Chapter 1

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Rhys Pov:

Every 5:00 in the afternoon, lagi ako pumupunta sa favorite kung place, kung nasaan yung bridge. I get to see the beautiful view of the ocean and Nakakaisip nadin ako ng walang gulo.
Almost lahat ng pamilya ko ay doctor at chief executive. Before pa ako mag-highschool, Pinapapili na ako ng aking parents kung ano ang gusto kung career, Kung doctor or chief executive pero kahit kailan, hindi ko naisipan, kumuha ng ganyan na career. Gusto ko maging writer.

Alam ko na masmababa yun kesa sa mga work ng family ko but I've always wanted to be a Writer. Grade 6 palang ako, i was already interested in writing. I love expressing my feelings, opinions and most importantly, Yung mga experiences ko.

I want my readers to know everything na gusto kung gawin pero hindi ko na pwede gawin muli. I would always put my main character as my life, kahit iba-ibang genre pa yan. Gusto ko na lahat ng stories ko ay nakakarelate din sa mga readers and that's a sign how my life is attached to writing but i have nothing to do, my family has high standards and for sure, hindi nila ako susuportahan.

I slapped myself nalang para mawala yung mga negatibo sa isip ko at mawala yung ganitong mindset ko, this is not good at all. I think mas lalaki pa yung problema ko if lagi ko to iniisip, I should just enjoy my life muna as I can, I might regret things later.

I took a big breathe for me to relax then I took a pic of my surrondings before I leave. I wasn't satisfied with it kaya I spent my time finding the right lightning and angle.

"Um hello? " bigla may nag salita sa likod ko, I got scared kaya napasigaw ako,

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"Um hello? " bigla may nag salita sa likod ko, I got scared kaya napasigaw ako,

"What?!" nagulat din yung babae because I accidentally shouted at her.

"Oh my gosh, sorry po, Hindi ko sinasadya, stress lang talaga ako ngayon, sorry po talaga" Awang awa talaga ako, nadamay pa siya sa kalokohan ko pero alam ko naman na papatawarin niya ako kasi mukha siyang mabait pero may naalala ako dati, first meet up sa pinsan ko, 5 years old ako nun, akala ko mabait pero sinampal niya ako out of nowhere, What if may gawin siyang masama sa akin? Hayst ayan nanaman tayo sa what if.

What if patay ka na hindi mo lang namalayan sa kaka over think mo? Ayan dapat I over think mo. I kept on arguing with my head then bumalik na ako sa reality.

"Ah.. Haha, I understand, okay lang naman" sabi niya saakin sabay ngumiti. She seems shy. Mukha akong Ewan, hiyang hiya ako.
"Sige po, sorry talaga" tinawanan ko nalang sarili ko. I tried changing the topic para hindi awkward. "May kailangan po ba kayo?"

"Oo nga pala um I just wanna ask if you are interested in photography. Yung photography club ng friend ko kasi badly needs a lot of members, kailangan niya ito para maka pasa siya sa isang audition. Here is the poster."

She showed me this big purple poster.

"It's fine if you don't want to naman, I'm not forcing you or anything" She added.

I scanned through the poster and I nodded sa sinabi niya

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I scanned through the poster and I nodded sa sinabi niya. The poster is cute not gonna lie. I do like taking pictures a lot and with this, I could be better by taking pictures and since mag co-college na ako, maybe it's better din to have a part time job if it is a job. I don't mind kung bayaran nila ako O hindi, if they do then that's good, if not it's fine, it's better na may pwede ka din gawin and not just stare at your books all day.

Actually...I wanted to be a writer pero there is this part of me na gusto ko din making photographer. There is a reason kung bakit, because I love saving memories, I know I could just do it with a camera and I don't have to be a photographer because of that, pero I had this unforgettable past and doon ko nagustuhan yun.
Alam ko din na I have to choose between being a doctor or a chief executive only but this is my summer vacation and club lang naman yun so Hindi yun yung permanent na magiging work ko in the future.

I looked at her.

"I had so many opportunities I could take but sadly I couldn't do them and I regret it a lot. So maybe accepting this offer can make it up to them. "
I then answered "Yes sure I'll gladly be one of the members of the photography club.

She smiled.

" really? Thank you talaga! Write your number here in this paper I'll chat you later nalang" She said.
I happily put my number sa paper.



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