"Spell cat!" Mr. Lo slams the table.
RJ is in his first spelling test. He is at the blackboard as he writes again,
"D-A-T"
The English teacher fumes and tells him to stand in front til the class ends.
RJ looks at the other kids as they snicker and meow. They say it's too easy to spell. Someone calls him stupid.
RJ is confused. How do they read and write when the letters leap like grasshoppers on the page?
He goes home sad and sits on the curb in front of his house.
Menggay toddles towards him with a santan in her hand.
"Menggay, that is a santan. It's a red flower."
"Thantan ith wed fwower."
"Very good."
He removes the thin thread of the flower's center and puts it in her mouth.
She sips and her eyes widen.
"Namit?" he asks.
"Ahhhmit."
RJ laughs.
He forgets about Mr. Lo and the frightening S word.
He is happy again.
A/N namit is "sarap"
Ahhhmit is "sawaaap"
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Love, Rameng (Completed)
FanfictionThe last time Menggay says "I Love You" is the day her mom dies. The only time RJ will say "I Love You" is if she says it first. Something happens over a bowl of ramen.
