Trigger warning:
Cussing
bad words
Slurs and insults
Grammatical errors and Typos

Please read with caution .

Benedict
Oh shit, andito naman tayo... "Na-late ako ma'am dahil... dahil... Late ako po gumising." Sagot ko sa kanya, my hands, that held onto the chair started to shake as I try my best not to throw my classmate off his chair.

"Eh kasalanan ko ba kung na-late ka, Mister Reyes?" Ma'am Ortiz said and raised her brow at me .

I shook my head, "Hindi po , Ma'am. "

Ma'am Ortiz scoffed , "Oh sige. Umupo na ka . Makinig ka nalang sa klase. " She instructed .

"Opo ma'am." Sabi ko. I let  go of my  hands on my classmate's chair . I sat down and placed my bag right in front of me.

A green apple notebook with the name , " Attendance " was passed to me.

"Oy bakla, paki-sign ng attendance. " I heard the class secretary, Sebastian snickered.  The class laughed and Ma'am had to quickly scold them before she continued her discussion.

Gago talaga to , no? Natakan ako sa tsura niya. I thought to myself as I grabbed a pen from my bag and opened the cap. I flipped thorough the notebook until I found today's date.

Taking a deep breath, I started to write on the notebook.

Name? Benedict Andres Reyes

Time: 8:19 am

Reason: Woke up late

I closed the notebook and handed it to my seatmate , "Bigay mo sa simp." Sabi ko sa kanya and got my science book and notebook from my bag.

I paid attention to whatever the fuck ang sinasabi ni ma'am. I looked up sa projector screen, may bagong slide na naka-flash . She continued to discuss on the importance of the nervous system sa katawan. I looked around and saw several classmates, who rested their heads on their hands and others had their  heads on their table and some were outright sleeping.

I hope hindi sila makikita ni ma'am. I thought to myself and  quickly snapped off of my thoughts before they drag me to my daydreams.

"Magbibigay ako ng activity. You could work by pair or magsosolo ka. Answer page 269 of your book in a one whole sheet of intermediate pad and pass it to me before 1pm. Late passes would be automatically score a 0. " Ma'am Ortiz instructed to us. Students groaned in disapproval , some were looking at their friends as if they said to each other, partners tayo para sa activity , hah?

"Any questions class?" She asked us. The class just brushed her question off and continued to talk and asked their friends or crushes (if they have the courage) if they're willing to partner up.

"Wala magtatanong?" She asked once more. Same response, the class brushed her question off. She sighed and turned off the projector, using the remote.
"Oh sige, May 10 minutes pa tayo. I'll let you all work on your activity. "

We all got up from our seats and meet up with our friends or partners.

"Oh Basta hindi dont make a lot of noise. " She reminded us .

My best friend, John approached my seat, he held  his book and pen.

"Pwede tayong maging partners para sa activity?" He asked me, and sat beside the unoccupied chair . I nodded my head and grabbed the intermediate pad .

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"Okay, class dismiss. "  Mr. Gregory said , and turned  off the projector and grabbed his laptop bag. Mr . Gregory was our Filipino teacher and his class was before recess , so everyone was excited for his class to end.

The students got up with excitement and rushed to the door and made  it seemed like a competition on who can get out of the room first. I stayed behind and waited  for the most of my classmates to leave the room before I do.

"Ben, hindi ka ba sasama sa kanila?" Mr . Gregory asked me, and sat down on the chair in front, and faced me.

I shook my head, "Sasama ako sa kanila po, sir. Mamaya lang ... " I answered him. He got up from the chair, going back to the table to get his laptop bag. He waved goodbye and leaves the room. There wasn't much people left, only 4 other students and myself.  I got up and grabbed my wallet, and left the room.

"Ang tagal tagal mo naman. ". John commented as he saw me , as I stepped out of  the classroom.

"Sorry naman po. " I said and rolled my eyes and started to walking away. In the side of my eye, I saw  his hands curled into a fist. He muttered something that I didn't hear and walked beside me.

"Kamusta ang klase mo?" I asked him. I grabbed  onto the railings of the stairs and started to descend down. He didn't bother answering me , he remained silent and walked along.

What a fucking snob! I thought about him as I walk down the stairs quicker.

"Oy TANGA! Sagutin mo ako! Anong ang answer sa number 5 sa activity!" John yelled, and ran down the stairs . I flinched and grabbed onto the railing to prevent me from falling down.

"Ha? Hakdog." I said to him, still gripping on the stairs. I didn't bother to answer and continued to walk down. John kept to yelled at me and asked on what's the answer to number 5 and the occasional guilt trip. Like you know. The usual.

Dumating kami sa ground floor ng highschool building . John placed his hand on my shoulder, panting. His breathing reached my ears and I laughed , feeling the air passed through the tiny hairs in my ear.

"Gago. " I said, shoving him away from me and walked much further away.

"Wow , " John commented, walking closer to me .  "Nag-uusap ka naman sa sarili mo, Ben?" He commented, his arms were crossed and he was glaring at me .

"Hindi naman. " I answered, walking inside the school's cafeteria , John following close behind me. We reached  the main part of the cafeteria.

There were students screaming , some were talking to their friends , while others never really cared about how long they were. They must children of megaphones and speakers.
I thought to myself, laughing slightly at the thought of it. Other students were sitting by themselves, just enjoying their brought snacks ,munching on them while having happy smiles plastered on their faces.

It was a big space , tables and chairs placed around . There were several large picnic tables, usually occupied by my batchmates and the senior high students .  Students were buying from the staff selling food.

"Late naman tayo and it's all your fault, Ben. "John said to me, looking at the line of people in front of us. I held my head low and looked at the floor.

"Sorry..." I whispered low enough for only me to hear. He didn't seem to bother and rolled in his eyes in annoyance.

"Bibili ka ba o hindi? You're making others wait dahil ang  tagal mo gumawa ng desisyon. " John asked , annoyed at me. I didn't answer and went to one of the lines.

"Pwede mo bilihin ng usual ko ?" He asked , showing up beside me. I flinched and punched his shoulder out of shock.

"Bullying!" John yelled out loud, shielding the shoulder I punch with his other hand.

"Hindi ko ... naman... hindi ko na- " I said , my heart was racing quicker and sweat started to show , sweatdrops slowly run down through my face. "Sinasadya... " I finally said, looking in front of the line.

John rolled his eyes and groaned, "Oh basta bilihin mo ako ng usual. "  He said, getting his wallet and giving me 50 pesos. He then left, going to another group of friends that he saw in one of the picnic tables.

Anak ng- May pera naman siya bakit hindi siya nagbayad sa jeep! I wondered to myself ,looking at the 50 pesos in my hand, clenching my hand into a fist, I shoved the money inside my pocket.

A few minutes have past and I finally brought some snacks for both John and I.

I brought him his usual, macaroni and cheese and his bottle of Icetea. And for me? Nothing much. Just some garlic bread and apple juice.

I saw John with some other friends of his, laughing and making jokes, until one of them whispered something into John's ear and the whole table was silent.

"Eto yung usual mo. " I said to John and placed down his macaroni and icetea on the table.

"Salamat , Ben. " He said , looking up at me and then started to eat his food.

I sat down beside him, "Anong pinagusapan  niyo kanina na ang sobrang sobrang saya niyo?" I asked to one of the people in the table.

She placed the cup of juice down and raised her brow at me, "And why do you care?" She asked me.

"Nagtatanong lang... " I silently said , taking a sip of my apple juice. The girl muttered something to the person beside her and went back to drinking her juice.

They talked about things I didn't really understand or things I'm not a fan of. I tried to relate to what they're saying but they gave me harsh looks , so I didn't bother them anymore. I got up, thinking that they won't like me being in the table and started walking back to the classroom.

I was enjoying my drink on the way, taking a sip from the cup. I finished the drink and threw the cup in the nearest trashcan and went to the staircase.

"HOY! BENEDICT ANDRES!"

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A/N:
Hello! Kamusta kayo? I hope okay lang kayo diyan! Here's chapter 3 of  15 Pesos.
I'm very sorry sa maling kong Tagalog dahil hindi akong marunong magsulat at magsalita .
Constructive comments are allowed and would be kindly appreciated but do not straight up insult me.

Also please don't use gay as an insult . That's bad.
I think the reason why they use gay as an  insult because...toxic masculinity. Don't use gay as an insult ,people!

That will be all ! Thanks~

(Stay safe!)