Struggles in Me

Prologue

I run so fast as I can, so that my playmate won't catch me. I don't want to be the taya on our play. He run so fast too, I breath heavily and my knees are trembling because I run so fast. I stop and put my hands in knees. My sweat is like a water falls in my face. I turned my face to him. He run towards me and tap my shoulder and laugh.

"Huli ka, ikaw ang taya!" he shouted and jumped like a monkey.

I smirked and stood up properly, I crossed my arm. And rolled my eyes.

"Nah! I wanna go home. I'm tired!" malakas kong sigaw sa kaniya at sumimangot.

His happy faced turns into a sad face and blinking his chinito eyes.

"Whenever you're the taya, you always say that you are tired. Ang daya mo Amalia!" may halong lungkot sa boses niya.

"But I'm tired Udrell, can't you understand? I'm tired okay?" irita kong tugon.

"Fine, I wanna go home too. And never play with you anymore!" galit rin ang tuno niya.

At tsaka tinalikoran na niya ako. I pout my lips and start to cry. I shouted like a goat. I sat on the ground and kick those stoned. I threw my slippers too. Saktong tumama sa likod niya at bumaling ulit siya sa akin. I stop crying and look at him. Nag iba ang mukha niya, mukha siyang naawa sa akin. At naglakad siya pabalik sa akin.

Pero biglang may humila sa akin patayo. At pinagpagan ang shorts ko.

"My goodness Amalia, you're such a silly kid!" my kuya said and wipe my tears.

Nang makalapit sa akin si Udrell he placed my slipper in my feet and stood up.

Pero inilayo ako ni Kuya sa kaniya. At inilagay niya ako sa kaniyang likod upang hindi ko makita si Udrell.

"What did you do to my twin? I kicked you!" sigaw ni Kuya sa kaniya.

Sumilip ako, nakita kong nagulat si Udrell at nanlaki ang mata.

"We are just playing Dame, pero nahuli ko siya. Nong nataya na siya sabi niya she's tired. And wants to go home. That's why I want to go home too. But she cried and threw her slippers on my back. Hindi ko naman siya inaano, Dame." he explained.

But Kuya was not satisfied with his explaination.

"She is a girl, you should respect and let her do what she wants or request!" Kuya shouted and punch Udrell pero pumagitna ako. Kaya hindi natuloy.

"Kuya it's not his fault." I said.

Kulang nalang mag-aapoy na sa galit si Kuya dahil ang pula na ng mukha niya.

"But she hurt you, I don't want you to get hurt." nanlambot ang mukha ni Kuya habang hinaplos ang mukha ko.

"Kuya, it's okay let's just go home." I hold his hand and hinablot siya para makalayo.

We run so fast, he looked at me I smiled and he smiled too. When we were in our gate. Dali-daling lumabas ang yaya namin at parang maiiyak na.

"Sus ko Ginoo, naa raman diay mo diri! Pinakaba niyo akong bata kayo. Papatayin ako ni Ma'am at Sir pag nawala kayo!" nagpapanic na sabi ng yaya namin.

We just laugh and enter our gate.

"We are just playing there yaya. With those kiddos. I enjoyed a lot!" ngisi ko.

"Eh teka, bat ang dungis mo?" malakas niyang siya sa akin. Habang nilinisan ako.

Kuya looked at me. I placed my index finger in my nose. At tsaka sumenyas na wag mag sumbong. He just nodded at ibinalik ang mukha sa gadget.