My Better Half

Chapter 13

"Ano ibig mong sabihin?"

"Letting go my feeling for the someone I love."

"Huh?"

"For someone whom I trust."

"Wait, Derrick, just tell who is this?"

"You." When he said all of those words, there's no any words came out from my mouth. Parang nanuyo din ang lalamunan ko sa sinabi niya. Pero tumawa lang siya at hindi ko mainitindihan kung bakit niya sinabi niyon, "funny, right?" he smirked. "But it's true, I have fallen for you... Maine."

"D-Derrick..."

Dahan dahan naman niyang kinuha ang kaliwang kamay ko itinapat niya iyon sa kanyang kanang dibdib kung nasaan ang puso. Sa unang paglapat pa lamang ay naramdaman ko na ang mabilis na pagkabog ng kanyang dibdib, nakatingin lamang ako sa mga kamay niya na nakahawak sa akin.

"It beats for you but I know it has to end..." he smiled.

1 year ago in states.

First time to step to this country at hindi ko alam kung anong magiging kapalaran ko dito, but I'm here sa OJT ko and nothing more. Papunta ako ngayon sa restaurant kung saan ako mago-OJT. 'Yong iba kong mga kasamahan, sa hotel napunta but atleast may mga kasama naman ako dito. I hope they will be good at me.

Pagkapasok ko pa lamang ng restaurant, I find it so huge. It was a like a five star restaurant, so pretty and elegant. So I meet some crew at dinala naman nila ako sa management kung saan ang magiging boss ko for my OJT here.

Isang lalaki naman ang lumapit sa akin, I think he is the manager, base pa lang sa kanyang suot, malalaman mo na.

"You're the last student, I think. Miss Maine Alvarez?"

Tumango naman kaagad ako sa kanya, "yes, sir. Maine Alvarez."

"Good to know, so I will be your head manager as well as the other," he clears his throat. "How old are you Miss Alvarez?"

"I'm 20, sir."she smiled.

"Well, having that aged, I know you now know how to do your chores right?" he asked, so I nod. "You maybe all around Miss Alvarez, in this restaurant, you could be a cook, waitress or a dishwasher or anything staffs do here. As your course said, I know you can manage everything and I hope you'll finished your time." He said.

"Thank you, sir."

"Okay, you prepared, Miss Alvarez."

I took a deep breathe, I must be trained here. Well, for experience of course.

On my third day, I met him on my embarrassing moment.

Nagse-serve ako ng drinks sa isang customer, until I was tripped. Natapon ang lahat ng nasa tray ko sa customer. Hiyang hiya ako, lumapit ang manager dahil galit nag alit ang customer. Isang lalaki naman ang nag-alis sa akin don, i was crying but then, he comforted me.

"Shh, stop crying..."

Napailing naman ako sa kanya.

I can't. Kabago-bago ko pa lang, ang epic fail ko na kaagad.

"Hayaan mo na 'yon, our manager will take the responsible for that." Inilingan ko pa rin siya, itong kasama ko, alam naman niyang pili lang kaming nag-OJT dito tapos ganito kaagad ako on my first 24 hours.