PEARL OF A TOMBOY

E P I S O D E 2 2 - R E A L L Y

"Si Felix po, kaibigan ko po 'yan at pinsan ko rin po. Siya po iyong guy na susundin lahat ng utos ng parents niya kahit na ayaw niya but he fell in love with your daughter. Hindi siya iyong lalaking open sa lahat ng nararamdaman niya then she met Marine, your daughter. Umamin siya sa akin na mahal na mahal niya ang anak niyo, umiyak pa po siya at handa po siyang biguin ang parents niya just to fight for his love, for your daughter, sir" fuck! I think I messed up.

"Sige, dakal a salamat" he said softly after a long silence then hanged up. Napapikit ako nang mariin. "Sorry, cousin"

"A pleasant afternoon, sir. May I take your order?" napamulat ako at bumungad sa akin ang katrabaho ni Akalesha. Smiling widely at me, holding the small notebook and a pen. Is this Daisie? Who is this again?

"Where is Akalesha?" I asked glancing her back if the tomboy is wondering around.

"Ah pinatawag ni sir Kris sa office baka namimiss na naman si Aki. Ganiyan po sila eh palagi, ang sweet nga po nila" that answer never slip in my mind. I'm not expecting that.

"Oh? What's your name?" I pointed her. Sweet, huh? Just two weeks and that motherfucking Kris is sabotaging me?

"Macy, ako iyong nagtetext sayo. Binigay sa akin ni Aki" mabilis niyang binulsa ang mga hawak niya and showed me the card I gave the tomboy. "Ito oh, lagi kong dala" she proudly said.

Macy? She's the one who has a thing on me. I mean she's pretty but I like someone else. "Oh, I'm Kreit" I said uninterested, looking at her back.

"Nga pala, nainvite kana ba ni Aki sa pamamasyal namin sa Laguna? Magsasara kasi ng tatlong araw ang Sunshine next week kaya naman nagkaayaan kami" now, I'm interested. Oh really? She didn't mention anything.

"Yeah, I'm coming with you guys" I smiled. Pinagtagpo niya ang kaniyang palad, kulang nalang ay magtatatalon sa tuwa. "Yeah" I faked a smile. Calm down, Kreit Tristan! Ask her yourself, mawawala kana naman ng ilang araw because of yourself.

"Talaga? Sayang wala si sir Kris, ano? Mas masaya na naroon siya para magkasama na sila ni Aki nang hindi nagtatago" she added. I stopped her from saying so many things by ordering some food even if I'm not that hungry. You have some explaining to do, tomboy. And you my illegal brother!

AKALESHA's POV

"Pinapatawag niyo raw po ako, sir?" tanong ko kay sir Kris pagpasok ko sa office niya. Paniguradong laman na naman ako nang tsimis rito sa restau.

"Your Dad told me na hanggang next week kana lang dito. He said you're going to study but he's also asking for your decision" diretsong sagot niya. Ano ba naman iyan si Dad, siya pa ang magiging dahilan para lalo akong iintriga nang mga katrabaho ko eh. "Do you still want to continue while you're studying?" dagdag niya pa.

"Gusto ko sana sir magtrabaho parin ako dito pero hindi ko din alam sir kung kakayanin ng utak at katawan ko eh, puwedeng pag-isipan sir? Hanggang next week pa naman" sagot ko, naguguluhan rin.

"Well, it will be easy for you to stop and just study. Besides, you have your Dad to support you. Working here will distract from studying and there's some people who needs this job. You're doing great, Ms.Hartsberd but your see may mas nangangailangan sa trabahong ito" paliwanag nito sa sakin. Sa bagay, may ibang taong mas kailangan ang trabahong ito at may ibang tao mas magagawan ng maayos ang trabahong ito. Nandiyan na si Dad, nagbalik na siya. Kailangan ko nalang pagbutihan ang pag-aaral ko, kailangan kong galingan para kapag kaya ko na, ang business naman na namin ang tatrabahuhin ko. Pero kaya ko ba? Kaya iyan.