My Part-Time Job

MP-TJ. #17

If ever, sorry for the typos.

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After what felt like years of driving -- actually it only took 45 minutes -- the car finally stopped.

I frowned as I scanned the whole place.

"Why are we here?" tanong ko sa kanya.

He just smirked at me. "We're going to celebrate, as well as have fun today."

Tiningnan ko siya. The Are-You-Serious look. "Seriously? At 9:45 in the morning?"

"So? Anong masama dun?"

O-kay. I ditched Lance's date, for this?! Wait. I shouldn't think about Lance starting now. Rence is all that matters now.

I took a deep breath before answering him. "Have you scanned the place? We're at the bar! What? Papainumin mo ako? Nang ganitong oras?!" I said sarcastically.

As he registered what I have said, nakuha na niya siguro yung sense at nagbuntong-hininga. "I'm sorry... It's just... Sorry.."

I sighed.

I literally jumped when he held my hand. He chuckled while I kept on ignoring the weird yet familiar shiver his touch is giving me.

"Let me make it up to you. I'll take you out on a lunch date."

A date... Lunch.. Wait. Seriously?!

I softly laughed. "But it's only--'' I glanced at my wristwatch, "10:25. Are you considering that lunch time?"

"Hmmm.. I guess not. But, it's a long drive, so pagkadating natin dun, yeah, it's lunch." he then winked at me.

I giggled. "Then that, I have to agree."

"Yeah you do, baby."

A huge pang of hurt flowed through me.

Baby... Only Lance use to call me that...

At the mention of his name, guilt consumed me.

I was so unfair to him. I never finished our deal. Oh God. What the hell am I doing?

I was out of my reverie when Rence took my hand. "We're here." he announced.

I frowned. That fast? "Ba't ambilis naman ata?"

He chuckled a bit. "No. You were just pre-occupied. We were driving for about an hour now."

An hour?! "Really?!"

"The clock says it all, baby."

I glanced at the clock on his car and on my wristwatch as well. They said the same thing; 10:50.

"Jeez. Sorry for spacing out."

He kissed my hand softly then there's that weird shiver again.

"It's okay, baby." Ugh. There's that word again!

I frowned a little.

"May problema ka ba?"  

"Huh? Uhhh.. W-wala!"

"Tsk. Baby, sabihin mo sa akin. Anong problema?"

Sumimagot muli ako. Ugh. Damn.That.Word.

Bahagya akong umiling. "Just don't call me baby..." nagi-guilty kasi ako..

"Sure... Hon." ngumiti pa ito ng pilyo sa akin.

"C'mon! Let's just eat. Nagugutom na ako!"

He chuckled before getting out of the car para pagbuksan ako ng pinto.