Idle talk over dinner on a sluggish night at work:
"Anong problema mo nung isang araw?"
"Ha?" absentmindedly asked. busily chowing on Bicol Express and rice.
"Ba't ka nagfo-forward ng mga heartbroken chuva...?"
"Wala. May nagfo-forward sa kin, di finoforward ko rin."
"E ba't sa kin mo finoforward?"
"Wala lang." eyes unblinking, un-guilty.

I could tell that he meant it. This ain't the movies. This time around, wala lang is really just wala lang.