I cast a glance at Strawberry guy, er, Eion, who was eating in a corner and not paying attention to anyone."Um...yeah?" I replied hesitantly, beginning to sweat nervously. Wala ko pa nasabi kay mama na umalis na ako sa trabaho! She shouldn't figure it out! Hoping for Eion to cooperate, my mom's attention was drawn to Eion now. "Oh, ikaw pala ang nagmamay-ari nung ice cream shop, iho?” Eion turned to her at napatango, making my mother smile warmly. "If you don't already know, I'm Snow's mother. In any case, thank you for looking after my daughter. I wish you the best of luck with your business.""Yes, Ms. Waterstrings. Thank you very much. I'll make sure she's taken care of." Eion replied, his gaze fixed on me. Napahinga ako ng malalim, hoping he wouldn't tell my mother everything."You can refer to me as Aunt Eve." Mom stated and Eion gave a nod. "Okay then, Aunt Eve." Don't be deceived, Mom! That man is so h

"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

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,

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

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