Kissing The Forbidden (Monte Casa Series 2)

Chapter 4

Halos hindi na'ko makahinga dahil sa dami ng mga taong pumasok sa tinatrabahuhan kong coffee shop. As usual, night shift na naman ako kaya iniexpect kong kaunti lang ang tao pero ang nakakaloka, mas madami pa kaysa sa kulangot ko ang dami ng tao for tonight.

"Ice latte with extra whipped cream and dark mocha cake please, one slice only." Saad ng babaeng nasa harap ko ngayon.

"Coming ma'am, please wait for a minute." Ngiti ko.

Binigay ko kaagad ang order kay Jude, ang barista naming ngayon ko lang nakilala dahil apparently, nagkasakit daw siya last week.

"Kalerki, nakakapagod talaga this." Mahinang bulong ni Kylie pero ngising-ngisi pa rin sa harap ng isang customer.

Ipinagkibit-balikat ko na lamang iyon.

Gets ko kasi siya. You may think that working in a coffee shop is only a piece of cake, pero nah. Coffee shops are literally employee killer, especially that it's open for a whole day. What makes it very hard is that you need to be attentive all the time and never, ever deal with a customer with a bad mood.

Always positive lang, negativity is only for the weak. Parang fast food resto lang, may kaunti man kaming advantage dahil sa kape, cake at kung ano pang desserts ang isini-serve namin, nakakapagod pa din. Lalo na kung hindi ka sanay magbanat ng buto, sa gabi man o umaga.

"Two slices of garlic bread and a cup of Strawberry milkshake with extra toppings for Lia!" I pressed the bell near my counter.

Kinuha mula sa'kin ang takeout na order. "Enjoy Ma'am! Have a good night and please come again! Thank you!"

Ma'am smiled and I smiled back. Hay, kung sana lahat ng customers mabait, edi ganda-ganda sana ng mundo.

After an hour, lumiit na rin naman ang bilang ng mga taong lumalabas-masok sa shop. 7 na rin lang ang taong nasa loob ng shop kaya umupo muna kami.

Inilingan ko ang sariling isip at tinawag na ang customer. Mabilis naman niya itong kinuha at umalis rin.

"Hoy," tawag sa'kin ni Kylie, "nandito 'yung crush mo." Ngising-ngisi siya sa harap ko.

A knot on my forehead can be seen but it immediately disappear as I ingest what she said. A triumphant smile appear on my lips when I catch a glimpse of Hypnos.

Wearing only a black hoodie and a grey sweatpants, he looks dashing as he look for a seat near the glass wall.

Our eyes met for a few seconds before he looked away and rolled his eyes at me.

Ngumuso tuloy ako. Wow, grabe, pogi talaga! Ang hot! Akala ko ba rain season na?!

"Bakit nagniningning mata mo ha? Hindi mo nga alam pangalan," she tsked and shakes her head.

Binigyan ko lamang siya ng ngisi at hindi nagsalita.

Kalaunan, pumunta din siya sa harap namin at umorder.

"Hi!" Masayang bati ko sa kaniya. Kaso he didn't paid any attention to me and told me his orders.

I pouted for a second before smiling again and preparing his orders. Medyo nagpapa-cute pa nga ako sa kaniya pero hindi naman niya ako pinapansin kaya sumibangot na lamang ako.

"One iced cappuccino and five a chocolate chip muffins for Mr. Martinez!"

I saw him stand up from his seat and walk towards the counter. Ibinigay ko sa kaniya ang mga pagkain habang ngiting-ngiti. "Enjoy your food sir."

"Thanks," he muttered quietly.

I giggled before focusing on the next person in line. Medyo disoriented pa nga 'ko dahil nakita ko siya pero sulit naman. Masungit na lang siya. Parang ano, parang hindi kami magiging mag-asawa sa future eh.