Chapter 2 "Elya to Yia"

"Elya, what do you think? Do you like it?" tanong ni mom. "Yes, since it's bigger than my old room. The balcony is nice too, except the view is the room next door, mas maganda padin yung balcony ng master's bedroom." sabi ko kay mom. She just shook her head while laughing at umalis na sa room ko.

This room is totally me. I decorated it myself, grey wall, vintage style furniture while I prefer mattress than bed. Own television to watch BL and k/c dramas. Ang problema nalang ay kung paano ako magaadjust sa bagong school. I already asked mom to enroll me in online learning since it's more convenient for me. And she told me that 'Kailangan mong matuto makihalubilo, Anong gusto mo magkulong habang buhay sa kwarto? Pinapalampas ko na nga yang kaadikan mo sa BL, dyan sa drama dramang yan at sa sandamakmak mong libro sunod pati pagaaral mas gugustohin mong magkulong?' Uhh she talks a lot...

Wearing my pajamas, I go to the balcony to watch KinnPorsche in my laptop. When a girl caught my attention, she was wearing an oversized polo and I'm curious if she's even wearing shorts. She's wearing specs and her hair is tied messily. She keeps biting her pen likes its gonna help her answer her schoolworks.

Ibinalik ko na ang panonood sa KinnPorsche ng pakiramdam ko'y may nakatingin saakin. Hindi ko muna ito pinansin dahil siguro ay guniguni ko lamang yun. Napalingon ako sa babaeng nakita ko kanina na ngayon ay nakatitig sa akin. Ahh don't let her thinks you're looking at her. Look at the bird!

Nailang ako kaya pumasok nalamang ako at doon tinuloy ang panonood.

Lumabas ulit ako sa balcony para tignan ulit yung babae. I'm suddenly feeling insecure, how can she pull that look off? She have a unique style. It kinda annoys me and make me feel jealous at the same time.

Nakita kong lumabas yung mom nya at nag hubad sya. Like what? Hindi man lamang nagsarado ng kurtina? I saw her slowly undressing herself, the way she unbutton her polo and untie her hair is so sexy. I hate how sexy she looks, naiinsecure ako sa sarili ko. I'll never be like that and I hate that fact. I stop looking at her and get myself ready since I know mom will bug me to face the guests.

"Hoy! Lukaret di ka pa tapos? Kanina ka pa hinahantay ni tita sa baba, wag mong hintayin na umakyat pa yun at bubungangaan ka lang nun." sabi ng pinsan ko. Si Yanna, anak ng nakababatang kapatid ni papa.

"Tulungan mo akong magbihis dito! Bat pa kasi kailangang magbihis nasa bahay lang naman." sabi ko sa kanya. "Eh kung hindi mo inuna yang panonood mo ng BL edi sana kanina ka pang bihis!" sigaw sakin ni Yanna na may halong yamot.

"Never blame my hubbies." I said while looking at her with a serious face. "Hubbies with an O or U?" she asked while making a weird funny face. "With U hehehe" I answered her while making the you know~ look. Then she start to tickle me instead of helping me dress up, now we ended up tickling each other and laughing our ass off.

"Eliyassa bumaba ka muna dito!" sigaw sakin ni mama. Nagtinginan kami at napatigil sa pagtawa. "Sabi ko sayo ehh, ano? BL pa~" she grinned and left my room. "Yah broheldang Yanna iniwan mo agad ako hindi ka man lamang tumulong, nanggulo ka lang eh!", iyamot kong sabi dito at napakinggan kong tinawanan lang ako. Hindi man lamang tinulungan ako magbihis!

Wala na akong time para mag ayos ng buhok kaya binasta ko nalang yung bun. Bahala na, nasa bahay naman. Nagdoll shoes na ako at bumaba.

I saw that girl again. Wow she really gets in my nerves. Wearing all black outfit? I admit that she looks good. That oversized shirt? Her style is like the ones that was described as badass female character in the novels I always read. She's also taller than me, I bet she's one-sixty five centimeters or something. And here I am, a hundred and fifty-eight centimeter only. Life's totally unfair.

Her mom introduced her, Yia... so her name is Alyia? Even her name sounds cooler than mine. Why am I even named Eliyassa? It sounds like elias, a man name. She's also an ABM student and from section A, then she's my classmate. She must be popular, Uhh her brother is looking at me weirdly. I'm glad that Yanna will also be my classmate.

Pagkatapos ng pakilanlanan, nagpunta kami ni Yanna sa guest room kung saan muna sila magiistay nina tito. Totoo talaga na may online seminar kami, it's not an excuse to escape. Meron kaming sinusulat na story for a contest at need naming umattend ng seminar para dun. After ng seminar nanood na ulit ako ng KinnPorsche sa guest room kasama ni Yanna. Nakita kong nakatulog na si Yanna kaya aakyat na ako para sa kwarto ituloy ang panonood.

I saw her guessing which one is the restroom like a child. How can she used that rhythm? LOL. I guess I find it funny that she seems like a pretty normal person too. What? That's my room!

Dahan dahan akong pumunta sa kwarto ko at bubuksan ko na sana ang pinto nang napakinggan kong nagtatakbo sya. Nakita ko syang lumiban sa balcony at lumakdaw sa bubong nang bacony namin, dali daling pumasok sa kwarto nya. "Bakit kailangang tumakbo? Haha" parang ewan lang? Kukunin ko sana yung remote ng tv ko para doon ituloy ang panonood ng KinnPorsche at napansin kong nawawala yung picture ko nung bata pa ako. Don't tell me she stole it? Wait, kahit inggetera ako, I shouldn't accuse someone baka namisplace ko lang. That lady is either weird or acting cool.

"Well, wala na akong time para isipin pa ang ibang bagay, masyado na akong stress kay Vegas at Porsche."

I locked the door at nagpalit na ulit ng mas komportableng damit. Goodbye world, mas importante ang BL at mga east drama kaysa sa bisita...

"Eliyassa Ramos! Buksan mo tong pintuan!" sigaw ni mom habang kumakatok. Wait it's 8pm already? hindi ko napansing gumabi na pala. Masyado akong naimmerse sa binabasa ko.

"Opo, wait lang po!" sabi ko kay mom. "Anong wait? sumabay ka maghapunan saamin! Magpapalipas ka nanaman ng gutom, baka bunutin ko ang wifi!" sabi ni mom sakin na halatang galit na. Binuksan ko ang pintuan at nakitang hinihintay ako ni mama sa pinto.

"Kitang may mga bisita tayo sa baba sunod magkukulong ka diyan maghapon?" paguusap namin ni mama papuntang baba. "Gabi na ahh meron pa din?" tanong ko, "Umuwi na sina Yanna kasi may pupuntahan pa daw sila mg maaga bukas, wala na namang ibang bisita. Nagpadala ng ulam yung kapit bahay natin, sina Divina kaya inaya ko na ding sumabay saating kumain. Umayos kayo hah. Gumaya ka sa anak ni Divina, yung si Yia. Napakabait na bata, matalino pa. Honor na, magalang pa, maganda pa. Ganon ang kaibiganin mo hah hindi kung sino sino dyan." sabi ni mom ng mahina pero mabilis. Parang whispering rap haha. Bago nanamang pangcompare ni mama sakin. Una si Yanna ngayon namab si Yia. Hayst, kahit kinocompare ako ni mama sa iba, pinagmamalaki naman nya ako sa ibang tao. I already know it though, she secretly cares. And she care in the way she knows how. She's a typical Filipino mom anyway.

Pagbaba ko ay nakita ko sina Yia sa table. She smiled at me and tap the vacant seat beside her, gesturing me to sit beside her. Dahil yun nalang naman ang bakanteng upuan, wala na akong nagawa kung hindi tabihan sya. Well, this is awkward... Why does she keeps looking at me? May dumi ba ako sa mukha? Nakakailang.

Napansin kong nagpalit sya ng damit. She's wearing simple clothes, but still black. Puro ba itim ang damit nya?

She keeps serving me food, 'I have hands!' I suddenly wanted to yell at her. "Do you want to have adobo? Ako nagluto nyan." she said while smiling. Sabaok perfect, magaling magluto. Sorry but I don't like pineapple in my adobo. Pero paano ba tumanggi? Hindi gumalaw yung bibig ko. "Uhh it's fine may ulam pa ako." sabi ko. "Ahh sige hehe." she just smiled at me and give a disappointed look. Napapano yun?

Her siblings went back to their home but her mom and her stay. It's good that her mom comforts my mom and secures us. Napasin ko lang na her mom and my mom have a lots of similarities that's why they got along easily. Naiilang ako sa mga titig nya kaya umakyat na ako sa kwarto at nanood ng BL.

It's been an hour after we had our dinner and I feel stuffy inside my bedroom that's why I decided to go to my balcony.

She's now wearing oversized polo and I think a shirt, wearing the same specs and messed up hair. If a man see her like that, they will be crazy over her. Hayst I wish I can be like her. I saw her reading The Little Prince. I guess she have a good taste in books too. I ignore her and continued watching BL. I wanna marry both Mile and Apo. I think Yia can be a girl version of Kinn. I mean she looks cool...