Noreen's POV
"Hi! I'm Noreen" Sabi ko.
"Ang awkward mg facial expression mo, retake retake!" Sabi ni Aries.
"Hi! I'm Noreen" Trying to be natural as possible.
"Bes, Whole day tayo dito" Aries whined.
"Anak ng tokwa" Sabi ko, Pang ilang take na kasi to. Pero sige, game ako, I took a deep breath. "Hi! I'm Noreen and I'm encouraging aspiring writers to submit their best work to get a chance to join the writer's guild"
"And, cut" Sabi Aries. "Maiinspire na siguro yan sila, Anyways maingay na din ang page mo na eveningale , Kaya ieedit ko yan, voice mo lang kukunin ko" Sabi ni Aries as he wraps up his things and cameras.
" Genius ka talaga! Magandang idea yun para matago padin identity ni eveningale" Sabi ko.
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And since na open up nadin ang eveningale, I- explain ko na.
Eveningale is the pen name I use kapag nagsusulat ako ng article, you can find it on the school's paper, bulletin board and the school's website. I also have my own page, that currently has 7,450 followers.
I am also a member of the writer's guild, Nasa level 4 palang ako, Ang highest level ay 5, nandun ang mga seniors ko and ang mga lumalaban sa competitions against other universities ,they are like the first line of defense.
Maganda kasi yun kapag mag wowork na, The pile of certificates and awards. Not to mention the amount of seminars they attend to.
At dahil, Junior na ako sa Journalism, I might as well reach level 5 and do well before i graduate.
So, ngayon I'm willing to do anything to reach level 5.
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" Buti ka pa level 5 ka na" Sabi ko kay Aries. Dumiretso kami sa cafeteria right after shooting, gutom na din ako at pagod, kakaexam ko lang din, kaya drained na talaga ako.
"Bes naman kasi, My works are done through video and guess what, I get to have seminars about photography, video editing and writing stories, Sana ikaw na nga lang dun! Alam mo mahina ako sa stories" Sabi nya.
"No, You deserve it naman, And that's a good opportunity atleast may idea ka na din. Saan ba kasi ako nagkukulang?" Tanong ko.
"Hmm...You write well, pero masyadong factual siguro?" He said.
I raised an eyebrow at him. "Of course, I write the truth lalo na pag news" Sabi ko.
"Well, what about articles. Eveningale?" He asked.
I shushed him, masyado malakas kasi boses nya baka mablow cover ko.
"Diba may opening ngayon for promotions sa guild, This is your moment. Write something explosive!" Sabi nya.
"Like what?" I asked.
"Well, Wag na about recycling, and yung fruit stand sa cafeteria, thank you talaga sayo at naapprovahan yan. Na inspire mo na din iba mag sali sa guild pero, Napaka bait mo namang bata at napaka world peace masyado. Walang pake mga tao dyan!" Sabi nya.
"World peace? Ayaw nila nun? What about the fruit stand? Ayaw ng nutrients?" I asked.
" Hindi naman, I mean that's general, Target population natin ay ang mga tao dito sa university para mareach mo ang level 5" Sabi nya.
"Uhuh...You lost me" Sabi ko.
"Swerte mo may kaibigan kang level 5 and I know the topics that will teleport you agad agad sa level namin" He said.
Nanlaki ang mga mabigat ko na nga mata at nagising ang puso't diwa ko sa sinabi nya kahit na 45 minutes lang tulog ko kanina.
"And this is something na ilang beses na inattempt and the results are epic fail and pwede ka pang maalis sa guild" Sabi nya.
I gulped and felt anxious. Hindi na tuloy ako sure kung kaya ko pa pero, i will try.
"What is the topic?" I asked
"The story behind Ezekiel Einstein Yang" Sabi nya.
"Ezekiel Einstein Yang? Why him?" I asked.
"Di mo sya kilala, Ohmy...you're so naive" Sabi nya.
I became more curious to the point na naiinis na ako sa kanya dahil pasuspense sya.
" I will leave the data gathering to you pero I'm telling you, If you want to reach level 5, This is the key. 2 years old na ang topic na to and they all failed. Why? Because they lied and made up stories. You, You write facts and sana patunayan mo na factual ka talaga mag sulat so...Yes, Kaya mo yan" Sabi nya.
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A story that will help me reach level 5 is about a boy?
And so,I tried to interview some people, boys, girls, students and staff.
I heard that he's a womanizer
he's like christian grey
he's hot
He's an extraordinary student but he failed his english class
Alam ko na pinagsabay nya ang Go siblings
He's good at playing piano just as he's good at playing with girls
May nagsabi saakin na laging may babae sa condo nya
He cheated on Maharlika Go sa kapatid nya na si Dhonnabelle Go
Those were the results of the survey that I did. Majority of the female population are drooling over him while sa males naman, More on the english class that he failed where they felt like it's weird for a smart student to flunk in.
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"ARIES!" Sabi ko sa pagkatok ko sya studio nya.
"Oh bakit?" He asked.
"You want me to write an article about a womanizer?" Sabi ko.
"Uhuh!" He said smiling.
" Bakit naman...Bakit sya? Wala bang iba na mas relevant or significant? " I asked.
"Meron but It won't get you a promotion, He's the hot topic right now lalo na't he's doing well in school and a lot of girls like him" Sabi nya.
"Please, something beneficial sa mundo" I begged.
"Do you want to reach level 5? Alam mo naman diba? One piece na relevant and at the same time, maraming readers so good luck at that, kaya mo yan! I believe in you" Sabi nya sabay shut ng door sa mukha ko.
"ARIESSSSS!!!!!" Sabi ko.
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And so the struggle began, Ilang beses akong nag lakad para makapag isip isip, tama nga ba tong gagawin ko? It sounds dangerous.
Papatayin ako ng kuya ko pag nalaman nya to, Im going to write an article about a womanizer.
"Lisa" Sabi ko. Nasa Cafe kami ngayon at 11:20 p.m. the same day, Lisa has fair skin and strawberry blonde hair and kamukha nya si Sue. Nag tatype sya ng sarili nyang article sa laptop nya sa harap ko.
"Hmm? " Sabi nya.
"Ano masasabi mo kay Ezeki-"
"EZEKIEL EINSTEIN YANG?" Malakas nyang sinabi sabay lapag ng laptop nya sa lamesa. Nandilat mga mata nya pero agad nya din narealize na giddy sya at bumalik sa mother earth. "Well, Schoolmates kami dati pa and actually, Player sya nung highschool, Kapag nag Hi ka sa kanya. He will entertain you pero hanggang dun ka lang. Ang, Mahal nya talaga si Maharlika" Sabi nya.
" Si ate Maharlika? May sineryoso naman pala sya" Sabi ko.
"I can't tell... Sabi ng mga tao pinagsabay nya si Lika at si Dhonna" Sabi nya. "Kaklase ko si Dhonna, Maldita man yun unlike ate nya" Sabi nya.
"Hmm...Kilala ko lang si Ate maharlika, Girlfriend ng kuya ko ngayon" Sabi ko.
"Bakit bigla ka napatanong?" Tanong ni Lisa.
"To get me to level 5" I said in a depressed voice sabay harap ko sa malaking window.
"hmm, Ako nga level 3 palang sa guild, pero salamat sayo at napush ako magtry mag sulat pero anyways, maganda sya na article, Lalo na't puro rumors lang talaga lahat ng naririnig nati-" Sabi ni Lisa, Napatigil sya magsalita at ako naman, Napatulala nalang din sa nakita namin.
"Speaking of the devil" Sabi ni Lisa. Dumaan sa harap namin si Ezekiel Yang wearing his clinical uniform, galinf siguro syang duty pauwi.
Agad akong tumayo pagkakita ko sa kanya.
"Saglit" Sabi ko kay Lisa.
"Saan ka pupunta?" Tanong nya.
I followed him walk, He was rather walking in a fast pace which seemed a but mysterious pero okay lang, Sanay naman ako sa mga ganyang habulan.
He kept walking and so I followed mga 100 meter na nalakad ko bago.
Bingo!
The sullenger condominium. Dito nakatira si kuya dati ahh. And so I followed him inside sneakily, I wore my hood.
Sumabay ako sa kanya sa elevator, He pressed 8. Nakastraight ang katawan nya, he looks disciplined. He hummed to the song in the elevator it was "When you say nothing at all" by Ronan keating.
Eto pala taste ng tao na to.
7th floor, Pinauna ko sya lumbas at hindi ako nagpahalata na sinusundan ko sya. Mabilis sya maglakad kaya madali din ako nakasunod.
Uuwi na ba to sya? O may pupuntahan syang babae?.
And so I followed him and stopped sa katabing room, pretending na akin yun at hinahanap ko susi ko.
Nagnakaw ako ng mga tingin sa kanya, Binaba nya bag at at binuksan nya pinto nya. Okay, Mukhang condo nya yan...walang babae?
Pumasok din sya agad, So umuwi lang talaga sya agad after his duty sa hospital?
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"Ano ginawa mo?" Tanong ni Lisa.
"Wala akong nakuha na something...explosive. Alam mo, I can't do this I don't want to stalk someone and write stuff about them" Sabi ko.
"Sino ba nag sabi na istalk mo?" Sabi ni Lisa.
"Paano pa ba ako makakakuha ng facts?" Tanong ko.
"Why don't you befriend him?" Sabi ni Lisa.
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And of course, Lisa was right! Yun naman ang best ko nagagawa, Making friends.
Except, I write good things about them and hindi nila alam na ako yung nag sulat tungkol sa kanila, or kukunin ko consent nila through writing.
"How....How, Paano?" Tanong ko kay Aries na busy mag type.
"Paano ang?" Tanong nya habang busy sya mag type at parang nakaglue na nga mata nya sa screen ng laptop nya.
" How do you make friends with someone who broke almost all of your principles" Sabi ko.
"What principles?" He asked.
" Pinagsabay nya ang magkapatid! Utang na loob, Who does that?" Sabi ko.
" Him. That's why this article is a keeper and swerte mo, Alam mo bang pwede ka magkaroon ng chance makuha sa tabloids? You can get insta cash. In fact, He is recognized locally as the heir of the Yang group" Sabi nya.
"And I should make friends with him?" I asked.
"Uhuh.Good luck with that" Sabi ko.
"Why?" Tanong ko.
"Simula two years ago, Dalawang tao nalang lagi nyang kasama si Fred at si Klaud. Isa pa yung mystery, He used to have so many friends" Sabi nya.
I started to become interested but it's so vague.
"Alam mo, Kaya ko to eh. Sino ang nag interview sa SG president para sa newspaper? Ako. Sino nag survey sa buong school for the fruit stand, Ako. Sino nag tulong mag implement na ihiwalay ang biodegradable sa non biodegrable at inisa isa ang administrative staff sa administration building? Ako! Kaya ko to!" Sabi ko.
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Well, Yun ang sabi ko. I have been fighting for the rights of the students by just using my pen, and writing good things that is significant and can atleast help the society and promote the school.
Pero, para mag prove ng chismis, Tama ba tong ginagawa ko? All because I want to reach level 5?
I don't think I deserve it.