The Heart of A Hero

Heroes..... Since I have two black-white personalities, I have 2 interpretations on who my hero is: ME as in MY COOLEST SELF (no boasting here, note the sarcasm) and EVERYONE (who I believe is the hero of their own stories and somehow, a part of mine too).

If you count fictional characters........ well.... THIS STORY WONT STOP!

But since I can't find anyone worthy and less mainstream enough to call "My Hero"..... why should I look anywhere else? My answer is just within an arm length, LITERALLY.

<-- This is Nicole Mejia, She's 14 and she lives in Maragondon. Actually her house is just a couple of steps away from the school. She likes a lot of corny jokes.

v <---- She's Diana Rose Romano, 14 years old and she lives in Apolonia, Naic. She's a bookworm by heart.

------> v Now, this is Ejy Villanueva, an otaku and she also lives in Naic. She's turning 15 this July. (Speaking of that.....)

That's Princess Buendia, one of the Naic townspeople ans she just turned 14 this June (like me!!) She's a fangirl for Koreans --v

You might think..... WAIT, THEY'RE MY CLASSMATES RIGHT?! Yes, that is cards on the table, but thinking back, why can't your hero be one of your best(est) friends?! This guys here affected half of my current life. They may have different personalities, but that's what makes them special.

Let's start with Nicole. I met her in Grade seven and my first impression of her was: she has her alarm bells ringing. But when we spent time together and got to know each other, I found out that she was nice. She rarely gets into trouble and she's very responsible. Even though we're complaining about things and people, she'll say "Hey, stop. You might get in trouble for that, just let it be". She sort of saved me from a couple of troubles. Besides that, she also happens to make great jokes.

Diana Rose is addicted to books. She's practically living inside pages. Every free time, its either a paperback or a digital e-book. We share tons of likes. Sometimes, when I want to talk about something she can't relate, she lets me talk without complain. I really appreciate that. DR always treats me food and this time, when I was collecting Happy Meal Toys, she gave me this toy FOR FREE. She's really generous and kind.

Ejy on the other hand is sort of like my twin. We agree on the same things and act the same. When I feel like laying down the job and too tired to get up, I just ask her, and she'll hand me the things I need. She understands me, and she's mostly the one who relates/knows what I feel; maybe because she felt them too... We share the same experiences and have lots of fun remembering those.

The last, but not the least, is Princess (Also known as Oh-Great-Teaching-One). When I was in Grade 5, I don't have any friends at all and people don't like me much. But Princess and I spent lots of time with each other and somehow, she got through my shell. She became my first real best friend. Now, we (including the whole clan of D'Arvits) spend lots of time together. She's the only one 'patient' and 'generous' enough to keep teaching me Mathematics and Anal Geom, without her, I may not have passed a couple of exercises.

Without them, without my friends, I may not be the same Maysa as the one who's typing here. These people who affected my life so much, are my 'heroes'. They may not be soldiers or someone who had saved a life, they still have the heart of a hero. And somehow, that is the one that counts.