Autumns of Tokyo

4

Nakauwi na din ako ng bahay. I live alone dito sa apartment. It's the typical japanese style apartment na sapat lang ang space para sakin. May cr, may bedroom at may maliit na sala. Its comfortable for me.

I took a quick shower at humiga na. Naalala ko si Riku.

I was planning to wait for him kanina para magpasalamat pero isang oras na akong nag-aantay sa restau hindi man lang siya nalabas from the VIP room. Kaya I decided to go home.

I am thinking of thanking him bukas sa work pero akward naman. Dessert lang naman yun at isa pa he really owe me an apology.

I got my phone and searched for him in different social networking sites. Pero kahit isa ay walang account na nagtuturo sa kanya. Weird. I just brushed it off mukang di lang siguro siya into social media.

Tiningnan ko ang oras sa phone and its 1 AM. Usually ganitong oras ako nakakauwi sa bahay kapag may work ako sa bar. Yes, I also work in a bar. Double job ako. Its nice and decent bar naman, high-end. Mostly ng tao na napunta ay businessmen na Japanese and foreigners.

I work there as an attendant. Although mas malaki ang sweldo sa mga hostess, I prefer working as an attendant. Hindi naman sa ayoko maging hostess and not to sound rude but as I said I'm not a fan of befriending people. I dont know how to entertain customers.

Mas prefer ko to. Attendant. I welcome the customers and guide them sa tables nila. Ako ang nagchecheck if okay ba sila and comfortable then I leave them be sa mga napili nila to talk to for the rest of the night.

I set my alarm para sa work ko bukas and I slept.

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Nagising ako sa alarm ng phone ko. I quickly get up and took a quick shower. I sat at my dresser at tiningnan ang reflection ko. I have a short black hair and full bangs, typical japanese hair cut. I'm really pale and my chinky eyes completes my appearance that I indeed have Japanese blood. I brushed my hair and put a hairpin then I put some light makeup.

As I finished, kinuha ko na ang backpack ko dahil its a long day for me. After ng shift ko sa hotel may shift naman ako sa bar. Kaya madami akong dala ngayon.

I walked until makarating sa eki. Natanaw ko na kaagad si Momo na nag aantay din ng densha.

"Aki-san!!", as usual Momo is screaming at the top of her lungs nang makita ako. I immedietly shushed her dahil pinagtitinginan na kami.

"Bakit di mo ako ginising kahapon sa train?!" I asked her.

"Huh? eh kase nung nagpaalam ako sayo tumango ka naman, youre usually like that. Parang gising pero tulog pala".

"Whatever! Lumagpas tuloy ako sa stop ko. By the way, may kasabay ba tayo sa train na kawork natin kahapon?"

The doors of the train opened and we went inside. We sat down and I kept talking about yesterday.

"Wala naman tayong kasabay, bakit? May kawork tayo na nandon kahapon pagbaba ko?"

I dont want her to ask me more questions kaya I just told her na wala. She seemed kinda curious kung bakit ko natanong pero I just kept quiet. Its no big deal yung kahapon.

As we walked towards the hotel, nakasalubong namin si Riku. Momo giggled and I glared at her.
Tiningnan ako ni Riku at nagtaas ng kilay. I snobbed him.

"Ohayo gozaimasu" pag bati namin sa mga nadaang kawork namin.

Nagmadali na kaming magpalit ng uniform sa locker at umakyat na sa office para mag time. Pag lagay ko ng time card ko sa lagayan, I saw Riku's time card beside mine. Riku Owen Masaki ang full name niya.

Habang binabasa ko ito, biglang may kumuha ng time card niya and of course it's him. He looked at me na parang kinukwestyon kung bakit ko tinitingnan ang time card niya. Napailing na lang ako.

Umalis na kaagad ako at baka kung ano nanaman ang sabihin niya. Pagsakay ko ng elevator ay sumakay na din siya. He stood beside me katulad kahapon at naamoy ko nanaman ang pabango niya. He does smell good.

I looked at him at my peripheral at napansin ko how broad his shoulders are. Tama lang, he is not bulky but he has a lean body. I think he is 6 feet tall, and kahit Japanese siya he has a tan skin. Siguro partly na dahil may Filipino blood siya. Suddenly, he caught me again staring at him and he smirked!

Shit. Here we go again. Ano nanaman kayang sasabihin ng gago na to.

Tumigil ang elevator sa 7th floor. Momo get off the elevator. Hindi ulit kami magkasama sa floor. Sa 12th ulit ako naassign. And to my surprise kasama ko nanaman si Riku.

Pag tunog ng elevator sa last floor, lumabas na kami at buti naman wala na siyang eksena katulad kahapon.

Since ako ang nagtrain kay Riku kahapon ako na din daw ang pati ngayong araw!

"Kunin mo na yung cleaning basket mo at magsimula na tayo". I looked at him.

Kinuha niya na nga ang cleaning basket at lumabas na kami ng station. Katulad kahapon tanging mga yabag lamang ng mga paa namin ang maririnig sa hallway dahil maaga pa for sure tulog pa ang mga guest.

Then, nakarinig ako ng tunog ng stilleto.

I immedietly stopped and bowed my head to greet the guest. I motioned Riku to do the same pero hindi niya ginawa.

As I lift my head para sitahin si Riku, nagulat na lang ako ng halikan siya bigla ng guest. The woman looked like a model. She has a nice well-defined body and a very long brown hair. After kissing him, the woman giggled in a flirtatious way.

I was stunned at that moment. Ano to? Teleserye? Biglang maghahalikan sa harap ko? Hello? Nasa trabaho tayo.

I looked at Riku's reaction at ang gago nakikisabay.

I was staring at them both dahil hindi ko alam kung ieexcuse ko ang sarili ko o sisitahin ko na si Riku.

Then the woman said, "Long time no see, Mr. Owen, same old habits? Why are you still working like that when you owned this hotel and its other chains?" She then laughed.

What? Owned? Sa kanya to? What is happening??!

Riku then answered, "You know my principles when it comes to managing my hotels, I need to see how everyone does their assigned works".

The woman just laughed again. "Okay, I hope I'll see you again some time, let's see what other principles you have".

Riku smirked and said goodbye to the woman. Humarap siya sa akin, and he walked straight sa room na lilinisin namin na para bang wala akong narinig at nakita kanina.