OMGOSH! Chapter 2 already!
This is mor suckish than the last one! Sorry!
A week after the meeting, which was boring, Philippines went back home. Dragging himself towards the living room he plopped down on the sofa. Not much of a sofa really, it was just a long piece of hard wood designed to look like a sofa. After changing into his daily wear, yellow basketball tank top and a pair of black shorts, he received a call from his boss asking how the meeting went and if anything was resolved. Parang nanay 'to! He thought while telling him that everything gone well.
He hung up the phone only for it to ring once more. "Hello?" Philippine asked. "Hello Juan?" a mysterious voice came up. "Uy! Kuya Mexico!" Juan said very cheerfully " Is there anything wrong?" he asked
"Ah! No I was just going to ask you what happened at the meeting. The jerky American kept telling me stuff."
"You act like a mom. The meeting lasted 3 whole days! Where were you anyway? I didn't even see you there!"
"I may act like a mom but you act like my girlfriend "
Juan was mad. Who wouldn't be after what Mexico just said. Well, he did call him a mom.
"TUMAHIMIK KA!" Juan's ears turned red. Little did he know that Mexico was picturing his reaction. By anger Juan slammed the phone down.
Buwisit naman kasi eh! Hmph! Mamaya ko na nga isipin yon. Pakainin ko kaya muna sa Pablo.
It was already 6 pm by the time he finished feeding the dog. Ang bilis ng oras. He should be cooking dinner soon but before that he turned on the T.V waiting for the news. He started thinking of what to cook. Adobo, no ate that last week. Munggo na lang.
Sure his life wasn't totally amazing and extreme. He would get up early, turn on the radio, listen to some music,cook himself and Pablo some food, eat, take a shower, get dressed and go to the mall and by some needs or wants or play basketball with some friends. All that would end at 4 in the afternoon then he would waste time by watching T.V and have some lunch, preferably a banana que or some fishballs would do, after the news he would open his computer checking his Facebook account to see what was new. It was like this every day. Just him and Pablo at home. Sometimes he would go on vacation, even though he only goes to work every Tuesday and Saturday, he would visit America's home (NY), other days he would just stay in bed. It was fun lazing around.
Basketball. Some toys. Angry birds. Plants vs. Zombies. Dancing the Dougie. Finding some interesting comics or quotes in the internet. Trolling people by Facebook or Twitter. Watching the infamous Boy Pick up. These were things he wanted to and will do. Especially Boy pick-up. He could use his Pick up skills one day.
He felt lazy the next day so he just lay in bed reading Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. It was funny how his national hero thought he was a woman. He went back to the day he and Dr. Rizal would spend some time together.
He was busy doing some paperwork. By that time he was about 16 or 14. Still he had to work. He went outside and tried to visit his hero. "Tao po!" he would shout knocking at the door. "O! Juanito! Ano ang iyong kinakailangan." Asked the man before him. "Gusto ko lang po kayo Makita! Inostorbo kop o ba kayo?" asked the boy. If Dr. Rizal said no they would always talk. Sometimes about the revolution sometimes about life. Everything was good until the Spanish and Spain himself decided that Dr. Jose P. Rizal's life must be ended or they will lose the island nation .Juan's heart was crushed after the event and again when Andres Bonifacio was killed as well.
Stupid war. Stupid Spain. America was nice and all but he was still unfair. Especially when he declared "Parity Rights." Japan was also stupid. He killed Juan's people for rebellion and bombed his capital even when it was declared as an open city.
Forgive and Forget they say. I'll forgive but never forget Juan would always think to himself.
Forgive but never forget
The words repeated over and over
Forgive but never forget
Forgive but never forget
After his mission, he wondered "Will I be forgotten or forgiven?"
Mission: Divide and conquer...