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Chapter 1

Chapter 1

hardworking.

"What brings you here, sis?" Ada, best friend of Achelle asked. She's  comfortably sitting on her swivel chair.

Ada is very close to the word perfect, she's rich, powerful, she's blessed when it comes to beauty and she also had soft features. She have a happy and complete family, she's kind and soft hearted, she's perfect isn't?

Compared to me, yes I'm aware that I have beauty and brain but that's all what I have. I'm poor like a rotten rat, I'm a working college student, I also don't have a family or even a guardian, she died when I was still in senior high school so I learned on how to sustain myself and my needs all by myself. I 'm thankful with that woman for giving me home and care in a short period of time, even though we're not related in blood.

"Hey, I'm asking you Achelle Selene Villaverde!" Ada snorted.

But sometimes she's oa, loud and had a filthy mouth, while me, I'm like a tigress that's ready to gnawed your whole body, for short I'm a maldita type.

"Can I apply here in your company?" I asked while roaming my eyes inside her office.

Opisina niya lang, mas malaki pa sa bahay ko.

"Psh how many times do I have to tell you that you don't need to work?! You already have two part time jobs for Pete's sake! I'm willing to help you sis, tell me how much do you need and I'll send it to your bank account immediately, I'll also help you to pay your house bills, also your tuitions and give you allowance every week!"

Napangiwi ako sa sinabi niya, I don't want to depend my life into someone, I don't like the thought that I'll be sustained by someone dahil nahihirapan ako, I'll work as long as I can, for myself. I won't accept help from someone if I can still do it myself. Higit sa lahat, hinding hindi ako tatanggap ng pera mula sa iba kung hindi ko naman ito pinaghirapan.

"I need work Ada, please?" I know she can't resist me.

"Aish fine what position do you want? Manager? Treasurer? Super-"

I didn't let her finished what she's saying, "Are freakin' you kidding me, Ada?!"

"I'm serious here Ache, you're intelligent so I'm very sure you'll fit in one of those positions, hmm what do you think?" She even gave me a confident smile.

She's really out of mind.

"No, I saw earlier that your company is hiring for a janitor to clean the whole company so....."

"The fuck, don't tell me-"

"Yes, can I apply in that position, instead?" Not giving an attention on what she said earlier. Psh to the hell if I'll accept it.

I don't want her to give me a biased position, and one more thing I'm sure I won't fit in those positions she recommended earlier.

Tinignan niya ako, hindi makapaniwala sa sinabi ko kani-kanina lang. Over acting din talaga 'tong babaeng 'to minsan eh.

"Do you think I'll let you, Ache?! The salary of a janitor in our company is not enough for you to pay your tuition and provide your needs, Ache!"

She sighed, frustrated. It's for good, I don't want others to think that I'm abusing her kindness and all I want from her is money, I also hate the thought that she's giving me a higher position because I'm her best friend, I hate biased, I want to be fair.

"I know but I still have two part time jobs, sis." I rolled my eyes.

"It's still not enough, how about your-"

I raised my right eyebrow at her.

"-ugh fine!" In the end, she accepted her defeat. She knows very well that she can't convince me or even change my mind. She's really my best friend and I appreciate it.

She's always helping me in everything, kaya minsan nahihiya ako pero wala akong magagawa eh, I need to accept it sometimes. But it doesn't mean that I'm not being a fair, I always pay my debts in her when I have money.

"I'll give you night shift, 9pm to 12am is that okay with your schedule?" Ada stated with a stressed tone, I know it's all about my decision earlier but I won't change my mind, I'll work.

"Yep 2am to 5 am naman yung next kong part time job kaya ayos lang and alam kong binawasan mo yung oras kaya I suggest na be fair Ada, I know that it's 7 pm to 1 am ayon sa naka usap kong janitor niyo na night shift. So I'm expecting na may bawas yung sweldo ko, okay?" She can't fool me. I laughed in my mind.

"No freakin' way, I already let you to take that position even I don't want to, so whether you like it or not, hindi ko babawasan ang sahod mo!" Inirapan niya ako sabay walkout, psh oa talaga.

Natawa nalang ako sa ginawa niya dahil wala pang isang minuto ay bumalik siya.

"Akala ko ba nag walkout ka, ba't nandito ka?" I teased, pikon to eh.

"Tse, bwisit kang bruhalida ka! O siya sa Lunes kapa mag s'start, yung schedule at uniform mo, ibibigay ko nalang den sa Lunes. Kapag kailangan mo ng tulong just call my cutie name, Ada. Tandaan mo rin ang lagi ko kong paalala, okay?"

"Alin 'don?" Anas ko.

"Psh. Hindi porke maganda ka at wala kang pera wag na wag kang magpakarat para kumita 'non. Mahal kita pero ayoko sa kaibigang pokpok ha?"

Kahit namumula ay tinignan ko siya ng masama, muka tuloy akong galit na kamatis, bwisit.

"Isa pang sabi mo niyan sasampalin na kita, animal ka 'yang bunganga mo busalan mo nga nang manahimik!" Namumula na ang buong mukha ko ngayon dahil sa inis at kahihiyan.

Tumawa lang siya at nanunuya ang tingin.

"Hoy babae wag mong sabihing hindi mo alam 'yang karat karat na 'yan kasi tandaan mo ha, beinte uno kana at hindi ka na bata. Be open minded, pero wag na wag mong gagawin yun kahit alam mo 'yun, sis, dapat sa hotty fafa na mabubuhay ka at magiging asawa lang natin ibibigay ang virginity, kaya wag kang papakarat para sa pera lang, altar muna bago pakarat. Kung need mo ng money I'm one call away lang naman eh. Mas okay na yung pagsubsob mo sa sarili mo sa trabaho basta marangal. "

That's why I'm very lucky to have her, co'z who would have thought that the rich and poor can also be best friends.

"Oo na, ayos na sana eh nadagdag pa 'yang karat karat na 'yan, kung mayaman lang talaga ako nako magpapasadya ako ng filther para sa bunganga mo."

Hindi uso sa 'min ang kadramahan, mas nasanay kami sa sigawan at murahan. Chill chill lang.

"Basta iwasan mo magpakarat ha? Ikaw kase napaka hardworking mo, magliwaliw ka rin minsan gaga."

Inirapan ko lang siya.

"Oh sige na, I gotta go dahil pupunta pa ako sa saturday job ko." I waved my hand at her as I bid my goodbye.

Tumango lang siya at ngumiti.

Well that's me, the very hardworking woman. For me, everyday is survival, I need to work, to eat and study, I have to work at night to pay my house rent. I need to work every saturdays and sundays for me to provide my needs.

I'm not like others that's night is their time to sleep, saturdays and sundays is their time to have some fun and do their homeworks, they have time to play and enjoy.

While me, I don't know the word rest.

I'm working hard, not because I want to, but because I need to.

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tada! Chapter 1 is out! Hope you like it.

Saranghae❤️