7 days with ugly duckling

There are people who will come into our lives who will bother and give us headache. But in time, the time will come when she will become a part of us. We don't know that the time will come when we will love her and appreciate her until we cannot forget her for the rest of our lives.

7:00 A.M. (Saturday)

"Good morning handsome." My simple greetings in myself. I was drunk and got hangover for the party last night and I felt dizzy, but it was not a reason for me to rise up in the morning. I quickly jump out from my bed and press the remote control of the television and then, I watched the everyday news, there was a fire in Novaliches. Likewise, I was bored, and I guess my brain are not prepared to comprehend the information. So I tried to make breakfast.

7:15 A.M.

I thought the alcohol drained my whole system, but I was wrong. My body quickly respond to what I will do. I prepared coffee, sunny side-up eggs, ham and cheese together with bread. It took some minutes before I finish my breakfast because I'm starved. Afterwards, I wash the dishes and headed to the bathroom to take a bath.

8:00 A.M.

I went outside. The sun shone higher in the sky and I felt my energy was revitalized from the hangover last night. It's an ordinary day. Life goes on, the engines roared, there are a lot of people in the park while the senior citizens chitchatting sat down in the benches, the children plays in the street. There is nothing unusual happen from this Saturday then all of a sudden...

9:00 A.M.

A beautiful woman hit me. I thought I'm going to fall into the ground, but I keep my balance or else we will be out of balance. But I guess it is a perfect timing for having a bad day because the heel of her shoes was broken. I thought I would introduce myself, but then I was turned off. What else would a gentleman do? I tried to help her to stand in her own and when I noticed that she can walk without my support, I left her.

9:15 A.M.

That's how life can bother you sometimes.

I continue to walk, and I encounter some other things.

A vendor got a lot of balloons. He passed me and afterwards the balloons flew away into the sky and the children ran and follow the balloons. Accidentally, they hit me without any care, I felt irritated and much worse of all, a woman ran into my direction and I guess she avoided someone who follow her.

10:00 A.M.

I was the lucky one.

Hmpt!

She avoids the children who throw her stones. And for all those circumstances, she almost hugs me. I thought I want to avoid her, but we both out-of-balance and fell into the ground. It makes me wonder if I am a heart rob because two women accidentally hit me this morning.

I was about to recognize the face of the woman so that I brush her hair but then suddenly, I was shocked.

How I wish I never do that.

I thought I saw Shriek.

Princess Fiona became Shriek.

She is ugly, definitely ugly. She used braces in her teeth and wore a large spec. Not only that, but she looks like a nerd, pointed nose and bulging eyes. For the first time in my life, I encountered this kind of human. Is it alien or whatsoever creature? I'm scared.

10:10 A.M.

I got up with that woman. Even if I blinked an washed, that's exactly what the woman looked like. She smiled at me and thanked me for saving with her. But it was all an accident. Isn't it?

I avoided. Then here I am, I can't really stare at her face for long. I feel like I've been on this bad trip all day. What the heck?

I just went home to the condo, very scary, it was as if I was watching a train to busan that passed 12:00 in the morning. I shook my head, maybe it's just a trip break this morning. Maybe tonight everything will be ok.

6:00 P.M.

Flashback.

Endrix, Raim. Charles and I went to gig. We saw Danita and Vanessa (my crush) there. My heart beat suddenly quickened when I saw her. I can't explain myself every time I feel her presence and I often rattled when I talk to her. I'm like that when I'm nervous every time I see Vanessa. But in spite of that, I also seemed to be floating in the clouds with great joy. But Charles kept pushing me away from her.

"Just be here. Don't court with that woman." Charles said.

"Wait! Why pare? Isn't she ok? " I was confused by what my friend told me.

"Oh enough!" Charles said.

He revealed that she is beautiful, but she only likes me because of money. Maybe not, their family is rich. But he just doesn't want Vanessa for me.

10:00 P.M.

I went home to the condo, my friends took me. We were pretty drunk in the tower, we drank. My eyes rotate.

" Lance, we're better to be off. Take care of yourself. Goodnight!" Endrix said.

I was lightheaded, and I am no longer in a condition to even understand what they are saying.

My friends locked the door and left me alone.

When I fell into bed. Blackout! Goodnight! ZZZ.

7:00 A.M. (Saturday)

Good morning Handsome.

A nice greeting to myself. I even had a hangover at our party last night.

I'm still a little dizzy, but that's not an excuse for me to wake up and get out of bed. So I quickly got out of bed. I immediately turned on the t.v. and startled with daily news. Hay! There was a fire in Novaliches. I switched the channel as if my brain was still not in the mood for processing. I can now prepare breakfast.

7:15 A.M.

My body reacts quickly. I thought that alcohol had engulfed my entire body system. Not really. I move faster when I'm hungry (hehe). I was able to prepare coffee, sunny side-up and buns. Furthermore, I also eat for a few hours (to make sure I'm really full all day). After all, I put away all the dishes and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower,

8:00 A.M.

I'm out. Fortunately, the sun has shone on me, no matter how much my strength returns, and I was able to move on from my hangover last night. It's an ordinary day. Life goes on, there are cars, there are people in the park. Old people chatting on benches, children playing in the street. There seems to be nothing strange this Saturday. So I just took a walk until all of a sudden......

8:05 A.M.

Why do I feel this way? There seems to be something wrong with what is happening. It's like destiny is playing tricks on me. I thought I was out of my mind, or it is just my imagination. I continued walking.

9:00 A.M.

Suddenly a beautiful woman appeared in front of me, fortunately, I was able to balance otherwise we might both fall. But it's perfect timing, and she lets out a 'shit' when she noticed that the heel of her shoe was broken. What the heck? I thought I could introduce myself to her. Turn off? Hehe. So what else can your handsome friend do, so I just can't help her walk and when I noticed that she was able to walk again, I left her.

9:15 A.M.

That's really how life is. Tsk! I just kept walking until another event I did not expect. A salesman carrying many balloons passed in front of me. It didn't take long and the wind blew the balloons at the same time as many children were running. Their feet seemed to have no brakes, and they ran in my direction. It's annoying... here they are going to play patentero in front of me. Much worst of all, there was a woman who ran in my direction as if she was avoiding people. It was as if someone hit my head 'shit' and someone still threw stones at me. NO! I was touched, that's the woman the kids are already throwing stones at.

10:00 A.M

OMG! She's also the woman I saw yesterday. Shriek? But why? Why does it seem to be coming back? Maybe some malignant creatures play with me. Wait! I have to go to church.

10:10 A.M.

I went to church and exactly has mass, Our father is singing. I held out my palm and suddenly someone took hold of my hands. I turned around and saw a woman smiling, large and with round eyes, the glass specs are large, and the tooth has a brace.

Blackout!!!! I passed out at church.

7:00 A.M. (Monday)

Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Crinnnnngggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I suddenly woke up at the same time as turning off the alarm clock. I'm going to miss my first subject.

Furthermore, I quickly heated the water in the heater and toasted the bread in the oven. I quickly ate, bathed, dressed, tidied, and left the house.

What just happened last night and I don't even remember one.

I hurriedly walked up to..........

Another woman ran into me and I had this nightmare all morning. But this time, I avoided the stones thrown by the children. (Nice one) I let the stone hit the ugly woman's head. I thought I would be happy with what happened and finally got my revenge because she was so ugly, and still sympathizes with other people.

The impact of the stone was so strong that the woman's head almost bleed. Seems like something poked at my conscience case, what can I do? I'm going to be late. The children continued to giggle and mocked the woman, they laughed, especially when they saw what had happened to the woman.

I feel guilty. But I need to go to university. I ran away and waited for a taxi.

9:30

My mind floated as our professor discussed.

Production of English Sounds

Speech is how oral communication takes place. It is a method of eliciting meaningful responses through the activation and coordination of your speech organs and other parts of your body.

"Mr. Lance Timothy G. Cuevas, can you give the 4 processes?"

Then I went back to the system.

The processes are:

1. Respiration

2. Phonation

3. Resonation

4. Articulation

After my answers, Our professor asked another student. Our friends and classmates were impressed. Even though my mind is floating in emptiness again, I still understand our lesson.

I already know what my friends and Vanessa's friends will say. I have a problem with my family again. My parents are in the Caribbean for a vacation. Next month they will be back. I, on the other hand, became independent and lived alone in a condo. But for the sake of no one else, that's not a problem. I'm still thinking about the ugly woman I've always bumped into in the subway.

How is Shriek? I hope nothing bad happened to him.

10:15

Before we start our class in Envi Sci (environmental science) another classmate arrived. Expect the unexpected, uninvited. Am I being haunted, or is just someone just tripping? This is not funny.

In terms of the number of my classmates, there is another ugly woman in front of me. What does she have, and she doesn't tempt me? Everything will be even more chaotic when I even told my friends about her. So I decided to keep quiet. I could hear my classmates laughing and insulting her. They called her 'ugly duckling'.

7:00 A.M. (Tuesday)

Cringggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm not a morning person. Even the microphone doesn't affect me. I'm always late. It just happens to me over and over again. I don't want to believe in fairy tales, but maybe that woman was cursed, and I need to do something to break that curse so that we are both in peace.

I have to face what is happening over and over again. Maybe the nightmare is over.

She runs while avoiding the children. She makes sure that her feet can fall at any moment. When she saw my presence, I met her and I hugged him tightly away from the children who were insulting her. I don't care what else people say. I knew she was having a hard time and as a human being, he also needs respect. The children persist. They still try to insult her even though she was already hidden in my arms. I couldn't do diplomacy anymore, so I just shouted at them.

"What's your problem?"

"Don't you feel sorry for her? She is just a woman, just like you. It is not a big deal even though she is ugly, you need to hurt her. What if this happens to your face? What?" My eyes glazed over them and the children are scared. They were shouting away in our direction as they fear in zombies.

What went into my head and made me a hero? But I think this is the right thing. And I choose the right thing..."

7:15 A.M.

"Thanks a lot!" the woman cried while she was looking into my eyes.

"It's ok. Why are those kids chasing you?" I was still a little concerned about her.

But why is that? It was as if she was suddenly surprised by my questions and left easily.

Wait! Wait! I would have followed, but she suddenly disappeared from my sight. What was that?

She was on my mind all day. I waited for her in our class, but nothing. I struggled in case she was in the lobby or library, but I didn't see her presence. Is that it? What's the big deal there? When I showed kindness, then she avoided me. I was very affected. Am I chasing that ugly woman?

7:00 P.M.

We went to Trisha's birthday party

"Thank you, Lance, Endrix, Jake, Raim and Charles for attending my birthday." Trisha said.

I spoke.

"Happy birthday Trisha." I smiled back at her.

I handed her a big gift, only the five of us could handle one, and she looked very happy compared to the expensive gifts she received from her sossy peers.

"Thank you very much. Oh, go ahead and come in." She said.

She even kissed our cheeks. We became even more embarrassed at those times.

We went inside, and I saw so many of her friends.

And there was Vanessa. I approached her, I gave her a bouquet of roses (as if she was the celebrant). But this is it, I've been wanting to date Vanessa for a long time. I'm just looking for time and this is it, there is no delay.

My friends have noticed me. They even more supportive, we were even given privacy.

"You know what... I really like you, Lancelot. Just in case you're a little dork." Vanessa said.

I blushed a little there. But I'm really dork. I thought there was no hope for me to talk to her tonight. Because of my physical appearance, maybe I have no hope. Vanessa is quite extravagant, white brunette, tall, sharp faint eyes and one of a kind. After all, I don't see anything wrong with her. From the until now, I don't like anything else in school but her.

But the Genie is eager to fulfil my requests.

The next day we dated. We will turn on, but there is something that seems to be missing. What's that?

7:00 A.M.

It's been a long time and the scenario is gone forever. Gone are the days when I bumped into an ugly duckling. Do I miss Shriek? My eyes are still searching for her. Just when I thought it was over.

8:00 A.M. (Thursday)

We have a partner presentation in Speech lab about employer and employee.

Group 1:Ms. Domingo and Mr. Cuevas

And I saw her. I was next to her in the chair. Time seems to have stopped running. She smiled at me and this is what give birth to my heart. Her appearance has changed a little, not just a bit. The brace on her teeth was gone, her face had become a bit clear and even more so cute.

We talked and became more partners.

"Hi! I'm Lara P. Domingo."

Her voice is very sweet. Only now did I hear a voice, the smallness of her voice. I could not immediately answer her questions. But I tried to be with her. I collaborated for our presentation. We went to their house, and she introduced me to her parents. She is also a rich kid, his father owns a mining business and her mother was an architect. I haven't mentioned what happened before. I don't know why I think she has no recollection of what happened (Amnesia?). I haven't come back yet because I don't want to think about it.

In the afternoon, we took a walk in the park, and we happily practiced our script on the bench while eating an ice cream. But during our day together, my friends seemed to be thinking about us. And to make matters worse, Vanessa even rushed and confronted her to the lab in the next day.

"Who do you think you are?" Vanessa's voice and eyebrows raised at her.

"Are you flirting with Lancelot? You need to feel ashamed of your face. Ugly!"

I didn't expect what I got. Vanessa even fought her and the rest of our friends. They mocked and pointed towards her direction. But I did not let what happened last. I defended her.

"Friend, are you still defending that ugly thing over Vanessa?" Jake said.

"Yeah! Because I think she deserves it. After all, she was not doing anything wrong and she still has a better will than you. It is not in the surface that matters, but deep inside with a pure heart." At the same time I walked out with her out of the lab.

"Why did you do that?" She asked while she was crying.

If I'm the one to be asked. I don't know, either. But it didn't take me long to see her struggling.

I could not answer. I didn't know what to say to her.

"You don't have to do that to defend me. I can......

"I don't want you to have a hard time. Furthermore, your appearance is no reason to be belittled with other people. You're worthy, and it doesn't matter what you look like to be good in the eyes of other people." My courage, imagine! I said that without even looking away from her eyes.

"I don't know, but since I saw the kids throwing stones at you in the subway, I saw your importance as a person that you should respect whatever you lack or don't have." I took a deep breath, as if I relieved I can reveal everything I want to say.

(There was a silence for a moment)

(She spoke)

"You don't know me.... You don't know what......

"That doesn't matter anymore. And I don't care what you are." In the blink of an eye, everything changed.

I was in front of an ugly woman, she returned with her appearance. She got a large round eyes, large specs of glass and braced teeth.

I approached her and held her hands.

I said.

"I don't care what anyone else says, I want you to know that I want to enter your world." I stared directly into her eyes, and I'm serious in what I've said.

For the first time in my life, my heart was beating fast, the cold still makes me sweat. But I didn't pay attention anymore. I just saw myself happily embracing her that night.