#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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FEBRUARY 1, 2023・WEDNESDAY・13:54
Maya and Mariz walk towards Pamela who is seated on one of the tables at the mall's food court.
"Dugaya ninyo uy," she says.
"WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?"
"Gipangita pa nako si Maya uy. Pasakay na unta kog tricycle. May gani na timing imong text."
"I WAS LOOKING FOR MAYA. I WAS ABOUT HOP ON A TRICYCLE HOME. YOU'RE LUCKY YOUR TEXT CAME IN THE RIGHT TIME."
"Wala pud nako gicheck akong phone kay kauban man mi ni Noel."
"I'M SORRY. I WASN'T CHECKING MY PHONE. I WAS WITH NOEL."
"Okay. Tara adto ta ug Watsons¹." Pamela gets up from her seat.
"OKAY. LET'S JUST GO TO WATSONS."
"Aw, unsa diay imong paliton?" Mariz asks.
"WAIT, YOU DIDN'T SAY WHAT YOU WERE BUYING."
Pamela looks around them. "Condom," she responds, almost whispering.
Maya places her backpack on to the table and ties her hair back into a ponytail.
"Ha? Pwede ra man diay sa convenience paliton. Ngano nangadto pa man ta diri sa Panabo?"
"WHAT? YOU COULD'VE JUST BOUGHT THAT AT A CONVENIENCE STORE. WHY DID WE HAVE TO GO TO PANABO FOR THIS?"
"Erm...Basi man gud makit-an ko sa akong mga relatives kung didto ko mupalit. At least diri, medyo layo-layo, so dili kaayo ko mabalaka," she says, fidgeting with her clothes. "Isa pa. Na-ratol na gyud ko, dzai! Ana man gud si Julio nga basig ugma nami mag...erm...sex. Mao pud tong pinakalit tamo gitext."
"ERM...I'M WORRIED SOME RELATIVES MIGHT SPOT ME BUYING CONDOMS. AT LEAST HERE IT'S FAR AWAY, SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY AS MUCH."
"AND ALSO, I WAS JUST SO STRESSED, DZAI! LIKE JULIO ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST SAID THAT WE WOULD BE...ERM...DOING IT TOMORROW. THAT'S WHY I TEXTED YOU BOTH IMMEDIATELY."
"Okay." Mariz stares at her sympathetically. "Okay, tara."
"OKAY, LET'S GO."
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"Oo te. Face to face na. Kapoy gani kaayo mumata ug sayo. Excited na gani ko mag Grade 12 kay para hapon na among klase," Pamela says.
"YES, TE. WE'RE HAVING FACE TO FACE CLASSES. IT'S ACTUALLY SO TIRING WAKING UP SO EARLY. I'M ACTUALLY SO EXCITED TO BE GRADE 12 SO OUR SCHEDULE WILL BE ON THE AFTERNOON."
