THE STORY of Nathaniel's cell phone has been temporarily set aside because that won't be fixed in a day or two. If there is a chance, I am ready to argue with him again.
Ngunit ngayon, may problema ako... Gutom na gutom na ako. Fortunately, this afternoon I had an appointment with my student code members for the second time to strengthen senior-junior relations. Students from our Law of Faculty are all handsome and beautiful people, so we went to a Japanese restaurant near the university to eat. Too bad that my friends couldn't get together because they went with their respective code members as well. So, I had to sit alone with the seniors.
"Denise! Bakit ka ba nandito nang maaga?"is a cute little boy with his braces. His name is Jericko. The very first time I saw him, I really wanted to flirt with him but unfortunately, he already has a girlfriend.
"Oh, sobrang gutom na ako. Haha!" I replied.
"Sige, hintayin na lang natin ang mga senior at junior year mentors natin. Ayun! Narito na sila!"
Kahit na kaunti lang kami sa team, we really take good care of each other. Nag-umpisa na kaming mag-order ng mga putahe. Habang naghihintay, nag-uusap-usap kami, hanggang dumating ang bagong grupo ng mga customer, at tila lahat ay sobrang excited.
"Hindi ba't si Nathaniel 'yun?" pagsang-ayon ni Jericko.
Whoaaaa! Narito si Nathaniel kasama ang kanyang tatlong peer mentors.
"Oh my God! Malapit silang umupo sa atin." Excited na kinukurot ako ng aking code senior.
Uhm ano ba?!
Nakaupo si Nathaniel sa upuan malapit sa akin, at ang ibang tao ay tila sinusundan siya ng mga mata.
"Marami pa bang pagkain?" nagulat ako nang magsalita ang fourth year senior.
"Oo. Kumain na tayo!" sabi ko habang tumatawa.
"Hindi pa, hindi pa. Nakalimutan mo ba ang aming tradisyon?"
"Kinakalimutan ko na, kinakalimutan ko na. Hahaha!" Sa totoo lang, hindi ko ito kinakalimutan, sadyang ginawa ko lang ito para magbago ang usapan.
"Sige na..."
Tumayo ako sa harap nila, at tumingin sa lalaking nasa tabi ko. Pakiramdam ko ay parang nauupos ang mga pisngi ko, parang isang batang babae. Bakit kailangan ito mangyari ngayon? Narito si Nathaniel at ang "white lion group" niya, pati na rin ang mga fans niya na nagmamasid sa labas ng restaurant.
"Denise, simulan mo na."
"Oh. Sige," sabay hininga ng malalim.
"..."
"Hello, guys! Ako si Denise Merculio, ang cool girl. Freshman pa lang ako, sobrang cute, sobrang pretty! Pwede akong maging top, o bottom, okay lang! Hehe." Dahil hindi sapat ang mga salita at kanta, kailangan ko ring maging funny.Tinakpan ko ang aking harapan at hinawakan ang aking puwet nang sabay-sabay habang ginagaya ang kilos ng isang kalalakihan.
Tumawa ang lahat matapos itong mapanood. Nakita ko pa si Nathaniel na ngumingiti, kaya't napatingin ako sa kanya ng masama. Pagkatapos ay umupo na ako at agad na binuksan ang hipon para kainin.
Nakakahiya!
Isang oras ang lumipas, at halos ubos na ang pagkain. Tumakbo ako sa labas gamit ang cellphone na hiram ko sa aking senior code, at tinawagan si Kath.
"Kath! Nakita ko..." Nasa harap ko siya! Shit!
[Ano? Sino ba ang nakita mo?]
"Wala, tatawagan na lang kita mamaya." Kaagad akong bumaba ng telepono at lumingon. Nakita ko si Nathaniel na papalapit sa akin.
"Nag-dinner ka na ba?" tanong ko sa kanya.
"..."
"Nathaniel!"
"Huwag mo nga akong guluhin."
"Shit!" Nang matapos na siya sa ginagawa niya, lumingon siya at tinitigan ako sa mata.
"Anong meron?"
"Bakit mo ako tinawanan?"
"Kailan?" Medyo lumalapit na si Nathaniel sa akin, masyadong malapit na maaari ko nang maramdaman ang kanyang hininga sa mukha ko. Ano bang gagawin ko? Ilang sentimetro ang tangkad niya sa akin, I have to play better. So I can only lift my head to face it.
"Noong nagpakilala ako kanina."
"Ah, ako si Denise, the cool girl? Tama ba?"
"Oo. Bakit ka tumawa?"
"Eh, ano ngayon? Apektado ka ba?"
"H-hindi naman."
"..."
"It's cute"
Matapos niyang sabihin iyon, iniabot niya ang kanyang kamay at marahan niyang ginulo-gulo ang buhok ko.
Ewww! Anak ng teteng! Hindi pa niya hinugasan ang kanyang kamay!
Labis na huli na nang bumalik ako sa aking apartment. Agad kong tinanggal ang aking sapatos at inilagay ito sa may rack ng sapatos malapit sa pinto. Ginamit ko ang landline, isang telepono sa bahay na ini-install ng aking mommy para sa mga oras ng emergency. Tinawagan ko ang aking sariling numero at naghihintay na may sumagot.
[Hello]
"Wow, ambilis mong sinagot! Sigurado akong nahihilo ka na dahil sa sobrang hirap i-hack ang password ko." Ang kaligayahan ko ngayon ay asarin si Nathaniel. "I just called to say that if someone calls you, don't dare to pick it up. You have no right to invade my privacy."
[Okay. But Andrei's voice is very sweet.] Pangalan iyon ng isa sa mga naka-fling ko noon.
"You bastard!" I can remember that I flirted with Andrei just once, but I did not go on a date with her.
[Did you call just to say that?]
"Yes! As I said before, I don't want you to pick up the incoming calls on my cell phone. If not, I will reveal your phone number to the public. Don't you want to live a peaceful life? If you want your life to be chaotic, try me."
[Are you threatening me?]
"Of course! If you want to bring disaster to your life, then try it."
I quickly hang up the phone, feeling like my life is going to be on fire.
I turned on the computer to chat with boys on F******k. I login as usual, but I can't open it. It takes a long time to open it. Is it because I surf the internet using my computer too often?
The first thing I noticed is the number of notifications coming in. I'm kinda used to having a lot of notifications. But this time is much more than usual. My curiosity made me click it immediately. And then I saw my F******k status...
Denise Merculio:
"Sarap mo talaga Nathaniel, akin ka na lang."
What the fuck!!!
I SOMETIMES THINK, why do I have to suffer things like this? I pressed F5 already, log-out then log-in again. But the post is still there.Nathaniel Fucking Hudson.So fucking shameless. Hindi niya lang basta na-unlock ang phone ko, he also harassed me through a status just before bed. As I did not want things to escalate any further by being misunderstood by the people, I had to search my name in the chat so I could immediately message him for a cursing session.Tangina mo, Nathaniel! How did you know my password? I saw the typing button so I know he read the message. Instead of replying, he just sent an emoji.Nakita ko yung p-in-ost mo.Ginamit ni Nathaniel yung Facebook ko para mag-type ng message habang patuloy akong sumasagot gamit yung same account. Parang ako na lang yung nakikipag-usap sa sarili ko na parang baliw.I've got nine digits as my password. Paano mo nalaman ang password ko?[987654321 yung ginamit mong password. Hindi mo man lang ginamitan ng creativity.]This assh
The opening day for club activities arrived. I tried to enter the crowd of new students who had gathered to fill the hall. Ngayon, kinakailangan naming magparehistro sa isang akademikong club in a certain amount of time before we can graduate soon. Wala pa ako naiisip kung anong club ako sasali, dahil patuloy na sumusunod sa akin si Adrian tulad ng isang uhaw na linta. It would be very good if I could avoid him. Ngunit sa halip na tulungan ako, iniwan ako ng mga kaibigan ko na nag-iisa at hindi alam kung saan magpaparehistro. Iniwan nila ako sa kahihiyan, habang sila'y nagpunta sa traditional medicine club upang magpa-foot massage. Iniwan nila akong nakatayo roon nang walang kaalam-alam kung sa anong club ako sasali. Hanggang sa nakita ko ang Ping Pong club, bigla akong nagkaroon ng pag-asa. "Hi..." "We're full!" Before I finished asking, they immediately cut off my words. Kung minamalas ka nga naman, oh. So I returned to an area where it was filled with people. This zone has the
"DENISE! Denise! Denise.”Damn!My face was slapped so many times to wake me up. Pero before I could snap out of my dizzy state, nakita ko na lahat sila, sobrang nagulat. If you'd ask me when and how I ended up on the ground? Wala akong alam. Kailan ko binuksan ang mga mata ko? I didn't know either. But how do I die? I know...Right now!"Guys, we're just playing. No need to be shook like that," sabi ng senior na nag-cause ng problem, nakatagilid at chill lang siya tingnan. He is not worried at all about the bitterness in the hearts of the first-years like me."Denise, are you okay?" Fortunately, another senior asked me. She helped to sit in a daze."Umm...""Looks like Denise is so shocked, huh.""Uh, um-"I've spent all my whole life kissing the boys, yes, it's normal! But that person whom I was doing 'that thing' was not a pretty boy, but a kaaway! Even though he did not kiss me, his action made me feel so dazed.If that person only kissed me and did not use his tongue to push the
WHEN I got back to our practice area after using the restroom, I thought we are done as well but... "Are you ready? Let's continue practicing." "Aren't we done yet?" "Today, we will complete the eight basic chords." Nakakainis naman. My fingers will break first before we finish the session. I want to cry. "Denise, for A minor, right fingertip on the 4th string and one on the 2nd." "Yes." It is karma to have short fingers as Nathaniel said. Can not reach what is destined for me. "Try playing." "I will do it." Trung~ "Wrong." "Umm." "Try again, Den. Try your best." I am trying! Ahh! I hate it. I want to go home. I don't want to play guitar anymore. "It's wrong when you play it like that. Press on the strings firmly. You are doing it as if you have no strength at all." The low voice that echoes is from Nathaniel who was sitting and watching me from afar. "I can't help it. Strings are too old and I am in pain." Then the guitar in my hand was openly taken by Nathaniel and rep
DENISE MERCULIO:Guys! I have good news!Yvonne Seriosa: You want to say that Nathaniel agreed to help you, right?Denise Merculio:How did you know?Yvonne Seriosa:Just guessing. Is that true?Kath Samonte:You could win the lottery.Yvonne Seriosa:How did you get him to agree? Was your body involved?What position did you get? Top or bottom? Haha!Denise Merculio:You are really dirty minded.Kath Samonte:You want to celebrate? Your freedom will be back soon.Denise Merculio: Celebrate, my ass. There's class tomorrow. Can we have coffee instead?Yvonne Seriosa:Do you know I don't drink coffee now?Denise Merculio:Really? Looking after your health?Yvonne Seriosa:No, I moved to Alcohol.Denise Merculio:The fuck?Kath Samonte: So what do you want us to do?Denise Merculio:Tell Green that Sarawat and I are dating. It's up to you on how you say it.Kath Samonte:Gotta bring our lying game on.Denise Merculio:Shh...Yvonne Seriosa:Leave it to us. We will prepare a plan.Denise
“BAGO tayo mag-umpisa sa ating training ngayon, may dalawang bagay akong ibubukas. Una, lahat ng miyembro ng guitar club ay kailangang mag-record ng isang clip at ipadala ito sa amin para ma-assess ang inyong progress. Yung mga marunong na mag-gitara ay dapat mag-play ng isang simpleng kanta. At para sa mga baguhan sa pag-aaral, mag-record kayo habang nag-pe-play ng basic eight chord at ipadala ito sa email na nakasulat sa board.” "Ugh... What's that?" Whining sounds filled the room. Especially my voice, the loudest of all people. This is the second day of music lessons and it should be something that really permeates the heart. But they are now giving us a lot of work. "Shhh. Silence. Anyone who doesn't send video clips will be removed from the club." said by Migs, the dictator. "We will die." "You won't die. Playing the guitar to show off to the boys can still be done. There are many people like that." "Kung gumagamit kayo ng F******k, puwede ninyong i-upload ito doon at i-tag
TODAY is the first promotional activity. I dragged myself to the central building where we have to distribute the leaflets to the students passing by. I also helped the club bring the instruments from the room to the cafeteria, leaving my friends discussing a strategy against Adrian. As you all know, the university cafeteria is the busiest place in the universe. But that's in my opinion. The seniors distributed the sheets to me and my clubmates, each with a thick stack of it. They then divided us in groups to distribute at some points where there are more people. Next is Nathaniel’s mission... to attract the attention of the people here. And when the good time has come... 5... 4... 3... 2...1..."Hello~" "Ahhhhhhh!""What. What are they doing here? Oh, that's Nathaniel.""Nathanielllll~" Damn! These girls are scary. They could see him from that far.It's like they have a telescope on their eyes.The song 'Abiut You' by The 1975 band comes in the midst of the screams from people in
I'm stunned as I look at the phone and see an Instagram post. Sinusubukan kong intindihin yung mga salita, paulit-ulit. Pero kahit gaano karaming beses kong subukan basahin, pareho pa rin ang resulta.@Nicolai - Is Nathan really flirting with Den? Really? No!!!As soon as I read that first comment, I wanted to grab my car keys and hurriedly buy betadine and plasters. Para lang makapaghanda na ako kung sakali mang sugurin ako ng mga fans ni Nathaniel sa buong campus. Sana lang ay maawa sila sa akin. Bakit nangyayari 'to? Anong dapat kong gawin? Inihagis ko yung cellphone ko palayo sa akin para makalayo sa problema.As I pitched my phone out, the door burst opened with a blazing light from a cat burglar, Yvonne. I see an aura of seven colors from her, damn! Who told you to wear these pants, huh? She looks like shit carrying a ton of papers. In fact, he was not a cat burglar. It was I who gave her a spare key earlier so that she could get in the room and I could see her homeworks. Lazine