Amber PovPhil's face was dark and angry when I saw him. He quickly walk closer to us and roughly removed Melvin's hand that was holding one of my arms and then pulled me away from him. "What are you doing here in the dark part of the parking lot, Amber?" he asked me with sharp eyes. He seems to think that Melvin and I are doing something inappropriate so we are here in the dark part of the parking lot. "With due respect, Sir Salvatore. Our working hours are over, so you don't care what Amber and I do after work," Melvin boldly spoke to Phil. "Aren't you, Amber?" I couldn't believe what Melvin said. Although what he said was true but it seemed that he wanted to convey a message to Phil. And what he said seemed to confirm Phil's bad thoughts about us. I don't know where Melvin gets the confidence to think that I like him. Or maybe he's just really thick-faced so he didn't pay attention to what I said that I didn't like him. That I only consider him as a friend. But if he keeps on
Amber PovLooks like I'm unlucky tonight. I've been waiting for a bus to the board but all the buses that pass by didn't stop because they were all full of passengers. I can see the passengers standing in the middle of the bus crowded because there is no place for them to sit.When I insist on riding even though they are crowded, I will definitely be touched by pervert men even more especially I am wearing a short skirt which is our uniform, and a sleeveless shirt on top.Since I had been waiting for the bus for more than an hour, I decided to walk towards and look for a jeepney that was passing by in the street that goes to Mildy's apartment. I'll just get off at the corner and ride a tricycle going to Mildy's apartment. I'd rather take a cutting trip than wait to catch a bus.I was really unlucky because it suddenly started to rain heavily. I was going to run towards the waiting shed but when I saw that it was already filled with people taking shelter I decided to just pass by them.
Amber PovWe are both silent inside Phil's car and driving home to Mildy's apartment. At first, he tried to talk to me but I didn't answer him instead I slept until we reached my friend's apartment.After his car stopped, I got out of the car and hurriedly walked to the gate without saying goodbye."Amber!" Phil called my name. He got out of his car but didn't completely approach me. "Aren't you going to tell me something?"I stopped my intention of opening the gate when I heard him call me. I took a deep breath before I faced him."Ahm, thank you very much for driving me home," I said to him obliquely. Then I proceeded to open the gate."Isn't what happened to us mean nothing to you?" I heard Phil ask when I was about to enter the gate."We're not children anymore, Phil. We know what we're doing. And what happened earlier was caused by the cold atmosphere and body heat, so we shouldn't think about that anymore," I answered, pretending to be indifferent to him. I didn't wait for what
Amber PovI felt heavy when I woke up the next day, but I had to go to work. So, even though my body felt bad, I still forced myself to get up from bed. However, when I stood up, I suddenly felt dizzy. My body falls back onto the bed as if I have no strength. The door of my room suddenly opened, and Mildy who was about to enter saw exactly what happened to me."My God, Amber! What happened to you?" Worried, she ran to me. "Your fever is high," she said after touching my arm. She helped me lie comfortably on the bed. "I'll take care of myself, Mildy. Just go to work and you might be late," I told her in a low voice. "How can you take care of yourself when you can't even stand up by yourself?" she answered me with a mix of annoyance and concern in her voice. "I just don't want you to be late for work. Your salary will definitely be reduced." "I don't care if I'm late or can't go to work today. Money isn't a problem for me, you know that. I'm just working there because you're also wo
Amber Pov"Are you sure you want to go back to work now, Amber?"From her apartment, Mildy asked me for the sixth time if I really want to go back to work. And even though we were walking into the mall where we worked, she still seemed worried about me."Don't be OA, my friend. I only had a fever for one day and I didn't have a serious illness that my body couldn't handle from going back to work, okay?" I told her with a laugh."I'm just worried about you. Well, I don't really have to worry about it because I almost forgot that you're stronger than a buffalo so you recover quickly when you get sick," she laughed jokingly at me. I just laughed at what she said.We stopped talking when we punched our ID card so we could record the time we are in and started to work. We were both busy with our respective jobs so we didn't talk again until lunchtime.I was secretly thankful that Melvin didn't bother me again. He didn't even try to come closer and talk to me. I thought that maybe he was af
Amber PovAfter we got out of the canteen, I immediately withdrew my arm from Phil's grip. But he was holding my arm so tightly that I failed to get out of his grip."We are no longer in front of Melvin so you can let go of me, Mr. Salvatore," I said to Phil with a serious face.Phil frowned as if he didn't like what I called him."I really hate it when you call me like that. It's as if you want me to look like you're far away from me. That you only think of me as your boss," he said angrily after letting go of my hand."That's exactly what it should be. You are my boss and I'm your employee. That's why it's only right that I call you that out of respect," I answered him with a blank expression. "By the way, thank you for keeping me away from Melvin. If you hadn't kept me away from—""What? You will be forced to accept the marriage proposal of that idiot?" said Phil. He led me to speak even though that was not what I wanted to say to him."Yes. You're right, Mr. Salvatore. If you hadn
Amber Pov"Amber, are you okay?" Mildy asked me worriedly when she approached me where I was standing. There are few customers today so Mildy was able to approach and talk to me."I'm fine," I answered her in a lifeless voice."Is that what okay looks like? Ever since we came back from the canteen, your mind seems to be wandering. What are you thinking about? The marriage proposal of Melvin that you rejected or Phil and the woman with him?"I took a deep breath before facing her. "I'm not thinking about them, okay? I'm just too lazy to work right now," I replied to her."Oh! It's a miracle that my hard-working friend who thinks of nothing else but working and making money is now too lazy to work. What did you eat for a snack today?" Mildy asked me in disbelief."What did I eat for lunch today? Air," I quickly answered her. "I didn't eat much during lunch because Melvin suddenly proposed to me and I skipped snack too.""Speaking of Melvin, what are your plans for him?" Mildy asked, h
Amber Pov I woke up late in the morning so I walked hurriedly after I got off from the bus. Our manager will surely scold me if I'll be late even for just five minutes. I don't want my salary to be deducted because it's already a big loss to my budget. I took a bus to get here because it was the first one that passed in front of me. I didn't wait for the SUV to pass by because I thought I would be late if I waited any longer.I was at the end of the parking lot on the side of the mall when I suddenly stopped walking and stared at the old man who got out of the car. The car is facing my way, so if the people inside the car will look to their right they will see me approaching their car because I will pass in front of them. "Aren't you going to hug me, Amber? Don't you miss this old man in front of you?" the old man who was none other than Grandpa Fidel asked me in a sullen voice. "Grandpa Fidel!" I ran to him and hugged him tightly. I consider him like my real grandfather, that's