Audry Buoyant is not "Buoyant"
“Kamusta kayo ako, ang author ito, ito ang una kong Tagalog English story, so bear with me, ang mga dialogues ay nakasulat sa tagalog, pero ang mga informations ay naka English dahil I don’t want to myself, anyway, enjoy the Story!”
—Grinn Azeed [Author]
| Manila, Philippines |
In the west section of Manila, the Buoyant Family is living an ordinary life; the Buoyant couple is living in an ordinary house and has an ordinary daughter named Audry Buoyant.
Audry Buoyant, despite her last name defining as cheerful, bright, and happy, she’s none of them; Audry is a pessimistic lady, though it doesn’t show unless she’s doing some serious work or with close friends or relatives, she can still be positive, but not too confident.
Audry is already 21, she finished high school at 18 and finished 2 years in College at 21, she stopped for a year before returning to school and did college, Audry finished Power Speaking course, she also learned a little bit of marketing, but that's not enough for an actual company, so because she just finished college in just 2 years, almost all the jobs she had applied for didn’t accept her.
Audry’s parents aren’t rich, but they’re not poor as well since they have regular jobs, her father is an assistant manager, and her mother is a regular employee at an office.
“Anak! Baba ka na dito! Tanghali na, ang job interview 10:30, di ba!?”Audry’s mother shouted, calling and asking her while she was preparing their breakfast.
“Bakit na naman ba nag-puyat si Audry?” Audry’s father asked, while watching morning news on the TV.
“Ewan ko ba dyan kay bebe, pag-sabihan mo nalang siya pag-baba niya,” Audry’s mother said, answering him.
Audry then went down after a few minutes; she’s already prepared herself to leave, wearing a polo and a wrap skirt.
“Hoy! Naligo ka na ba?” Audry’s mother asked, reproaching her.
“Sabi ko, di ba? Na maliligo ako sa gabi para di ko na kailangang maligo ngayon? Ang lamig kaya,” Audry said, as she goes down.
“Ayusin mo buhok mo, lagi mo nalang iniwan yang magulo porket maikli yan! Mag iinterview ka tapos wala ka sa ayos,” Her mother said, reprimanding her looks.
“Pasensya na, Nay, nag-mamakeup ako eh, alam mo naman na pinag-aaralan ko pa iyan, di ako marunong nyan,” Audry said, apologizing while fixing her hair.
“Halika ka nga dito, aayusan kita, honey, tuloy mo yung luto, patapos na rin naman,” Audry’s mother said, she went in front of Audry to fix her hair and makeup.
Since Audry already has the makeup kit, hairdresser, and blower, her mother doesn’t need to get it on their cabinet.
They live in a 2 story building, though it’s small, it has a living room, kitchen with the living room, a bathroom that’s also a toilet room, which is a common thing in the Philippines, especially in a rural area of Manila, they’re lucky to be in the middle of urban and rural because, even though they live in a small house with 2 floors, the area they’re in is quite.
“Ilang taon ka nang nag-aaral netong makeup?” Audry’s mother asked as she begins to fix her makeup.
“Isang taon at kalahati ata, di ko alam, walang akong attention sa oras minsan, lalo na sa mga bagay nato kasi di naman ako mahilig sa ganito,” Audry said, answering her question as she stays seated on her chair.
“Pag-aralan mo to at may premyo ka sa akin, ha? Dahil di kita papayagang lumabas lagi ng di alam kung paano mag-makeup, tsaka itong buhok mo.” Audry’s mother moved to fixing her makeup, “ito ay delikado, at least, sa ngayon, wag na wag mo papakita ito sa kahit sino kundi, aabusuhin ka nila, nakabasa na ako ng mga kwento na tungkol sa mga katulad mo, Audry,” she said, warning and advising her at the same time.
Audry has metallic red hair, it’s not normal and it’s certainly not normal, that’s why they need to either color her hair every week or have her wear a wig, this time, she’s wearing a wig.
“Kakabasa mo yan ng fictional books, ma, tama nay an, alam kong delikado na ipakita ko ang buhok ko sa marami, kaya nga ko sumusunod sa inyo,” Audry said, agreeing to her mother’s words and advice.
Just as said in the beginning, despite Audry’s last name being Buoyant, she’s not confident with herself, especially her looks since her face wasn’t nurtured to be a beauty, she was raised to use only normal soap and nothing else since her mother and father bath and shower like that.
And now that she has reached the age where her beauty is slowly popping, her mother became more cautious for her, even though Audry isn’t even though her confidence isn’t her highest asset.
“Bakit ako ititigil mag basa, tatay mo author at pinapabasa niya sa akin ang mga aklat niya, syempre mag-babasa ako,” Audry’s mother said, finishing up her hair.
Audry’s father put their breakfast on their table and began eating.
Audry then left their house to head to her job interview, but, like most of her job interviews…
“We will email you, Ms. Buoyant, once we’ve decided you are qualified for the position,”
Audry then left their office to have something to eat on the way, luckily for her, her father won’t stop giving her allowance until she is accepted into a job.
“Ano, Audry, di ka pa rin accepted o We will email you ulit?” Audry’s friend asked her.
“I dunno, laging ganito tapos pag ka email sa kin, you are not accepted ulit, ano ba magagawa ko dun?” Audry asked her.
“Di ko rin alam, beh, pero kung desperado ka talagang maghanap ng trabaho, andito parin ako, pwede kita pakiusapan kay boss,” her friend suggested her.
“Thank you, sis,” Audry said, thanking her.
After she’s done eating her food, she went home after a few minutes of resting.
“Audry, kamusta ang job interview mo?” Audry’s mother asked her after she arrived home?
“We will email you again, nay, lagi nalang, di na ako magugulat kung di ako tanggapin,” Audry said, answering her question.
“Bakit hindi ka nalang maging editor sa company ko? Magaling ka naming mag English, di ba?” Audry’s father asked her.
“Oo, pa, pero gusto ko munang maghanap ng walang tulong, pag wala na talagang choice, sige, susubukan kong mag-apply sa company niyo,” Audry said, answering, she then heads to her room upstairs.
Audry has been rejected many times now that she’s developed a pessimistic side that kept her from expecting too much on a lot of things in her life, though her pessimism has helped her from doubtful dangers, she has now reached the pinnacle of Apathetic.
