#Yatiz is a story focusing on the lives of young people in a small seaside municipality called Carmen in the southern part of the Philippines. The name is based on a cuss word here, "Yati/Yatis" that has no English equivalent but is closest to WTF.
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JANUARY 31, 2023・TUESDAY・9:15
"...unya kato ang akong point, kay imbis naa na ta'y mga nasecure nga mga sikat nga pwede nato ifeature, nawala na hinuon tungod kang Hamza," Pamela says struggling to carry her stack of books.
"...SO YEAH. MY POINT IS, WE COULD HAVE SECURED FAMOUS PEOPLE AS GUESTS TO OUR CHANNEL, WE LOST IT BECAUSE OF WHAT HAMZA DID."
"Unsa mana?" Mariz asks.
"WHAT'S THAT?"
She sighs. "Nagsugod nakog study kay..." She scratches her head. "...finals." She sighs. "Bwisit, daghan kaayo ug studyhan." Pamela spots an empty table inside the canteen and immediately makes a run towards it, holding on tightly to her books.
"I'M ALREADY STUDYING..."
"...FINALS."
"I STILL HAVE A LOT I NEED TO STUDY. FUCK."
Maya and Mariz follow.
Pamela fixes her hair. "Sa ako lang, at least atoa sa bantayan na si Hamza. Kay what if gina-sabotahe ta niya?"
"I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT HAMZA. WHAT IF SHE'S SABOTAGING US OR SOMETHING?"
Mariz chuckles to herself a little. "Unsa mani? PBB¹? Kay traydoray?"
"PAMELA, IT'S NOT A REALITY SHOW. NOBODY'S BACKSTABBING ANYBODY."
"Seryoso ko Mariz. Wala baya ta kaila kang Hamza ug kung unsa gyud iyahang...m-mga motibo."
"I'M SERIOUS, MARIZ. WE REALLY DON'T KNOW HAMZA THAT MUCH. WE DON'T KNOW IF SHE HAS ANYTHING PLANNED. LIKE A MOTIVE?"
Mariz shakes her head. "Motibo? Klaro man kaayo'ng dili si Hamza ang naa sa mali ato. Nag-sorry pa gani siya. Pati gani si Maya, gi-malditahan pud ato."
"MOTIVE? I'M PRETTY SURE THAT WASN'T HAMZA'S FAULT. SHE EVEN APOLOGIZED. LIKE, THAT GIRL WAS EVEN A BITCH TO MAYA."
"Okay, pero maskin na. Lain na ang mga panan-aw sa mga tao sa atoa tungod kang Hamza."
"OKAY, BUT STILL. PEOPLE ARE JUDGING US BECAUSE OF HAMZA."
"Pam, nganong importante man kaayo sa imo ang opinyon sa laing tao?"
"PAMELA, WHY DOES IT MATTER SO MUCH TO YOU WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY?"
The question takes Pamela aback.
Maya quietly listens to the two of them.
"Kay naga-buhat man gud ta ug channel, Mariz. Kung gusto ta nga naa'y mutan-aw sa ato, makatabang pud siguro no nga ganahan sila sa mga tao nga nagabuhat sa ilahang ginatan-aw?"
"BECAUSE WE'RE MAKING A CHANNEL, MARIZ. IF WE WANT PEOPLE TO WATCH IT, IT WOULD PROBABLY HELP IF THEY LIKED THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING IT."
Mariz shrugs. "Ambot. Murag unfair lang nga si Hamza pirme imohang gina-initan."
