#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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MARCH 5, 2023・SUNDAY・20:17
Maya is lying in bed and watching a virtual school tour video for Panabo City Senior High School on her iPad. She readjusts her position a little for comfort.
She gets a notification on her phone. It's a message from her mother. She checks to see what it is.
It's a photo of a pair of sneakers.
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Maya zooms in on them, confused as to why her mother sent them. She gets another message.
Another photo of a different set of sneakers.
She starts to type a message.
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"WHAT'S THIS MA?"
But before she could send it, she gets a call from her mama. For a moment, Maya hesitates whether or not she should answer the call. Eventually, she decides to accept it.
"Nak? Hi nak," her mother says, there's some chatter in the background.
