Reigning Over You

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"KANINA ka pa nakatitig sa cellphone mo, baka mabasag na yan."

Marahan akong napatalon sa gulat nang biglang sumulpot sa likod ko si Seek, agad kong nilapag ang cellphone ko sa counter table kaya napatawa siya habang nguya-nguya ang chichirya niya.

"Hala siya, may tinatago si Ate!" Sigaw pa niya kaya inabot ko ang buhok niya at sinabunutan.

This loud baby brother! If marinig siya nino 'man ng mga tao dito sa bahay, knowing how much they are so ma-issue, agad na kakalat ang fake news na ito!

"You dumb bitch, shut up or aalisan kita ng buhok!" Pabulong na sigaw ko sakanya habang hindi pa din binibitawan ang buhok.

Hawak niya ang kamay ko at pilit na inaalis iyon sa hair niya, hindi niya alam I was an expert with this kind of battle. Mas lalo ko pang binaon ang daliri ko kaya nagsisigaw siya sa sakit.

"Aray! Aray! Tama na! Hindi na!"

Binitawan ko naman ang buhok niya at I rolled my eyes on him, "Pag ako ini-issue mo, mawawala 'yang buhok mo."

"Ang taray mo susumbong kita kay Mommy!" Sigaw niya at tatakbong umalis.

As if I'd get scared of Mom, she'll just probably smile at him and tell him to go to his room. I heaved a deep sigh at tinignan uli ang screen ng cellphone ko.

It's been three days mula nang huli kami magkita ni Theodore, not that I'm waiting for him naman, pero I thought he was asking for my favor. I thought he was going to contact me! Pero bakit wala pa din?!

I'm getting really impatient kasi I haven't been getting out of this house, ni pumasok at gumawa ng normal sa cafe ay hindi ko magawa! Just because of this dumb man. Ang tagal niyang mag-text!

Sa yaman niyang 'yon, hindi nagpapaload?! May kumpanyang malaki, load wala?! Baka gusto niya ako pa magpa-load sakaniya?

Nafufrustrate ako kasi even if gusto ko magpunta sa work, hindi naman ako makapag-focus at for sure titignan ko lang ng titignan ang cellphone ko to check kung may text na siya. Just like what happened earlier!

"Can I get a strawberry frappe?"

"Excuse me, Miss? Can I get a strawberry frappe?"

"Miss? Are you okay? Hey, Ate over there! Can you wake this Miss? I think she's sleeping with her eyes open."

I didn't even felt the existence of a customer dahil sa matinding pagtitig ko sa screen ng cellphone ko. I am really overthinking this. Buti na lang at nandoon si Bobbie at pinauwi muna ako.

Hindi ko alam kung sino ba talaga ang boss samin ni Bobbie. Mukhang intern ako kanina, I am so unprofessional. So ew for me. I've never been like this before naman.

I don't even know why I was prioritizing his favor like he was some kind of a prime minister or royalty. It's not like bibigyan niya ko ng milyon para sa isang cake.

Tatayo na sana ako para i-try na may gawing iba, to reduce my stress and anxiety dahil sa simple text message maybe I should just create another recipe, when my phone beeped. Napatingin agad ako sa notif and it was from an unknown messenger! I am getting nervous!

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Hi! About the cake, I was wondering
if you're available now for a
meet up? :D

Nawala ang kaba ko at biglang napa-kunot ang noo. Who the eff is this?! The Theo-fucking-dore that I knew would not make a smiley face on a text! Nor be like this very looking kind!