"James!" A guy in his mid-40's threw his keys in the air and it perfectly landed on my hands.
"Sa dati pa din, Mr. Santos?" Nakangiti kong tanong na siyang tinugunan niya ng tango at maliit na ngiti.
--------a month later
"Thank you for coming Ma'am! Welcome to Jollibee!" I greeted her with a cheecky smile ang I saw how her eyes twinkled for a moment. Funny how the expression on their face changes depending on how I approach them.
"Good Morning! Welcome to Jollibee Ma'am, Sir!" Kung paano sila hilahin ng boyfriend nila papunta sa pila.
"Good afternoon. Welcome to Jollibee Ma'am!" How they push each other because I called them Ma'am with the sweetest smile I could show.
"Hey Alex! Break kana daw muna sabi ni Sir."
-------2 months later
"Room please." Mahinang sambit ng lalaki habang nakayuko ang babae sa likod niya. 5'3'', mahaba ang buhok, may bag at nakalabas pa ang lineyard sa zipper ng bag niya. Estudyante. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.
"Fully booked." Masungit kong sagot at napataas naman ng tingin ang babae at mukhang natalo siya sa lotto dahil sa narinig. Sayang ang ganda ng babaeng 'to. Pwet ko lang ang mukha ng lalaking 'to ah. Bulag nga naman ang taong umiibig. No comment nalang.
"Ay meron pa pala, deluxe na lang Sir. Ano, kukunin mo?" Natigilan naman 'yong Kuya. "3,500 php for a night lang Sir."
"Oh sige. Ikaw na lang mag-over night ha. Hinihintay ako ni Angela." I saw how her face contorted and how she grabbed the strap of her bag tightly. Hay! Another tanga story. Boring. Nakakasawa na.
"John! Ako na diyan. Pwede ka ng umuwi."
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"Clint, sa table 6 oh." Sabi ni Jenna sabay abot ng dalawang trays na may mga pagkain.
"Okay." Sagot ko sa kanya sabay ngiti.
"Argh! Why so cute Clint?" Nang-aasar niting tanong.
"Just because." I let out a small chuckle and marched towards table 6.
"Clint right? Oorder ako pagkatapos mong ihatid 'yan ha?" The guy sitting in table 10 said and I answered with a smile and a nod.
Oh please don't confuse yourself. This is just my story.
This is my pleasure, my hobby, my leisure. This is my life. Is it really? Whatever. As long as it's fun, I'm fine.
