#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 6, 2023・MONDAY・10:18
"Kanang kabalo na ko nga dato siya, pero wala ko nag-expect nga ingon ato siya ka dato. Dako kaayo siya ug balay. Unya tugnaw pa gyud kaayo. Na-share na ba nako ni? Atong Hwebes kay halos dili na nako malihok akong tiil kay grabe ka kusog sa ilahang aircon. Giingnan gyud nako siya kung pwede ba niya pahinayan. Nisugot pud siya. Gentleman gyud kaayo siya," Pamela says as she flips through her book with her bookmark.
"LIKE I KNEW THAT HE'S RICH, BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT HE WAS THAT RICH. THEIR HOUSE WAS ENORMOUS. AND IT'S SO COLD. DID I SHARE THIS ALREADY? LAST THURSDAY, I ALMOST COULDN'T MOVE MY FEET BECAUSE OF HOW COLD THE AIRCON WAS. I TOLD HIM IF HE COULD TURN IT DOWN. HE AGREED TO DO IT. SUCH A GENTLEMAN.
Maya is quietly listening. She turns and looks through window. She sees Noel inside, with JR and their other classmates.
"Okay. Nakulbaan gani ming Gabbie kay after niya pag-sundo sa imo, wala na ka nag-update. Abi namo ug naunsa na ka," Mariz says, opening her notebook.
"OKAY. YOU COULD'VE AT LEAST TEXTED GABBIE OR ME. WE WERE SO NERVOUS BECAUSE AFTER HE PICKED YOU UP, YOU DIDN'T GIVE US AN UPDATE. WE WERE SO WORRIED HE'D MURDERED YOU OR SOMETHING."
Noel notices Maya staring and smiles at her.
She smiles back and pulls out her phone to text him.
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MAYA: HEY HANDSOME.
As soon as she presses send, she gets a message from Noel.
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