Artemis
" two pieces of this bread." I look up and I saw the same person whom I fought with last week. She rolled her eyes as soon as we lock eyes together.
Sungit talaga.
" it's that all?" I asked politely but she just grab the bag of bread in my hand then walk away.
Bastos talaga, teka?
" hoy! Bayad mo!" I yell in tagalog reason for her to stop from walking then look at me. I look at her smiling then extend my hand.
" can you stop speaking in alien language." my jaw drop after she said it. Alien language?
" what alien language are you saying ? It's a Filipino language duh and also your money. How dare you walk out without paying." I said to her making her roll her eyes again.
What if I will get her eye balls, for her not to roll her eyes at me again? No that's violent.
" whatever, here and keep the change." she said after putting her money. I smile at her then get her money from the glass.
" thank you dinosaur." I teasingly said at making eye brows arc.
" whatever monkey." with her signature eyes roll.
I laughed with that then look at the money, my jaw drop again after figuring out that her money wasn't enough for that two breads. Scammer ng dinosaur na yun ah.
I just sigh then put the money on the box. Other day, yet the customers coming in are still the same. Less Income again and again, no development.
As I was minding my business, I senses that someone is looking at me but when I look to its direction, no one was there.
" Artemis I think you're just tired. Stop thinking nonsense things." I said to myself then back to what I was doing.
I am counting some money for laters grocery. I will do some grocery tomorrow, buy ingredients for the breads, for our everyday food and more. Budgeting is indeed difficult for someone like me. I used to not mind money before cause my parents always give me whenever I want, but now I need to save up for something worth buying for.
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" Miss Alice I will go already so that I will be back early." I said while fixing my shirt in front of the mirror. Miss Alice will be the one in charge in our bakery for the mean.
" okay be safe on your way through the market, art." she said then cares my head making me nod and smile.
I will just ride my bike going to the market because it's that far naman.
" Good morning Madam." I happily great them after I stop on her stall. She look at me and smile after recognising me.
" oh art your here, I reserve you the ingredients that you always buy because I know you're going here today." she said then handed me the bags full of some ingredients that I always buy on her stall.
" thank you madam and her is my payment." I said as I was waiting for my change, I arranged the bags on the basket in front of my bike.
" here's your change art." then handed me the money, I bid my goodbyes and go to other stall where I usually visit every time I do grocery.
Doing this alone is indeed hard, but I can't do anything about it because I don't want miss Alice to do this. At least it's the only thing I can do since I don't know how to cook and make the bread.
I decided to get some milk to drink inside the convenience store because my tummy is growling already. It's currently 8 in the morning and I am still not eating my breakfast yet.
Sitting here inside while watching the people outside as I sip on my milk. I was in deep thoughts when someone tap the table making me back on my senses. I look up and recognise that it was sav, the one who bought a bread in our bakery.
" Hi Artemis." she said then smile at me. I wave at her then smile.
" oh hi Sav." I said the offer her the seat in front of me.
" may I?" she asked first even though I already gesture it to her. I nodded after.
I noticed that she's holding a coffee and a breakfast meal on her both hand.
" you done eating your breakfast?" Sav asked politely as soon as she sits.
" oh not yet." I honestly said then sip on my milk. Sav's features was kinda familiar to me, like I seen her somewhere.
" you want to eat? It's on me." she said while getting her wallet but I immediately stop her while shaking my head.
" oh no no, it's okay. There is a prepared breakfast in the house." I said to her making nodded then out her wallet back on her bag.
Sav and I just talk while she's having her breakfast and I am drinking my milk. Talking random stuff makes us entertain each other. I can say that, Sav is a good person and easy to talk with. I am happy cause finally I have someone to talk to aside from miss Alice.
" no way? That's why she's grumpy when she got home after buying a bread." Sav said almost laughing cause I told her what happened yesterday and last week about the fight with the dinosaur.
That's when I knew that Sav and Dinosaur was related, like their siblings. That's why Sav's features was quite familiar.
" you know what? Your personality and dinosaur's personality was really different. You has nice and good personality, while the other one has...ugh." I said making her laugh.
" yeah we're really different, but Shan is also nice. " She said but I just make a disapproval expression.
We just did a thirty minutes chit-chat before I bids my goodbye to her. I rode my bike and good thing no one touch any of my things in the basket. The scenery in front of me was really beautiful and the wind is so fresh, slapping softly on my cheeks.
Almost twenty minutes, I already got home and immediately park my bike in front of the house.
" I'm home." I yell and I almost forgot that the house was not as big as the house I used to.
" art you don't have to shout hahaha." Miss Alice said while giggle. I smile then give a peace sign to her.
" Miss Alice can I go to the spot?" I asked cause I really want to see the view there specially right now that the weather is really night.
" sure you can. Just be careful there, okay?" she said then I nodded happily.
I immediately go out from the house while skipping and get my bike again. The spot was not really that far, maybe 5 minutes of biking will do.
" Waahhh!" I shouted while spreading my arms. Good thing the weather is nice and not so hot today.
The view was field of trees and flowers that can make you relax. I was busy admiring the view, when I felt someone behind me. I was about to turn around, but that someone place it's hand on both side of my shoulder then whisper on my ear, making me stunned.
" How are you these past few years, babylove?"
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