Sirene

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A/N sorry na agad xD

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Sirene's POV

"Sirene! Pone! Breakfast ready!"
Tawag ni Didi mula sa baba.

"We're coming Di!" Sagot ko pabalik. Tinignan ko si Ate Pone at tinanong "How do I look?"

"Not like a tutor, I can tell you that for sure. But you look really nice. They're a really rich family so you need to look formal and presentable," Sabi ni Ate Pone

"Gusto ko ng simpleng sagot not a lecture." Sabi ko habang tumatawa.

"Tama ka, kasi trabaho mo yon." Sabi naman niya na tumatawa din.

Ngumiti ako. I knew exactly what she meant. Alam namin pareho simula bata kami na kung babae ka at ipinanganak sa Tequila family, may dalawa ka lang options yun e yung pakasalan mo yung pinili ng tatay mo para sayo Or be so cleaver that you become a successful teacher o kaya doktor.
My Dad was a General in the army and it was the only thing he'd ever known.
Yung kapatid naming panganay na si Kiel ay nasa army din dahil kay didi. Laging sinasabi ni Kuya Kiel na masaya siya don pero di namin makita na ganon nga.
Gusto ni didi na magkaroon ng isang anak na guro at doktor. Si Ate ang napili niyang maging doktor kaya pagiging guro naman ang akin na kung di ko naman susundin e kailangan kong magpakasal sa taong mapipili niya. Nung una ayoko talaga maging guro, but years went by I mastered almost every subject and have the highest IQ in my class.

Palagay ko namam gusto lang ni didi yung best para samin. Minsan nga naaawa pa ako sa kanya. Ever since Mimi died, he'd been on his own. He was able to raise Kuya Kiel effectively but he had no idea kung paano magpalaki ng dalawang anak na babae. Kaya lang ang hindi ko maintindihan why he wanted to force us into doing everything. Minsan naiisip ko maybe he hates me? Hindi ko alam kung bakit siguro dahil sa sobrang istrikto niya sakin?
He's highly respected by numerous government and military organizations around the world due to his position in the army and therefore has connections in very high places.

Eventually, I decided that being a teacher would not be such a bad idea and the more I researched about it, the more I started to like it.
Kailangan kong mag tutor ng anim na estudyante tapos kukuha ako ng exam at ma i interview kung pwede nga akong maging mahusay na guro. Nakapag tutor nako ng Lima at ngayon ang unang araw ko sa pag tutor sa pang anim. Kung magkakaroon ako ng magandang recommendation galing sa pamilya niya pwede na akong kumuha ng exam. Kung hindi naman.. Didi will count my tutoring as a fail and he will force me to marry someone of his choice. He had already picked out possible husbands for me, men with money and power.

Tinanggal ko sa isip ko si Didi at tinignan ang itsura ko sa salamin. Nakasuot ako ng blue jeans at puting T-shirt. kulay kremang cardigan at itim na boots. I had plain gold earrings, a gold necklace with an S-shape pendant and a gold watch. Nakalugay lang ang kulay dark brown ko na buhok na lagpas balikat.
Tumingin ako kay Ate at ngumiti.

"How do I look?." Tanong ko ulit sa kanya na naka ngiti.

"Undo the cardigan." She said.
Tinanggal ko naman at naghintay pa for more instructions.

Tumayo si Ate at tinignan ang wardrobe ko. Nakakita siya ng dark brown shoulder bag at sinarado na ito. Naglakad siya papuntang mesa ko at inilagay ang phone ko, Ipod, purse at pensil case ko don. Naglakad siya palapit sakin at nilagay niya braso ko yung bag at inayos ang buhok at damit ko.

"Perfect! Smart and pretty." Naka ngiting sabi niya sakin.

"Yes." Sabi ko *sigh*

"Why? You've done this so many times before."

"This latest student has had 27 tutors and has rejected all of them. Karamihan sa kanila ay umalis after 5 minutes." Explain ko.
"If he rejects me then I'll be walking down the aisle to marry some uptight, pompous ass hand-picked by didi!"

"Didi can't make you marry anyone, you're 18 which means you're an adult. You can't force an adult to do anything."

"Kapag hindi ako nakinig sa kanya he'll make my life a living hell and you know it." Sabi ko habang nakatitig sa kanya.

"Yeah, you're right," sagot ni Ate na may malungkot na mata.
"When do you tutor this new student?" Tanong niya

"Monday to Wednesday 4pm - 7pm Saturday 9am - 12pm and Sunday 7pm - 10pm." Sagot ko habang naka tingin sa notebook na hawak ko.

"Oh my God! Bakit ganong time ang pinili mo?! I mean tutoring on Saturday is bad enough!."

"Hindi.. Hindi ako.. yung family niya pumili. Hindi naman ako makatanggi at dinoblehan nila sahod ko. Kapag linggo naman kailangan kong mag stay sa bahay nila kasi masyadong late na matatapos ang session namin." paliwanag ko.

"Paano yung kasal ni Aunt Dannica?" Sa susunod na linggo na yon. What are you going to do?" Tanong niya.

"I have to leave the wedding early, like a few hours early?" I said

"Let's go have some breakfast or you'll be late for your tutoring." Sabi na lang niya at bumuntong hininga.

Nung pababa na kami nag tanong ulit siya.
"What's his name? Sabi niya.

"Huxley.. Huxley Montgomery."

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Hi kay Sirene xD labyu tol! Haha