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CHAPTER ONE:

New Boy

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CHRIS POINT OF VIEW

"Welcome everyone for the 50th year anniversary of the Longdale!" Nagsimula ng magpalakpakan ang lahat sa pagsisimula ni mayor Elizabeth.

"I welcome you, my husband mr. Antonio for he will have the speech to all of us" giit ulit niya at ibinigay na ang mic sa kanyang asawa.

I was just looking at them. Di nakikinig, pinilit lang ako ni mom na pumunta dito kahit ayaw ko.

"Good evening everyone! I am really grateful that I will be the one that will have the opening speech for today's special event, the birthday of our dearest town, Longdale! I was born and raised in this town, as I saw how great and happy community lives here! As I follow my father's footsteps I saw how hard he try and protect this town in any danger, but as time passes, I saw how this town changed. And to remind everyone don't let yourself drag into this kind of danger. As you can see, we decided that only Northside of Longdale is invited to this celebration, as we saw how disadvantageous the people are in the Southside of the Longdale. We saw how they deal with everything with violence especially the gangs, they also do drugs, and lastly a town side with bad people. But for today we will celebrate it with peace only as a people of Longdale! Thank you and godbless!" Nagsimula ulit magpalakpakan ang mga tao mayroon pang pumipito at mayroon ding nagsitayo.

Pero ako pinapanood ko lang sila. But I doubt on what I heard about the Southside of this town.

Honestly totoo nga ang mga sinabi ni mr. Antonio which is the Southside is a very bad place, violence, drugs, drug dealers, addict, weapons, and gangs. But I can feel something that is not right.

"Chris" bigla akong napatingin kay mom ng tinawag niya ako.

"Let's go?" Bigla akong nagtaka sa sinabi niya.

"Where? Di pa tapos ah" sagot ko naman at tumayo.

"Yah, pero I need to work honey. Your dad's staying at alam ko namang ayaw mo sa mga ganito kala mauna na tayo" sabi niya tsaka nauna ng maglakad.

Tahimik ko nalang siyang sinundan.

Pero bigla akong napatigil ng biglang may humawak sa kamay ko.

"Bray" pagbigkas ko ng kanyang pangalan ng makita ko kung sino ang humawak sakin.

"Mrs. Doutzen, can I borrow your daughter" sabi nito kay mom. Tumingin naman ito sakin bago tumingin kay Bray.

"Sure, huwag magagabihan ah" pagbabala ni mom saamin dali dali naman kaming tumango kaya naiwan nalang kaming dalawa ni Bray.

Bigla niyang hinawakan ang braso ko at tsaka hinila sa may gilid ng hall kung saan nagaganap ang anniversary party ng Longdale, madaming tao, lahat imbitado except nalang sa mga taga Southside.

"Hey sis, tignan mo un oh.. ang gwapo!" Kinikilig na sabi niya sakin napatingin naman ako dun at oo nga gwapo siya. Napatawa ako ng mahina.

"Baklang to!" Sumbat ko at tinakpan ang kanyang mata. Dali-dali niya naman itong tinanggal at tinignan ako ng masama.

"Hey, did you know na may bago daw na transferee sa Longdale High bukas" pagchichika nito sakin. Nagtaka naman ako.