Love from Within (A Jeron/Jeric Teng FanFic)

Chapter 5 ~ Encounter

Maddison's POV

"'Wag mo masyadong lagyan ng mascara!"

"Yes Madds! I know what I'm doing. And besides its a clear mascara! So no hassle!" Lakas maka no hassle 'tong si Sam eh hindi naman ikaw ung pupunta dun!

"Besides, kailangan mo ng total makeover! Mukha ka ng corpse! You need a boost." Singit ni Alexis.

"Ano ko? Kotse? And excuse me, beautiful corpse!"

"Stop it! Both of you and 'wag ka malikot! Alex give me the eyeshadows and prepare for her dress and shoes, I will put just a little bit of a natural shade to blend in with your eyes."

"Taray! Tagalog nga?" PAK! "Aray naman Sam! Joke nga lang eh! Eto na! Tatahimik na oh!"

Oh no life! This is it! Makikipagkita na ako kay Mr. Masungit. Sinabi ko sa kanila ung about sa incident na un, and naisip nila na pagandahin pa lalo ako (Maganda na ako eh! Charot! Pagbigyan!), para mabawasan ang galit sakin nung bayawak na un. Nung una ayoko kasi siya kaya ung may atraso sakin! Inaway-away niya ako sa telepono pero naisip ko na lagot ako sa manager ko pagtinarayan ko pa siya mamaya.

"Are you ready Madds? Remember, don't flirt, just be smart." I know Sam.

"I'm smart." And don't forget to smile and be yourself Madds. It's your most powerful weapon.

“Ok na Madds?”

“Oo nga. Paulit-ulit? At tsaka malay mo matanda pala un! Boses mama kaya siya! Hahaha!” Itawa ko na lang ‘tong kaba ko.

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“We’re here Madds.”

“Ambilis naman.” Wow. Saktong 9am. Galing talaga ni Sam magdrive. Expert eh. Ramdam ko na talaga ang kaba.

“Ano gusto mo? Mabagal? Baka malate ka pa. We will fetch you later. Just text me na lang ha! Magparty pa tayo mamaya remember? Haha! K! Bye Madds!”

“Goodluck Madds! Paghinarass ka! Sipain mo ung ano ah! Haha!”

“Bye Alex and Sam! I will!”

Let’s do this. Pumasok na ako ng restaurant.

“Good Morning ma’am!” bati sakin ng manager.

“Uhmm.. I have a reservation under the name of Tristan Lance Nuqui.” Dahil hindi ko kilala ung customer, sabi ni Sir Tristan, pangalan niya daw gamitin.

“This way ma’am.” Tinignan ako bigla mula ulo hanggang paa ng manager. Aba! ‘Madds! Your temper! Don’t let it get to your head!’

“Ok. Thank You.”

The manager ushered me to a bigger space in the restaurant, un pang VIP talaga. Wow naman. Big time pala ‘tong bayawak na ito.

“Anything you need ma’am?”

“Just water. Thank you.” Nakasimangot na umalis ung manager. Ano problema nun?

Anyways, I need my composure right now. Retouch mode. Timecheck: 9:10am. He’s late. It’s not a good sign. Maybe he’s busy. I’ll take note to that.

“Here’s your water ma’am. Anything?”

“No, thank you. Wait, I just want to ask who reserved this? I mean, the customer just put “Tristan Lance Nuqui” under the reservation, but did you know who that person is? The customer?”

Nagulat bigla expression ni ateng.

“Sorry ma’am but you will just wait for him.”  

Sabay alis. Ok. Then I’ll wait.