Never shall we sink

CHAPTER 4 : BEAUTIFULLY HANDSOME

A year after my last night with the Maraguinots, as promised, we flew back here at Manila, Philippines for good. We stayed at Makati. Sobrang laki ng adjustment ko, first sa weather (wow yabang), second sa damit, halos lahat kasi ng damit ko for cold weather. Next is time difference, good thing is lumipad kami ni Mom dito wala pang school so meron pa akong time para mag adjust.

Days, months, years have passed.

My classmates during high school said I have become a "Beautiful Handsome" or "Gandang Pogi" or even "Pappi", I dont even know what that means.

Its means, madaming magkakagusto sayo, mapababae o lalaki man. Ponggay said.

Ponggay or Pauline Gaston is my classmate and best friend here sa Philippines.

You must be asking where is Maddie, she, on the other hand ay nasa US pa. 'Di ko den sure kung uuwi na ba sila here sa Philippines kasi di naman daw sumagi sa utak ng parents nya, even though nasabihan naman na sila ng parents ko na try to reconsider kasi madami naman magagandang schools dito na pwedeng nyang pag pasukan.

Timang ka Ponggs. I said habang kinakamot ko yung batok ko.

Sa generation ngayon uso na yan. And feeling ko naman mas magiging malaking impact ka sa bisexuals lalo na sa Ateneo. Dito pa nga lang iba na ang "epektong De Leon eh". Ponggay added.

Others that are with us are: Jia, Mich, Ara, and Ria.

Yup, I chose Ateneo over UP and La Salle, who both offered me scholarship, Volleyball Scholarship.

Tapos lalo na nag va-volleyball ka, di mo ba naririnig yung mga tili ng mga babae sayo pag nag seserve at nakaka score ka? Jia added.

Umiling ako, focus lang ako sa game. I said.

Suuuuuuuuuuuusss!! Sabay sabay nila sigaw saakin at napatingin naman ang mga tao saamin. Nalingon lingon ako at tingnan ang mga babaeng nagbubulungan habang nabungisngis.

Hinaan nyo naman boses mga beshy, magkakatabi lang naman tayo. And, basta its not me, okay? And I continued my milk in a carton.

So, LaSalle huh? Ara? Mich changed the topic.

Yes. They answered in chorus. And you guys? Ara asked.

Jia, Me and Michelle, we are all going to Ateneo for college. Ara is going to lasalle, and Ria, she's going to UST.

Magkikita kita na lang tayo sa court. Haha. Jia said with matching deadly glare to them. Parang nag hahamon.

Graduation.

I will miss you guys!!! Sigaw ni Mich.

Group huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuug!!! I shouted, and we did.

We were saying our goodbyes with our other classmates, when I felt someone poking my shoulder.

Hi Ate Bea, pwede po bang mag papicture? This one girl said.

Uhm, Ehh. Sige? Patanong kong sagot. Buong ngiti naman nyang inabot ang cellphone nya sa kaklase nya na nakaabang na pala sa likod namin. After nya po ako naman okay lang po ba? The other girl said. Ako den po. Sabi nung isa. Then nung napalingon ako may nakapila na pala all of them full of smiles.

After nun, (nakakapagod infairness) bumalik na ako sa friends ko and all of them nakangiti and nailing.

Iba na talaga ang gandang pogi ni de Leon. And then inakbayan ako ni Ponggs.

Gandang Pogi ka jan. Tigil. I said tapos tinanggal ko yung braso nya sa balikat ko. Uwi na tayo after?

On the other side of the court. Meron den nag tutumpukan, at nakapilang mga babae. Since I'm quite tall we saw kung sinu yung pinagkakaguluhan dun.