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HI GUYS! I’ve been an avid reader of passionate stories here on PL for like about five months. I’ve just decided to share my own story… but I promise, you’ll love it*hehe yabang! XD* This story is purely fictional, any similarities on concepts, plot and characters to other posts and real life are purely coincidental:
ENJOY!…
It was summer of 2010; I, as an upcoming 4th year student was obliged to attend the dreaded UPCAT Review. I live in Dasmarinas, Cavite but I study in a science high school somewhere in NCR. I chose to stay and find a review center within my hometown than go to the shitty, overcrowded, polluted review centers in Manila *no offense to Manilenos*. I was just traumatized the past few weeks of my third year, I undergone a series of bullying remarks, discrimination and-in short, my third year life sucked. So I chose to stay away as far as possible from my schoolmates and to start a new life. Luckily, fate was slightly on my side when I discovered a review center built just a few blocks from my home.
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I waited for weeks till the first day finally came, registration, handing out of manuals and all, whatsoever. I finished quite early since I lived just a few blocks from it. Everything seemed so fine, until I read a HUGE tarpaulin printed announcement: All review students are to be transferred to ******** Sorry for the inconvinience
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I was like: SHIIIIIIIIITTTTT!!! Tangina! 9 ang simula nang review nandito pa ako sa dasma! 8:45 naaaa!!! I ran and so did tens of other review students to ride a jeepney to our designated place. Fortunately, again, I was lucky enough to get a good seat. Three other students rode with me in the jeepney, all of which are females.
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They were all sitting in front of me. The first one was wearing a yellow shirt and long maong pants, same with the second one on the other side, except she was wearing a white shirt. But who really got my attention was the one in the middle. She did not dress as seductive as the other two did, but she was incredible, All three of them were sexy, but no matter how I stare at the three of them it’s like my eyes were fixed on her.
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Even thought I was listening to Eminem *did I mention I was an aspiring rap songwriter?* songs on my iPhonemadeinchina. Some other music flows through my mind:
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“Sometimes i wonder
If i’d ever make it through
Through this world
Without having in you
I just wouldn’t have a clue
Cause sometimes it seems
Like this world’s closing in on me
And there’s no way of breaking free…”
~When I See You Smile-Bad English
I secretly stared at her the whole time; everytime I see her smile at her friends’ jokes or stories, a charge of electricity flows down my spine:
“Sometimes i wanna give up
Wanna give in
I wanna quit the fight
And then i see you baby
And everything’s alright
Everything’s alright….”
Just when it was getting good, they say PARA NA PO!… I realize I was already there, I immediately ran off the jeep, and on to the dangerous roads. Badtrip… ang saya na eh… I crossed it with ease *Duh? I am always like this in Manila; call me amazing but I actually go to school arpund 4:30 am and come back around 9:00 pm*
I stood there on the hallway, there were so many students, some were in the hallway too, others were in the classroom since they where unlabeled yet for sections.
I stood outside waiting for any announcements and yet again listening to my iPhone. After ten minutes, I finally got bored and decided to sit in one of the classrooms:
“And I am, whatever you say I am
If I wasn’t, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news everyday I am
Radio won’t even play my jam
Cause I am, whatever you say I am
If I wasn’t, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news everyday I am
I don’t know it’s just the way I am…”
~The Way I Am-Eminem
I stared blankly out the door ’til I noticed what was in front of me. IT WAS HER, yet again, her two ‘friends are around her again. I can’t make a move, I just waited to see if she was in my section too. *Let’s just be clear, I ain’t handsome or charming or anything. The fact is, I am a crybaby, shy, timid, discriminated, even my father thinks I’m gay, but I’m not. I’m just not the type most girls would call a “prince charming” or “my knight and shining armor” The main difference is I am not very good with social life. My looks are almost average. My height, a bit shorter than most of my age and worst of all, I don’t speak or sing well, that’s why I tend to shut my mouth most of the time and I am the most ‘pikon’ person in the universe. Not much fitting characteristics for a guy ain’t it? But the only talent that I have, is writing, that’s why I like rap, you can sing all you want and nobody gives a fuck if you’re out of tune. You can write about anything you want and don’t have to worry about missing a melody or a note but anyway-*
I waited for like ten more minutes suddenly one of the staff puts up a bondpaper and tapes it to the door, Section ***. Everybody leaves but me, it seems that I’m sitting my ass in the right room. But, she wasn’t. I just watched her leave the room…
“What about now?
What about today?
What if you’re making me all that I was meant to be?
What if our love never went away?
What if it’s lost behind words we could never find?
Baby, before it’s too late,
What about now?”
~What About Now-Daughtry
Just when things couldn’t get any worse. I just discovered that I was the only student of my school, or better yet in the whole of manila, who enrolled in this review center. Basically I don’t know anyone *And since I’m not Mr. Friendly I doubt I ever will* The bad luck doesn’t stop there, having the surname starting with a “Z” I was situated to sit in the back *It’s a curse that I’m burdened with since I was born* I thought that I would die until:
Proctor: Ms. Ivy, dun ka umupo (pointing beside me)
I crossed my fingers hoping that she was not fat or anything unattractive and finally, I looked at her and Thank God!She was a bit shorter than me, extremely cute, kutis morena at makinis*but I’m not saying that she’s prettier than the first one I’ve seen*. I gave her some space for her seat *it was an armchair, deal with it* I went for the rest of the day, staring at her Fine physique. I saw another one even cuter than her but, she was seated two seats beside the guy in front of me.
The rest of the day went through, I enjoyed the review session, other than the funny playful, and kind teachers. It was also due to her smile. The song flowed once again in my ears…
“When i see you smile
I can face the world
Oh you know i can do anything
When i see you smile
I see a ray of light
Oh i see it shining
Right through the rain
When i see you smile
Baby when i see you smile at me…”
Oh yeahhhh… It was like heaven on earth. Until yet again.
Teacher SARAP-HILAHIN-NANG-BALLS: Ikaw? ba’t anglaki-laki mo andyan ka sa unahan? (Sabay turo dun sa higanteng bakulaw sa first row)
Kinuha niya ang seat plan at tinawag ang pangalan ko
Teacher SARAP-HILAHIN-NANG-BALLS: Um… mr. Marc Z*****, (sumulyap siya sakin at ako’y tumingin din sa kanya)
Teacher SARAP-HILAHIN-NANG-BALLS: matangkad ka ba? (umiling ako, siyempre honest)
Tumingin siya sa katabi ko si Ivy…
Teacher SARAP-HILAHIN-NANG-BALLS: ahhh… miss ikaw na lang (tumayo si Ivy dala-dala ang gamit at nakipagpalit kay Andre -Da-Giant-Goliath-Monkey-headed-dinosaur)
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Pag-upo niya ay agad nadaplisan nang kanyang puwitang mukhang pakwan ang aking handbook at mga kagamitan at bumagsak sa sahig. Mag-isa ko na lang itong pinulot para hindi na niya madisgrasya pa *Lol, sama ko no?* Ivy was now seating in the front row. and I was…
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“You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be
You were everything, everything
That I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be
But we lost it
All of our memories so close to me
Just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
So much for my happy ending
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh, oh…)”
~Happy Ending-Avril Lavigne
To be continued…