

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Oh! Abner's all grown up!

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Be careful, son!

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- Yes, mom! - Be safe!

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He's in a hurry!

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Come on, let's eat, shall we?

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He hates being teased.

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- You like the food? - Yummy!

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- My favorite! - Have some more!

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[peopel clamoring]

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- Hurry up! - Oh no, I'm late already.

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- Let me have a look at that. - Oh, stop it.

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Thanks.

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Hurry!

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Take a look at this, bro.

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Out of the way.

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Take a look!

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Hey, friend! I love your makeup!

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Can I borrow it?

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Did your policeman give you that?

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Don't be silly!

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I saved up for this!

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Why don't you ask Arnold so you can be pretty like me!

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The stock room boys don't earn that much.

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Pfft, he rarely even takes me out.

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Then when I invite him to watch a movie,

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he'd just tell me, "Let's not! Let's just watch Vivamax!"

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[chuckles]

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- Have you heard? - What?

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They say Mr. Galvez is boning someone in his office.

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Huh?

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Should we report that pervert?

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Apparently, he tells girls to come into his office if they need anything.

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Your hand stinks!

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What did you have for breakfast?

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- Dried fish! - Dried fish!

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Whatever! See you girls later!

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- Okay, see you. - See you. Bye!

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- Wash your hands. It stinks! - Let's have lunch together!

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You'd better get there before Galvez! You...

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You know what's in the handbook.

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I shouldn't have to explain it to you.

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No one is allowed to leave their station until breaktime.

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Did you leave your phones in your lockers?

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- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

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Okay. Customer is always right. Got it?

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- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

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We welcome you to this wonderful place

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where beautiful things never cease to amaze

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whatever you need, indeed you will find

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this special place will blow your mind

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At Davidson's Superstore,

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find what you're looking for!

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Everything that you adore!

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- Enjoy... - Look at this, ma'am.

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It looks good on you.

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- What size are you, ma'am? - Size 36B.

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Okay, let me check.

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- What color would you like? - What do you have in mind?

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- This one? Okay. - Mine's all black.

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Okay, okay.

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I think this looks good.

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Calling the attention of the parent or guardian of the missing little girl,

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wearing a white dress and red shoes.

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You may head to the customer service area...

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Ma'am?

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Excuse me, ma'am.

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I'm sorry, but--

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I've been following you around the store.

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Your tummy was flat just now and then...

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when you got out of the fitting room, it's bulging.

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You bitch...

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How dare you insult a customer?

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What are you insinuating? That I'm a thief?

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Who's the manager here?

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Where's your manager?

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Please call sir Jason.

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Ma'am, if I were you, I wouldn't make a scene.

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I've caught you red-handed, ma'am.

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What are you saying? You're making me dizzy.

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If something happens to me, I swear, I'll sue you!

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- Sir Jason-- - Are you the manager?

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What do you think you're doing? What's happening, Jessica?

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Sir, this woman just started accusing me of bullshit.

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Sir, I've been following her in the store.

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She wasn't pregnant before but now,

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when she got out of the fitting room, she suddenly has a bulge.

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Who are you trying to fool, lady?

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Watch your mouth, stupid bitch.

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You really think I'd be interested in your cheapass clothes?

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Listen to me, you moron,

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you're just a saleslady.

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Get that? And I'm a customer. Idiot.

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I have a lot of money!

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Besides, you're no better than dogs running around in here!

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How dare you call me a thief.

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- Want me to slap you? - Ma'am! Ma'am!

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Ma'am, please don't be like that.

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Let's have some respect for our staff.

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It's better to talk in our office.

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Let's not make a scene here, okay?

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Okay? Let's go. Please follow me.

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Excuse me, ma'am?

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How dare you talk down on us.

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We are not dogs here.

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Us salesladies are working as hard as everyone else.

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We put up with scanty wages

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and have to pay for stolen merch by people like you!

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You're a thief!

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I'm not a thief!

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I already told you!

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[people murmuring]

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- You! Call security! - Yes, sir?

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- I've been noticing her a while ago. - No worries sir.

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So that's what she's been up to.

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Please escort madam to the security office, okay?

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Please.

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Come along, ma'am. Please com with us.

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Come along now.

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Next time, keep your mouth shut in front of everyone, okay?

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Did you really have to talk about those things?

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We'll talk in my office later, understood?

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- Where should we eat? - At the usual.

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Or the one beside it.

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Let's go.

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I want one too.

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Oh, comrades!

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Let's thank our champion!

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The one who defends against the exploitation of salespeople.

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Let's give it up for Jessica "Ica" Fajardo!

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Your lunch is on me!

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Oh! Thanks!

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You're welcome!

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It's true though, what I said earlier, right?

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They keep taking advantage of us.

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They're so quick to pin the blame on us!

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Yes! Exactly!

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Why should it come out of our own pockets when the register is short?

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What can we afford with our meager salary after all the cuts?

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Barely anything, right?

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- Nothing. It's all gone. - Yeah, practically nothing.

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Take Inday, for example.

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She keeps getting charged for missing items.

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This couple, Melai and Arnold.

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They can't even afford to go on dates because movie tickets are so expensive!

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But… they have a Vivamax subscription!

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Take it to Vivamax! Take it to Vivamax!

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Take it to Vivamax! Take it to Vivamax!

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Why'd you have to talk about us?

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I'm gonna pinch you!

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Just eat!

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- Our break is barely over! - So what? It's fine.

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We won't take long.

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Fine.

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Calling the attention of all sales personnel,

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please proceed to your posts.

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Hurry up, let's go. We might get late.

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...sales personnel, please proceed to your post.

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Bye.

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Bye.

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Calling the attention of all sales personnel,

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please proceed to your posts.

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- Here you go, sir. - It's hot here in your department store.

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Can't you turn up the air conditioning?

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Miss, can you help me fit the shoe?

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It hurts when I bend over.

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Hey, miss!

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Why'd you stand up?

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You see?

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You didn't even put it on properly.

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Miss, what--

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Miss, this feels like a bigger size.

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Are you sure this is size 12?

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It looks more like a size 15.

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Sir, that's a size 12. You can check.

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Maybe you're not as big as you think you are.

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You think so?

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You think I'm not big?

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You bitch?

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Want me to shove my cock in your mouth so you know how big it is?

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Sir, please don't be rude.

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We're talking about your shoe size, not your cock.

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So if you're not gonna buy, kindly leave.

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You're just tiring me.

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Now wait a minute!

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You're rude!

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I'm the rude one?

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You've been peeking at my breasts since you got here!

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Hey!

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You stupid saleslady!

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I'm a customer! A customer!

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And the customer is always right! Ever heard of that?

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Don't you know that?

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- Sir. Sir! - Sir. Sir!

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Sir. Sir!

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I'm really sorry, sir. I'm really sorry.

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I will talk to our staff about this.

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I'm really sorry.

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You. You're the manager?

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You're the manager here?

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Can you fire this woman?

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Fire her!

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- We deeply apologize, sir. - She's out of line!

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How dare she disrespect a customer!

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She humiliated me! In front of everybody!

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I'm very sorry, sir.

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Melai! Melai!

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Please assist sir.

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Hi, sir. This way please.

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Please let me assist you, sir.

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Right this way, sir.

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Hey, manager!

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You should fire her!

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We're on it.

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What are you doing, Ica?

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Come with me to my office. We'll talk there.

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Mr. De Guzman to customer service.

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You're really a pain in the ass.

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You know?

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Why don't you get it?

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Didn't I tell you? Do not argue with our customers.

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What happens if those people file a complaint against you?

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Or worse,

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Post on social media about the kind of service--

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The way we deal with our customers?

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Huh?

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Give us bad reviews?

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Sir, you saw what he did to me, didn't you?

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He threw a shoe at me.

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And bullshit to the customers who say I'm the one who shows no respect.

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They have no respect!

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Oh, that's right…

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Customers are always right!

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Unfair!

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You know what-- That's enough, okay?

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You know I can just call up HR right now

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and tell them that you want to resign.

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Huh?

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Is that what you want?

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Sir...

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Please don't, sir.

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You know this is my only source of income.

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This is my only livelihood.

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For the room I'm renting.

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I've got no family left, sir.

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Sir, have mercy.

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Don't do this to me.

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I'm not a hard man to please.

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You know I've always had a crush on you.

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Right?

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Come on..

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Put it in your mouth.

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- I wonder if Ica's okay... - Yeah, I'm worried.

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There she is!

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How did it go? Did you get fired?

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I'm okay. Don't worry about me.

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- You sure you're okay? - Yeah, and they can't fire me!

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Galvez will get what's coming to him!

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Really, I'm fine!

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Don't worry anymore

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- Are you sure? - 100 percent.

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- Are you sure? - I'm sure.

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Look, it's sir Dave!

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Oh shit, he's so cute!

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- He looks yummy! - Come on. We're gonna get yelled at.

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Oh my god, he's staring at you.

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Thank you, sir.

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Dad.

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You called for me?

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You know what?

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I just couldn't believe this is happening so fast.

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I still remember when our department store first opened.

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This was the place to go shopping.

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I got so excited when people flocked to the mall.

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All the lights would twinkle there in Christmas time.

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Dave, this was every family in Camanava's favorite hangout.

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That's why this is so precious to me.

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This is where all our businesses started.

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The reason why the corporation grew.

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But this is the last time I will ever see it.

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And I really have to say goodbye to my office.

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I leave it all up to you, Dave.

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You're in charge now.

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Dad, you're just getting a checkup in the States.

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Everything will be alright.

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And while you're away, I'll take care of things here.

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And I trust you.

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I won't let you down.

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Sir Dave!

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Sorry. Good afternoon, sir.

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Can you assist me?

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What do you need, Sir Dave?

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I need good sets of clothes.

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Ah, hold on, sir.

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Here, Sir Dave. I think these will look good on you.

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Come.

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Sir Dave!

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Jason.

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- What a pleasant surprise! - How are you?

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Sir Dave's so handsome!

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Do you want me to assist you?

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It's okay. She's here.

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This way please, sir.

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Another win for Ica.

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I wouldn't mind assisting sir Dave!

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Dream on!

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Come on, back to work. The prize is won!

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Let's go!

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Miss?

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Hello, sir?

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Can you help me with the fitting?

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Huh?

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Get in.

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Maybe I should try it on.

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You can't go in, sir.

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Why not? It's the fitting room.

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Sir, just use a different one.

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It's not allowed?

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- Who's in there? - Sir Dave's fitting some clothes.

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Sir Dave's fitting in some clothes.

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- Sorry, sir. Let's just use the other one. - We can't let you through.

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Sorry about that.

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You like that?

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Calling the attention of sales personnel, Ms. Jessica Fajardo.

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Please proceed to the admin office.

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Calling the attention of sales personnel, Ms. Jessica Fajardo

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- Please proceed to the admin office. - Are you okay?

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- Please proceed to the admin office. - Yeah.

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So did you see his abs?

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- What did you say? - Did you see his abs?

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Someone will hear you!

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Yeah, he was just wearing briefs.

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- Tell us more! - I bet you were so nervous.

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- Is he big? - No.

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- Stop talking, somebody might hear you. - Tell me!

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Hi, Ica!

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I wish I had assisted him instead.

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Hi, Ica!

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It's Roman.

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Hi Melai. Hi Day.

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Hi, Roman!

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You want me to drop you off?

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No, it's okay. We can take the jeep.

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- You sure? - Looks like you're going somewhere.

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We are.

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Thanks, though!

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- Okay. Bye! - If you say so.

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Bye! Be safe!

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Where do you wanna go tonight? I got my salary today.

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I want to go home.

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Just give your salary to your wife.

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Your family needs it more.

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Not this again. I told you when I'm with you,

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you're the wife.

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Stop doing this shit. You're pissing me off.

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I don't wanna be your mistress anymore!

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I'm so sick of this!

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I set aside some money. You can have all of it.

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Just let me go!

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Why do you say it like that?

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Why, are you locked up?

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You can do everything you want, can't you?

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Right?

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I didn't even see you the whole of last week.

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You don't answer my texts or calls either!

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Huh? And you tell me there's no phone signal where you were?

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Why? Who do you have someone on the side?

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Who's sharing your bed these days?

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- Tell me! - Ow!

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Stop that! That hurts!

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- Screw you! - Let go--

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You bitch!

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If it weren't for me, you'd be living in the streets!

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Did you forget?

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That I took you in when your father went to jail!

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Damn you!

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Remember,

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we've got your father.

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What was our agreement?

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That I will tell you where you can find your father,

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once you've paid off all your debts.

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That's my only condition.

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But until you pay me,

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you will do everything I tell you.

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You will do whatever I want you to do.

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Do you understand?

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I'm not your property, Roman!

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Yes, you helped me and sheltered me,

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clothed, and fed me but...

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coming with you that night is the biggest regret of my life!

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I've had enough! I'm not your slave!

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Shit! Stop nagging!

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You bitch! You and your stupid mouth!

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I should just punch your lights out!

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- You're hurting me! - So you can be with your mother!

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- Want that? - Let go of me.

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Damn you.

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Shit...

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Okay, I’m sorry.

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Go on. Choose where we're gonna go.

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I don't want you to think I'm a bad person.

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And all right.

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I will release you on one condition.

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You will pay me one million pesos.

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I will tell you where your father is.

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You will get your freedom. But until you get me that,

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I'd like you to just do as I say.

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That's all I'm asking.

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So now, choose where we're gona go.

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Don't ruin the night. Please.

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Don't ruin for the both of us.

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I apologize.

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I'm not angry.

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Not mad at you.

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Come on. Just pick.

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Please. Don't be mad. Let's get out of here.

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Let's go. Come on. Don't be mad.

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Stop being angry.

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So?

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- Are we okay? - Yeah, okay.

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That's what I was telling you.

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You were gonna ruin our night.

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- I guess I'll go. - Yup.

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- Call me later, okay? - Cut it out!

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Hey! Good morning, Abner!

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Where have you been?

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It's too damn early for that attitude!

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What about you? Do decent women go home at this hour?

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Look! All the nosy neighbors are gonna be talking about you.

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So what? Are you my brother?

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Good morning, Mrs. Adeng!

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Hey. Morning it is.

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What happened? Why didn't you come home last night?

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I hope you don't take this the wrong way.

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After all, you might as well be my daughter.

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But of course, if you actually were my child,

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a young lady like you coming home at this hour,

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it's not a good sight, you know?

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What would the neighbors think?

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And then they see you step out of your boyfriend's car.

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But you know, to be honest,

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I don't mind what you want to do.

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I'm just saying this because I care.

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And as you know, I'm a teacher, Ica.

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I wouldn't like to be told

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that as a teacher, I have no power to straighten out those under my roof.

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Just take extra care, Ica, please? Okay?

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I'm sorry about this, Mrs. Adeng.

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I feel ashamed.

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You know Roman, if I don't do as he says, it's another big fight.

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But don't worry, this is the last time.

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Thank you for your concern, Mrs. Adeng.

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Not at all. It's nothing.

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You know, you'd better come join us.

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Come eat. Have breakfast.

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Here. There's eggs and coffee.

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- Hotdogs. - Ah, no need, Mrs. Adeng.

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I'm still full.

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What?

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I'll go upstairs.

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Abner, eat!

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We're gonna be late.

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Come straight home, okay?

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Yes, Ma. I will.

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- Are you sure? - Yep.

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- Okay, be safe! - Take care, Ma!

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- Okay! Okay. - Take care!

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- See you. - Bye, Ma. Take care!

518

Bro, class is cancelled. There's a rally and ma'am is absent.

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Listen to me.

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You know what to do.

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Pack your things.

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Let's meet after three days.

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You already know where.

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It's just the two of us once this is done.

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Just make sure no one notices you.

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Everything will be alright.

527

Holy shit, Abner!

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Ica! What the hell! You startled me!

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What are you doing?

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You're jerking off? Watching porn?

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What? No! You're wrong!

532

I literally caught you!

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Don't deny it! You're jerking off!

534

Yes, I was! I'm sorry!

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I'm such a dickhead.

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Don't be silly! How old are you anyway?

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- Seventeen? - Yeah.

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That's natural for teenage boys like you.

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At seventeen I wasn't even a virgin anymore.

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Don't worry. I won't tell your mom.

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But on one condition!

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What condition is that? You love picking on me

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just because you got me on a chokehold!

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Well, naturally!

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I will keep your secret.

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It'll be our secret!

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Okay, listen. This is my condition.

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Go to the store and buy me a napkin.

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With wings!

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Come on, Ica!

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Don't make me do that! I'm a guy for crying out loud!

552

You're really gonna ask me to buy you a napkin?

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Your choice. It's pretty simple, really.

554

I might mention it to your mom

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that her son is skipping school, jerking off, and a Peeping Tom.

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Don't! Don't tell her. I'm gonna do it.

557

I can't let you tell mom I'm skipping school to jerk off.

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She'll slap me for sure if she finds out I'm peeping on you.

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Go on, then. You're a smart kid after all.

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Get out and buy my napkin.

561

Sorry. It's because I have a crush on you.

562

I've been fantasizing about you for a long time.

563

"Sorry"? Are you nuts?

564

Don't think about it. I totally get it.

565

Jerkface.

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Get to it. Buy me my napkin.

567

Yeah, yeah.

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- With wings, okay? - Yes!

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I'm excited. I think it's gonna be delicious.

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Don't worry. I'll teach you.

571

Abner!

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- What? - I'm on my period, remember?

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Do you eat blood stew?

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I'm on my period. We can't!

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You know, Abner, this is my last day here.

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So thank you.

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Thank you for making me happy on my last day.

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Stop it with the drama.

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You're taking me out of the zone.

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I can take responsibility for you.

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Stupid boy!

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Let's keep this a secret, okay?

583

Of course. Dirty little secret.

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Promise.

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But this, we can do this.

586

Hurry up!

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Hurry up!

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Everything's set.

589

We'll finish this tonight.

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Just make sure you don't get followed.

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Hi, Mrs. Adeng.

592

Oh, hey. You're going out?

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I thought you didn't have work today?

594

Besides, it's past lunch.

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Yeah.

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But I need to go to the store.

597

My supervisor asked me to come in.

598

He said he needs to talk to me.

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Oh, no. I'm gonna cook sinigang, your favorite.

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I didn't know you were going out.

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Will you take long?

602

Yes. I might take a while.

603

We might not even see each other again.

604

What?

605

Why is that?

606

What's wrong?

607

Are you leaving for good?

608

Is that why you're carrying all that?

609

I only meant that

610

maybe we won't see each other again today,

611

because you'll be asleep by the time I get back.

612

That's what I meant.

613

So that's it.

614

- Mrs. Adeng. - Yes?

615

Here's my payment for last month's rent.

616

And here's my two months advance.

617

So I don't spend the money on accident.

618

Wow!

619

Thank you so much!

620

You're paying in advance now, huh?

621

You'd better wait for dinner so you can have something to eat.

622

Ah, that's okay. I really should be going, Mrs. Adeng.

623

Can I give you a hug?

624

Of course!

625

Come here.

626

Hang on.

627

Is there a problem? Is something bothering you?

628

Would you like to talk about it first?

629

It's nothing.

630

I just wanted to thank you because

631

you treated me like family here, like your own daughter.

632

I really appreciate it, Mrs. Adeng.

633

Are you okay?

634

- Are you sure? - Yes, ma'am.

635

Okay. I'll go ahead.

636

All right. Be safe, okay?

637

When you get home, I'll save you some dinner.

638

And thanks for this.

639

No problem, Mrs. Adeng.

640

- Take care! - Take care, Mrs. Adeng!

641

Okay.

642

Abner!

643

Mom!

644

Come down here.

645

Coming.

646

Buy me some okra.

647

We're missing some ingredients for the sinigang.

648

Our sinigang is missing an ingredient. Okra.

649

- Mom. - Yeah?

650

Was that Ica who just left?

651

Yes. She said her supervisor called for her.

652

But she'll be back. Go on! Buy me the okra.

653

What are you standing around for?

654

Okra! Mind you buy the right vegetable! Okra!

655

Okay, mom. Okra. Okra!

656

Okra, okra. I swear to god.

657

I'm broke, sir.

658

My salary keeps getting cuts.

659

I've got nothing left to pay the bills with.

660

You know, according to the records,

661

you owe us a lot of money.

662

I can do anything.

663

What do you mean by 'anything'?

664

Anything you want.

665

I can't believe you're done, sir!

666

Let me check your bag ma'am.

667

- Thank you. - Let's eat.

668

- Where do you want to eat? - Let me check your bags.

669

Let's just go to my place.

670

I will cook for you.

671

- Then let's watch Vivamax. - Thank you so much!

672

It's always Vivamax with you. Treat me to a movie for once.

673

Thank you.

674

Hi, Melai. Where's Ica?

675

Huh?

676

Ica's not here.

677

Just tell me where Ica is, Melai.

678

Huh? Her phone's not ringing, she's not online?

679

I told you Ica's not here, Roman. Relax.

680

She's on leave today.

681

Then I went to your boarding house.

682

They said she came here because your supervisor asked her to come in.

683

Ica already told me your supervisor's harrassing all of you.

684

They're probably doing something in his office as we speak.

685

Tell me who this Galvez is. Where is he?

686

Tell me where he is!

687

There's Galvez.

688

Are you Galvez?

689

Are you Galvez?

690

Are you?

691

Hey bastard, where is Ica?

692

Tell me where she is!

693

What are you--

694

What do you mean "Ica"?

695

How would I know?

696

She's absent today.

697

Where is she? Tell me!

698

Why are you asking me?

699

Don't come near me. Why are you closing in?

700

I'm a police officer, back off!

701

Screw you, you bastard! Don't you know? I'm a policeman.

702

I finally have time for you.

703

You bastard. Why are you harrassing my girlfriend?

704

You son of a bitch. Damn you!

705

Son of a bitch.

706

Go inside first!

707

Come here, you bastard!

708

Get up!

709

All you idiots turn a blind eye to this snake?

710

So?

711

He's harrassing all the female employees here!

712

Now that you know, just do your jobs!

713

Got it? You asshole!

714

Hey, cut it out!

715

Melai!

716

Melai!

717

Melai, wake up! Melai!

718

Ica. What the heck!

719

What are you doing here?

720

Did you shoot Melai?

721

Shut up. If I didn't shoot her, she'll identify you!

722

She's a witness!

723

You shouldn't have shot her.

724

We don't have time. Let's go!

725

Melai, sorry! Sorry!

726

Shit, Ica, get out of here!

727

Let's go!

728

She won't hear you. She's dead!

729

We're here live at Davidson's Department Store

730

here in Caloocan City,

731

where a fire broke out.

732

According to reports and resources,

733

the fire spread out too fast and took the whole building.

734

Our firefighters are currently on the situation.

735

Authorities are still investigating the origin of this incident.

736

Sigrid Polon, reporting.

737

This isn't the end of the story. Ica's story has just begun.

738

Let's go, we're departing soon!

739

Three more! Heading to Sapang Palay!

740

Balintawak! Balintawak!

741

He brought me to his home.

742

He informed his wife Monica

743

that I would be staying with them from then on.

744

She's gonna be staying with us for a while. Don't we have a spare room?

745

Wait. Wait, your niece?

746

But from the very beginning, ma'am Monica didn't like me at all.

747

But Roman would always answer for me.

748

...so I brought her here for a while.

749

Is it okay?

750

All right, fine. I'll get the room ready.

751

Sure.

752

Because of that, I endured Monica's mistreatment of me for two years.

753

When Roman isn't home,

754

- she treats me worse than a maid. - Ica! What the hell!

755

- Are you trying to burn my house down? - I'm so sorry!

756

She would hit me, curse at me.

757

Monica! What's wrong with you? You're hurting her again!

758

Again? Serously? She tried to burn down our house!

759

Are you gonna take her side?

760

Why do you have to hit her?

761

- What good is she? - You think I'm taking her side?

762

- Yes! That's what you always do! - Tell me, was it right to hit her?

763

And what about you? You think you're doing the right thing?

764

What's your problem?

765

Shit!

766

But that's not the worst of it.

767

When I turned sixteen,

768

Roman showed his true intentions.

769

Often when ma'am Monica wasn't around,

770

he would suddenly come home and feast on my young body.

771

Be quiet, jeez. Don't fight it.

772

- Your ma'am Monica isn't home. - Please don't, sir.

773

I couldn't do anything.

774

I was powerless against him.

775

He would always remind me

776

that I owe him for taking me in

777

and that my father's life is in their hands.

778

Come on!

779

Nothing happened, okay?

780

Nothing happened. Remember that.

781

Don't tell your ma'am.

782

Hey!

783

Don't tell your ma'am, okay?

784

Don't tell Monica!

785

He said if I ever run away from him,

786

I will never see my father again.

787

Ica, there's a lot of--

788

You monsters!

789

What is this?

790

- I will explain! - How can you explain this?

791

- No! - You bitch!

792

I said I can explain!

793

How? What the hell is wrong with you!

794

- Let me explain! - How can you explain this?

795

You're screwing your niece?

796

- Stop screaming! - So you're the one who's mad?

797

I'm going to explain it to you!

798

Damn you! Let go of me!

799

Let go of me!

800

I wandered in the streets after that.

801

Until the next day,

802

Roman found me on a sidewalk.

803

And he brought me to a hidden safehouse in Montalban, Rizal.

804

He said it's where they hide away the witnesses in their cases.

805

Police assets whose lives are in danger.

806

And the victims, too, so they can be safe.

807

I stayed there for a year.

808

I was seventeen years old.

809

I preferred my life there.

810

Far from Roman, away from that devil.

811

And that's where I met Mr. Narsing.

812

He's also a police asset and the keeper of the safehouse.

813

He takes care of all of us.

814

He taught me to be strong.

815

To be brave and smart.

816

And that's where I formed my dreams,

817

that one day, I will be able to escape from the shackles Roman placed on me

818

and my father and I will meet again.

819

Looks like I win this round, too, Mr. Ching.

820

You have all the luck tonight.

821

Are you sure you're not cheating?

822

You're always winning.

823

Me? Cheat?

824

For what?

825

This is just a game, Mr. Ching.

826

Okay, then. One more round so we can win some of it back.

827

- I'm in for another round. - Sorry, boys.

828

I'm tired. We've been playing all night.

829

Besides, I have a business meeting.

830

Bullshit, Dave!

831

You asshole, leaving after raking all the money.

832

You're a jerk.

833

You're just a bastard!

834

Bastard!

835

Listen, old man!

836

Don't talk to me like that, got it?

837

Screw you!

838

Hey, watch it. Go ahead, try me.

839

You don’t know me.

840

Know your place.

841

Where are you?

842

I came from the province.

843

I've been waiting for an hour.

844

I'm at the crossing.

845

Do you have a job opening?

846

Sir, this way, sir!

847

So you own this big building, sir.

848

I didn't know you were bigtime.

849

You should come in. I'll treat you to lunch.

850

Ah, it's okay, sir.

851

I should go back to looking for a job and a place to stay.

852

Probably somewhere in Monumento.

853

Are you sure?

854

Here's my calling card.

855

And take some of this money.

856

For saving my life.

857

Look for a boarding house near here.

858

Then call me when you're ready.

859

- Thank you, sir. - I'll take care of you.

860

I will give you a job here in our department store.

861

Thank you, sir. I'm grateful.

862

Take care.

863

And that's how Dave and I started our friendship.

864

He secretly hired me to work at their department store.

865

He had me trained to be a janitress.

866

Until I reached my second year

867

and became a stock girl in charge of inventory in the warehouse.

868

And on my third year, I became a saleslady.

869

But we had an agreement.

870

That we would keep it a secret that we know each other.

871

Because Dave wanted to have an eye, or a spy inside the department store.

872

When I settled in my new job,

873

that's when Dave took a serious liking to me.

874

He would take me out on dates in secret.

875

But all throughout our three years together,

876

no one even noticed we were in a relationship.

877

Because I'm not just a saleslady,

878

I'm also a good actress.

879

Dave and I have been keeping our relationship a secret for three years.

880

And though I remained enslaved by Roman,

881

and harrassed by Mr. Galvez, I endured all of it

882

just to protect Dave.

883

Because we've put some plans into motion

884

and they cannot be foiled by my personal issues.

885

A week before the department store burned down,

886

Dave and I had all our plans laid out.

887

And I have been preparing myself for this for a long time.

888

In the plan, I will go about my work as a saleslady as usual.

889

But I need to get in

890

and study the movements of the people in the admin office.

891

That's why I tend to make a scene and end up getting reprimanded

892

so I'll be called into Mr. Galvez's office.

893

What they don't know is, I'm doing all of it

894

so I can snoop around and find where they keep the audit files.

895

Here's the clincher.

896

The truth is...

897

the department store hasn't been doing so well for several years now.

898

Dave's father has accummulated debts

899

from numerous businessmen trying to keep it afloat.

900

And in order preserve their remaining assets,

901

Dave thought about setting the department store on fire.

902

So that they can claim a substantial amount of money

903

from the insurance company

904

amounting to 250 million pesos.

905

That's where I come in. So no one will notice.

906

I will sneak into the audit department

907

and burn all the important documents and files on the computers.

908

By doing so,

909

all evidence and documents that prove the company's going bankrupt will be destroyed.

910

And there's one more thing Dave wanted me to do.

911

He will send me the combinations of all their safes in the Finance department.

912

All of the department store's daily earnings

913

are kept there for a week before being deposited in the bank.

914

So while we were at the resort, Dave taught me how to open a safe.

915

I studied the rotation of the combination over and over again

916

until I perfected it.

917

Every part of the plan has been laid out meticulously.

918

Even my death in the fire.

919

Do you recognize this ID and wallet?

920

Could you please identify?

921

Yes, it's--

922

This is Jessica Fajardo. Ica.

923

She's one of my tenants here. For five years now.

924

Ms. Macatangay,

925

we found her body at the burned down

926

Davidson Department Store last Tuesday.

927

Her face was almost unrecognizable

928

due to the fire.

929

We recovered only these IDs and her wallet to help identify her.

930

I'm really sorry, but Ms. Jessica Fajardo is gone.

931

What are you saying?

932

Ica...

933

Ica...

934

You know, I will miss you so much.

935

I'm getting so antsy.

936

A bit nervous and unsure. Mixed emotions.

937

Why should you be nervous?

938

You did great!

939

Once the insurance company's certification is issued,

940

after the investigation,

941

my father can claim 250 Million.

942

So let's celebrate!

943

Let's celebrate!

944

- Congrats! - Congrats!

945

The money's in the room, by the way.

946

I didn't touch it. Not a single cent.

947

That's yours.

948

Use the money to create a new life.

949

It's all mine?

950

Thanks, Dave!

951

I can finally see my father and pay off all my debts.

952

Thank you.

953

I love you, Dave.

954

After this,

955

we can't see each other anymore.

956

Why?

957

We have to end this.

958

For your safety and for my family.

959

Nobody can know that you're still alive.

960

Nobody can know about us.

961

I'm getting married.

962

You know how it is. Papa's Chinese.

963

Use the money to carve a new life for yourself.

964

Just make sure no one can know about what we did, okay?

965

How stupid can I get?

966

How could I even think I'd have a chance with Dave?

967

I'm nothing but a lowly saleslady.

968

But thanks anyway, Dave.

969

You became the instrument with which I can change my life.

970

I will never forget you.

971

And on this day, I will surrender my heart and soul to you completely.

972

San Felipe! San Felipe!

973

It's leaving! More spots left!

974

San Felipe! San Felipe!

975

San Felipe! Come on in!

976

San Felipe! San Felipe!

977

San Felipe! Few spots left!

978

Celia!

979

Celia!

980

- Coming! - Damn it!

981

- Come quickly! - Yes! We'll be right there!

982

- Goddamnit! I'm exhausted! - Here we are!

983

- Ica! - Ma!

984

Come out immediately when I call for you!

985

Yes, I know. We're here. Ica!

986

There. Grab the rope.

987

Then pull.

988

Yes. Okay.

989

- One. Two. Three. - Many years ago,

990

Uncle Ruel came home one night,

991

and he brought with him three corpses wrapped in burlap.

992

Yes, dead people.

993

Uncle Ruel worked as a hired killer.

994

He gets paid to kill people.

995

And to get rid of the evidence,

996

he will remove the bodies from the scene

997

and bring them home to us.

998

It's part of the fee.

999

And my mother and I would dispose of the bodies.

1000

That's been our life since mom left my father Dado.

1001

Mom cheated on him

1002

probably because of all the hunger and hardships we endured.

1003

Pretty soon she was switching lovers,

1004

and Uncle Ruel was one of them.

1005

And what's even more painful

1006

is that she took me with her to go live with her new man.

1007

I hated my mother!

1008

But there was nothing I could do as a child.

1009

No, please!

1010

And my mother didn't rescue me!

1011

She let a dragon devour me in that shanty that night.

1012

When suddenly, my protector came barging in!

1013

You son of a bitch! Let go of my daughter!

1014

You bastard!

1015

Son of a bitch!

1016

Dado!

1017

Why are you-- Get out of here!

1018

You shit! Leave us alone!

1019

You bastard.

1020

Ruel!

1021

You think you can just walk in here?

1022

- You son of a bitch. - Ruel! Don't! Ruel!

1023

Asshole!

1024

Take this!

1025

Shit!

1026

Ica, stop!

1027

Ica!

1028

Stop! Stop, Ica!

1029

Come here.

1030

Give me the knife. Let go! Let go of it!

1031

Listen to me. Darling, listen to me.

1032

You didn't kill them, okay?

1033

Goddamnit, Ica. You're just a child!

1034

Listen to me carefully.

1035

It was me! I killed them.

1036

I killed them!

1037

I killed them!

1038

Not you.

1039

Dad!

1040

Dad!

1041

Find me.

1042

Yes, Dad.

1043

Dad, be careful.

1044

Find me.

1045

Yes, Dad.

1046

There, there. Don't worry.

1047

I'll take you to your relatives. Do you know where they are?

1048

I have no relatives here.

1049

I have no family left.

1050

Go ahead. You can go.

1051

Roman took advantage of my innocence.

1052

Placing my life in his hands that day,

1053

was as good as resigning my soul to the devil

1054

to be sunk deeper into hell.

1055

Hello, Ica. You've been calling me nonstop since last night.

1056

Can you stop pestering me?

1057

Huh? What do you want?

1058

Are you in San Felipe yet?

1059

Damn you, Roman. I'm just making sure.

1060

I'll be in San Felipe soon.

1061

I paid you the one million. Did you receive it?

1062

You'd better make sure you gave me the right address to find my dad.

1063

If not, I'll come back for you and make you pay!

1064

You talk big now, huh?

1065

Hey. We've got nothing to do with each other now, you understand?

1066

So don’t call me again.

1067

Got it? You bitch.

1068

Screw you. Asshole!

1069

- Good day, sir. - Good day to you too.

1070

- Can I ask a question? - Sure.

1071

- Let's check the bag first. - Go ahead.

1072

The chief is over there.

1073

- Good morning, sir. - Good morning too, miss.

1074

Can I ask you something.

1075

Sure, what is it?

1076

I'm looking for Diosdado Fajardo.

1077

Ah, Dado! Yes, I know him!

1078

He's a very nice man.

1079

He has plenty of friends here.

1080

Because he's kind and we take good care of him here.

1081

- Really? - Absolutely.

1082

All the prisoners here know him.

1083

I would like to meet him, sir.

1084

Haven't you heard?

1085

During the pandemic, many prisoners were hit by the virus.

1086

Dado was one of them.

1087

Sir? Where is he now?

1088

He's already gone.

1089

His body was cremated immediately because that's strict policy at the time.

1090

Can you tell me your name so I can find it in our files?

1091

Miss? What's your name?

1092

I'll leave you here for now, Miss. I'll look for his files in the office.

1093

Are you Jacob?

1094

I am.

1095

You were supposed to be here hours ago.

1096

I didn't know it was in the middle of nowhere.

1097

We've been going in circles trying to find this place.

1098

Is that him?

1099

Yeah. Where's my money?

1100

Here.

1101

Thanks.

1102

I'll dispose of it.