Maybe in another life

chapter 4

“So tell me, who's that guy huh? Sabi mo wala kang manliligaw??”

Hindi niya parin ako tinatantanan, daig pa ng babaeng 'to ang linta e, walang takas!

“Ewan, hindi ko nga kilala, nasandalan ko lang”

“Pwede ba naman yun??”

“Oo, nagawa ko nga eh”

Eh kasi, hindi ko rin alam kung anong ginawa ko! This is not me for pt sake!!

“His name seems familiar, nabasa ko sa log book sa library. But still, I'm not sure if siya yun“ I said while I was staring at the table. Nang hindi siya nagsalita ay binalingan ko siya ng tingin. Nakita ko naman siyang naka ngisi sakin, parang ewan lang.

“So, he's from the campus ah?”

“Ewan ko, bakit mo sakin tinatanon—Aray ano ba??!!!”

“Alam mo ba, dyan nagsimula sina mommy at daddy” kinikilig pa na sabi niya

“Pake ko naman sa love story ng magulang mo ha? Alis nga” babae na 'to. Dyan nagsimula? Kalokohan.

After ko mag shower, nahiga na ako sa kama ko at tumitig sa kisame. His scent was still there, it's manly and sweet at the same time, sobrang bango nito. Kakalma ka talaga pag naamoy m—wait... WHAT?!!!! What I even thinking?!

“Malakas talaga impluwensiya ng mga bangaw Tsk” I said as I manage myself to sleep.

“In one whole sheet of paper, write a 2-4 paragraph on how the stereotypes affect the society” said by miss abby

It's already 7:30 nang makarating kami sa school. Our first class was ucsp. This subject is about understanding the culture within the society.

“It's hurt how stereotypes varied men and women's emotions, invalidated, neglected men's feelings for they were known as rock, brave and strong.” panimula ko sa sa sinusulat ko

Stereotypes in fact, is a type of gender discrimination. It is somehow dividing the connection between men an women. Na dahil babae ka, dapat ganito, dapat ganyan. Na dahil lalaki ka, dapat di ka nakikitaan ng kahinaan. Na dapat ganit—

“Hoy Zoe!!”

“Ano ba tasha?! Mag sagot ka nga!”

“May poging kausap si ma'am abby kanina, di mo na nakita sayang”

“Pake ko ba? Umusog ka nga roon”

Teka nasan na ba ako? Tss, nawala na! Di ko na alam! Badtrip naman 'to kasi, pag talaga may pogi lumilinaw ang mata e.

“Tapos na ako, wag ka magulo diyan iidlip muna ako”

Yumuko ako sa upuan ko at ipinikit ko ang mga mata ko. Maya-maya ay naririnig ko na silang nagbubulungan, meaning, umalis na si ma'am abby.

“Huy Zoe, kailangan natin mag prepare para sa sport fest, sasali ka ba?”

“No” maikling sagot ko. Sport fest huh? Ayoko. I'm into sports pero hindi ko hilig ang sumali sa mga ganyan. I'm just doing it for fun and besides, I don't want to gain attention from others.

“One of the most challenging aspects of being a human is understanding that your feelings are valid.” Mahinang basa ko. I'm here at the library, reading while eating some snacks.

Totoo naman. Hindi lahat ng tao pare-pareho ng sensitivity. Most of the people find your sorrow as “maliit na bagay” lang naman. It's not so hard to let them see and feel that they also need to understand your feelings. Pero nagiging mahirap yun dahil sa huli, ikaw ang lumalabas na masama. And i think, we all deserve someone who will never invalidate our feelings.

Napatigil ako sa pag-iisip nang biglang nag beep ang phone ko.

Tasha : Uwi ako sa bahay ah, masama pakiramdam ko eh. Ingat ka mamaya pauwi ^_^

Siya lang pala. Mabilis kong inayos ang gamit ko at bumalik na sa room. We were having our debate for the subject of DIASS today. As per instruction of our prof, kung sinong makakasagot ng questions ay exempted sa long test.

“Good afternoon students” bati agad ni sir nang makapasok siya. Bumati rin kami before the debate begin.

“This is the statement. You need to choose only one and prove to the class why do you think it is the best” saad ni sir habang nakatingin saamin. Pasimple ko namang binasa ang nasa board tsaka nag-isip ng pwedeng isagot.

“Would you rather choose an unethical love, or would you rather stay on the job?”