1 My Life

Chapter 1

My name is Summer Dela Cruz 14 years old, and I'm in 2nd-year high school turning into 3rd-year high school next month. My birthday is on May 5, and I was born in the year 2004 year of the monkey. So ready to hear my full story? Then let's go back to my life history.

I was an only child. My grandma and two uncles are the only ones who are taking care of me. My mother abandoned me when I was in 4 months old. I don't know her reason would she need to do that. And my father we have none contact with him or any visiting by him. Grandma sacrifices for me before. They have a house, but it's not that expensive it's enough for us to have this kind of home the important is we're safe and okay. Mama (grandmother) is a kind of workaholic woman. She works at the shoe center named BSE before. Mama saw students wearing a barong (for boys) and a Jumper skirt and long sleeves (for high school) and short sleeves (for elementary) (for girls). That was the school uniform of the school she wanted. She wishes that someday she will enroll her child there. No matter how much expensive the tuition is.

We are not that poor before, but we're back into poor again when Mama knew that Papa has a child from the woman she didn't know. Mama looks for my mom, and she takes her to their house, and Mama takes care of us. Did you know that mom plans to kill me from her womb? But Mama gives her advice I am her blessings from God.

After she raised me, mom said to mama that get whatever you want or get any loan you need because after she works there in Japan, she will pay it if she gets back. But sad to it because mom didn't go back. Mama works hard to pay for their debts. Mama loan any trusted people to feed me. But I was thankful to have a godmother because they supported me when I was a baby. When I grew big Uncle Josh (the second youngest child of my Grandmother), he did not finish his studies because we need money to bring me to school and also to continue Uncle John (youngest child of my grandmother) from his studies. We trusted God, so he gave me a blessing and that blessing is Uncle Josh has a successful job to work.

It's a public school and an excellent school. I studied there when I was in kindergarten to grade 6. After preparatory, it is Grade 1, and it is the year where my Mama had a sick. That year I have a male seatmate. His name is Dave Monillo. I have friends back when I was in kindergarten to preparatory, and some of them are my classmates until now. Dave is my only friend in Grade 1. We were close before. We talk much every time the teacher is discussing in front. Until I noticed that he throws such hurtful words and he offensively hurt me. And that time I realized that he bullied me.

"Hey retard cat! Let me copy your assignments!"

"I won't let you!"

"Then choose I'll tell the teacher you hurt me or you let me copy your assignments?"

I don't have a choice but to let him.

Mama complained to the father of Dave yesterday. She told him everything about what Dave did. So he gave Dave a punishment by hurting him. Until the day comes that the teacher wanted to talk together with the grandmother of Dave. The grandmother wants to talk. I was afraid, and I can't stop crying.

Mama is not there, but she cheers me up.

"Mama don't leave me here!"

"Summer mama needs to go back. You can do it trust me. Build a strong personality don't show them you're weak okay?"

"Mama I can't!"

"Stop crying! I'll talk to your teacher after class okay? Don't worry!"

I felt better about what she said. I planned to confess to my teacher of what he did.

Let's go back to where they want to talk. I'm still crying. I can't do the things I planned earlier. I'm a weak person. I don't know how to defend myself. I'm traumatized, and yeah I don't have a strength to confess to the person of what I saw to their personality.

Grade 2 mother had sicked she has a stroke. We successfully grow up. We have enough money to fix the house. Mama cannot speak and walk. I always help my uncle to feed her and take care of her. Every time she tries to stand, I will still be at her side to guide her to make sure she would not fall. Mama and I are always sleeping in the same bed. We are sleeping next to each other. But every time she wants to pee I'm always surprised at the falling sounds of the objects, and I saw mama crawling, and she said she wants to pee, so I guide her. When we enter the C.R., She was about to fall, but I save her by grabbing her dress for not continuing to fall. But in my left hand, I wounded myself. I saw blood in it. I was busy saving mama. I felt none pain.

How did I get my wound? In my left hand, I am using it for support to give me strength from grabbing mama for not continuing to fall so it scratch from the wall causing my hand to have a big wound. But I don't mind it the important Mama is safe and okay.

Grade 3 mama can talk and walked. We still need to take care of her. Me? I build nice friends. Their names are Quin and Rain and Charm. I'm still in Section 2. Yes, everything is now happy because I have friends. Everything is healthy and happy. There's no person to hurt me. But I still have trust issues I trusted none of my friends or classmates. There's a time that my teacher always absent. We were going home if someone will fetch us. My friends and I don't have a guardian to carry us. So no choice but to transfer from another section and it was the first section. We were listening, and we learn lessons we haven't discussed yet. Some of my classmates in kindergarten is there.

Grade 4 was the time I know Zeus my male seatmate. He bullied me too. Zeus hurt me and throw some hurtful words. I'm weak I can't defend myself, so I let him do whatever he wants. I did not tell Mama about it because I'm worried that she might get stressful things from me. It was the time also that I know some of my friends until now (present time). Their names are Cole, Shane, and Abdul (not their real names). Adul was the first guy that confesses his feelings. (crush only don't give malice). He is my front mate. Zeus is not my classmate anymore because he transferred school and my seatmate now is a girl named Chesca. I hate her because she always whispers anything to her seatmate and I always assume that it is me because every time she whispers she is looking at me.

So back to Abdul.

He shares his secrets and stories. He is my first friend. He is sweet, and he is kind. He told me his crush. I know his real crush, and her name is Annie, but I got curious about what is his second crush. I'm a cheerful girl, so I annoy him to reveal his second crush.

He tore a paper and wrote something there.

"Hey! Tell me!"

"Wait don't be excited!"

"What are you writing? Come on!"

And he gave me the torn paper. I opened it and saw the word.

"YOU"

And I came into the realization that the word "YOU" he meant it.

"Wait. Are you serious?"

My cheeks turned into red.

"Yeah but only 3% I guess?"

"I don't know what to say but Thank you?"

"No need for an explanation."

So let's go to the next.

Cole is the guy I first met and befriended. He is cute, and a joker. It was dismissal time and I have nowhere to go, so I saw Cole being alone in the chair he was drawing something, and I came with him and watch him. It surprised me because of his drawings. It's fresh and realistic, and since I am a curious cat, I ask him a question, and since I'm good at noticing people in only one glance, I saw in his face saying "weird" "cringe my god," but still I ask Questions.

"Hey, Cole!"

"Hello?"

"What are you drawing?"

"Dinosaur"

"Woah, you're good!!"

"Thanks?"

"Cool! How did you draw that?"

"Imagining things?"

"How? Teach me!"

Let's go to the next

Shane, we are not that close but she is a joker too and a nice girl. She is my first girl best friend together with Quin.

Grade 5 me and Cole are now close friends. We always go home together and yeah we're just friends, but I always include myself to Quin, Charm, and Shane. (WELP this grade level was long because there are lots of things that happened here). I'm good at making stories, so I come up with a story about Shawn. I lied to Quin about Shawn being her secret admirer/crush. I made a fictional name Shawn to make my friends happy. So I lied to them about Shawn having a crushed to Quin. I always talk about him to them, but they don't know that he was a fictional character. As a friend, I always make a way to make my friends happy. So that happened I saw that Quin had this romantic excitement.

Until comes, they knew everything about Shawn. I was crying again. Yes, I know I should not do those things, but I'm just a person who can do my best to make someone happy. They broke their ties with me. They always throw negative things. It depressed me. I can't focus on my studies. Instead of writing notes I'm busy writing negative thoughts in my notebook. There are words said "I want to die" "I'm a useless person" "I'm weak" "When will God get me?".

How did I cope myself?

They are the ones who approach me. They talk and yeah.

The End

(Thanks for reading guys! Hope you like it)

(joke)

We were back again. Friends. But Again in the middle of the month, Shane had a neighbor named Justin he was a lower section. Full of gangsters. Shane introduced Justin to us. Yes, at first glance he was a gangster but yeah he is kind but some people can tell that but me no. I have trust issues. Yes, Shane knew at first that Quin and Justin are right together. And that was the day that Quin and Justin are in mutual understanding. Yes, they have feelings for each other. Me? I'm not interested in that but yeah I've got involved the same with Charm she is my friend. We were the same Street. Same with Cole but that time I always go home with Charm. Back to where I was earlier. Charm and I are the same. We're not interested to love thingy because we are still young to think about love. Shane had this guy who falls in love with her since Grade 4.

Did you know that there's something that happened to Shane?

You didn't know. So I'll tell this to all of you.

It is recess time. There are so many people, and Shane is in front of the guy that loves her. There's someone push Shane to this guy. We planned it at first we should avoid them. But that happened our classmate push Shane to that guy. So the adviser of the guy punished them the reason is the guy cried because he fell after our classmate pushed them. The teacher told them to kneel in front in their room. But we are thankful that it does not involve us in what happened to them.

After that happened, the class will close soon, but before the closing, our friendship vanish again because of what happened. Charm complain to her aunt about all of what happened at school. But I've got involved in their chaos even though I'm not interested.

Grade 6 we friend see little again. And that start of the beginning we were fighting with Shane. Yes, Charm and I get back together still as friends the same with Quin but Shane? Charm didn't agree to be friends with her so no choice. I was the one who is getting stuck in our friendship. I don't know who to choose. I need Shane and the same as Charm, but I don't have a choice because it seems like Charm was controlling me. How did we come back together? It because of drawing. I learned how to draw back when I was in Grade 5 because my classmate pushes me to draw, but she only does some basic tracing. And that happened. We have a friend name Eya she was my friend since grade 4. The only thing I noticed to her is that she had lots of drama and complain about her life.

I remembered the time we were in a severe situation, but the only advice she gave is "That's okay the important is I'm chilling" as we care and as if we were talking about her. And she always felt depressed in her house, but she didn't even notice us her friends. We always give pieces of advice, but she is the one complaining. It was like she does not agree with our opinion.

Graduation day in Grade 6. Yes, I approach and smile Shane and explain it to her. I was happy after that because she understands me. But we are no longer friends. Just strangers again. But sad also because we will not enter the same school because Shane and Charm are going to a public school Quin and I are going to a private school but not in the same school. Shane and Charm are still not in the right term, and It seems like they were enemies forever.

A/N:

Hey guys thanks for reading hope you enjoy the story!

BTW! I made a schedule for publishing. I have none time for writing because you know? There are school works to do since the class will end soon. So I made a schedule for publishing time. (Did you see the app Webtoon?)

So the publishing time will be on

Monday-Wednesday-Friday-Sunday

At 3 PM and below

yeet!

And oh before I goodbye, the cover of this book is not official. I'm still waiting for my friend to finish the official book cover (my friend/artist) and he is in this chapter, but I'll not be going to tell you his real name. His name here in my story is Cole remember him? LOL! Yup! So bye!

yeet!