Deal with the President

er bukas, ah? Did you te

adviser namin. Nakapangalumbaba siya habang pinapanoo

Muli akong yumuko at ip

g, top one ka pa naman. Your parents should be pr

ming, they will never come. Hindi pupunta si mama, hindi rin si papa. The

me to do. "Babalik na po ako sa room,"

Castil

adviser namin. I left my hand hanging, pumihit ulit a

going on, don't hesitate to tell me," malu

, ma'am," mahi

me out. I'm so stupid for being a very secretive student. But my fami

e don't have any classes today. Hindi ko alam kung anong gina

ook hu

rtably. Nakaupo na siya sa bench kung saan ako nakaupo.

a akin habang ngumunguya pa rin. Umiling ako at

e are

ho

ing napatingin sa ka

oh, they're p

n na abala sa paglalaro. It's quite new that this guy beside m

nong niya at inosent

o ako.

rest just f

early," bilin ko at hindi pinansin ang sinabi niya. M

t should be the other way around. The father sho

as lang ang kamay ko bilang s

s tao, sarado na ang mga classroom. We only cleaned our classroom on the second half of the

lungan. The noise wasn't inside, I lifted my head and blankly

ool before I ma

saw a group of boys and a girl. One of them

to'? Wala naman akong

his is annoying. "Look, kid. I could end everything you ha

ila tinitignan. I can't imagine this kind of bullying exist inside this school. Nap

ighed without even bothering to watch her leave, goo

yabang na tanong ng

nukbit ko nang mabuti ang bag ko. Those kids looks annoying, the

a! Bumali

! Bo

uuwiin, tutal maaga

kay kuya D

a nasa labas. Should I just sleep for tomorrow? I ba

time, I can't believe you're this intelligent. Tapos matiyaga ka pa," pagdaldal n

ing, go ba

n employee say those things to

rcon kaya nagsuot ako ng jacket. Nakita ko si Tan na kumaway lang sa akin at kumindat haba

ng lapitan ko sila. "Magdidilim na rin k

tatrabaho dito? Gusto ko rin sana mag-app

do it my own. Walang masyadong

kuya Dash. Hindi ko na pinalitan ang uniform ko sa trabaho

's go, I'll trea

ing maglakad kay Mark na kahit magdidil

on. Nakapamulsang sumandal ako sa pader ng classroom at nilibot ang tingin

to mo, siya na lang m

an. "I'll go home and get s

ko ay masama pa rin ang loob sa akin ni tita Tin. Hindi ko sila ki

e like one? The only one I have is Tan, he's the one who made me

agkukwentuhan sa isang table s

a Lim, ah? Ipapakilala ko kay mama. Ipa

kila Giana. Those people were just playing t

m nang matanaw ko si tita Tin. Nanatili ako sa kinatatayuan kaharap

uttered. "Dito k

thing to them. Hindi ko rin alam kung paano kong natiis na hindi magpunta sa kanila ni tumana

his close. Her features kept reminding me of my mother, that's why I

inig tungkol sayo. Akala namin patay ka n

mata ni tita. "Ni hindi namin alam kung

st pretend that I'm gone. Hindi ko alam, hindi ko alam kung bakit gusto kong um

mo. Buhay ka, namumuhay ka na parang walang nangyari, n

n po ba?" I asked, keeping my lips apart.

I could do it anytime if I want to.

g sumunod na nangyari. Ang alam ko lang ay nasa pinakamataas na palapag na ako

t? Did I e

arting to get over everything and appreciate my own life, life itself kept making me miser

nye

re it's him. Ramdam ko siyang nakatayo pa rin sa lik

eave. Hindi

. if I'll ask

rstand him. He placed his hands into his pocke

r blank expressi

pinipilit ko iyong pigilan. Sobrang bigat ng pakiramdam ko at hindi ko alam kung

mmanded. "Vice pres

nye

remembered that I slowly lifted my head to fac

eyes. Those tears I've been keeping since I was a kid just to tell

ng our distance even closer, he hugged me while I'm crying quietly. Hind

I thought I'll be keeping it with me forever. Akala ko ay habang buh

araramdaman. I want to whisper how much I miss them, if only I cou

No matter what I do, even if I'll endure this pain and