PIONEER

CHAPTER SIX

"Welcome to Phyre services, Ma'am!" bati ng katabi ko sa bagong dating na babae. Kanina pa ako nakaupo rito along with Lyrelle and the receptionist. I couldn't believe na nakakabugnot pala ng walang ginagawa so how come people tend to stay too long without doing anything? I mean, the people who has the ability to do things, right?

"Ito ba ang ginagawa ng Jonas na yun dito? Tumunganga? Nakakabugnot na ah!" natatawa na lang din ako sa reklamo ni Lyrelle. Here we come again sa nakakatawa niyang boses.

"Ang boring!" We tried to look for the manager but she's out of the blue. Kahit sa kusina man lang gusto namin tumulong or even mopping, we can do it pero di kami pinayagan. Ano 'to? Special treatment?

"I waited here for too long then I just received nothing!?"

umalingawngaw ang boses ng babaeng dumating dahil sa sigaw nito. Napaigtad pa si Lyrelle sa tigas ng boses nito. Napatingin kami kay Carla na tila takot na at sa babae naman na parang mang aamok ng suntukan.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry but n--"

"Recheck it now!" nahilot ko sentido ko sa stress. Nakaka agaw na siya ng atensyon and this is not good.

Tumayo na ako at lumapit sa kanila. I even heard, Carla, sighing heavily.

"What's the matter?" Tanong ko dito.

"Pinapahanap niya ang name ng asawa niya sa list ng guests"

"Isn't it against the rules?"

"Mapilit eh!" tumango ako at humarap sa babae.

"How may I help you, Ma'am?"

"Look for my husband's name in your guestlist! I need it now!" ayan na naman siya sa boses niyang kay lakas.

"Tone down your voice, Ma'am. You are discouraging other guest--"

"I don't care!"

"What you were asking, Ma'am, was against our rules. The name of our g--"

"I don't care about your goddamn rules! I need my husband's name, now! Isnt't it clear!?" huminga ako ng malalim at tumango. Kinurot ko sa tagiliran si Lyrelle ng asta na itong sasagot.

No way, Lyrelle.

"Okay, Ma'am, I'll recheck it. Name of your husband, Ma'am?" I want to be calm as much as I want to. I don't want to be rude. It would be a disaster to the owner of this five star hotel if I acted the same way with her.

"Armando Cantavier" nakahinga ako ng malalim ng tila kumalma ito. Kinuha ko ang papers list at binigay kay Lyrelle.

"Kindly look for her husband's name in that list" Utos ko. I was the one who checked the monitor.

I search for it's name but I got none. I even look for it one by one but I got none, again. I sighed heavily.

"Nakita mo dyan?"

"Wala" Lyrelle answered.

"We're sorry, Ma'am, but no one named Armando Cantavier in our guest list" A moment of silence went by. Tila nag isip si Mrs. Cantavier a while then sighed in a harsh way. Umatras ako ng konti na baka bulyawan nalang ako bigla.

"The hell with that man! If I see him in any ways, I'll gonna kick his balls out of his pants!" umalis ito ng walang paalam matapos sabihin yun.

"Wews" natawa ako ng tila nabunutan ng tinik si Carla. Naupo uli si Lyrelle na kakamot kamot ang ulo dahil sa bugnot na wala siyang ginagawa. Ultimo aasta palang kasi kami ay iiwas na ang nagta trabaho sa amin para di kami makatulong. Nakakayamot na.