School Season

Sun shines in the east over the beautiful mountains. Birds and roosters can be heard outside just like the usual alarm clock of the ancient days. The neighbor's chicken and ducks can be heard from the distance too. It's like they are letting us know that it is morning, time to get up!

But here She is. Sleeping soundly like a Princess waiting for a Prince to wake Her from a dream when she is awakened by a loud noise coming from the Kitchen where Her Mom is preparing breakfast.

"Lyka, wake up. Breakfast is ready!" She said while placing the food on the table. Her father is sitting on the balcony looking at the fields while drinking His morning coffee. Her father turns to Her Mom.

"What time will you go to the Market?" he said

"After breakfast." she answered "There will be a lot of people who will go there today to buy school supplies and I don't want to get caught in there," she added, He stood up and went to the dining table

"Lyka, get up already!" he called her.

She almost jumped out of her bed when she heard her father. And she almost slipped when she stepped on the pillow that fell on the bed last night.

"Coming!" she answered and went straight to the dining table. "Good Morning Tay, Nay." she greeted and sits down (Tay/Tatay refers to Father in Filipino. Nay/Nanay refers to Mother).

"Aw you sit right away without brushing your teeth and washing your face?" her mom said she pouted and immediately went to the toilet to wash her face and brush her teeth. It is a normal routine that Her Mom has always taught her since she was young. After that, she went back to the dining table to eat breakfast.

"I need you to finish your food quickly and take a bath." her mother said while eating "We can't be late because I need to cook for our laborer's lunch, we can't let them starve while working," she added.

"I can go with Tammi and Blake." she answered "They are going there today" she added.

"What are they going to do there?" she asked

"They will buy school supplies too and I think they will buy new shoes." she answered "Am I going to buy new shoes too?" She asked, "My shoes last year are still in good condition."

"You decide. It is included in your budget anyway," she answered

"But if you think that you don't need it yet. Then don't buy, keep the money first, so you have something to use when you need the money." her dad added.

"Yes, Tay. Thank you." she said happily "So Nay, I will go with Blake and Tammi. Okay?" she said to her. She responded with a nod and they continue eating breakfast.

"Tammi!" said the voice outside his room that awaken him right away. "Get up! Blake will be here in a few. You don't want to be late." the voice added. He looked at the white ceiling

"Blake?" he whispers while thinking and all of a sudden he jumps out of bed and went directly to the toilet to watch his face and brush his teeth. "I almost forgot, we are going to buy our school supplies today," he said to himself. After washing his face he go to the dining room and saw his mom making breakfast.

"What's for breakfast Ma?" he asked

"Fried dried fish and omelet," she answered

"My favorite!" he said and he go to the plate drawer to get plates.

"You can sit down and eat while I call your brother and Papa," she said. He sits down and starts putting rice on his plate. After a few minutes, his Mom came back with his brother and father.

"Good morning Tol!" he greeted his brother (Tol is a slang word for brother), the boy just nodded and went to the basin to wash his hands.

"Lyka came here just now. She said she will go with you and Blake to buy school supplies." his father said as he enters the dining room.

"Uhm okay," he answered

"I thought Inang will go with her." as per his brother who just finished washing his hands (Inang is another term for Auntie)

"Her mom needs to stay with the laborers to serve them food. It's harvest day today." his father answered "Tammi." he added

"Yes Pa?" he answered

"I need you to look after those two girls. You're a big boy. I need you to make sure that they are safe." his father ordered

"Yes Pa," he answered

"I can go with them Pa." as per his brother while eating

"No. You will stay here to help me on the farm. We will be harvesting fish today on two of the ponds." as per his father "Besides, Lyka is too young for you." he added, His brother blushed immediately.

"Pa." he protested

"I agree Tol. Find your age ha ha ha ha ha" he joked, his brother just look at him with his annoyed look "besides, we don't know if she likes men. Don't you see? she is much manly than I am" he added, his brother sneered

"That is because she hadn't experienced my love yet." his brother confidently answered, his father rolled his eyes

"Pass and Win the Math Olympiad first. She may look at you." his dad states

"Aw Pa." his brother protested "Do you not trust your son? This is Tommy," he said, his father nodded

"Yes, you are Tommy. A very humble Tommy ha ha ha ha" his father joked and they laughed while his brother sneered and also laugh afterward.

She stand and looked at the mirror. She is wearing a simple yellow shirt, a short, and Chuck Taylor shoes that she normally wears whenever she is going out with her friends. She sprayed some perfume. Placed a little bit of lip tint on her lip and mascara on her eyelashes.

"Perfect," she said and went out of her room to go to Tammi's house.

Blake is a beautiful young girl with long black hair up to her waist. She is naturally slim because of her Chinese genes. And she is known as "Crush ng Bayan" (Towns sweetheart). Too beautiful that every guy on the road that she passes by will really look at her.

When she arrived at Tammi's house, she saw Lyka sitting on the balcony playing with her phone. Lyka is wearing a blue cap, a gray T-shirt, blue Squarepants, and Chuck Taylor shoes too. She stopped and fix herself before going inside the gate.

"Lyka." she called, the girl looked at her and smile

"Hey, how ya doin'?" the girl asked

"Good, thanks." she answered "Where is Tammi?" she asked

"Huh, he still taking a bath. He never changed a bit. Always slow." the girl answered with her face looking so annoyed

SHE IS SO CUTE! She said to herself, she sits beside her and watch her playing games on the phone "It's nice that Inang let you come with us." she said

"Uhum" Lyka answered "I will only buy what I need. I still have a lot of stuff that I can use from the previous year." Lyka added, she smiled and just watched her friend playing on the phone when suddenly Lyka raises her head and their eyes met.

"How about you?" Lyka asked, she looked away and felt her cheek slightly heated

"Same as you, I will only buy some few stuff. Those that I don't have anymore," she answered, Lyka nodded as an agreement

"Tammi!" Lyka shouted, "Could you please make it fast!" Lyka added and went inside the house. She followed her. But Tammi is already coming out of his room. Tammi is a tall guy, about 187 cm, with a very charming smile.

"I'm sorry, Mama left a lot of things to do to me before going to the farm." he explained "And who asked you to come here so early?" he added asking Lyka who's been there since after breakfast.

"Nanay told me so." Lyka answered, "She said if I will not come here early we can't go home early because you move like a snail." Lyka added

"Oh yeah?" he said and look at Lyke from head to toe

"Yes." Lyka answered

"Stop it will you?" she said breaking the two "Let's go now because I promised Mom I will be home early," she added and hold Lykas's hand and starts to walk away.

Lyka, Tammi, and Blake grew up together and they are friends since grade school just like their parents. Blake is the sweetheart of the group. She is always in fashion and always has her OOTD up to date. She is a member of the Arts and Music Club and, most of the time, she plays a female lead on stage plays.

Lyka is a boy in a girl's body. She is very pretty but likes boys' stuff and wears boys' clothes. She only wears skirts in school (she doesn't have a choice). She is a member of the School Government Organization. She is the Secretary and you can always find Her there when she has nothing to do.

Tammi is the varsity of the group. He is tall, about 6'2 in height, and a member of the school's basketball team as one of the forwards. He is a very charming boy with a beautiful smile that captures the heart of every girl in the school.

"Tammi, where is Stan? Is he coming back early?" Blake asked while they are walking going to the waiting shed (Waiting shed - A term used for the bus stop).

"I don't know. I forgot to ask him last night." Tammi answered

"I wish I can go to Manila one day," she said

"When you graduate and will find a job. For sure you will." Tammi says with a taunting look, she sneered at him

"That is why you always get rejected by girls. Hmp!' she said

"Hey that's too personal," he said

"Does it hurt?" she asked

"Of course." he said

"Because it's true." she taunts

"Oh yeah?" he said

"Yes, remember Jenny turned you down," she said, continuously taunting Tammi

"She turned me down because I did not push through," he said defending himself

"Really?" she taunted again, Lyka is just watching them argue while taking a photo

"Really. Can you imagine your competitor is my Captain? Do you think I would win?" he said

All of a sudden Lyka walks right in the middle of them and rides on the jeep

"Do you want to ride?" Lyka asked, they quickly get on the jeep too before it left.

Stan is the fourth person in the group. He stood 6'1 and was the genius of the group. He always goes to Manila during a vacation to be with his family who lives there because of their business. Stan seldomly goes with them to buy school supplies because he normally has it already when he comes back. Stan is known as the walking encyclopedia. He is a straight honor student since grade school. He is also the current President of the Student Government Organization. And yes, he is very handsome and like Blake, he is what they called Crush ng Bayan (Town's Crush). Whenever they are together, people will always look at them with admiration.