Miley's POV:
Nang makarating ako sa condo nina dad, agad akong pumunta sa room nya, alam ko namang andun lang sya
Habang naglalakad ako, nakarinig naman ako ng samut-saring ingay, ingay ng tawa't halakhak, ingay ng mga gamit, mga footsteps, mga sigaw at ano ano pa, saan kaya nanggagaling ang mga ingay na yun?
I entered my dad's room, nakita ko syang may hawak na mga dyaryo
"What's that things for?" Tanong ko
"I'm reading some articles on how to stop a stupidity and foolishness of a youth"
Napatawa naman ako sa sinabi ni dad
"Why? Do you want terminate my behavior?"
"No, Miley it's not about yours... It's about CNCO. I really don't like their manners specially if they're treating a strangers"
"Really Dad? I didn't expect that"
"That's why I told you to came here, to help me in my problem and the problem is them. I don't know how to make them change"
"Don't worry dad, I'll see what I can to help you" nagkaroon naman ng kunting katahimikan habang nag-iisip kami ng paraan ni dad ng biglang bumalik ulit ang mga ingay na narinig ko kanina
"Is that noise comes from their room?"
"Yeah, they are the one who always making that noises, I feel really disgusted when everyday I hear that noise of them I just wanna talk and shout them. But because they are just the only there in their rooms so, they can do what they want"
"They don't have someone who's always with them everyday? how about a maid, a security, a professor or etc"
"They all quit. They don't wanna stay with them, there's no one wanted to stay with them, even we, their managers. You won't gonna like their attitudes if you be with them"
"Oh my god, that's a big problem also a big challenge for you dad as their manager"
"Yeah right, so now we're just doing the best of us to stop them being like that"
Bigla namang napaisip ako
"How about try to have a P.A. who will always at their sides, to punish them, to teach and guide them, how about like that?"
"Yeah that's good but if there's a strong and brave one who will always be at them whatever happens, and I think there's no one like that" bigla ko namang naisip si Ellaine, tamang tama Kailangan nya ng trabaho
"See. Even professionals"
"Only if they really need a money. Like my friend dad, from the Philippines, oh.. I think we talked about it a weeks ago, she really needs money for her family, for her living and for her study, she really want to continue her studies. I'm sure she can, she's so determinated, I really know her a lot, I think she can do it"
"Are you not kidding Miley? Is that a girl?"
"Yes, she's a girl and of course not dad. Don't you believe me?"
"Oh!! Thanks my daughter, I hope you're right. I really want to see that girl now. But what if... If she sees CNCO, she'll back off, and she never back again"
"I will make sure she won't refuse it, but I'm going to talk to her about it, so she can make decision and I'm hoping for her approval. She's agreeable"
"Thanks for helping me, my daughter. I didn't get wrong of choosing you to be with me here today"
"I'm always here dad"
"And because of that, I will treat you to the best café here"
"Really dad? Ows, thank you dad. I love you" yes, nakatulong na kay dad at Ellaine may pa libre pa
"Let's go dad" ani ko, namiss ko yung ganitong bonding namin ni
dad
Umalis kami ng condo at sumakay na ng kotse
Ellaine's POV:
Iba na talaga ngayon, dati ang daming trabaho na gustong kumuha sa'kin kahit sa ganitong edad ko, kahit maid, o kung ano pa basta yung maranagal, sana may kunting swerte manlang na dumating sa'kin o good news
Napatingin ako sa orasan, 3:00 na asan na kaya si Miley? Ang tagal naman ng babaeng yun
Napahawak naman ako sa diddib ko ng magbukas ng malakas ang pinto, nakita ko naman si Miley na kararating lang nagtaka naman ako sa masayang ekspresyon ng mukha nya
"Ellaine!!!... May sasabihin ako sa'yong good news sa tingin ko ikatutuwa mo 'to" aniya habang niyuyugyog ako
"Oo, ano ba kasi yun?" Tanong ko
Ang sakit nun ah, nakakahilo
"Ellaine! May nabalitaan akong naghahanap ng P.A dito sa Hesperia, balita ko, malaki daw ang sweldo. Pwedi daw kahit anong edad"
"Talaga, mabuti naman at dininig ni Lord ang panalangin ko. Saan daw dito sa Hesperia?"
"Sa isang mayamang tao, grabe Ellaine mayayaman sila, sigurado akong di ka magsisisi"
"Wow. Ganun ba? Baka pag nakita nila ako baka, Hindi nila ako tanggapin baka mag-alangan sila sa'kin, sigurado ka ba talaga dyan?" Pag-aalangan ko
"Oo naman bes, nerecruit na nga kita, gusto ka na daw nilang makita mamaya, wag kang mag-alala sasamahan kita dun"
"Ganun ba?--" bigla nya namang hinablot ang kamay ko at hinila ako mula sa pagkakaupo sa upuan
"Tara na Ellaine, ano pa bang hinihintay mo? Si Mayor? Dali tayo na... Sige ka, baka maunahan ka pa ng iba"
"Oo ito na tatayo na po" wika ko
"Hep, saan naman kayo pupunta? Miley kararating mo pa nga lang aalis ka nanaman agad"
"Ate Carla, sasamahan ko lang po si Ellaine sa naghahanap ng trabaho, nirecruit ko na po sya doon, ngayon po sya pinapapunta"
"Talaga ba? Abay mabuti. O sige, pero mag-iingat parin kayo. Baka mabiktima naman ulit si Ellaine ng scam"
"That will never happen ate Carla, I'm really 100% sure of that. Tara na Ellaine, bilis.."
"Excited lang Miley?" Pag tanong ko
"Syempre, bye ate Carla" sobra talaga akong nagtataka sa mga kinikilos ni Miley baka mamaya isi-set up nya pala ako
Sumakay na kami ng kotse. Nahuhuli ko namang tumatawang mag-isa si Miley, okay lang ba talaga sya? Ano kaya ang nakain nito? After 20 minutes, huminto na ang sasakyan, bumaba namin ako para makita ang paligid
Napadako naman ang tingin ko sa napakalaki at napakataas na building na nasa harapan ko ngayon. Ito na ba ang bahay ng magiging amo ko? ang gara't ang yaman
"Ang laki noh? Sabi ko naman sa'yo ang yaman nila. Tara na sa loob, baka matunaw mo pa yan sa titig" ani Miley sumama naman ako sa kanya
Medyo kinakabahan ako nang pagpasok ko sa loob, namangha agad ako sa aking mga nakikita, parang isang palasyo. Ang gara ng mga gamit ang ganda ng mga chandeliers at ang linis, first time kong makapasok sa ganito kagandang lugar
"Nashook ka nuh, sino ba naman kasi ang di mamamangha dito kahit nga ako eh"
"Good morning ma'am" wika ng isang nakaunipormeng babae
"Maid ba nila yun dito?"
"Yup"
"Ang dami naman pala nilang workers dito" sabi ko habang naglilibot kami
"Oo, pero... Kulang pa yan, dito, sila ang taga-linis at tagagawa ng mga gawain. Alam mo ba kay Mr. Ricky Martin ang condo na ito, kilala mo ba sya?" Ricky Martin, napangiti nalang ako sa narinig ko
"Bakit?"
"Ah, Hindi ko sya kilala, sya ba ang magiging boss ko?"
"Si Ricky Martin, isang sikat na Latin singer, sobrang yaman nya, sa kanila nga ang condo na 'to, pinagawa nya 'to para sa mga anak-anakan nya, isa itong private condo especially for his children"
"Ganun ba? grabe, ang yaman talaga nya"
"Nga pala kakausapin ka nila ngayon, maghintay muna tayo dito, teka sandali... May kukunin lang ako"
"Teka, Miley!.. Wag mo naman akong iwan dito, baka maligaw ako"
"Kaya mo na yan" aniya at tuluyang pumunta sa kung saang parte ng condong ito
Tumayo naman ako at nilibot ang paningin sa paligid, hanggang ngayon ay kinakabahan parin ako, siguro ang gagara at ang sososyal ng magiging amo ko
"Guys, be faster.. Our masters will get mad if we're slow... Aime, the foods" nadako naman ang tingin ko sa mga workers na nagtutulak ng pagkain at inumin sa isang tray
Tamang tama medyo nagugutom narin ako. Saan kaya nila dadalhin yun? lumakad ako para masundan sila ng tingin
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"Ouch!! Sorry" di ko namalayan na may nakabunggo pala ako
"Sorry po" ani ko napatingin naman ako sa lalaking nakabunggo ko. Saglit naman kaming nagkatinginan, napangiti nalang kami sa isa't-isa
"Are you alright? I'm sorry young lady, I'm just in a hurry" wika nya at ngumiti ulit. Bigla naman akong nakaramdam ng kakaiba
"Okay, I gotta go" aniya at tumalikod, bahagya naman syang napatigil at tumingin muli sa'kin at nagsmile, I smiled back, tumalikod ulit sya at nagsimulang maglakad
"Oh, bakit ka naman napangiti dyan? Excited ka na bang makita ang mga amo mo?" Napatingin naman ako sa nagsalitang si Miley, di ko narecognize ang presence nya pati din pagngiti ko
"Wala, natutuwa lang kasi ako dahil finally, magkakaroon ulit ako ng trabaho"
"So, wag na nating paghintayin pa ang oras... Pumunta na tayo sa Managers room kung saan nandun ang mga gustong kumausap sa'yo. Tara" tumango naman ako at sumunod kay Miley
Sumakay naman kami ng elevator papuntang 3rd floor
Napansin ko naman na may umiiyak na babae sa katabi ko
"Mag-aaply ka rin ba dito?" Huh? Ako ba tinatanong nya? Pilipino din sya?
"Uh, oo.. Paano mo nalamang Pilipino ako?"
"Kailangan mo ng ihanda ang sarili mo, masyadong mapanganib ang magiging mga amo mo. Mag-iingat ka. Goodluck nalang sa'yo" wika nito
"Huh? Miley.. Anong ibig nyang sabihin?"
"Hay naku, hayaan mo sya. Baka mga fake fortune-teller lang yan"
"O-okay.."
Ricky's POV:
My mood turns into something good right now, I don't know, but there's something that keeps my heart beats fast
Sa sobrang pagmamadali ko, may nakabunggo akong isang dalagita. And I don't know why I keep smiling until now, I'm headed to the managers room, pinapunta ako kasi dito ni Simone, may ipapakilala raw sya sa'kin, na makakasolve ng problema namin sa CNCO
I entered managers room and I saw Simone, waiting for someone
Nakaupo lang ako sa chair ng biglang may kumatok sa pintuan ng room namin
General's POV:
Nang makarating naman sina Miley at Ellaine, agad silang kumatok, pagkapasok nila, agad namang yumakap si Miley sa kanyang ama. Nagkatinginan naman muli si Ellaine at Ricky sa isa't-isa na may halong pagtataka
"Dad, I want you to meet Ellaine Manlapaz from Philippines, she's what I've told to you earlier"
"Nice to meet you Ms. Manlapaz" wika ni Simone sabay halad ng kamay
"Nice to meet you too, Mr. Simone"
"Ellaine, he's my dad Simone and his friend Mr. Ricky Martin" wika ni Miley, nakipagshakes hands naman si Ellaine kay Ricky
"Hey, you are the young lady right?"
"Uhm, yes sir, it's me"
"Simone, what's the meaning of this? I don't know what you're planning" bulong ni Ricky kay Simone
"Ricky, she's what I'm telling to you, the person who can solve our problems" bulong din sa kanya ni Simone
"Uhm, Miley, can you just leave us now just for a while. We wanna talk to her" -Simone
"Yes dad, o pa'no Ellaine, intayin nalang kita sa labas" napatango naman si Ellaine
Ellaine's POV:
"So... Ms. Ellaine Manlapaz, you and my daughter are bestfriends rights? Okay I'm giving you $15000 every month as your salary, but if you do better at your work I will make it double, as a P.A. I want you to be always at their sides and I want you to always understand them whatever happens--"
"Ibig po pala talagang sabihin, marami silang magiging amo ko?" Napatagalog naman ako ng wala sa oras
"Simone, let me speak to her"
"Ellaine, tama ang narinig mo, marami talaga sila, pero wag kang mag-alala gagawin naming doble ang salary mo, basta ano mang mangyari palagi kang dapat nasa tabi nila, nakaalerto, kung pwedi tibayan mo rin ang loob mo, alam kong makakaya mo rin silang lahat, kung pweding labanan mo, labanan mo sila o kaya ireport mo sa'min kung gumagawa sila ng kalokohan, punish them hanggang sa tumanda sila" marunong palang magtagalog si Mr. Ricky, ang haba nung explaination nya ah
"Uhm, okay po sige, I will do my best as their P.A. wala po kayong dapat ipag-alala kakayanin ko po ito. Hindi po talaga kayo mag-sisisi"
"Well that's good thanks Ellaine. You can start today or tomorrow, just choose between that" huminga muna ako ng malalim
"Ngayon na po" sagot ko
"Well I wish you to have a goodluck. Okay just stay here, tatawagin ko na ang mga amo mo, para mameet mo na sila" tumango naman ako
Napatingin naman ako sa nightsky sa labas ng malaking bintana, napansin kong madaming stars, napatitig nalang ako sa mga ito habang hinihintay na dumating si Mr. Ricky kasama ang mga magiging amo ko
"Ellaine, they're here... Meet your masters"
Huminga ako ng malalim at naglakas loob na humarap sa mga magiging boss ko
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Halos macollapse naman ako sa sobrang pagkagulat, oh my god.. Totoo ba 'to? Talaga sila ang magiging boss ko? Papano nangyari 'to? I'm screaming inside kinikilig ako...
Napansin ko namang halos gulat na gulat sila, except kay Joel
"Ellaine Manlapaz meet CNCO, ang magiging mga amo mo" -Ricky
"CNCO, meet Ms. Ellaine Manlapaz, your P.A."
"Uhoh, bro's she's what I'm talking to you, she's the girl I've met" -Christopher
"Really bro's she's what I'm telling to you the girl I've saved" -Richard
"What?!"
"Wt! you too guys? She's what I'm talking to you the girl I've met in the bar!" -Zabdiel
"Are you all serious men?.. She's the only girl that I've met, we just had enjoyed the games in World Children's Day last week" -Erick
Patay!! Nagkagulo na, namukhaan talaga ako nila
"Really? Iisa lang pala ang babaeng na-met nyo chicos? How amazing.. I can't believe na mangyayari ito ngayon" manghang wika ni Mr. Ricky
"I didn't expect this too, look at the chicos, they're arguing about it. Jaja" -Simone
"They are really surprised. Jaja"
"I didn't expect this will happen" -Chris
"I didn't expect we were met her again" -Zabdiel
"Yo tambien" -Richard and Erick
"I told you guys, I'll meet the girl you've been argued for, now it's happened" -Joel
"CNCO, now is the time to introduce yourselves to your P.A." -Mr. Ricky
"Hola Ms. Ellaine. I'm Christopher Velez 21 years old, and I'm the hottest among our group"
"Hi, hermosa, I'm Richard Camacho, I'm 20 years old, nice to meet you again"
"Buenas Noche, bonita soltera, I'm Zabdiel De Jesus, you'd met in the bar, I'm 19 years old and I'm the most handsome in our group"
"Don't believe at them, I'm the most adorable and generous in our group. Sóy Erick Brian Colon, 16 años, I'm the youngest"
"How about you Joel, introduce yourself to your P.A." -Simone. Tiningnan naman ako ng seryoso ni Joel
"I'm Joel" maikling sagot nya. Yun lang? Ang ikli naman masyado, wala ba syang apelyido?
"He is Joel Pimentel, he's 18 years old. Okay, let's move on, pagpasensyahan mo na yung isa mong amo, ganyan lang talaga yan, masyadong matahimikin" wika ni Mr. Ricky
"Go ahead Ellaine, it's your turn"
Napatamimi naman ako, parang di ko alam kung anong sasabihin ko. Ganito siguro ang feeling ng nastarstruck
"H--hi, I'm Ellaine Manlapaz, I'm from the Philippines, I'm 16 years old too"
"You're a Filipina?" Gulat na tanong ni Christopher. Tumango naman ako
"How lucky I am, we had the same age" wika ni Erick. Ang cute nya talaga, napagkamalan ko nga syang bata nung sa World Children's Day
"So, everything's okay guys, Ellaine come with us we'll show your room and the CNCO's room" Sumunod naman ako sa kanila
"Here's your room Ellaine" wika ni Mr. Ricky at binuksan ang pinto ng room ko
Pagbukas namin, nagulat naman kami ng makita namin si Miley na nakahiga sa kama ko habang nagsisip ng Mcfloat
"Hi guys, ang tagal nyo naman, kumusta Ellaine, nasorpresa ka ba?"
"Miley!" Sigaw ni Mr. Simone
"Sorry dad, I'm just want to come here. Hi CNCO" ani Miley na may pahiga higa pa
"Hola, Miley" sabat nila
"How did you enter this room?" -Simone
"I got the key" pinakita nya naman ito sa amin
"Miley, give that to Ellaine" hinagis naman bigla ni Miley ang susi ng kwarto ko sa'kin
"Did you like it?" Tanong ni Mr. Ricky
Tumingin naman ako sa paligid
"Super" ani ko
"Sige aalis na muna kami, ang CNCO nalang ang bahala mag- assist sa'yo sa room nila. Maiwan na namin kayo"
"Thank you so much Mr. Ricky, Mr. Simone"
"Welcome Ellaine, Ops, but before that.. Miley, CNCO and Ellaine... Come with us, we will go to the restaurant, it's our treat" sumaya naman ang mga mukha namin ni Miley at sumama sa kanila papuntang restaurant
Nang makarating kami sa restaurant, agad namang may lumapit sa'min na waiter
Nag-order naman ang CNCO, sina Mr. Ricky at Miley
"Ikaw Ellaine? Anong order mo?" Tanong sakin ni Miley. Naku, Hindi ko pa naman alam ang mga recipe dito sa Hesperia
"Ah, kung ano nalang yung inorder nyo, yun na lang din sa'kin" pagkatapos ng ilang saglit sinerve na sa'min ang aming mga inorder
Kumain naman agad sila
Nakakahiya, ang daming pa mayayaman. Hindi ako marunong gumamit ng tinidor at knife
"Okay lang yan Ellaine, isipin mo nalang na pamilya mo kami at parang kumakain lang tayo sa hapag kainan sa bahay" napatingin naman ako kina Mr. Ricky at sa CNCO
Kumain nalang ako ng kutsara lang ang gamit, tinabi ko nalang ang tinidor at knife. Sekreto namang napatawa si Miley
Tiningnan ko naman ang plato ni Christopher, malapit nya na agad matapos ang pagkain nya ang bilis, napatingin naman sya sa'kin kaya napaiwas ako ng tingin at nagpatuloy sa pagkain
Zabdiel's POV:
After we eat, we headed to our condo with this cute girl, or should I say, our P.A. we notice her being sleepyhead, we just let her do what she's going to do
When we reach our room, she just lay down to the couch and closed her eyes, she's sleeping..
We all pretty shocked at her act
"What happened to her?" Erick asked
"I don't know, maybe she's too tired" -Richard
"For what? For the first night of her work she just do nothing but sleep? What kind of a P.A." Chris says
I just shook head
"We don't have to blame here, Mr. Ricky says, it's okay.. We just have to let her do what she want or let her rest and it's already evening guys, her first day will starts tomorrow.. For now we should not destruct here, let's go and lay in our beds and sleep too" says our leader Richard
"Wait!" They all stopped and look at me
"Pero come to think of it, what if.. She brings another problem to us, like what she did when the day we met her"
"I'm thinking that too Zabdiel, I don't know what will gonna happen now that she's with us" -Chris
"Don't think that guys, be optimistic, that would never happen again" -Richard
"I have an idea!"
"What was it?" We all asked Chris
"What if, we do all the same things as we did to the workers who left us here, we're going to show how silly, how crude, how foolish we are to our P.A."
"No, that's a bad idea Chris, what if she don't want to stay with us after we did that, and leave us again like what other workers did to us" my objection
"Yes Zabdiel's right, I don't wanna lose Ellaine" says Erick
"It won't happen guys, what we gonna do is just to make her pay for what problems she brought to us, we're just going to test her bravery and strength in dealing with our worst attitudes, but guys trust me... She can surpass it. Do you agree guys? I need your cooperation"
"Sí, I have a faith for her abilities" I said
"Me too, but we don't just overdo it" Richard says
"Of course guys, trust me"
"But, if that ain't work, we will punch you, and kick you out this condo" I said and gave a gawk for Chris
"Yeah that's right" -Erick
"Okay.. Do it. So, we'll going to start tomorrow, we can all witness how she look mad, upset and disgust. We will going to show how bad and lout CNCO's are. This will going to be funny, jajaja"
We just nooded to Chris and laugh also except Joel who always out of place when we are talking
"Can you guys stop this nonsense and get back to our beds cause it's already 10:00" Joel says while yawning
"Okay, guys... I'm excited for tomorrow. For now we need to rest ourselves. Goodnight guys" -Chris
"Goodnight" we replied
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