5 Problems, She's the Solution

Chapter 18

SANDER'S POV

After school I immediately start walking straight home kasi tinawagan ako ni Ate kanina na kelangan ko munang umuwi ng maaga ngayon kasi may importante daw syang sasabihin. As I walk home, nahagip ng tingin ko ang isang estudyanteng babae na naka upo sa gilid ng kalsada.

Gross! I never sat on something so dirty. Duh! I know she knows na ang dumi dumi nayan. I tried my best to prevent myself from rolling my eyes. Kasi nakatingin na yung girl sa akin.

She's crying. Her face is covered with tears falling down her eyes and sticky snot dripping down her nose. Ewww!

I tried to look away from her but she suddenly crawl and grabbed me by my feet.

"Wha---? Let go of me! FREAK!" I said as I tried to shake her off my leg. Pero ang tindi ng kapit nya. She wont let go of me. "Ano ba?!" sinubukan ko ulit kumalas sa pagkakahawak nya pero hindi ko talaga matanggal yung kamay nya. Gosh! Her hands are full of ewww liquid from her face tas hinahawakan nya ang uniform ko! I'll be sure to take a bath for 10 hours.

"Wait! Wait lang po, Kuya!" she cried grabbing me tighter.

I continued to struggle. Hanggang sa nahihila ko na sya paunti-unti. She's almost kissing the ground so I stopped. "What do you want?!"

"Pautang muna kuya.. Parang awa mo na.. Please? Kailangang kailangan ko po talaga. Ibabalik ko nalang po. Kunin nyo na yung bag ko." then she placed her bag down beside me. "Kahit yung salamin ko sa inyo nadin." hinubad nya yung salamin nya then struggled to make sure to place it inside her bag.. I took a glance at her glasses.. Ang kapal ng grado.This girl is almost blind. "Parang awa mo na please kuya please?"

This is so weird. But I managed to study her a bit. Tinginan ko yung uniform nya, we're studying at the same school. Her hair is single-braided. 5'4 feet, more or less. Same year as me siguro or lower. And oh, her uniform is very very very very very very very very very very DIRTY that it made me step back a bit.

She started weeping like a child.

"Kuya parang awa mo na please... Kahapon.." she started to tell her story. "May pinatabi po kasing pera sakin yung kaklase ko para daw po hindi nya magastos. Sa sobrang pag-iingat ko na hindi ko mawala yung pera, nilagay ko sa bulsa ng short ko. Kaso.. Kaso ulyanin ako, nilagay ko sa labahan. Tapos may dumaan na aso. Napagtripan yung short ko.. Kinuha nung aso yung short ko, hinabol ko yung aso. Lumusot lusot pako sa mga butas. Umaykat pako sa puno... Nakuha ko naman po yung short ko kaso lang paghila ko ng short ko sa bunganga nung aso may nabangga akong dalawang batang babae.. Natapon yung ice cream na kinakain nila. Nagalit sakin yung nanay nila kaya.." she started to cry even louder.. "kaya napilitan akong ibayad yung pera pangbili ng ice cream nung dalawang bata.. Ang tanga ko.. Ang tanga tanga ko talaga.. Alam ko yun.."

This girl is a complete idiot! And a freak too. Di ko maisip na may nangyayari pa palang ganun sa tunay na buhay. Parang sa mga anime ko lang napapanood yung mga ganun e.

"Magkano?" I asked. Ice cream huh? Magkano naman kaya yung ice cream nayon para maibayad nya yung pinatabi sa kanyang pera. Hmmm... Baka Gelatissimo yung ice cream or something really expensive.

"40 po.."

"Whaaa---?" I was stunned for a second there. 40 LANG? Seriously? Is this girl kidding me?

"Sige na po kuya. Wala po akong ganung kalaking pera. Babayaran ko po kayo promise. Mahirap lang po talaga ako kuya.. Parang awa nyo na po.. Kung hindi po kayo naniniwala sa akin.. Eto po.. ---" kukunin nya sana yung bag nya kaso.. "Okay lang po bang mahiram ko muna yung bag ko?"