ch. 20 - some ugly drama

CHAPTER 20
SOME UGLY DRAMA


Narrator: As the girls were outside talking…

Denise: Ayus namang sapatos mo, ah?

Brenda: Oo nga eh.

Erich: Naku, basta kahit ano klaseng sapatos na suot ko, bagay sa pag sayawan ko. (smiling proudly)

Denise: Aba… na yabang ka pa dyan, o? (joking, giving Erich a light slap on the arm)

Erich: (laughing) Kaw talaga, Denise.

Narrator: Then Erich’s phone beeped with a xylophone sound. As Erich picked it up from her pocket, she read Nina’s name and clicked on it as she received her text message.

Erich: Sabi daw ni Nina pupunta na sila ditto.

Brenda: Okie.

Narrator: Suddenly, the girls ran into Aaron and his girlfriend. Erich looked away from him.

Aaron: O, Erich. Nan dito ka pala.

Brenda: Ano ginagawa mo dito?

Aaron: Wala. Ng pasyal lang kaming girlfriend ko.

Brenda: At bakit na binati mo pa si Erich? Kailangan ba mag gawa yan lagi?

Aaron: Anong problema mo? Bakit ikaw pa mag salita, hindi siya?

Brenda: Kasiii ayaw siya pag kita yun bwiset ang mukha mo!

Aaron: Sisira mo pang araw ko, ah?

Brenda: Hoy, IKAW ang na sira ang buhay ni Erich sa taxilan mo!

Aaron: (reaches for Brenda’s arms) Sumasobra kana dyan, ha?

Erich: (pushes his arms away from Brenda) Tama na nga, Aaron! (angry stare at him) Na away mo pa si Brenda at I damay mo pa siya sa issue nito! Tigilan mo na ‘to! Lalo na ako!!

Aaron: Alam mo? (points at Erich, frowning) Iba ka talaga ngayon. Bakit ganyang ugali mo? Dahil wala ako pakialam sa Dios? Ganun ba?

Erich: Kung sana may lalaki na malapit sa Dios katulad ko, hindi magagawa ang masama katulad mo!

Aaron: Ah ganun… so salvahe talaga ako.

Erich: Oo, at wala ka pakialam sa mundo kundi sa rili mo! Plastik ka!!

Aaron: Sirang ulo mo! (immediately slaps Erich hard on the face)

Narrator: Before he could grab Erich, his girlfriend grabbed hold of him as Brenda and Denise covered Erich, who was covering her face as well.

Brenda: (points directly at Aaron’s face) Hayop ka, Aaron!

Narrator: Once Aaron and his girlfriend walked away, Erich and her friends stayed as they watched Aaron and the girl avoiding them.

Brenda: Yeah, fuck off!

Narrator: A minute later, Nina and Jamilla arrived.

Jamilla: Yo, guys!

Brenda: Hey Jam, Nina. (calmly)

Denise: Ng fixed bang phone mo?

Nina: Yep. Ng text ko kanina si Erich eh. (as she notices Erich looking depressed) O, Erich? Bakit ka na lungkot?

Brenda: Ng kita naming si Aaron, at ng bwiset pa siya sakin saka si Erich.

Jamilla: Talaga?

Brenda: Oo! Tapos na sampalin siya kay Erich. Ang LAKAS!

Nina: Napakasira ulo talaga yun Aaron nayan.

Jamilla: Oo nga eh! Kapal na kapal ang mukha niya.

Nina: (approaches Erich) Are you okay? (comforting her shoulder)

Erich: (nodding) Oo. (sobbing, tears falling from her eyes)

Jamilla: Wag mo na iisipin yan. (hand on her other shoulder)

Denise: Sayang… gwapo pa siya, pero masamang ugali.

Erich: Basta, mahirap maintindian yun mga lalaki nayan. Akala mo kung sino…

Denise: Yeah… it’s okay, Erich. Totoo namang ibigan niyo, diba? (smiling)

Erich: (wiping away tears from her eyes, laughing) Kaw talaga, Denise. Siempre naman!

Nina: Awww…

Narrator: Erich hugged both Denise and Nina, then Brenda and Jamilla.

*

Meanwhile inside my house, my dad, uncle D-Nort, Koji, and I continued watching the Lakers-Spurs game. The clock winded down to four minutes, the Lakers only trailing by six (96 – 102) after trailing by eleven to start the quarter.

Jay: Let’s go, let’s GO! (as I clapped)

Narrator: With Kobe holding the ball, he drove to the basket and instead passed it to an open Ariza on the corner.

Koji: C’mon, Ariza! (as Ariza fired the 3 pointer that sank in)

Mr. Castro/ D-Nort: YEESS!/ ALL RIGHT!!

Jay: (clapping) Wooohooo!!

Mrs. Castro: (preparing the beef stew bowl as she set it on the dining table) Ano nangyari? Nalo bang Lakers?

Jay: Malapit na!

Narrator: Then my phone sounded as I’ve received another text message. As I picked up the phone from my pocket, I immediately read Robby’s name and clicked on it. The message said as shown:

“Your gf Erich got 500 combos in DDR.”

I had a surprised look on my face when I read it, so I decided to text him back, asking him more about Erich’s incredible performance. I smiled happily as I was texting him.