My Part-Time Job

MP-TJ. #32.

Unedited.

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"Kass?"

I woke up from trance and eyed my computer screen back. Charms is looking at me worriedly.

"U-Uhh... Yeah?"  I mumbled lightly.

"Are you alright? Sorry for being rude. I mean, who am I to judge and tell you something that you don't want to do? So, yeah, you can do what you want to, as long as you're happy with it and I'll be here by your side. Like what a friend should do. " she said sincerely.

I smiled at her. "Thanks Charms. I don't know what I'd do without you."

It's her turn to smile back. "Hey Charms! Asan ka na ba?!"

I heard someone muttered in the background and she slapped her forhead.

"Work's calling! I'll call you again some other time! Bye!"

I sighed as I stare at my computer screen. God, I miss my friends.

I was startled with a beep signalling that someone emailed me. I opened it immediately.

Hindi lahat ng nakaraan binabalikan, yung iba kailangan na talagang kalimutan kasi baka pag binalikan mo pa masasaktan ka na naman.

-I want you to reflect on this Kass. Miss you and Love you. Kiss Kath for me!

~ Charm xx

For once, she is right. Hindi binabalikan ang past. Hindi ito ine-entertain. Pasts are those memories made to be forgotten and be kept in a box and bury it forever. Pasts should be that and no more.

I sighed again as I went to bed. I made my decision finally. Sleep starts to overcome me as I smiled to myself then closed my eyes.

I want some closure between us. I want everything we had to end.

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"Hey, listen, Becca I don't want to work wi--"

"He sighed it! Finally! Oh God! You and him would be so perfect!"

Confusion was written all over my face.

"What?"

She rolled her eyes. "The photographer! Mister Pierson! He signed it! So everything is complete! We could go tomorrow!"

The last sentence she said made me frown again.

"Go? Where to? Ugh. I don't understand this! Kelan pa ba tayo nag-meeting na aalis ako?" Seriously, nauubos na ang pasensya ko.

She stopped jumping and slowly bowed her head. I guess she's not telling me.

"Well?"

Silence.

She's not telling me. Try again.

"Becca, if you're keeping something from me, I'm gonna have to fi--"

"TheheadwantsyoutohaveabeachbikiniphotoshootsoIsaidoksinceitwouldbegoodforyou."

Wow, I didn't even catch the first one.

"Say that again. But this time slowly." I gently commanded.

She sighed. "Ma'am Jess told me to tell you that the head requested for a beach-bikini photoshoot for the new magazine they have been working on. And he said, specifically, that he wants you to be the model."