Koetto Yamazuki Vegara, yeah that's me! Others keep on asking me How's life? Well, life is so unfair! I mean what's the use of having tons of money if we're not gonna use it right? Like duh? Bili here, bili there dapat! Mabuti nga hindi ko hinahayaang mabulok yung money namin sa bank right?
"I guess bagay 'to sayo, try mo daliii!"
"Keotto wala akong pera alam mo yan."
"Kaya nga libre ko diba?"
"Eeeh, nakakahiya kasi."
"Sa dami na ng nalibre ko sayo ngayon ka pa nahiya? Seriously Lesiery?
"Epal talaga 'to! Papakipot lang nga 'ko eh." Birong padabog niya namang kinuha yung dress na gusto kong sukatin niya, sabay pasok sa fitting room.
Well Lesiery became my bestfriend since I left in our squad which is "DMD". It's a long story kaya hindi ko na muna eh sha-share. Lesiery is a trustworthy friend. She's kind, she's lovely and sometimes serious. Siya din yung tipo na tao na ayaw ng gulo. Matalino din siya! She's alway the top one out of all sections in grade 12 while I'm always the second, and I'm good with it naman.
Sa lahat ng bagay isa lang naman talaga yung hindi goods sakin, and that is my name... tsh..
"Kuto, kuto HAHAHA!"
"Ayaw namin makilaro sa isang insekto! HAHA"
"Huhu! Eh di wag, I don't even care ang papanget niyo, sumbong ko kayo kina mommy huhu!"
"Girl, siya ba yung sinasabi nilang magandang freshman high school student?"
"Yes, siya nga. Pero alam mo ba yung name niya? Haha, hindi bagay sa kanya."
"Bakit? Ano ba name niya?"
"Kuto! HAHAHA!"
Yup! Ganyan sila ka-saya sa name ko! Isang bigkas mo lang at matatawa na sila! Mga mabababaw ang kaligayahan, psh! Ewan ko ba kasi kay mom eh. She actually told me the reason behind my name, and that is because she was an anime lover daw back then, until now actually.
"Mom naman eh, I want to change my name!"
"So you want to be baptised again?"
"Kasi naman eh, bakit kasi Kuto name ko? Okay na sana Yamazuki eh bakit may Kuto pa?"
"Anak naman.. it's so unique kaya! Masisi mo ba ang mommy mo na sobrang pagka-hilig ng anime? Syempre simula nung naging anime lover ako, kasama na agad sa plano ko na ang ipapangalan ko sa aking future anak ay dapat mala Japanese. And correction it pronounced as Kyot/to not Kuto! Sariling name mo 'di mo ma-pronouce nang tama.. shinjirarenai!"
Yeah mom, shinjirarenai! My name is so unbelievable tsh!
Did I mention na lahat ng gusto ko ay nakukuha ko? Well yes that's true, except lang syempre yung pag change ng name ko, ayaw talaga ni mom eh. Masyadong kinareer pagiging anime lover "daw". So anyways let's move on...
Somehow there's still a thing that I want to get or should I say a person. I have this crush since junior high! Hindi ko nga sure kung crush na lang ba or like na? Haha well, I guess it's the same lang. His name pala is Tyron Paul Sanchez!! My one and only huhu! He's hot, he's handsome, I think lahat na ng magagandang bagay nasa kanya na! Also he's a soccer player! He's so good in anything, kaya bagay talaga siya para sa'kin period!
"GOOOO TYRON!!! I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT!! Gosh Lesiery ang intense ng laban!"
"Wag kang maingay diyan, isang goal na lang panalo na team ng bebelabs mo!"
"WHAAAAAAAA!" sigawan ng mga audience.
"GOAAAAL! OMG LESIERY WE WON!!"
"Keotto 'di ako makahinga, oo na panalo na bebelabs mo, hindi naman required na yakapin mo ko nang napaka-higpit!"
"Sorry carried away lang me hehe! At dahil nanalo sila, libre na naman kita mamaya! Ubusin na natin yung mga paninda sa mall! Or kung gusto mo bilhin na la---- Golly wow! Lesiery! Look oh! He took off his shirt!! Gosh, alam niya kasing nanunood ako kaya he did that.. nebe nemen yen eh!"
"Gaga, assumera ka talaga 'no? Ni hindi ka nga masyado napapansin tapos na isip mo pa yan?"
"Epal ka talaga 'no?"
"Mas epal ka... Oh! yun na oh, nag iisa na siya, puntahan mo na!"
"Eeeh, I'm shy shy oh..."
"Ewan ko sayo."
"Wait, oo na ito na! Wag kasing umalis, diyan ka lang huh cheer me in your mind na lang huh, bye!" I shyly ran towards Tyron naman.
"Hi!.. C-congrats pala." I smiled. He just looked at me naman then smiled. Gosh! Pag ako 'di nito e crush back ewan ko na lang!
"Thanks." He just said, then natameme naman akong naiwan mag isa... Seriously? He just patted my shoulder then left? I thought he's going to hug me while saying thank you!
"Oh? Lutang ka girl? Haha! Disappointed much? 'Kala mo yayakapin ka 'no? Well sad to say akala mo lang yun haha! Wag kasing masyadong assuming teh." Pang-aasar ni Lesiery nang makalapit siya sa'kin, pinanliitan ko lang naman ito ng mata.
"Che! I don't care, at least he touched my shoulder 'no? Gosh he touched my shoulder!! I think I'm not going to wash this anymore huhu!"
"Kadiri ka sis."
"Well, well, well! Look who's here? The two insects clinging to each other? Haha! How sweet!"
"Gosh kaya naman pala nangangati yung ulo ko, dahil meron pala dito napaka-laking kuto!"
"HAHAHA! Ano ba Daila that's too harsh, siguradong masasaktan yung little friend niya na si Lisa! HAHAHA!" The three idiots version 3.0 laughed.
Walang gana naman kaming napatingin kina Jusephien.
The epals! Silang tatlo ang pinaka-epal sa lahat ng epal! Mga taong walang magawa sa buhay kundi ang makialam ng buhay ng iba! They're acting like they are the queens here in our campus where in fact they are not! Like duh? Real talk? Hanggang tuhod lang sila samin ni Lesiery!
"Hoy! Kayong juskodai, masyado pa atang maaga para sirain niyo ang araw ko? At feeling close din kayo kay Lesiery 'no? Bakit? Friendship ba kayong tatlo para tawagin yung nickname niya? Ako nga na bestfriend hindi, kayo pa kaya?! I complained while raising my eyebrows.
"Excuse me? What did you just call us? Juskodai?" Maarte nitong sabi.
"Wag mo nang patulan, hayaan mo na lang sila, umalis na lang tayo." Bulong sakin ni Lesiery, but I didn't listen.
"Bungol ka girl? At bakit? Ayaw mo nun? Juskodai stands for Jusephiena, Korletta, and Daila! Oh diba, it's so perfect kaya para sa inyong tatlo! Mga bruhang laitera na walang magawa sa buhay kundi magpabida!"
"How dare you?!" Jusephien
"What a freak!" Daila
"Such an---. guys wala akong ma-isip, help." Bulong ni Korletta sa dalawa. Tsh!
"If I'm the freak then what are you? Bitches?"
"Jologs!" Pang-inis pabalik ni Daila.
"Look who's talking!"
"Pokpok!" Singit naman ni Jusephien.
"Bakit? Sino ba sa'tin ang naghubad sa harapan ng gusto niya para lang mapansin pero in the end rejected pa rin? What a shame!"
"Anong sabi mo?!"
"Keotto, please umalis na lang tayo wag mo na silang patulan."
"No Lesiery, masasanay silang gawin sa'tin 'to, if we don't know how to fight back." Binaling ko naman ulit yung atensiyon ko kay Jusephien. "Pinacheck mo na ba tenga mo kung may malaking tutuli ang na stuck diyan?"
"I can't stand this anymore! You bitch!"
"E-di umupo ka! Simple as tha--- OUCH!" Hindi ko na natapos ang sasabihin ko sa biglang pag atake nito sa'kin. "You freak! bagong rebond pa lang ng hair ko binibinyagan mo na--- ARAAAY!" Syempre 'di ako nagpatalo kaya sinabunutan ko din siya pabalik! Mas malakas at mas mabagsik!
"Hoooy! Tama na yan, ano ba!" Pag aawat saming dalawa ni Lesiery.
"Hoy Lisa wag kang makialam diyan!" Lesiery just ignored them, at patuloy pa rin sa pag-aawat sa'ming dalawa.
"Sinabing wag kang makialam diyan eh! Inutil ka ba?!"
"Bobong 'to! Kailangan kasi paulit-ulit! Wag na nga lang kasing makialam."
"Wag niyo 'kong itulad sa inyong tatlo na walang pakialam sa mga ganitong bagay! ARAAAAY!" Sinama na din ni Jusephien si Lesiery sa sabunutan naming dalawa dahilan para sumugud yung dalawa niyang alalay!
"This is your fault! We just warned niyo pero 'di ka nakining" ika ni Daila na ngayon ay sinasabunutan na si Lesiery!
"Hoooy! Bitawan niyo buhok ng kaibigan ko mga hangal!" Sabi ko sabay hila ng buhok ni Daila, dahilan para maiwan sina Korletta at Lesiery magsabunutan. At ngayon kaming tatlo na ang nagsasabunutan. It's two vs. one!
"Aargh! Humanda ka sa'kin! 'Di kita titigilan hanggang sa hindi kita natitiris!"
"Omg kunware natatakot ako!" Pang aasar ko at mas tinodo ko pa ang pagsabunot sa kanilang dalawa!
We heard a whistle in the middle of our fight, then suddenly I felt the presence of random students around us, pati na rin yung PE teacher namin ay pinipigilan kaming lima sa pagsasabunutan. Pero hindi pa din kami nagpapatinag, hanggang sa...
"All of you! To the guidance office now!"
Yeah, that's my senior life full of happenings! Gosh, to be honest I'm not that brat okay? I mean, marunong naman akong makisama depende nga lang talaga sa taong gusto kong pakisamahan.
I was just enjoying all the moments happening to my life not until...
"I'm home." Walang gana kong sabi, and I saw my mom sitting on the sofa, giving me her serious awra. She's obviously waiting for me.
Here we go again.
"Tinawagan ako ng principal mo." Kalmadong sabi ni mom, but you can feel the tense inside her.
"Wala ka nang patients mom?"
"Don't change the topic Yamazuki." Okay, now she's really serious.
"I'm not the one who made the mess, mom."
"Kahit na, pwede naman na iwasan mo na lang."
"You know that I can't do that, mom. Hindi ko hahayaan na may mang-api sa'kin. This is my way of protecting myself."
"Your way? Ang ano? Ang madalas na pakikipag away?"
"I said hindi ako yung nauna, mom. I just defended myself and Lesiery as well."
"Ang pakikipag-away?"
"Mom, paulit-ulit na lang ba tayo?"
"Kailan mo planong baguhin yang ugali mo Yamazuki?"
"Where is dad?"
"Sabi kong wag mong ibahin yung usapan." Pagwawarning ni mom sa'kin.
"Mom. I'm tired okay? Punta na 'ko sa room ko, I need to rest." Dinig ko ang pag buntong hininga nito, matapos ko siyang lagpasan. Pero hindi pa nga ako nakakalayo kay mommy nang bigla itong nagsalita, dahilan para mapahinto ako.
"I'm taking back all your credit cards." Gulat naman akong lumingon kay mommy!
"What?! You're just kidding mom, right?"
"I thought about it for a long time and now I finally made my decision. From now on, no more credit cards, no more spending a bunch of money, and you can't just easily get what you want. Bibigyan ka namin ng dad mo ng pera, pero kunti na lang. Sa edad mong yan kailangan mo nang matuto maging matipid sa pera."
"Is this a punishment? But mo--"
"I'm doing this not for me, but for you. Gusto kong tandaan mo na hindi palagi ay makukuha mo ang gusto mo anak, learn to live in a simple way. Just like what I did back then."
And that's the most horrible thing that happened to my life ever since. That was so horrible that even leads me in life that I'm not used to.
Well this my life, and welcome to my story!
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Thank you for reading!