It Was All a Mistake

Chapter 8: Are You Jealous?

Chapter 8: Are You Jealous?

There's this one persistent customer at the cafe where I work part-time. He's not anymore a student, pero mukhang fresh graduate pa lang din. He also studied at the Silliman University. I got to learn a few things about him because he talks to me about it, too. He was obviously trying to make a conversation with me every time.

"Hi!" He came again today and greeted me at the cafe's counter.

And I smiled politely since he's a customer. Pagkatapos ay nagtanong na rin ako ng kung ano ang order nito. He ordered his usual coffee drink and then was again trying to converse with me while we make his coffee.

And then I noticed the cafe door opened. Nakita kong kakapasok lang ni Noah doon. Napangiti pa ako sa kaniya. Ngumiti rin naman siya sa akin pero napatingin din sa lalaking customer sa harapan ko ngayon dito sa may counter.

"Excuse me," I politely excused myself before I went to Noah. At handa na rin akong kunin ang order niya. Even though I have already memorized his usual drink here in the cafe as well.

"Hi! Tatambay ka lang ulit dito sa cafe or may meeting kayo ni Sir Geoff?" I couldn't help my smile for him.

Madalas din kasi ay tumatambay na nga lang si Noah dito sa cafe sa paghihintay niya pa sa akin hanggang matapos ang work ko. And then sabay na kaming uuwi sa apartment.

Pero mukhang wala pa sa akin ang buong atensyon niya. "He's also here again? He was here yesterday and the day before. Is he bothering you?" Noah asked me.

Umiling naman ako. Medyo persistent lang naman iyong tao pero hindi naman sa point na bothersome na. I smiled to Noah. "Hindi naman. 'Tsaka regular customer din kasi siya rito sa cafe." sabi ko naman.

And to be honest I just didn't know yet how to properly turn down someone... I also don't want to appear rude. Especially na bago pa lang din ako rito sa Dumaguete and I didn't really want to make enemy. But if I'll be asked directly then that's the time I'll probably say no right away. Especially if I'm not interested in the person din naman. Sa ngayon kasi ay consistent pa lang na palagi akong kinakausap dito sa cafe. Always trying to make a conversation with me. But don't get in the way of my job din naman. I think it will be bothersome kung hindi ko na rin magawa nang maayos ang trabaho ko rito sa cafe kapag nand'yan. Anyway he only orders drink and sit in one of the tables here inside the cafe. Usually kinakausap na lang ako kapag naabutan din akong nasa counter and will make his order.

"I'll stay until you finish working." Noah said.

Tumango naman ako sa kaniya at ngumiti na lang din. Wala na talaga ako halos problema sa transportation dahil palagi rin akong hatid-sundo ng lalaki na 'to.

"Sige, I'll just get your iced coffee now." I said before I left his table.

And what I didn't expect to also happen that day was to be confronted and asked by the guy kung pwede raw ba akong ligawan... S'yempre ay medyo nagulat pa rin naman ako. Tinanong ako nito bago siya umalis sa cafe at halos papatapos na rin ang work shift ko.

"Uh, I'm sorry..." Sinabi ko na rin agad. Of course it's not easy to just turn people down. Pero mas okay na rin kaysa paasahin mo pa, right?

Back in Manila ay may mangilan-ngilan na rin akong manliligaw. Nagkaroon na nga rin ako ng ilang naging boyfriend mula noong high school pa ako. Hindi rin naman kasi strict sa akin ang parents ko, or they just don't ask me anything, too...

Si Zach lang din noon ang madalas sumaway sa akin sa pagkakaron ko ng boyfriend kaya naman siguro naisipan kong baka gusto niya rin ako...

But I already realized that I was wrong.