The Tomboy's Downfall

Preamble

Preamble

I stared to my tinted window and to the person maneuvering his skateboard effortlessly. He looks calm and serious as ever. The way he balance his self perfectly on the skateboard, totally suits him. The sunset is showing up, giving a breath-taking view of the sky. Nightfall will begin in a few hours, and darkness will start to dominate the place.

It's already 4:45 in the afternoon. The university night's fare program will begin in less than an hour. I glance at him once again until he vanished on my sight, then I started to fix my things when the door suddenly open bringing my friends with frown on their faces.

"Why you haven't changed your clothes, yet? Aren't you excited?" Lio asked.

Both Kian and Walter remained silent, they just glanced at me and continue to walk on my bed.

"I just find it too early. We still have one hour and thirty minutes before the program starts." I replied shortly.

"I know, I'm just excited!" she exclaimed and rolled her eyes. Both Kian and Walter chuckled on her reaction. Nagkibit-balikat nalang ako at tahimik na inabot ang towel  malapit sakanya. Walang imik akong dumiretso sa banyo.

I opened the shower and the warm water started to disperse on my body. Napikit ako at nagsimulang maligo.

"SYRO, WHERE IS YOUR NOTEPAD?" I heard her shouting.

"It's on my drawer, left side!" I replied. I rinsed my hair thoroughly under the shower one last time before closing it. I grab the towel and started to dry myself.

I open my closet and wear my usual attire. I saw my reflection in the vanity mirror on the right side and I can't help but to scrutinize myself. Mula sa ayos at tindig hindi ko mapigilang titigan ng mabuti ang repleksyon ko sa salamin na nasa harap ko ngayon. Hindi ko alam kung kilala ko pa ba ang taong nasa harap ng salamin ngayon. Napangiti ako ng mapait.

I had a brown wavy short hair. My grandmother said that I inherited my hair, brows, and lips to my mother at namana ko naman sa Papa ko ang kakaibang kulay ng mga mata at tangkad. I had a pair of odd eyes called Heterochromia Iridum. Ang kaliwang mata ko ay kulay abo at ang kanan naman ay kulay asul.

"Syro..."

Napalingon ako kay Walter ng banggitin niya ang pangalan ko. Nakita ko siyang nakatayo sa hamba ng pintuan habang nakatingin sa akin. Tipid ko siyang nginitian.

"Your eyes, they're so beautiful." mahinang sambit niya.

Nakangiti siya ng malapad habang nakatitig ang inosenteng mga mata niya sa akin. Walter or should I say, Andreona Walterine Giovani has a set of emerald innocent eyes. Sa aming apat siya ang pinakamahinhin. Her innocence is very evident, at iyon ang isa sa mga bagay na pinangangambahan ko dahil marami ang mananamantala ng kahinaan niya. Ramdam kong may gusto pa siyang sabihin kaya nanatili parin akong tahimik.

"Are you alright?" tanong niya sa nag-aalalang boses.

"Yes." mahina at tipid kong sambit.

Nakita kong napahinga siya ng maluwag sa sagot ko. Nilipat ko ang tingin kay Lio at Kian na nasa hamba na rin ng pintuan.

Tinignan ako ni Lio mula ulo hanggang paa. Kitang-kita ko ang pagsasalubong ng kilay niya at bahagyang pag-iling habang nakatingin sa akin.

"As usual, you look exactly like a boy."

I diverted my gazed at them and look into the mirror again. I slowly put the contact lens in my eyes to hide my peculiar eyes. I tied-up my hair into ponytail and wear my eyeglasses.

"Oh well, as usual you look like a painter or some sort of long haired pony-tailed hot man with eyeglasses." she commented again while staring on me.

Walter nodded while Kian thumbs up giving me the look that, 'She's right.'

"Luminous Spade will perform for the university night's fare program tonight." kalmadong sabi ni Kian. Tumango lang ako sa kanya.

"Our Dean invites us to perform too." Walter said with a wide smile on her face.

"And we agreed on that." Lio added.

Tumingin silang tatlo sa akin ng sabay-sabay, hinihintay ang sasabihin ko.

"Sasama ako." tipid kong saad. Napangiti naman silang tatlo.

"I'm the vocalist tonight." Kian mentioned.

Napangiti na rin ako. Debbie Kiansley Vergara is a laconic person and a modest one. She had almond brown eyes that suits her very well. Unlike Lionara Penelope Henson, who's the carefree one and the most talkative among us. Lio had a pair of seductive baby blue eyes, emphasizing her sexy looks.
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"Let's go!" she exclaimed, at nauna ng lumabas. Ngumiti ulit si Walter sa akin bago  sumunod kay Lio palabas.

"We'll wait you outside." saad ni Kian at bahagyang ngumiti bago niya sinarado ang pinto.

This is my second time around, attending on my previous school and mingle with other people like a normal person after being home schooled for twelve years. They knew me as a tomboy, a woman with a boyish and cryptic personality.

Maraming bagay sa mundo ang hindi alam ng mga tao. They know you physically, but not mentally and emotionally. We are the only person who knows everything about ourselves aside from God. People will judge you without knowing the real you. It's already in our nature and I knew that ever since then.

I created a barrier to myself. I'm already tough and brave, but still its not enough.

I'm Synxis Jiroween Hope Mirren. And this is not a typical story, a tomboy's downfall. My downfall.

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©Astral Levi