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Genuine Tears

-Sofia C. Anover

The sun rises and it touches her face through the open window with a blue curtain, The roosters are madly crowing, a sign that it’s time for her to wake up. She was Dianne, a beautiful and lovely daughter of a well known family, although, she was living alone because her family was gone through a car accident last two months. As a result she isolate herself, she chooses to live in their farm. Amidst her mourning, she needs to take over their company.

Today is not just an ordinary day for her, it’s the day where she will be assigned to be the CEO of their company. While Dianne is on her way going to their company, her cellphone rings. Ring! Ring! Ring! “Hello?” she said and the other line responds “ hello, miss Dianne, I have discovered now the culprit in your family’s accident.” Her heart was beating so fast until she saw something that breaks her heart.

“Why they are together? Why they are that sweet? Why they are holding hands while walking?” her tears are running down through her cheeks until a sudden crash happened and everything went black and she only hears the sirens of the ambulance and the murmurs of the people around her.

She opened her eyes and get up. But, she was shocked when she saw herself lying on the hospital bed. “What happened to me? Am I dead? This can’t be, what will happen to me now! Hey! Wake up!” she said while sobbing. Then, there was an old man showed up to the room.

“Do you want to return on your body? Well you were chosen to have second chance if you can have at least one person who has pure and genuine tears for you.” The old man said

“That’s vey easy, I have my relatives and friends who love me.” Dianne replied.

“You can’t say that, not everyone who shows a good smile to you means it’s real, some have a dark motives. So, good luck, you were given 30 days to have that genuine tears, if not, then your body will die. As the day comes near your body gets weaker wherein your organs will not function.” The old man replied.

“How will I know if it is a genuine tears?” Dianne asked.

“You will know it when the tear have lights.” The old man answered.

Dianne thinks that it would be easy for her to have that one who have pure and genuine tears as she have her uncle and aunty and her cousin who were closed to her.

After that conversation with the old man, she was waiting for anybody to visit her. Her uncle and aunty came first and she was waiting for them to cry but there was no tears come out to the both of them. She was that sad because she thinks that they would be crying for what happened to her.

The next day, one of her friends visits her and she was hoping that she would be the one who has the genuine tears. As her friend sit down beside to her body, her tears falls down, but, her tears don’t have light.

“I don’t know what I am feeling right now, I am sad about what happened to you but the happiness inside me is winning because I won’t have a competitor now.” Her friend said.

The third day, her cousin visits her. Dianne was happy because she thinks that her cousin would have a genuine tears for her.

“Hey! What’s up, Dianne. Haayst! I didn’t expect this will happen to you. You’re like a wilted vegetable. Are you going to wake up?” Her tears fall down but it doesn’t have light.

“I remember when we were young, you always get what you wanted, you’re always on top of the class and I was always the second one, the second choice. Do you remember when we joined that singing competition, I should be the one who will win, I really love to win that competition. But, your parents paid the judges for you to win. Now, that your parents are gone, no one will be on your side. So, don’t wake up, I will be the one who will to be the CEO of our family’s company because I am more deserving to that position.” Her cousin told to her wilted body.

Dianne thought that her cousin loves her, that her intentions to her was pure, but, she was wrong. Now he understands what the old man said to her that not everyone who shows a smile is true. She was thinking does her uncle and aunty feel the same with their daughter. Then, she remembered the day she had her accident. She was talking to the private investigator to her phone saying that he found out who’s behind on her parents accident. But, she don’t have chance to meet the investigator because she got accident. Then, she remembered her boyfriend and her best friend again.

“They betrayed me, I love them both, but, they torn me into pieces. Why they do this to me? They take advantage while I’m busy isolating myself.” She said to herself while crying.

The next day her best friend and boyfriend came to visit her, they just sit and didn’t say anything. Dianne didn’t expect any tears from them as she know that they betrayed her. Until her Aunt and uncle enter the room as they break the silence in the room.

“Oh! you’re here, Dianne must be happy that you visited her.” Her aunty said while putting the flowers in the vase. “We were about to live also, ma’am.” Dianne’s best friend said and they leave. Dianne was just observing in the room and still have hope to her uncle and aunty to give her a genuine tears and then her cousin enter the room.

“The flowers are quite pretty, and it doesn’t fit how she looks now.” Her cousin said with a plain face.

“Are you happy now that you became the CEO and not her?” her uncle said to his daughter.

“Not yet, dad, unless she’s dead.” Her daughter replied. And her mother interrupt them.

“You two, stop that kind of conversation here.” She said while arranging the flowers.

“Well, thanks mom and dad, because of your sacrifice I am now the CEO of our company.” Dianne’s cousin said to her parents. Hearing those words from her cousin, she gets skeptical on what sacrifice she’s referring to.

Until her uncle said “Lucky we are because we didn’t caught on what we do to my brother’s family. The day Dianne got into accident, the private investigator she hired already know that I am the one who planned their accident.”

“I said stop that conversation here!” her aunty said then tears came out to her eyes, but, it doesn’t light. Her tears are full of anger because she have hidden grudges. Dianne was shaking on what she heard on that 4 walls. She goes out to that room and go wherever she can go. It was a slap on her face that the family she considered also betrayed her. She loses hope that she will have that pure and genuine tears because everyone around her don’t really love her and they just have their own agendas to her.

While she was sitting on the bench of the park, the old man showed up. “You only have three days left, what are you doing here. You should make yourself busy finding the one who has the genuine tears for you.” The old man said.

“I don’t know if there’s someone who will give me that kind of tears because all I have received are grudges. Am I not a good person? Is this the reason why I am in this situation, to make me learn those things? I think I am a lost soul. A lost soul that no one wants to find. I’m a soul that everyone hates. All of my intentions and love for them are real. But all I received were hatred and betrayal. I will just wait for my last day cause I’m not expecting anyone to give me that pure and genuine tears for me.” Dianne replied to the old man.

“You know what, if everyone are against you, there will be one person who will stand up with you. That is a rare person to find. But, you, you have one. Go back to the hospital she is already their.” The old man said while smiling to her.

Dianne hurriedly go to the hospital and as she entered the room, she saw her best friend sitting beside her wilted body while brushing her hair. She was confused because she betrayed her and all of a sudden the old man said that she’s the one who will give her the a pure and genuine tears. While she’s watching her best friend brushing her hair, her best friend said “I remembered the first day we met, we were scambling to that limited edition toy and for me to win, I cried then you gave up and give it to me. The next day, I transferred to your school, we became classmates but you don’t want me to become your friend because you said I’m a crybaby and no one wants to be friends with me. With it I know that you have a good heart because you made me feel that I’m not lonely because you make friend with me. Dianne you’re only my best friend, I am sorry, I am being weak, I didn’t consider your feelings, I’ve been flint hearted. I love you Dianne, please wake up now.” she said and her tears fall down.

Dianne was shocked because her best friend’s tears have light and it means that it was a pure and genuine tears, her best friend has a pure love to her.

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Does Tattoos Define Who You Are?

Do you have a tattoo? Is there's something inspire you to have that kind of tattoo? Or, have you experienced being discriminated because of having those tattoos? Sad to say that in our society especially in our country that having a tattoo is being judged of those people who are against with it. The stereotypes with tattoos are people with bad reputations, such as criminals, gang members, addicts and for those women who have it are being called whore, but those are all wrong accusations for having it. Tattoos have been popular for quite a long time now, but still get looked down upon and can even affect our daily life. Even though there are lots of stereotypes of having inked to their body, the number of people with tattoos continues to rise.

A tattoo is a marking on the skin, but what the general public understand is that a tattoo makes a person that gives them their personality. I remember when I got my first tattoo on my middle finger, someone asked me why do I have tattoos and I am just making my body dirty. She even told me that maybe I'm a drug addict and added that only whore have tattoos. Hearing does words hurt me because I'm not that kind of person. I have these tattoos because I want to express myself and it serves as my motivation whenever I feel exhausted. I even have a classmate where he have lots of tattoos on his body. His tattoos are the name of his son, daughter, granddaughter and his career which is boxing. He have it on his shoulder, arms, neck and to his chest and I can say that he is not a bad person as he is spreading words of God. What society doesn't understand is that we can't judge someone based on their appearance, on what they wear and put to their selves. Tattoos can not hold someone from their appearance, it’s a physical marking that’s seen by the eyes. Tattoos are form of one’s own self-expression, an art that everyone should appreciate. Although tattoos are subjective to each person, we should not completely rule them out because they are recognizable and sometimes considered inappropriate, that falls into stereotyping.

Inking your body is definitely a big decision of your life as once done, it might be quite difficult to remove. So think well before you decide to ink your body. Some thinks that inking their body maybe the coolest decision of their life and symbolizes cool personality. But, tattoo is a way of expressing your interests, thoughts and emotions. Through this growing trend of tattoos in our society, the question of what is socially acceptable starts to beg for an answer. If all forms of expression are okay as a whole, does that make all tattoos okay and presentable in all situations?

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What's Next After College?

Recalling my self when I was choosing a college course, it was a distressed stage of my life where I am confused what course should I take for a reason that I can't pursue the course I really wanted which is nursing. I have these questions "What to do now? What course should I take?" to myself. Now that I will be soon graduating from the course I chose three years ago which is Bachelor of Physical Education. I have again these anxiety on what would happen to me after I graduated. What to do next? Should I find and apply for a job? Should I concentrate in reviewing for my licensure examination? Should I go to my father in Manila or should I just stay here in Ilocos? All of these questions on my mind keep on bothering me as two months from now, I will be graduating.

Graduation is approaching, I am facing a bunch of decisions that I need to decide for me to be able to step up. There are lots of pressure on me as I need to be successful because I am the first grandchild who will be finishing college. There is joy inside on me, but my anxiety is prevailing. I don't know what decision should I take. If I apply for a job, I can be able to provide my family financially. Although, I can not concentrate in reviewing for my licensure examination. Going back when I was in my internship, one of the teachers said that when he was also a graduating student, his anxiety was how can he find a job after college. He advised me that one month before the graduation, I should apply in private schools as many as I can. The other teacher added, if I am in the field of teaching, it will also serve as a review for me in taking the exam. In my mind, now that I know and experienced the feeling of being a teacher in my internship, I'm skeptical if I can make it because the preparation of the lesson is time consuming as a result that I can't review well for my licensure examination that's why I am doubting on it. On the other side, if I concentrate in reviewing as I plan to have a self review because I'm not sure if I can enroll in a review center. I will be a burden to my family for months and I don't want that to happen. Maybe I can find other jobs that are related or not related to my course. It would be a challenging stage of my life as I will have lots of competitor looking for job like me. My other anxiety is if should I go to my father's place for better opportunity because I believe that if I widen my horizon, I will have lots of door of opportunities to choose. However, if I choose to stay in my mother's side, I will be forever stuck in a vacuum and I can not fullfil the things I really want. So, which of which? Well, I still don't know what to choose.

To sum it up, graduation can be a stressful period in one's life. But it is an exciting stage in a person's life and it's a big achievement for every students who worked hard for it. Although, most people think of graduation as an exciting and wonderful denotement, many don't recognize the other emotions aroused by this stage of our life. Graduation does not only can bring up feelings of excitement, pride, and hope, but also graduates experience anxiety cause by doubt, loss, discouragement, and fear. All I have to do now is trust the process and pray to God. Whichever path I take, I must be prepared for these and have an idea of how to deal with them for I don't know what will happen tomorrow.