CONTENTS

F O
E L B A T
2 W E L C O M E

Introductory Message

4 M Y

POEM
Q U A R A N T I N E J O U R N E Y

6 A S T H E

JOURNAL ENTRY
T I M E T I C K ' S

9 C H A S I N G

FICTION
D R E A M S

12 I N T H E B A C K Y A R D

ONE-ACT PLAY SCENE

18 T H E

ESSAY
C O R O N A V I R U S

20 R E F L E C T I O N

Writer's note
 INRODUCTORY
MESSAGE

Welcome in my portfolio here

you will sight my poem,

journal short story,

and my one-act play. So bare

with me. Hope you will like

it.

By: Angel Jurie Elad

 MY Q U A RA N TIN E
J O U RNEY
As month's go by,
I don't think i can make it.
Slowly I want to,
fade away from my reality.
Just live inside my own Fantacy,
So i can be free.
Hide away from all,
does hurtful eyes and mouth's.
Little by little my eyes
Got tired in crying.
Those emotions build up,
Are heavy enough to pull me down.
So I let it out by crying,
And talking to Him.
Begging to Stop this warmth,
'Cause i knew He can lift me up again.
 Carefully I'm fighting by
Distracting myself.
I'm gently walking myself back
To reality, while finding my new catalyst.
Knowing my place in this cruel reality.
By letting my self be happy,
Yet battling this struggles I phase.
Then I can smile wide again.

Those rough days are just

part of my chapter in life.
I can still write a new set of chapter
'Cause it 's my story to tell.
I hope all of you will be there,
to witness it as I grow.
 As the Time Tick's
The month of October 5 year 2020, is the start of
school year without experiencing face-to-face classes,
but a new era of learning arise in this time of year and
it's called module and online class, we student now
learn in our modules. Reason that our society facing a
crisis called COVID-19..
For me this new kind of learning is cool and
exciting by experience this kind of learning, so I'm very
much excited. My first week is great 'cause i got my
module and sometimes I experience the struggle as a
student without explaining the topic I should learn
and it irritates me, because I don't understand our
topic in a chosen module, so yeah, sometimes I just
struggle of my shoulder the problem and just continue
to do my best.
By the month of November year 2020, I'm pretty
sure that I'm starting to lose interest in our modules,
but I still doing my best to answer all my modules and
past it on time, however the laziness is attacking me
otherwise I'm the one who's attacking the idler.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. But then again I'm a student so I
should do my best and kept myself away from
distraction.
 At the month of December year 2020, nothing
changed except that I'm asking help/answer from my
friends because I don't know the answer but I still
continue to strive to do my best in my modules and
summative. And it's the end of our first semester.
While in the month of January year 2021,the start of
our second semester, this month I'm starting to fall
behind in our lessons once I don't past on time my
module I'm already falling behind. And it affects
everything, myself and my module's. That's why I'm
ashamed to myself.
And in this month of February year 2021,I already
fall behind in our module's but I still doing my best to
strive the best of me and thinking the positive side in my
situation. Doing my best to keep up in our weekly
modules and doing great on our summative just to
have a average grade. Just to have that grade I'm very
thankful.
In this month of March year 2021 is the end of our
second semester, I'm so grateful on my teacher's for
having a long patience and i knew that it's waring thin
so I'm doing all i can to past all my remaining modules
by the end of this week. So I have that average grade I
deserve for not doing my best . So thank you God for
being with me, and thank you teacher for having a long
patience and thank you to all my friends for sharing
their knowledge to me. Lastly thank you mama for
passing my modules and for being with me, thank you.
 Chasing Dream's

In a far north cost line of Batanes theirs a young girl who lives
in a farm with her mother, this girl has a little yet amazing
dream, she want's to be a musician and a singer like her father
but she only met him in her mother's story. This girl name
Melody light S. Callahan.
In their farm Melody only have there animals to accompany
also her guitar and piano to practice with, and to create her
very own music. About her studies well she's home schooled and
her teacher is her very own mother named Ruth S. Callahan,
they actually lived peacefully in Batanes, but not quite well
Melody is about to enter college and she want's to study in
University to excel or improve her talent, but her mother did
not approve or disagree of what she wants, her reason is "if you
will lived in a big city theirs a lot could happen to you that why
it is very dangerous to lived their, and it scares me", her
mother is very protective to melody because melody is her only
child that's why Ruth disagree on her daughter opinion.
Because deep down Ruth knows Melody's Farther also live in
the big city, and she knows that they will cross path if Melody
will lived in the big city, that's why she disagree, even thou she
sight in her daughter's eyes the hearted that Melody felt.
Melody run to her room and slammed the door to express her
sorrow and anger towards on her mother so she go to her bed
and there she cry and cry and cry until she fell asleep because
of tiredness of crying. Morning came Melody suddenly woke up
and she think what happened that night and she felt the tears
falling down on her eyes and then she started crying again.
Realizing that she had enough crying she stop and get up then
go to the bathroom, she look in front on her mirror then
noticed her puffed eyes from crying then wash her faced to
reduced her swelling eyes.
 She head down to there kitchen and got her breakfast then eat
and did not notice her mother who's looking at her, Melody just
continue eating and did not great her mother or anything she
just eat, after eating she wash her plates and she's about to
leave when her mother spoke and greet her "Good Morning"
then ask "is everything alright", Melody replies "Good Morning",
followed "no everything is not alright" then Melody continue
walking outside, leaving her mother hanging, Ruth realize her
daughter is angry and upset to her, Ruth suddenly cried and
cry while saying sorry to her daughter who walks away from
her.
A long week passed the mother and daughter weren't ok. One
morning Ruth come to her daughter's room, Melody who
suddenly woke up felt tense when she sees her mother sitting
down her bed, she rose up and ask why to her mother, suddenly
a tears falling down on hers mother's eyes struck her, Ruth says
sorry to her daughter and followed "magbati na tayo anak ko,
nahihirapan na si mama makita kang ang layo sa akin, sorry
na anak ko, bati na tayo" Ruth said to Melody, Melody rushed
to her mother's warmth to hug her and says "sorry too mama,
for being a bad daughter", the both of them just cried and cried
until Ruth pulls away and hold her daughter shoulder then
said" Remember the last time we fought", Melody nodded while
looking down her mother continue " Well this coming month
were gonna live in the big city to continue you're study", Melody
then look at her mother if she was telling the truth, Ruth
nodded, now Melody has the wide eyes and smile that so big it
met her eyes she hug her mother tightly then said " Thank you,
thank you, thank you so so so much Mama I love love love love
you very much, Thank you so much for making my prayer
came true" then she attack her mother with kisses. Ruth was
now happy because she sees her daughter happy.
A month goes by, now both of them lived and settling down on
their apartment with a wide backyard.
Melody Light S. Callahan is thankful for joining her on her new
journey to make her dreams came true. She's no signing off.
 In the
Backyard
Scene: The Backyard of Salazar Residence. Backdoor of the
house is at right. Nara and Mango tree is at left. At the left
side of the backyard is occupied with a set of bamboo chair
and table that connects to the mango tree. On the right side
of the backyard, a bungalow and a small farm house for the
animals and some plants. Background, leads to the rest of the
backyard and a wall that separates them to there neighbor.

Ms. Ruth S: (Walks out in the backdoor of the house, then

sight her daughter sitting on the bamboo chair, then
approach her) Hey! Anak. What are you doing?
Melody: ( look up on her mother while holding the guitar
then smiled) ahhmmmm, nothing much, just doing some
homework and writing some song. Why? Mama.
Ms. Ruth S: (sit on the chair) Nothing, just checking on you.
Melody: ( wrinkled her brows and give her mother a
questioning look) Ahmm ok ok, so Mama what's our
dinner later.
Ms. Ruth S: What do you want for dinner ba anak?
Melody: (smiled while thinking her favorite food) ahmm I
want chicken adobo with potato and fried eggplant mama,
(still smiling so widely)
Ms. Ruth S: ( She return her smile to her Daughter, then
pat her head) Ok ok if that what my baby girl want's for
dinner.
Ms. Ruth S: (suddenly think something, got up and ask
melody) Anak do you want some snacks
Melody: ( Put down the guitar and look up her mother with a
smile) I want some berries, cookies, and also water plus treat
din po for Maxie and Pandak. Thank you mama.
Ms. Ruth S: ( ch uckle give a ok sign then continuing walking
toward the backdoor)
Melody: ( Remember something called out her mother) Mama
if you need help just call me.
Ms. Ruth S: (shout) Ok

SCENE: Melody is Figuring something about her mother

because she is odd today. Until Ruth shout Melody's name
asking help for carrying the tray that full of snacks.

Ms. Ruth S: ( Panting after preparing and carrying the snacks)

I'm famished anak, (then put the trays on the table) Come here
quickly before the food gets cold.
Melody: ( Smiled) OK ok I'm coming no need to quick
Ms. Ruth S: ( chuckle) alright here is your berries and cookies,
also here is your snacks Maxie and Pandak.
Pandak and Maxie: Bark! bark! bark! bark! ( waging there tail)
Ms. Ruth S: ( smiled and pat the head of their dogs) OK ok ok,
both of you so adorable. Melody, eat na anak.
Melody: (laugh) ok ok mom join us na po.
Ms. Ruth S: OK let's eat.

SCENE: After eating, Ruth suddenly hugs her daughter tightly.

Then started crying.

Melody: ( look at her mother with worried) Mama, Why? are you
crying did something happened.
Ms. Ruth S: ( still crying on her daughter shoulder and shake
her head 'cause she want's to avoid talking
Melody: ( now looks really worried and nervous how her
mother acted) Mama what's wrong I'm getting worried now.
Say something mama, if you don't talk I'll got mad at you so talk
no mama.
Ms. Ruth S: ( Shock, quickly pulls away then looked at her
daughter afraid that Melody will get mad again at her) Ok ok I'll
tell you now, but first you need to promise that you will not get
mad at me, please anak!
Melody: ( looked relief that her mother stop crying, smiled
softly at her mother) ok I promise, now tell me mom, What's
the problem?
Ms. Ruth S: ( took a deep breath, exhale) Remember the car
that you sees when you come home from school
Melody: ( Nodded with nervous face but still have composure
then looked at her mother with warm and calm smile) Yes,
mama Who's car is that, and its the same car I saw today near
our gate.
Ms. Ruth S: ( Still nervous to tell the truth) Well that car is from
my friend and he wants to greet named me for coming back in
the big city.
Melody: ( Quietly waiting for her mother) Yes ma, what
happened then, and who's the Man that visit you here, cause I
cannot see his face when he walks towards his car.
Ms. Ruth S: ( took another big breath then said it) Well that
Man's name is Hugh Tanner Callahan my daughter and he's
........................... here to greet you too.
Melody: ( a shock and slowly a tight feeling she felt in her chest
creep inside of her, a tear running down on her cheeks, she
pulls away in her mother touch, with shatter voice) Come again,
wh-wh-what was the name of that man you mentioned earlier.
Who is he ? Mom Mom Who is the man. Tell me, ( with pleading
voice) please. mom I need to know the truth.
Ms. Ruth S: ( snobs really hard, while reaching her daughter
hand and pleasing her to clam down and talk calmly ) Anak
please forgive mama for not telling you this please anak ko
forgive mama.
Melody: (Suddenly shout ) Who is he? Ma! who is he answer
my question ma.
Ms. Ruth S: ( startled of her daughter shout) He is ................
your FATHER your father anak, so please calm down.
Melody: ( shows a mocking face ) Calm down Clam down, how
can I clam down when my father is visiting us and your not
telling me, so MOM how can I clam down when all these
f*cking years he suddenly show up to us and it like nothing
happened so mom explain to me how can I calm down when
he's right there ( point at the backdoor where the man is
standing, has a shock face that he's been discoved) staring
right at us. So how mom. (Failing down on the bamboo chair)
Ms. Ruth S: ( quickly and tightly hug her daughter and both
of them cried) Sorry my daughter for keeping a secret to
you Sorry Sorry anak ko.

SCENE: The mother and daughter hug tightly like they

misses each other for a long time. While the man just
standing there and quietly watching her wife and daughter
hug, suddenly the man felt a tear falling down on his check
then look down so no one could notice that he's quietly
crying, when he looked up he was startled that his wife
and daughter looking at him. Both girls reach there hands
for Tanner so he can hold the girls in his life. The three of
them cried and cried while hugging each other tightly.

Tanner: Sorry Sorry Sorry, my daughter I wasn't there

when you were growing up. Sorry Sorry.
Melody: ( slightly punching her father's chest to express
her frustration towards on him) I hate hate hate you for
not being with us in Batanes and when I was growing up,
when I heard mama crying late at night, I hate hate you
very much, but I miss you how can I hate you when you' re
my father. You're once gone and now I don't want to
happen again so stay papa.
Tenner and Ruth: (chuckle then smiled at their daughter)
Tenner: (smiled ) Opo I will not leave the both of anymore,
I'm sorry again my daughter ( then he turns his head to
Ruth and place his hands on his wife checks, smiled with
assurances') I'm sorry Ruth.
Mrs. Ruth S: ( Smiled warmly ) It's alright is in the past, now
all we can do is Create new memories and take good of
our daughter, alright.
Tanner: (smiled with Happiness) Alright.
SCENE: The family is now together, Tanner discover that her
daughter inherited his talent now he teach and introduced
Melody in different kinds of instrument to sharpen her skills
in instruments and her talents. Melody also discovered that
Tanner is on a Band now Melody idolized her Father for
being an artists. Finally they lived happly.
 The Coronavirus
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a newly
discovered coronavirus that causes an infectious
disease.
The majority of people infected with the COVID-19
virus will have mild to moderate respiratory
symptoms and will recover without needing any
special care. People over the age of 65, as well as
those with underlying medical conditions such as
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory
disease, and cancer, are at a greater risk of
developing serious illness.
Being well educated about the COVID-19 virus, the
disease it causes, and how it spreads is the best way
to avoid and slow down transmission. Clean your
hands often or use an alcohol-based rub to protect
yourself and others from infection. Do not touch
your skin.
When an infected individual coughs or sneezes, the
COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets
of saliva or discharge from the nose, so respiratory
etiquette is also necessary Clean your hands often to
avoid the spread of COVID-19. Use soap and water or
an alcohol-based hand rub to clean your hands.
 Keep a safe distance away from anyone coughing or
sneezing.
If physical separation isn't possible, wear a mask.
Keep your hands away from your eyes, nose, and
mouth.
When you cough or sneeze, cover your nose and mouth
with your bent elbow or a tissue.
When you're sick, stay at home.
Seek medical help if you have a fever, cough, or trouble
breathing.
If you call ahead, your healthcare provider will be able
to easily guide you to the appropriate facility. This
safeguards you and prevents viruses and other
pathogens from spreading.. take care of your health,
ate a lot of vegetables and protein, do exercise to
prevent you to have a disease. Thank you.
Every Story has a prologue and

epilogue while mine is just the

beginning of the story, I hope

that who reads this portfolio

appreciate every stories and

poem that I create. I'm Thankful

to share my journey through

quarantine by creating this

portfolio. Sharing my knowledge

about coronavirus give

opportunity learn more about

coronavirus how you could

protect your self from it. So all

in all Thank you for reading this

portfolio.