#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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APRIL 28, 2023・FRIDAY・21:23
JR is sitting on the floor, back against the wall, book in hand, and his feet perched up on the bed.
Gelo is on his bed writing down something on his text book. "Humot lage imohang mga bed sheet JR? Unsa imohang gamit nga sabon panglaba?"
"YOUR BED SHEET SMELLS REALLY GOOD, JR. WHAT SOAP DO YOU USE?"
"Ambot." JR shrugs. "Akoa ra man na gina pa laundry didto sa kanto."
"I DON'T KNOW."
"I GUESS, IT'S THE SOAP USED BY THE LAUNDRY SHOP FROM THE OTHER BLOCK."
"Aw. Dili lagi ingon ani ug humot akoa?" He sniffs the bed sheets again. "Basi'g naka-crush sa imohang tong babae didto."
"OH. WHY DOESN'T MINE SMELL AS GOOD?"
"MAYBE THE GIRL ATTENDANT THERE HAS A CRUSH ON YOU."
"Ambot. Basi."
"DON'T KNOW. MAYBE."
"Gwapo tong kuya niya no? Sa UM pud yata to siya nag-skwela."
"HER OLDER BROTHER'S KIND OF HOT, THOUGH. I THINK HE GOES TO UM AS WELL."
JR stares at Gelo for a second. "Aw. Naa diay siya'y kuya? Wala ko kapansin."
"OH. THERE'S AN OLDER BROTHER? I WASN'T AWARE."
"Oo. Naa to siya'y igsoon."
"YEAH. THERE IS."
"Ahh..." JR says, uninterested. He underlines a word on his book. And he writes down the page number on his notebook. "Tama Gelo ba..."
"BY THE WAY, GELO..."
"Hmm?"
"Lisod ang college?"
"IS COLLEGE HARD?"
"Hmm." Gelo takes a moment to think. "Siguro—Aw...Ambot. Depende siguro sa kurso." He rests his head on the bed. "First year pa man pud ko pero so far...kaya-kaya ra man. Naa na ka'y plano nga kurso?"
"MAYBE—ER...NOT SURE. DEPENDS ON THE COURSE, I THINK."
"I'M STILL ON MY FIRST YEAR BUT SO FAR...SO GOOD. YOU ALREADY GOT AN IDEA WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR COLLEGE?"
JR shakes his head and slips his pen behind his ear. "Wala pa." He puts down his feet and stretches back a little. All of a sudden, he gets a barrage of phone notifications.
