Across Genres (ACROSS Series 2)

PROLOGUE

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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"Yes paakyat na ako." I told my handler as I pressed the button of the elevator. "Rooftop 'di ba?"

"Ay oo bebe girl, bilisan mo na umakyat habang 'di pa masyadong mainit. Sayang ang beauty mo kung mababad tayo sa araw!" She exclaimed.

"Ay pota." I whispered.

"Rose? Bakit? May problema ba?" She was probably alarmed when he heard me cussing.

"Mami Ly, sira 'ata 'tong elevator nila." I tried to press on the buttons again but the elevator won't open. Napahampas naman ako ng mahina sa pinto nito. 

"Ha? Eh ayos naman 'yan n'ung umakyat kami kanina." Napapalatak siya. "Try mo lang ng try."

I pressed on the buttons harshly. I just stopped when a maintenance staff approached me.

"Ay, ma'am. Sira po 'yang elevator." The kuya janitor scratched his head. "Tumawag na po ng gagawa kaso mamaya maya pa po 'yun darating."

I sighed and closed my eyes tightly. "Oh, ma. Narinig mo naman siguro?"

"Bakla ka paano ka makakaakyat dito? Kaya mo ba mag-teleport?"

"Wala pa akong kapangyarihan na maglaho tulad ng mga Sanggre sa Encantadia." I rolled my eyes. I looked around and saw the stairs on the side. I carefully walked towards it. "Maghahagdan na lang ako."

"Hagdan?! Anong akala mo nasa 2nd floor lang location natin? Hindot ka 25-storey 'tong building. Bayani ka ba?!" She sound frustrated. 

"Hindi pa naman. Pero sanay naman akong tumakbo." I walked 2 steps at a time. Buti na lang mahaba biyas ko. "Madami na rin naman akong tinakbuhan dati 'pag sinisingil na ako sa mga utang ko." Natatawa kong sabi."Ikaw na bata ka puro ka kalokohan. Magkaka-wrinkles ako ng maaga sa'yo." 

Napangiti ako nang makitang nasa 5th floor na ako. "Kaunti pa Amy, nakaka--" I tried computing in my head. "One-fifth ka na."

"I-check mo kung maayos na 'yung elevator sa ibang floors. Baka pagdating mo dito sa taas humuhulas ka na." She reminded.

"Ayos lang, maganda pa rin ako." I giggled and tried my luck at the 7th floor's elevator. "Ayon! Gumagana na! Mamshie sige na sasakay na ako sa elevator. Babush!"

"Hi ma'am good morning! Going up or going down?" The elevator girl politely asked.