"You said you'd do anything I said last time, right?" Sagot nya pa. Blinking at him, I tried to recollect my memories, then remember them. Oh right, nung gabi na nagmakaawa ako sa kanya na hindi ako tanggaling sa trabaho. I drew my gaze away from him. "I assumed you didn't agree? At nung oras na yun, umalis ako sa trabaho.”He paused typing as he raised his head and stared at me "But you're now employed in this store again. My shop. That is to say, I accepted your proposal."Napasinghap ako. "What? That agreement is not valid anymore, you hear me?" I clarified, breathing in and out to relax. Gosh, mainitin ang ulo ko ngayong araw at nagdagdag pa sya. Well, I’m aware that I have always been a bit short-tempered however, my hormones have been acting up ever since I met Eion the robot, and my forehead has started to develop more pimples. I let out a sigh. This is the result of dealing with guys like him for days on end. Kailangan ko ng apat na baka
Stupid? Damn that. Ayoko talagang tawga nya sakin. "What robot?" I said, calling him with the nickname I made. Hindi na ako nag effort pa na ngumiti sa knaya, simply since his expression is expressionless, I feel like my fake cheerfulness can't handle it."My table got in a mess. Please clean it," He said in a monotone voice before leaving. I grab the cleaning towel and spray to do what he asked, before heading to his table."Bilis I have a lot more to do," utos nya pa at inagat ko labi ko sa inis. I scoffed at that. I faced him and mockingly smiled, "Of course, sir," With that, I started to pile the cups and tissues there, the strawberry pink ice cream was sprawled all over the table so just to mock him more. Dahan-dahan kong pinunasan ito, then turned to look at my back to catch a glimpse of him standing away from the table, clenching his fist and staring straight at me. Good. Naiinis na sya. Satisfied at his reaction, I finally finished the r
My mom? Kailan ba sinabi ni mama kay Eion? Lagi ba silang nagkakausap behind my back?"Hindi mo na kailangan pang alagaan ako, robot." I said, gustong-gusto nang umalis pero nagpursige pa sya, "Why do you keep on calling me that?"I crossed my arms in front of me, hawak-hawak ang aking backpack, "As I said, you're not even showing any emotion besides glaring and scowling that makes you unapproachable. Kaya bagay sayo ang nickname na yan."He just scoffed at that, tumingin sa daan at biglang iniba ang aming pinag-usapan, "It's dangerous at night." "I'll give you a ride."Dangerous? For all I know, siya ata yung delikado dito.Alam nyang hindi ako papayag dahil hindi man lang ako kumibo kaya napasinghap sya, "Fine. Freeze to death," He revved the engine making me rush to the car immediately, my body overriding all logic."Wait!"Sumigaw ako at bigla nyang pinaharurut ang sasakyan. I quickly slip into the passenger seat,
"Here," I said, handing a paper bag that has Eion's jacket to him in his office the moment I arrived before my shift. Emma was still here since it’s still her shirt. Nagising talaga ako ng maaga para labhan at ipatuyo ang jacket nya and got in the store again. Buti nalang maaraw ngayon at mabilis tong natuyo.He looked at me, then to the paper bag on my hands before asking, "What's that?""Uhmm… your jacket?" Did he forget about it soon? Tsk, hinahanap nya pa sa akin ito kahapon yapos ganito lang rin pala. "Keep it." He said, "I don't want it anymore."Hindi ko alam kung narinig ko sya ng maayos o baka may sira ang tenga ko. He even came back last night to get the jacket from me, right? And now that I am giving it to him, he doesn’t want it anymore. Ano ba tong robot na to! Nag effort pa akng gumising ng maaga!"Okay? Iwan ko lang to dito ah. Salamat ulit kagabi, Eion." I just left the paper bag by the door and returned to th
It has been days, at ang mga kaibigan ni Eion ay palaging nakatambay sa shop mula umaga hangggang hapon. Magdamag silang nakabantay dito. "Hey Snow!" Leroy booms as soon as he enters the shop. Yes, sa sobrang dalas nila dito ay alam na alam na nila ang pangalan ko. A few customers' heads turned around but returned to chattering with each other. "I'll have the same as usual," he said. I don't know how or when we really did get close enough to the point that he just barges in and yells my name loudly, but it’s fine for me, I guess. "Me too, the usual please, and her number of course." Dax winked, offering me a flirty smile at napasinghap ako. And I don't know how or when we really did we got close enough to the point that Dax just flirts at me so casually.Emma eyed me curiously as if to ask ‘what in the hell happened para maging close kayo bigla’. Honestly, Emma, hindi ko rin alam kung paano but I just mouthed a 'later' at bumalik na kung saa
Tiningnan ko ang cute na bata. So Caleb pala ang pangalan nya, “Yes.” Sagot ng bata habang dinidilaan ang kanyang ice cream na inorder. “Don’t do this next time. Aunt Anna is looking for you, she’s worried," he said coolly.“Kilala mo ang batang to?” I asked Eion, to which he ignored as he picked up the little kid in his arms. Now that they are both beside each other, I had a quick overlook. Pareha silang may berdeng mga mata, but their attitudes were miles apart. Now that I think about it, the little kid looks familiar. Oh right! He was one of the kids playing with Nathan at Tita Maggie's. Pinsan kaya sya ni Eion?"Girlfriend moba sya, Kuya Eion? She's very pretty," Caleb asked Eion. Ew, malapit na akong masuka nang marinig yun. Him? My boyfriend? I would rather date a real robot."No, he isn't.", "No, she isn't"Sabay naming sagot at biglang tiningnan ng masama ang isa’t isa. Caleb laughed at both of us and somehow
Whoa! I smell something fishy here, kailangan ko syang tanungin mamaya! Bumalik na kami ni Hannah galing sa garden, dala dala ang aming apple juice. "So, what's with you and Leroy?" bigla kong tanong mung kami nalang dalawa ang natira. Hannah almost chokes on her drink, blushing yet again before sya sumagot, "Oh, kaibigan ko lang yun.""Yeah, sure. I bet that's why you were blushing back then and even now."Her eyes widened at that and her hand shot up to her warm cheeks.Hah! Gotcha!"Ugh! Fine!" She groans when I perk an eyebrow at her silence. "I... kinda like... Leroy?"I punched the air in happiness, knowing that my guess was right. Tama talaga ako! Pwede na ba akong manghuhula? Turning to her, I asked further, "So kailan to nagsimula?""Um, maybe since last year, I'm not sure. That's when Eion brought them over to our house since Eion and I was pretty close back then. Dun ko sya nakilala..." She rambled.I see…"Di mo man lang sinabi sa akin…” I chided."Well, wala akong sinab
Napatingin ako sa likod ko. Ah, the robot, yet again with his criticism. Ano nanaman ba ang problema ng lalaking to ngayon? Pangit ba gising nya? Or baka naman wala nakakain ng kanyang gusto? Akala ko pa naman ay maayos na sya these past few days. Mali ata ak. Or was it one of his mood swings again? Whatever. I sighed, before retorting sassily, "Oh great. At ano pala ang magandang kulay na gusto niyo, mahal na prinsepe?""Blue." Eion the robot shrugged. “At bakit ka andito? You were sick yesterday.”“Gumaling naman ako ngayong araw. And you're an expert at picking colors, huh?" I asked, medyo naiinis na sa kanya.He scoffed, "I was just saying what I thought was best...""Then go ahead and tell it to Tita Maggie. My choice of color is just an opinion. You're making it a big deal." I scowled at him, "Oh wait, lahat ng bagay ay pinapalaki mo talaga.""Whatever," umiling nalang sya at tumingin kung san si Tita Maggie. “Alam mo, gusto ko panamna sanang pasalamatan ka dahil sa pagtulo