Our Love: Sweeter Than Anything

Chapter Three

CHAPTER THREE

~Paige's POV~

When I got home, I was bombarded with questions from my mom, pero hinayaan na lang niya ako, total sinabi ko naman yung totoo, aside from the fact na may girlfriend si ate… Si ate naman, ayun, nasa kwarto niya. I didn’t bother her anymore kasi, kahit ako nas’stress sa kanya. So, tinawagan ko na lang si Sam, to inform her about my unfortunate loss to Lucas.

“Wait wait wait..” she said

“Ano yun Sam?” tanong ko sakanya.

“As in, Lucas James Shultz???” tanong niya sakin

“Oo, bakit? Kilala mo ba?”

“Minnn!!! He’s my cousin. Siya yung sinasabi kung gwapo kong pinsan na nag-aaral dun sa Le Cordon Bleu” sabi niya sakin excitedly.

“Nag-aaral? Sabi kaya niya graduate siya dun”

“That’s it, he’s so good that he only took culinary there for almost just three years.”

“Wow, galing pala niya eh, Bakit dito lang siya napadpad” Tanong ko kay Sam while raising an eyebrow she couldn’t even see.

“Gaga, branch lang yun dito, Dami kaya nilang branch all over the world. Sila yung may-ari  sa Emmery’s Bakeshop and Patisseries, hindi lang siya employee”

“Ahhhhhhh”I said with a yawn.

“Geh, bye na. 10 pa ako pupunta dun bukas.Goodnight. Muahh” then I ended the call and dowsed to sleep.

I woke up with a series of knocks on my door.

“Miss Minnionete, pinapatawag po kayo ni Ma’am” sabi sakin ni Ate Sylvia, isa sa mga kasambahay namin na mga 40 years old.

“Ate Sylvia, wag niyo na po akong tinatawag na Miss, ok lang po sakin na tawagin niyo akong Min. Tsaka ok lang po yun kay Mama.” I told her with a smile.

“Ah, sige Min, magb’breakfast na kayo kaya pinagising kana ni Ma’am”

“sige ate, sunod na lang po ako”

Pagkababa ko, I was greeted by my mom and saw na wala pa si Ate.

“ Ma, kelan daw po uwi ni papa?” I asked while pouring maple syrup on my blueberry pancakes

“Maybe a week from now daw” sagot ni Mama sakin

“Si ate po nasan?” tanong ko.

“Nasa kwarto pa niya, tulog pa.. Hayaan mo munang matulog” sabi niya sakin

“Eh, bakit ako po pinagising niyo” tanong ko kay Mama.

“Oh, darling you’ve got work to do right?” she told me with a smile

“And you’re not bothered by that?” I raised my eyebrow

“Why should I be? In fact, it will be a great experience for you.” She said while patting me in the head.

“Well, goodluck with your work. I better get going na. I’m running late on my meeting” she added and dashed away.

After breakfast, I took a bath and prepared myself for work in EBAP (it sounds like “Evap” so it’s what I call Emmery’s Bakeshop and Patisseries now),besides, ang haba haba ng pangalan kaya shinortcut ko.

Hanggang ngayon tulog pa si Ate or nasa kwarto lang siya so I wrote her a letter saying that we need to talk. After that, I called Manong Arman, our driver, to drive me to EBAP. When I got there, wala pang tao, so sat at the front door of the shop total 9 o’clock pa lang naman.

“Grabe, 10:30 na, wala pa sila, nagmumukha tuloy akong tanga dito” I said with a sigh. Then I felt a hand covering my mouth, and lo and behold, it was Lucas together with Ate Anne and Lloyd.

“You know, everytime you sigh, you lose a little bit of happiness, lucky for you, I caught it” He said while grinning.

“Siguro kasi sabi mo 10 o’clock, hindi 10;30” I glared at him.

“Better late than never” he said while opening the shop.

The shop has a good ambiance, yung feeling nakapag nandun ka, you suddenly feel like reminiscing the old times. Yung feeling na you could take things slow there, and you could always see the brighter side of things. Yung parang hindi mayabang na gwapong lalaki ang nagmamay-ari at chef dun.

“Ahh, ate Anne, anong gagawin ko dito nyan?” tanong k okay Ate Anne

“Ewan ko nga eh, tanong mo dun sa dalawang yun” sabi niya sakin.

Pinuntahan ko silang dalawa and asked what I was supposed to do.

“Uy, ano nyang gagawin ko dito” Tanong ko sakanila

“Malamang tutulungan mo kami” sagot ni Lloyd

“Oo nga, pero how?”

“Paki ayos na lang yung mga lamesa, tapos linisin mo kitchen, everytime na may dishes paki hugas na lang tapos punasan mo rin” sagot ni Lucas.

“Ano ako utusan lang?”

“Oo, ano pa bang gagawin mo? Besides, I agreed to your stupid bet because we needed extra hands here, and we just started so it’s a good thing na you will work here for free” sabi sakin ni Lucas

“Pero akala ko magluluto ako.” Tanong ko sakanya. Actually I Kinda hated myself for actually being excited to work here today kasi akala ko magluluto ako,and now uutus-utusan lang niya ako. Aaarrggghhh..

“No effing way… you will never meet the our quality and the costumers expectations. Baka masira ang pangalan ng Emmery’s kapag ikaw ang nagluto eh. Besides, baka sunugin mo pa tong shop eh” Sagot ni Lucas

“But I wanna cook.Please???”

“Hell no”

“Puhleassssse”

“Nope” he answered popping the “p”

“Pretty pretty please with cherries on top” I say with my ever famous puppy dog eyes.

“Then prove yourself” he said

“H-how?” I stuttered.

“Remake my Baked Alaska, Lemon Meringue Pie and Baumkuchen. Remake okay…not just make” He said while wearing an evil smirk giving emphasis on the word “REMAKE”

“Sure” I simply said. Then I moved closer to him and whispered.

“You’ve clearly underestimated my abilities” I said with a smile and got to work.

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