AMA-Con: The Compilation

At Her Service: Chapter 5

Alden managed to find out Maine Mendoza's address even though it is buried deep inside an exclusive village. There were numerous security guards patrolling the grounds and he thought, "Siguro kilang kilala yung mga nakatira dito."

True enough, when he asked one of the guards, his theory was confirmed. He was escorted to his Boss's house and much to his surprise, it was the biggest house in the village. It was like a palace, enough to house a family of twelve. Nope, scratch that. A family of 30. He rang the doorbell and looked at his watch. It was 5:01am. The gate was opened by one of Maine's maids and let him in without hesitation. He asked why they didn't even ask for his name and they answered that his photo was showed to them by Maine's manager and that he was the new PA.

Curiously, as he entered her home, he explored it with his eyes and was quickly overwhelmed. Everything was themed black and white. White walls, black furniture and minimalistic decor. The space was quite elegantly put together. His eyes gleamed with amazement, as he has never seen such a beautiful home. But, he noticed that there were no photos displayed; no childhood pictures, framed photos of her parents, siblings, friends or loved ones. Not even a picture of her own.

"Baka nasa kwarto niya." He thought as he continued to survey the room, walking towards the different parts of the house, curious to see how such a popular celebrity lived. But he found nothing personal. Everything was plain, simple and to be honest, really dull.

After a few moments, a familiar sound of clacking heels meeting the hard floor echoed throughout the empty home. It was Maine Mendoza, all glammed and dressed up emerged from the spiral staircase. Alden's eyes quickly darted towards her. She was wearing another body hugging, knee length dress, now in white, with 1 inch straps and a sweetheart neckline. She also had a pair of black, 4 inch stilettos on and her hair, down and disheveled.

"Good morning po, Miss Mendoza-"

"You're late."

"Sorry po Miss Mendoza, kasi po ano.."

"I don't care for your excuses. This is your first offense. If you make any more, you'll be saying good bye to that monthly cheque. Understand?"

"Yes, Miss Mendoza."

"Okay. I believe Pat already emailed you my schedule for the month. Did you read it?"

"Yes po."

"Okay. So, let's go. We're pressed for time." He followed her to the car but was quickly scolded.

"Fifty! You need to get my things! Hello?! Didn't you read the list Pat sent you?"

"Ay, sorry po Miss Mendoza."

"Stupid." She muffled under hear breath as Alden scrambled to gathered his boss's things that she needed for the day. Thankfully, it wasn't much and didn't take long to load in the car.

"Let's go!" She shouted as he got in the passenger's seat next to the driver. This was going to be a long day indeed.

SIX
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"I need you to move in here with me as soon as possible, Fifty." She said, as she walked towards the house. Alden was following her like a puppy.

"Po?" Maybe he didn't hear it right.

"Sabi ko, dito ka na tumira simula bukas."

"Seryoso po Miss Mendoza?"

"Do I look like I'm kidding?" She rolled her eyes, her smug and expressionless face turning towards him.

"Pero Miss Mendoza, may pamilya po ako-"