Group 4

Mikaella Gantang

Alliyah Rodriguez

Angel Jorge

Mark Andrei Cruz

Dhan Manuel

Daniel Delos Reyes

Don't Wait to Experience It, To Make You Understand

Narration: There is this known family in a small barangay, not just because they have
money to buy what they want, but because the mother is the barangay captain and the
father is a church pastor. They have two daughters named Alliyah and Mika. An
accountancy graduate and a psychology student.

Jorge: Have you heard about Loida’s daughter?

Alliyah: I heard about that, Mom! She tried to kill herself. What a crazy woman!

Dhan: Don’t do such things like that. People do that just to get attention.

Alliyah: Maybe Aling Loida’s daughter has ADHD; that is why she acted like that. What
an attention seeker!

Jorge: I pity her. She’s lack of attention.

Mika: Really? Talking like that in front of me? In front of a psychology student? Please be
sensitive.

Jorge: You raise your voice to us just to defend that attention seeker?!

Mika: I’m not defending her, Mom. I’m just saying that you should be sensitive.

Jorge: You’re defending that crazy woman!

Mika: I’ll go to school now.

Narrator: After that, Mika really went to school and attended her classes.

Mark: Here’s your test papers, Mika. You had the lowest score.

Daniel: I thought you’re smart? What happened?

Mark: I agree. What happened, Mika? You received low scores the past few days.
Mika: You guys are already in your third year as psychology students, and you acted like
that? You told me those words?

Daniel: What’s wrong with that? It’s true! You’re not really smart. You don’t know
anything.

Narrator: After school hours, Mika decided to go home with a heavy heart after all the
things that happened today.

Mika: Ah! W-why did you slap me, Mom?

Jorge: Who got you pregnant?! You’re such a flirt!

Mika: I didn’t want that to happen.

Dhan: You didn’t? Really?! You flirt with different boys, Mika.

Alliyah: Mom and Dad didn’t tell you to flirt, but to study. What did you do? Are you that
thirsty for attention? You’re not different from Aling Loida’s daughter. She committed
suicide just because she got pregnant. But in reality, it’s your fault, so why commit
suicide?

Narrator: Because of tiredness, Mika just went inside her room. She didn’t mind talking
to her family more.

Dhan: We’re still talking!

Mika: I’m too tired.

Narrator: While Mika is inside her room, she hears her mom and dad talking outside her
room. They changed what they were talking about, and it is not about her being
pregnant.

Dhan: You think I forgot that I have seen you with Pareng Hobert? You’re such a flirt,
Angel. You’re like your daughter.

Alliyah: What are you... talking?

Jorge: Don’t make a fake story about me, Dhan. You’re the one who cheated here.

Dhan: No. You’re the one who flirts with someone else’s husband, Angel.

Alliyah: So you both cheat? What the... What’s happening in our family?

Narrator: Mika didn’t stop herself from saying something. She also heard all of that.

Mika: He is a pastor, but he commits a lot of sins. I am not saying that he must be
perfect, but I do not see him trying to be a good person without someone looking. He’s a
monster inside our house, but in the church, he is someone who smiles at everyone and
acts as if he is the most kind person our God made.
Narrator: In the past days, Mika didn’t mind attending her classes. She locked herself in
the room and thought about what happened in the past few days. Low scores,
unwanted pregnancy, and their family are slowly losing each other. She suffered slow
days without someone to talk to. Without someone’s knowing, she started to think
about ending her life. Everyday is tough for her. She prays every night to not wake up the
next day. Imagining how she will end her life. Imagining that she is holding a bottle of
bleach, trying to drink it. Holding a lot of medicines. Tying herself to a rope. She
imagines those things because she thinks that she can’t live anymore. Each day is hard
for her.

Alliyah: Mika! Go out, please. Are you okay there? How are you feeling? How was your
baby?

Mika: I am fine. Just go away.

Alliyah: Can you please open this door? I want to talk to you, please.

Mika: Where’s Mom and Dad?

Alliyah: They already left. We just have each other now.

Alliyah: I understand you now, Mika... In the past few days, I suffered a lot of things. I
suffered without anyone else, and it is hard to think straight. I know now the importance
of having someone to talk to. So... Can you please open this door and let’s talk?

Narrator: Mika opened the door for her sister so they could talk well.

Mika: Are you... fine now? How are you?

Alliyah: What are you saying? You care for others, but you don’t care for yourself. I am
the one who needs to ask you. How are you in the past few days?

Mika: Ate... I am glad that you understand now the situation. I am glad that you already
understand my point about mental health. That everyone must be sensitive to what they
are saying or doing because it can affect other people. Next time, don’t wait to
experience the same thing just so you can understand the situation.

Alliyah: Yeah... I understand Aling Loida’s daughter now. Why did she try to commit
suicide. I didn’t mean that whenever we have a lot of problems, we should end our lives.
I just understand that Aling Loida’s daughter has her reasons to scape. I’ve been so
insensitive. I’m sorry, Mika.

Mika: It’s fine, Ate.

Alliyah: Maybe Aling Loida’s daughter suffered a lot of things also. Even though she has
the money to buy everything she wants, she still tries to end her life. Everyone has their
own problems, and for sure, she has hers, and she chose to escape. Let’s be thankful
that, like us, there is someone who saves us. She was saved by her mother, who went
inside her room. And you... You save me from doing it by running in my mind that you
need my help.

Mika: You also helped me, Ate. You helped me because I also thought about ending my
own life.

Narration: No one talked after that. They both became quiet, maybe because they
really have a lot of realizations in life. The importance of someone we can talk to.
Someone who can make us feel that we are not alone. Someone we can lean on
whenever we are physically and even mentally tired. In simple terms, they realized the
importance of having someone—a family, friend, partner in life, and even a stranger.

Alliyah: Now, I am asking you. How are you? Who got you pregnant? Did you willingly
give yourself or...

Mika: I didn’t want this, Ate...

Alliyah: What?

Mika: Dad raped me countless times, Ate. He raped me whenever he wanted to, and he
is not alone. They are three who use me. Now... Tell me... Do I still need to live? I am too
tired to handle all of these.

Alliyah: You will live, okay? We will keep your child. No committing suicide and no
abortion. I am here now, Mika. You can tell me everything. I will help you in any way. All
you need to do is try to share things with me so you won’t feel that you’re alone. Try to
open things.