#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 10, 2023・FRIDAY・20:36
Maya is walking towards her house, carrying a large backpack full of props they used for the shoot. From half a block away, she can see Noel waiting outside their gate.
He's already seen her.
She bites her lip and walks towards him.
"Hi," he says.
"Hi." She removes her backpack and drops it on the ground. She lets out a sigh of relief.
"Kumusta ang shoot?" he asks.
"HOW WAS THE SHOOT?"
"Okay lang."
"IT WAS OKAY."
He nods. "Sayang wala ko kaadto."
"WISH I'D GONE."
Maya doesn't reply.
"Maya..." He closes his eyes. "Sorry. Dili ko gusto makipagbulag. Please. Ayaw ko bulagi." He rests his forehead against hers.
"SORRY. I DON'T WANT TO BREAKUP. PLEASE, DON'T BREAK UP WITH ME."
She pulls away.
"Unsa ang ingon ni Jasmin?"
"WHAT DID JASMIN SAY?"
"Nga nagalamutak mo. Na ginalibak ko ninyo kay bugo ko."
"THAT YOU MADE OUT A LOT. THAT YOU TALK ABOUT ME BEHIND MY BACK BECAUSE I'M STUPID."
Noel creases his eyebrows. "Ha? Dili man na tinood."
"WHAT? THAT'S NOT TRUE."
"So unsa man ang tinood Noel? Ingna ko."
"SO WHAT'S THE TRUTH, THEN, NOEL? TELL ME."
Noel rolls a stone underneath his shoe for a bit. He then looks at her and exhales. "Okay. Nagakita mi ni Jasmin. Pero dili para atong iyahang ginaingon. Kuan..." He looks down again. "Kabalo ba ka nga kaila iyang mama ug akong mama?"
"OKAY. JASMIN AND SEE EACH OTHER FROM TIME TO TIME. BUT NOT FOR THE REASONS SHE TOLD YOU. IT'S ERM..."
"DID I TELL YOU THAT MY MOM AND HER MOM KNOW EACH OTHER?"
Maya shakes her head.
"Kaila sila since high school pa. Tapos katong gipanganak akong kuya kay need niya operahan kay naa siyay problema sa iyahang heart. Unya bago lang baya nanganak si mama ato, so wala na sila'y kwarta ni papa ato. Mao to. Kay desperado naman sila, nangutang sila sa mama ni Jasmin ug dako kaayo nga kwarta." He stops and takes a breath, still looking down on his shoes. "Mao tong naga kita mi kay ginasugo ko ni mama nga mubayad sa iyaha." He looks up at her. "Dugay na kaayo nang utanga. Before pako gipanganak ana hangtod karon, wala gihapon nabayaran. Arang-aranagan na siya gamay kay nigraduate na si kuya. Pero naa pa'y duha nga nabilin nga pa-eskwelahon ug pakaunon."
