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am now at my place of work. I am still in high s

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on fee at school, but maybe this is real

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oads of dishes to wash, they let me clean the CR and you are forced to smile in front of customers even when

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on of a frog!)" I was shocked and turned aroun

aying?" Aling Nena questioned me angrily. Well sorry Aling Nen

listening,

hange your clothes and leave my cant

ed, I just let out a sig

here," the last words she

I don't last two weeks in any canteen but what can I do. I am in my fourth year of high school

It's good that it's recess time. But, when I was just w

she

hat is wron

eared on her hand and then someone saw tha

that even happen? She is j

the power to control fire, water, air, e

parents – well, my FAKE parents, I live in a house I built in a forest and I am

at I have not woken up to the truth but even though I have slapped my

am still alive today thanks to it but how would you even feel if you

re were books stacked on top in front of my locker so I was surprised. I

g this to t

not here, I know who is ordering this - the presid

ary but with so much weight, I dropped them. I i

guy who will help you carry these books? But how many times have I failed, that an event like that has already been a cliché and will never happen to

pick up the last book, I looked straight ahea

eyes. He looks like a foreigner and he has a cold stern

was as if we had our own little world. Why do

as behind me to make sure but, no one is really not

that mean... SHACKS! I think I saw a ghost earlier! Sh

ust forget that okay? But for some unknown reason I felt somethin

lot of fantasy stories lately so maybe I am just h

o pick up my other notebooks and books and go straight to my cl

happened earlier? Who is that? It does

ines? He has white hair and grayish eyes. Is there a Filipino living like that?

I was halfway through my journal when I t

suddenly dark? Is t

ur classroom to be surprised, but we ignored it an

ange. I stopped writing to think about what I would

e it suddenly tightened. I stopped in my place, my face f

o our classroom. "Why is it co

here in Pangasinan so it is impossible to

Blang!

or and all our windows closed at

s happening?!"

usion and I was still holding my tight chest.

i

are people around here doing this and this is not just a

re in the classroom in case

met anyone like me. Fear is written on their faces and they cannot move

the windows of our classroom suddenly closed on

stand up and approach the door. I was about to touch t

e is ice on the d

d just returned again in reality

c

ght. It would be impossible for the

thunder and now with lightning. I

tric

me sat on the floor. "Kyaahhh! It's the end

ared. I don't w

ntensified as th

eads! Go under the tabl

seems to be angry and it is indeed like the end of the

ven crying. Right now, I am the only one who can save them but I have to thi

ld use something but I just closed

s shouted because I was just sitting with my

Because I can control the ground, I tried to stop the earthquake but instead

le the other controlling the wind. I saw only three of them but as I was doing th

was the only way I could think of. I approached the door with ice a

s, join

. When it completely melted, I also stopped while panting

say because when I looked back at them, there was a look of shock on t

d the door but I was blocking the way so they immediately stopped and even started pushing e

ks are a

aside. They immediately ran out of the

his world. Even though it is nice to have this power, I am disgusted that I have it. Now that I am looking at the roo

truck right next to our room. What do they want? Have they not s

em but I don't know where I would go? Should I go to my left where all the

haired guy who looks like a foreigner. Nothing has changed i

front of me again? I even rubbed my eyes just to make sure

efore? But why is he still here?

m wh-who are they?)" I as

nandito po kayo. Mabuti pong tumakbo na kayo papunta doon para ligtas po kayo (It is dangerous if you are here. It w

. Does he have a problem?

understand me. I was about to speak but he suddenly turned

! (Wait! Your way is wrong! What I mean by the other side is there!)

is he not listening? Oh right,

s out there!" I shou

he understand? I saw him come out the door.

denly, I started to get nervous. I opened the door and saw

erves and he's not even speaking. Are

ka pa rin na pumarito. Delikado kaya rito, (Kuya, did you not hear what I was saying earlier? I shouted t

glish again. "Excuse me but can't

ight hand as if offering something

you mute?

n, (Come with me)

's in Filipino so he understands what I said

g?" I questioned. I thought he would ans

uya. Why should I come

t? Like hello, we just met a while ago and I don't even know his name and then he will suddenly offer me to go with

a bad guy. "I don't know

surprised by what he did. He suddenly made a snowfla

everything will b

same time I processed in my brain what was happening. For some unknown

re you doing?" I said. "Don't you know wha

. "Bu-But even if you did that, I don't know you

aking again. "Even though everyo

t he said. "W-What do you mean by

sn't it

In my anger, I could not restrain myse

stopped firing. Shacks. I

isappeared but my eyes

oesn't that mean, he was the one who made the ice at the door of our classroom earli

ould see even one of them right in front of me n

nt of his face. "Long story so ju

ome along if you say it like that?"

t want to go with him because he's a stranger... but despite everythi

nce again raised his

se to say other than th

e wind and making a small whirl on my feet.

ce and voice? Why is he taking me with him? Where are we going? I ha

t I was not alon