I woke up early and went to the grocery store to buy some stuff and ingredients that I'll be needing for cooking. When I arrived at the store dumiretso na ako kumuha ng basket since konte lang naman yung bibilhin ko, and started walking around and look the things I needed .
As I was looking at my list, bigla nag patugtug ang store which was very lively at napaka good vibes pakinggan .- and suddenly I heard some voices na pinag uusapan nila yung song and the artists of that song, they look so happy talking about it and I heard some of them says...
" Sobrang ganda talaga ng mga kanta nila nuh? mahal na mahal ko talaga ang Seventeen "
"Sameee ahhhhck! , i heard na nandito lang daw sila nag stay sa pinas kasi may upcoming meet and greet and concert sila dito pero wala pa namang offical date , and also mag sh-shoot din sila for their Going Seventeen Shows matagal-tagal din ang stay nila dito . "
" im looking forward on that , saan kaya sila nag s-stay ngayon nuh ? "
"I don't know, but where ever they are I hope they're having a great time and some privacy staying here in the Phil. "
it was not my intention to over heard their conversation , habang nag uusap sila hindi ko talaga kilala kong sino yung mga pinag uusapan nila ... sobrang outdated ko na talaga but its a good thing tho to avoid negative vibes sa buhay ko . I have not been into social media for how many years simula nung namatay yung parents ko , i hate the media , puro nalang fake news , lies yung pinapakita nila and im so sick of it . - that's why at the age of 18 i decided to shut down all my social network , i feel like im living in the year 80's ... but after that my life became peaceful and started to move on from my tragic past . Anyways let's not talk about that .
Ng matapos na ako kumuha ng mga kakailanganin ko sa bahay , i immediately went straight to the counter . While I was on the line, I heard some girls talking again about this Seventeen boy group,- I tried to ignore them but suddenly one of them says something that catches my attention ...
" alam mo , some people saw Woozi who wander around most "
"really ? haha napaka cute niya talaga infact he's my bias wrecker . hindi ko alam kong anong magiging reaction ko kapag nakita ko siya in person , mamamatay siguro ako for sure "
"napaka exagg mo na man . but seryoso , even though he hides his identity , kahit pa naka face mask pa sya or what , as a fan you will diffenitely recognize him bec. of his cute eyes . at malalaman mo talaga that he is smiling at you kasi yung form ng eyes nya mag iiba talaga . one of his asset ... haysss "
" Woozi?? hmmm..." i said in my mind .. After hearing them talking , bigla ko lang naalala si jihoon the guy i met yesterday , habang dinedescribe kasi ng girl sya agad pumasok sa isip ko .. or maybe because JIhoon has an attractive eyes and smile too napaisip tuloy ako ...
ilang sigundo biglang may nag tap sa shoulder ko and said , " miss , its your turn ... " , agad ako napatingin and realized ako na pala yung mag babayad , i move forward and apologized for zoning out .
>>> fastforward<<<
My class starts at 10 am , but i usually arrived at school 2 hours earlier the time and during my vacant time i always stay at the school grounds squatting on the floor under a big acasia tree , i love staying here kasi mahangin at spacious , - ayoko kasi sa crowded for some reason .
Habang nag hihintay sa class ko , kinuha ko yung sketch book ko and was thinking what to draw... naisipan ko iguhit ang mga mata ni JIhoon , ewan ko basta gusto ko yung mga mata niya talaga , kaya hindi ako nagdadalawang isip iguhit ito .
It only took me 10 minutes to draw his eyes . Meanwhile Claire show up in front of me out of nowhere , " hoyy ! " she shouted at ginulat ako .
" Ano ba ... wag mo nga ako gulatin " i said as I clicks my tongue
Claire chuckled at agad tumabi sa akin, " haha sorry po , ang seryoso mo kasi ano bayang ginuguhit mo ? " she asked .
"Wala lang to... " i replied at agad ko sinara yung sketch book ko , i was about to put it inside my bag ng biglang kinuha ni claire sa akin ito at tiningnan nya yung ginuhit ko ..
" Claire ! ano ba ... ang kulit mo talaga " sabi ko at napatayo ako sa ginawa niya habang pinilit kong kunin yung sketchbook.
"Sandali lang ang arte mo naman , alam mo naman na fan na fan mo ako sa mga sketches mo " she said as she open my sketch book , .
i simply rolled my eyes and felt hopeless ayoko kasi ipakita sa kanya yun kasi for sure aasarin lang ako at napala unusual kasi sa akin to draw someone's eyes / face , because im more on to nature.
"Oh my g. who's this ?" she asked , habang tinitingnan ng maigi yung sketch ko
"Wala nga lang.. "
"Nooo... I don't believe you haha .. ang ganda ng eyes niya Ade .. " she said as she sat beside me, " Is this Kenneth ? " she conitnued
"What ?! hell no . wala nga lang yan . akin na nga yan " i respond as i try stealing my book
"sandali nga muna .... wait... this seems familiar, just looking into the eyes he looks like Woozi "
" Woozi??!"
"Carat ka din pala ? ... di mo naman sinabi sa akin . " patawang sabi ni claire
"Anong Carat- carat sinasabi mo dyan , hindi ko nga kilala kong sino yang Woozi na sinasabi mo . " sabi ko at agad ko kinuha yung sketchbook , " alam mo imaginary ko lang yan , that eyes does not exist in this world " i continued
"haha whatever .. basta for me that eyes looks like Woozi , do you want to see a photo of him para maniwala ka " she said.
"Nah, no thank you not interested claire. keep it to yourself," I said, and claire finally behaved.
Claire was the only person I talk in school, she's my best friend and the only person I trust here, we've been friends since high school and we're both dependent on each other. Claire and I can somehow relate to each other, she was raised in an orphanage and at the age of 13 she got adopted and luckily her foster parents are so good to her, claire was still lucky kasi kahit iniwan sya ng mga magulang niya due to poverty, her parents were still out there, healthy and alive. Habang ako , wala na talaga kahit anong gawin ko all i have is myself , but nevertheless im better now .
When the bell rangs at exactly 10 am, we immediately rush papunta sa classroom namin and we are only given 5 minutes allowance before ka ilista for tardiness.
Yung class namin is not that stressful since we are graduating students and 2 months from now graduation na namin, so binigyan lang kami ng project na dapat namin eh submit for us to pass, which is the sculpturing, each of us should make a sculpture kahit na anong design as long as it comes from our creative imagination, aunthentic and a unique one.
After the class, Claire asked me if she could come and visit the coffee shop, so I nodded at sabay na kami nag punta dun. We arrived at the shop early may 1-hour pa ako para mag standby mo na, pag pasok namin I greeted my colleagues there, " oh, ang aga mo yata ngayon ? 4 pm pa yung shift mo di ba ? " asked my colleague
"hehe oo nga eh , maaga kasi kami dine-dismissed " i replied. Claire and I decided to sit and stay for a while there and have some coffee, mag o-order na sana si claire ng biglang lumabas at lumapit sa amin si Kenneth ...
"Oh, claire you're here. kamusta ? " said Kenneth
"oh .. hi kenneth i was about to order a coffee para sa amin ni ade since 4 pm pa yung shift niya " sabi ni claire , at dahil dun bigla nag offer si kenneth na sya na ang bahala sa drinks namin treat niya daw, pero syempre i rejected it , ayoko kasi isipin ni kenneth na tine take advantage namin yung kabaitan niya
"No.. wag na Kenneth ... let claire pay for our drinks this time ... " I said
"No , its okay .. allow me to treat you guys . since ngayon ko lang to ulit nakita si claire bumisita dito " sabi naman ni kenneth
" Wag na Kenneth "I insisted, and gestured to claire na pumunta na sa counter para mag order.
Kenneth simply chuckled at me and said , " okay if you insist , just tell me if you girls need something okay ? " , he wink at me and went back to his office .
Habang naghihintay sa shift ko , i continued sketching what i have started , i was planning to sketch his full face ... few minutes passed bumalik na si claire at dala na niya yung coffee namin , " Here you go ... " .
" ahhh, this coffee is my kind of therapy, ang sarap. ang galing talaga ni Kenneth nuh " she said as she giggles , kahit kailan sarap na sarap talaga siya sa coffee dito .
"Ewan ko sayo , inumin mo nga lang yan ... "
"So, you're going to finish that sketch ? " she asked, and I simply nodded...
I was halfway sketching jihoon's face when suddenly Kenneth calls me, as I turned my head to him he then gestured to look at the time, ng tiningan ko yung relo ko I was shocked that its almost 4 pm didn't notice it, "Claire, I'm going now , mag s-stay ka pa ba dito ? "
"ayy shift mo na pala ,ang dali naman ng time ... sige go, aalis na din ako ngayon . alam mo naman na bawal ako ma gabihan " she said at agad sya tumayo at nagpa alam sa akin before sya umalis . i simply waved at her , after that pumasok na ako sa staff room para mag bihis .
Pagkatapos ko mag bihis pumunta na ako sa counter , since madami na kasi ang customer kapag hapon na . Few Hours passed by , medyo di na gaano marami ang customers .- bigla ako inutusan ng kasama ko na mag trash out , i nodded and didn't hesitate .
Pagkalabas ko habang bitbit yung malaking plastic bag ,i saw a black van na naka park beside the shop pero binalewala ko lang ito at agad ako dumiretso sa bakuran para itapon tong mga basura ... ng bumalik na ako sa loob i saw a group of guys, and again they were all wearing face masks they were 5 of them na nasa loob na ng shop ,agad naman sila ine-entertain ng mga kasama ko and later on lumabas si Kenneth from his office at bigla niya ito sinamahan papunta sa exclusive room ,- ginagamit lang yung room na yun for meeting purposes or something that needs privacy but as usual i didn't bother to ask kenneth about these customers so i continued cleaning the tables instead .
Habang nag lilinis ng table , di ko napansin na there was a glass of water spilled on the floor - ako naman na ta-tanga tanga nadaanan ko ito and i slipped at nawala yung balance ko , i shouted ... and was about to fall pero luckily someone came and he catch me on time and fell on his arms ...
"are you okay miss ? ... " the guy asked me while he was holding me , dahil sa kaba ko agad ako bumitaw sa kanya at pinulot ko ka agad yung mga baso na binitbit ko na natapon ko sa sahig , and the guy was helping me , tinulungan niya ako pulutin yung mga baso at inilagay nya sa tray and he keep asking me if i was okay but i didn't respond dahil sa nataranta na ako ... naka yuko pa rin ako at nag patuloy sa pag punas ng sahig .
Saglit lumabas si Kenneth at pinuntahan niya ako , his face look so worried " Ade, what happend? okay ka lang ? " he asked me at pinapatayo niya ako ... " okay lang ako , sandali hindi ko pa tapos punasin ang sahig " i said
"Let Jessy do that thing pumunta ka muna sa staff room ." he said, " I am so sorry for what happened sir, you may now go to the exclusive room your friends are already there ." sabi ni Kenneth and he apologized on my behalf.
"No, It's okay. don't bother ... " the guy responded, and he was trying to look at me. the guy proceeded to the room but he keeps glancing at me as if he knew me. Kenneth and I went to the staff room and told me to change my clothes kasi may stain na ng coffee ...
" I'm sorry for what happened "I apologized
" don't be sorry . okay lang yun papalpak talaga tayo minsan haha " he said and was trying to tease me . I chuckled and said " ewan ko sayo , nakakahiya sa customer ahhhh kainis"
"dapat ka nga magpasalamat ka sa kanya , kong hindi dahil sa kanya baka injured kana ngayon "
i took a sharp breathe obviously disappointed ako sa nangyari at sa kapalpakan ko , . " sige ganito nalang , ikaw nalang mag dala sa orders nila , pwede ka rin mag patulong kay jessy .
this time be careful " he said , and i agreed .
Pagkatapos ko mag palit ng damit agad ko na kinuha yung mga orders at dadalhin ko sa exclusive room , hindi na ako nagpapatulong since kaya ko naman dalhin to . Dahan- dahan ako pumasok sa exclusive room , the guys are busy talking and they're having fun ... some of them still wear face mask and some are not .
As i entered the room i slowly place the frappes on the table and said , " here are your frappes sir... " nanatiling nakayuko ako while i served their frappes .
"Thank you, miss ... " one of the guys said
"You're Welcome ." I replied, ... I raised my chin to look at their faces and continued, " enjoy your drinks and your time here and if you need anything don't hesitate to press this button. thank you "
"May we know your name ? in case we do need something ?"
"Oh , its Adelaide .. Ade for short... " i respond . after i stated my name napansin ko isa kanila nag iba yung expression ng mata niya since that guy was still wearing mask ., "Ade? ... " he mumbled , pero hindi ko na yun pinansin at umalis na ako pagkatapos ko eh served yung frappes nila .
"Do you guys think, that girl knows us ? or she was just pretending not to be. cus it's their policy here ? " (1)
"Maybe yes, maybe NO " (2)
"If so, well that girl is amazing and professional . I like that " (3)
"I heard jihoon mumbled her name ... do you know her ?" (4)
"Did I ? ... of course not, how would I know her " sagot ni Jihoon as he scoffed.
" Alright everyone , let's enjoy this moment kasi minsan lang tayo payagan ng manager natin ... in the party yo ... cheers " (5)
That time they were not allowed to drink alcohol so they tossed the frappe instead ...
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End of Ade's POV