Till the Last Game Do Us Part

Chapter 12

Atherelle's POV

Eyes

"Hindi ka naman kasi kailangang magtrabaho, e." Clarissa pouted in the middle of driving.

Weekend ngayon at walang pasok kaya nagpasama ako kay Clarissa maghanap ng trabaho and luckily, I got hired in a Japanese restaurant. Clarissa didn't want me to work because she's willing to help me in my expenses. Ayoko naman no'n kaya magta-trabaho talaga ako. Besides, she don't have a choice. Tanggap na ako bilang waitress sa isang Japanese restaurant.

"I need to work. I will continue to study, remember? And I needed to move out from your mansion." sabi ko "If you want to go home and rest then, you can. I can grab a cab."

"Sasamahan nga kita." ngumuso siya ulit "Fine, I won't complain."

I will continue to study and that means, I will also need to move far away from their mansion. The school is too far from where their mansion is so I still have to find an apartment near that school to stay in. Magta-trabaho ako malapit lang din sa lugar kung nasaan ang eskwelahan. Hindi man gano'n kalapit ay aabot naman na siguro isang sakayan lang ng jeep.

I am nervous. I am not used to this kind of life, but I'll keep in mind that I needed to survive. I needed to live on my own and not because I depended more on someone.

Clarissa stopped her car beside the road. We are currently finding an apartment and may maliit na eskenita papasok kaya hindi kasya ang kotse at ang sabi sa google map ay pa straight lang daw tapos liko pakanan tapos nandoon na.

"Aray ko, ang kati." Clarissa murmured

Maraming matataas at makakating damo sa gilid ng daan and we can't avoid those because the road is just so thin. Panay ang yuko at kamot ni Clarissa sa paa niya. My feet are also itchy but I tried not to mind it. Pilit kong hinahayaan kahit namumula na ito ngayon.

Now, I regretted wearing high-waisted shorts. Clarissa is also wearing pleated skirt kaya nagsisisi na rin siguro 'to kung bakit nagsuot ng maiksi. This is our usual outfit and we don't know that the place is like this but there's no use in regretting now. At least next time I know what to wear.

Panay ang hampas ni Clarissa sa paa at braso niya. This girl don't really know how to cope up new experiences and difficulties.

"This fucking mosquitos," she whispered irritatedly

She is whispering and lamenting all the time but she didn't tell me to go back though. Patuloy siya sa paglalakad kahit panay ang reklamo hanggang sa makarating kami sa sinabi ng google map. The place is a little bit crowded. Maraming stand by na lalaki. I can even feel their stares the moment we arrived. May mga nag-iinuman at nagsisigarilyo sa tabi-tabi at may mga batang madudungis na naghahabulan.

"This place is creepy. Tutuloy ka ba rito? Look at the men, their stare is creepy." si Clarissa

"Let's look at the apartment first. Hindi naman siguro 'yan masasamang tao, nakatingin lang naman. Hindi naman nang-ka-cat call or whatsoever."

This is so different from the place I had known to. Hindi ko man alam paano makaka-survive at magtatagal dito ay kailangan ko. Besides, after I graduate, I can find a work and hoping to move to a better place. Titiis muna ako sa ganito.

Nakayanan nga ng ibang tao, e, dapat ako rin.

The google map told us that we already reached the destination but we don't know which one is the apartment here. Nang may napadaan na babaeng mga nasa mid 40's ang edad, medyo mataba at naka messy bun ang buhok ay tinanong namin.

"'Yan lang, mga eneng. Iyang mataas na bahay sa harap n'yo." sabay turo ng babae sa bahay sa harapan lang namin.

Okay, we're damn dense. Nasa harapan lang pala namin.