My Trans Pagibig

Chapter 35: Official Patalbugan

CHAPTER 35: PATALBUGAN

SALLIE (POV)

After naming maglaplapers ni Ancient sa ilalim ng puting ilaw, sa dilaw na buwan ay bumalik na rin kami kaagad sa aming mga hostel rooms. Hindi ako ganon kakati noong moment na ‘yun mga mamsh. Antok at pagod na ako, kami pareho. Very satisfied na ako sa sa kiss na yun mga mamsh. Hindi ko in- expect yung kuryenteng yung eh at yung pagpayag ni Ancient na mangyari yun. 

Pagbalik ko sa room namin ni Miranda ay naroon na siya. Nakapatay na ang ilaw. Flashlight nalang ng phone ko ang ginamit ko para maliwanagan ako. Napansin kong nakatalukbong ng kumot si Miranda. Sa pagkakatanda ko kapag nakatakip siyang ganon ay malungkot siya at umiiyak. Hmmm… sila lang naman ni Arthur ang huling magkasama. May nangyari kayang hindi maganda? Nagtalo na naman sila? Infairness iniiyakan pala niya yon eh parang under de saya naman niya ang boyfriend niya. Oh well, bahala silang dalawa.

Umupo ako sa gilid ng kama ni Miranda. “Miranda, miss na miss na kita. Six years na mula noong nagsama tayo sa isang room para matulog. Noon nga magkayakap pa tayo at nasa iisang kama lang. Miss na miss na kita. Sana makapagusap na tayo ng sarilinan. Sana ay mapaliwanag na natin ang side natin sa isa’t- isa. Tama si Ancient eh. We just need to have an honest and heart to heart talk. Yung walang pride at hatred. Baka kapag nagawa natin ‘yun maitindihan na natin ang pinanggagalingan ng isa’t- isa. Goodnight Miranda. Galingan natin sa event na ito.” Saad ko habang siya ay natutulog. Sana nga ay tulog na siya. Ayun, natulog na rin ako after.

Kinabukasan, paggising at pagkaligo palang namin ay nagsimula na kaagad an gaming patalbugan. Sa make up palang at sa suot na dress ay wala nang nagpakabog sa amin. Akmang sabay pa kaming lalabas ng kwarto. Nagkatingin nalang kami.

“Ang kapal ng make up mo, dearest cousin. It’s too much.” Komento niya habang pinagmamasdan ang mukha ko.

Kagigil ah! “Yan ang uso, ang mahalaga maganda pa rin ako. Yung sayo sobrang nipis naman. Halata ang signs of aging at stress mo. Hindi ka maganda.” Alam niyo naman ako hindi magpapakabog. Siya naman kasi ang lagging nauuna.

Napahawak siya sa mukhang niya. “No make up look ang tawag dito. Natural na ganda! Sabagay bagay sayo yang makapal na make up. Makapal din naman kasi ang mukha mo eh. Parang yang dress mo. Ang kapal ng foam sa s**o. Halatang pinipilit palakihin.”

Napahawak naman ako sa s**o ko. Hindi iyon kalakihan at hindi rin yun kaliitan. Tama lang. Wala akong planong i- highlight yun no pero itong magaling at bitter kong pinsan ay napansin pa rin yun. Kairita talaga!

“Okay na yun atlit naka- highlight ang boobella ko lang. Ikaw yang belly fats mo ang naka- highlight sayo eh. Tapos naka- violet ka pa. Barney ka ghorl?” sexy siya eh take note. Gusto ko lang talagang inisin tong si Miranda.

“What do you mean mataba na ako?!” oh di ba sa reaksyon palang niya with matching panlalaki ng mata halatang nainis ko naman siya. Mission accomplished!

“Naku wala akong sinabi eh. Ikaw ang nagsabi niyan.” 

“Ang sabi mo kaya may belly fats ako at Barney? Mataba kaya si Barney! I hate you Sallie!”

Naku po! Simula palang yan mga mamsh! Ito ang unang araw ng Mr. and Ms. ECE Student kaya naman ito rin ang unang araw n gaming patalbugan. Hindi ko alam, pero di ba ang kondisyon ni Sir Lou either first and second place dapat kami. Eh sa ginagawa namin mukhang isa lang ang mananalo dahil ginagalingan namin at kinokumpetensya namin ang isa’t- isa. Kaloka! Bahala na nga! 

“Good morning Candidates of this year’s Mr. and Ms. ECE students! For our first day we will conduct our preliminary competition. We will have our Casual Wear Competition, our photo shoot to select the Mr. and Ms. Photogenic, our talent competition and our team competition. Are you all excited?!” saad ng emcee na nasa taas ng stage sa malaking hall ng unibersidad. 

Nagkatinginan naman kami ni Miranda. Let the battles begin!

Knew he was a killer first time that I saw him

Wonder how many girls he had loved and left haunted

But if he's a ghost, then I can be a phantom

Holdin' him for ransom

Some, some boys are tryin' too hard

He don't try at all, though

Younger than my exes but he act like such a man, so

I see nothing better, I keep him forever

Like a vendetta-ta

I-I-I see how this is gon' go

Touch me and you'll never be alone

I-Island breeze and lights down low

No one has to know

In the middle of the night, in my dreams

You should see the things we do, baby

In the middle of the night, in my dreams

I know I'm gonna be with you

So I take my time

Are you ready for it?

Me, I was a robber first time that he saw me

Stealing hearts and running off and never saying sorry

But if I'm a thief, then he can join the heist

And we'll move to an island-and

And he can be my jailer, Burton to this Taylor

Every lover known in comparison is a failure

I forget their names now, I'm so very tame now

Never be the same now, now

I-I-I see how this is gon' go

Touch me and you'll never be alone

I-Island breeze and lights down low

No one has to know

(No one has to know)

In the middle of the night, in my dreams

You should see the things we do, baby

In the middle of the night in my dreams

I know I'm gonna be with you

So I take my time

Are you ready for it?

Ooh, are you ready for it?

Baby, let the games begin

Let the games begin

Let the games begin

Baby, let the games begin

Let the games begin

Let the games begin

I-I-I see how this is gon' go

Touch me and you'll never be alone

I-Island breeze and lights down low

No one has to know

In the middle of the night, in my dreams

You should see the things we do, baby

In the middle of the night, in my dreams

I know I'm gonna be with you

So I take my time

In the middle of the night

Baby, let the games begin

Let the games begin

Let the games begin

Are you ready for it?

Baby, let the games begin

Let the games begin

Let the games begin

Are you ready for it?

……….

Sa pagrampa palang ng aming casual wear ay humataw na kami ng pinsan ko. Ginalingan talaga ni Miranda. Lahat ng uri ng walk may baon siya. Lava walk, Tsunami Walk pero ang sinabi ko sa kanya bilang magkasunod kami ay… “Ano yan? Barney walk?” Opps! Sareeeh! Mukhang ako ang naunang nag- trigger ngayon.

Akala ko hindi siya gaganti sa akin pero doon ako nagkamali. Tinalisod niya lang naman ako. Napahiya ako dun ah. Narinig ko ang tawanan at hiyawan ng iba. Kagigil talaga ‘tong si Miranda eh. Sa kanya ko lang naman sinabi ang “Barney Walk” pero siya pinahiya niya talaga ako sa lahat. 

Nahaginip ng aking mga mata si Ancient. He just looked at me and cheered me up. Napangiti nalang ako. Buong lakas at ganda akopng tumayo. Bumangon ako at muling lumakad ng taas- noo. Ayun mas malakas na palakpakan ang nakuha ko. Pagbalik ko sa backstage, nagtabi na naman kami ni Miranda.

“Ganern yun. Hindi mo ako madadaan sa dirty tactics mo.” Bulong ko sa kanya.

Saka muling rumampa ang lahat ng babaeng kandidata.

Magandang dilag

Puso ko’y iyong nabihag

Wala ng ninanais

Ligaya kang labis . . Ohh

Magandang dilag

Bawat lakad mo lahat sila napapatingin

Di mawari ba’t ganun ang nangyayari sa akin

Isang ngiti mo lang parang nakakabaliw

Ano bang ginawa mo ako’y naaaliw

Tinatanaw tanaw kita

Para bang isang tala

Sa gitna ng kalawakan . . Ohhh

Magandang dilag

Puso ko’y iyong nabihag

Wala ng ninanais

Ligaya kang labis . .Ohh

Magandang Dilag . . . ohho ohho

Magandang dilag

Puso ko’y nahalina

Wala ng ninanais

Biyaya ng langit . .Ohh

Magandang Dilag

Kahit pa pilitin pang umiwas iwas sayo

Ohh, paikot ikot ka dito sa isipan ko

Wala na ngang iba, nag-iisa ka lang

Nag-iisang butuin sa kalangitan ko . .Ohhh

Tinatanaw tanaw kita

Para bang isang tala

Sa gitna ng kalawakan . . Oh

Magandang dilag

Puso ko’y iyong nabihag

Wala ng ninanais

Ligaya kang labis . .Ohh

Magandang Dilag . . . ohho ohho

Magandang dilag

Puso ko’y nahalina

Wala ng ninanais

Biyaya ng langit . .Ohh

Magandang Dilag

Ohhh

Tinatanaw tanaw kita

Para bang isang tala

Sa gitna ng kalawakan . . Oh

Magandang dilag

Puso ko’y iyong nabihag

Wala ng ninanais

Ligaya kang labis . .Ohh

Magandang Dilag . . . ohho ohho

Magandang dilag

Puso ko’y nahalina

Wala ng ninanais

Biyaya ng langit . .Ohh

Magandang Dilag

Wala ng ninanais

Biyaya ng langit . .Ohh

Magandang Dilag

……….

Tumigil lang ang mundo ko at nawala sa isip ko ang patalbugan namin ni Miranda nang ang mga lalaki na ang rumampa sa kanilang casual wear. Syempre pa naka- focus lang ako kay Ancient. Anak ng tokwa sobrang gwapo niya talaga. Hiyawan lahat ng kababaihan at sang- kabaklaan sa loob ng hall. Nakihiyaw din ako syempre. 

“Hooooh! Go Ancient! Ang gwapo mo! Boyfriend ko yan!” hiyaw ko.

“Wow talaga girl boyfriend mo siya? Ang swerte mo naman.” Komento ng isang kandidata.

“Edi wow!” saad naman ni Miranda.

Naisip kong hindi talaga dapat matuloy ang pagiging transgender niya. Kaloka! Sayang ang sarap at kagwapuhan niya. Napansin ko rin na dedma si Miranda nang si Arthur na ang rumampa. Mukhang may LQ ang dalawa.

Tapos ay lumipat naman kami sa beachfront ng university. Oh! Saan kayo! May beachfront ang university na ito! Plakak! Doon naman ginanap ang photo shoot. Patalbugan pa rin kami ng pinsan ko. Lahat ng pose ibinigay naming. Sakit tiyan pose, sakit ngipin pose, sakit ulo pose, sakit tuhod pose, meron pa nga yatang sakit k**i pose eh at sakit balun- balunan pose. Lahat na. 

Oh may next chapter pa, sa susunod mas matinding patalbugan pa at hindi inaasahang pangyayari ang magaganap. Ganern!

She got a body like an hourglass

But I can give it to you all the time

She got a booty like a Cadillac

But I can send you into overdrive (Oh)

(You've been waiting for that)

(Stop, hold up, swing your bat)

See anybody could be bad to you

You need a good girl to blow your mind, yeah

Bang bang into the room (I know you want it)

Bang bang all over you (I'll let you have it)

Wait a minute, let me take you there (Ah)

Wait a minute 'til ya (Ah, hey!)

Bang bang there goes your heart (I know you want it)

Back, back seat of my car (I'll let you have it)

Wait a minute, let me take you there (Ah)

Wait a minute 'til ya (Ah, hey!)

She might'a let you hold her hand in school

But I'ma show you how to graduate

No, I don't need to hear you talk the talk

Just come and show me what your momma gave ya (Oh, yeah)

I heard you've got a very big (Shh)

Mouth but don't say a thing

See anybody could be good to you

You need a bad girl to blow your mind

Bang bang into the room (I know you want it)

Bang bang all over you (I'll let you have it)

Wait a minute, let me take you there (Ah)

Wait a minute 'til ya (Ah, hey!)

Bang bang there goes your heart (I know you want it)

Back, back seat of my car (I'll let you have it)

Wait a minute, let me take you there (Ah)

Wait a minute 'til ya (Ah, yeah) (You know what, girls?)

(Let me show you how to do it)

It's Myx Moscato

It's frizz in a bottle

It's Nicki full throttle

It's oh, oh

Swimming in the grotto

We winning in the lotto

We dipping in the pot of blue foam, so

Kitten so good

It's dripping on wood

Get a ride in the engine that could go

Batman robbin' it

Bang, bang, cockin' it

Queen Nicki dominant, prominent

It's me, Jessie, and Ari

If they test me they sorry

Ride his uh, like a Harley

Then pull off in his Ferrari

If he hangin' we bangin'

Phone rangin', he slangin'

It ain't karaoke night but get the mic 'cause I'm singin' (Uh)

B to the A, to the N, to the G, to the uh (Baby)

B to the A, to the N, to the G, to the, hey

See anybody could be good to you

You need a bad girl to blow your mind (Your mind)

Bang, bang into the room (I know you want it)

Bang bang all over you (I'll let you have it)

Wait a minute let me take you there (Ah)

Wait a minute 'til ya (Ah, hey!)

Bang bang there goes your heart (I know you want it)

Back, back seat of my car (I'll let you have it)

Wait a minute let me take you there (Ah)

Wait a minute 'til ya (Ah, hey!)

Bang, bang into the room (I know you want it)

Bang bang all over you (I'll let you have it)

Yo, I said

Bang, bang

Bang, bang, ba-bang, bang

Bang, bang, bang

Bang, bang, ba-bang, bang

Bang bang there goes your heart (I know you want it)

Back, back seat of my car (I'll let you have it)

Wait a minute let me take you there (Ah)

Wait a minute 'til ya (Ah, hey!)