Chapter 1
Makalat ang bahay dahil ilang araw ng busy si Dennise sa kanyang 3rd big novel. Because she's to engross with her new story, she forgot her surorundings. Salas, kwarto, garden. Ang tanging malinis nalang sa kanyang bahay ay ang kusina at banyo. Kailangan daw kasing malinis ang lugar kung saan sya kumakain. Ang banyo naman nalilinis nya tuwing maliligo ito o mag-iisip ng bagong chapter para sa kanyang mga stories.
Walang mga kapatid si Dennise. Ulila nadin sya sa kanyang mga magulang mula pa noong sya ay 13 years old pa lamang. She grew up with her Tito Mike at Tita Arlene na may dalawa namang anak, si Jus at Mosh na itinuring naman nyang parang tunay na kapatid.
Her stomach growl while finishing the last chapter of the story.
"Arrrgh! Konti nalang e! Pero sige na nga, kakain na muna ako."
Going down stairs, naramdaman nya kaagad ang pagod ng marealized nyang hindi nya na nalilinis ang buong bahay at soooobrang kalat pa nya.
Nag sisimula na syang magluto ng kanyang lunch ng tumunog ang doorbell. Nang buksan nya ang pintuan ay laking gulat nya.
"SURPRISE!!!"
Shoot! Pajama party tonight and I didn't clean the house. Literal na napaface palm nalang sya nang dirediretsong pumasok ang tatlo nyang kaibigan, and as expected, sermon na naman ang inabot nya.
"What is this, Dennise Michelle?" Ella, her long time bestfriend Sasagot na sana sya pero...
"Lunch at this late time? You wanna go sick again, don't you?"
"Laundries everywhere?!" Jia, their setter since high school days.
"Crumpled paper everywhere too, guys." Turning her attention to Dennise. "Seriously, Den? Aren't you going rest on being on being a writer?" And that's Amy.
She returned from cooking and ignored her friends nagging at her. She has known these three for so long. Jia, being her setter since high school days at CSA and until now that she is already a part of the ADMU while Ella and Amy since she entered college.
After cooking, they started eating and exchange experiences that they have this past weeks. Then an unexpected call happened.
"Yes Tito... I finished it last night pa po... Yep! As easy as the usual... Okay! Be there on an hour... Yeah... Love you too!" Call ended.
"Going somewhere, besh?" Ella while her mouth is full.
"Yeah. Just need to send reports again and I'll be back as soon as we are done with the meeting."
"Why don't you get a maid to clean this house for you? You looked so thin, besh. You need a rest." Pag babago naman ni Amy ng topic.
"Oo nga, ate Den. Training will start in two weeks. Kulang na kulang ka pa sa pahinga." Pag sang-ayon naman ni Jia.
"Guys, you knew the reason already. Okay?"
"Alright, ate. Won't argue na with you. So, pano? You get ligo na and we will tidy up love nalang para malinis na pag balik mo."
"Thanks, Jia. Will bring pasalubong naman pag balik ko."And she made her way upstairs.
She was used to it. She considered her friends as her sisters and they are really a family to her. At kagaya nya, sanay nadin ang kanyang mga kaibigan sa kanya. Isa pang praktikal na dahilan kung bakit ayaw nyang kumuha ng katulong ay dahil ayaw nya din ng gastos at ayaw nyang napapasok ng iba ang bahay na naiwan sa kanya ng kanyang mga magulang. Hindi naman palaging makalat si Love or ang kanyang bahay, nagkataon lang talaga na madamin syang ginagawa nitong mga nakaraang araw kaya hindi nya ito naaasikaso.
