My Part-Time Job

MP-TJ. #13.

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I was sitting comfortably while reading a business magazine. I saw that in every issue Lance's d-mn handsome face were the cover of it.

'Lance Phoenix Pierson, the country's top world wide well-known young business tycoon and one of the world's top bachelor.'

That is only the first part and it didn't stop me from awe-ing at him. He's only 24 yet he is now one of the country's well-known business tycoon. Wow. Ang galing pala niya.

I continued reading.

'Mr. Pierson says that he was trained by his father, Mr. Felix Pierson, at a very young age that is why he basically knew all the in's and out's of a company, especially their company because there is where he was trained. Before even becoming the President of Pierson's Group of Companies or PGC, he said that he only first became a low class employee, also one of the main reason why he knows how to handle his staffs very well.'

Ok. So he is very-- fair. Yeah, that's the right word. He basically knew how to balance things out, how to handle two sides equally. Hmm, very impressive. The God of Balance -- Lance. Nice.

'He said that all his hardwork inspired him because of his family and that promised his dad that he wouldn't let him down, and look what his works have now done - Pierson's Group of Companies has and is been rising to the top. It's name is known worldwide thanks to Mr. Lance Pierson. His father must and really be proud of him, he also quoted that his father had said to him that he had given more of what his father had expected from him, and that had made the relationship of the Pierson Father-Son bonding even more stronger.'

Kakainggit naman ng mag-aamang 'to. Mabuti pa sila, masaya. Eh, kami kaya ng pamilya ko? Kelan kaya sasaya?

I sighed deeply. Nakalimutan ko pa palang kamustahin ang mga kapatid ko. Tutal nga, ok naman kahit hindi ko na sila pagpapadalhan ng pera, hindi ko naman sila tunay na kapatid eh. Pero hindi pwede, kasi napamahal na din sa akin yung mga yun.

Kinuha ko ang bagong phone ko, all thanks to Lance, at idinial ko ang number ni Emilie.

After a couple of rings, sinagot niya din ito.

("Uhm.. Hello?") sabi nito sa kabilang linya.

"Hi Em!" masayang bati ko sa kanya.

("Ate Mama! Waaah! I miss you po!") Yhep. Yan ang, let's say endearment sa akin ng mga kapatid ko. Paano ba naman kasi, simula pagkabata nila ay ako na yung umalaga sa kanila. Kaya, parang mama na daw nila ako kaso ate pa din nila. Kaya, Ate Mama.

"Namimiss na din kita, kapatid ko. Kumusta yung mga iba mong mga kapatid?"

("Ok naman po sila. Ate, namimiss ka din naman po nila. Lalo na si bunso. Hindi ka pa po ba uuwi?") kahit na nag-uusap lamang kami sa telepono, alam ko na parang iiyak na 'to. Kabisado ko lahat ng mga kapatid ko eh.

"Oh, iiyak ka na niyan? Naku naman. Em, alam mo naman na hindi pwede 'di ba? Tsaka, asan nga pala sila ngayon?"

Narinig kong suminghot ito at nagbuntong hininga bago sumagot. Tsk, umiyak nga. ("Ok naman po sila. Naipagawa ko na po yung maliit na bahay na sinabi niyo, last week pa po kami lumipat. Mabuti nga po at nakahanap kami agad ng tyempo para takasan sila nanay at tatay.")

Napahawak ako sa dibdib ko and I sighed in relief.

'Mabuti naman at ligtas na sila.' I murmured.

"I'll try to visit you once, ok? Kumusta na din pala yung pag-aaral niyo?"

("Naku ate! Malapit na pala kaming lahat makatapos. By March po, sabay kami ni Brian na ga-graduate sa college. Ganun din po si Ambrose sa HS at si Andrei sa Elementary. Si Amethyst din po sa pre-school.")