o biglang lumam

going to freeze to death! Oh, no.

ritten on my nametag. At bakit

isn't right for you; it shou

ed at that co

he interrupted me before I

o nalang sya nang h

makasalita, n

a rin pala." He scoffed. "Stupid, I'm asking which

hony smile. I have to endure it. He

ng sinabi nya. I replied, "Ch

erry ice cream,” He spoke in a monotone tone. Pnasin ko la

the afternoon, let alone in the middle of summer? I shook m

ng order, iniwan nya lang an

he said, "Accept it. Sayo na ya

nya. Nilibre nya ako…Pumunta sya

oice but to eat the

indi na ako pwede

lmost every day. Araw araw na talagay sya narito para magorder ng pare

es here just to see me but I highly doubt tha

ng that I couldn't offend him because he was a customer a

e an ice-cream junkie of some kind? Is str

ang kanyang order sa susunod na mga araw na pumunta sya, but my curiosity got the be

ance, glaring, and scowling at me,

n at tinginnan ako before scannin

o nya rin ang mga upuan, "Poor facilities," then he grimaced at the ice cream machine

said. Is he here to slander the

ang lugar namin, strawberry guy, I

ayaw kong umalis?”

pulis." I gulped, re

a guard stationed

ear-old man who had been treating me kindly ever since I started working he

papunta sa kanya, "When

pa. He has been away for a week due to some bus

se days,," I continued, saying it lo

uy out, napasinghap si Mr. Tim hab

Hudson!" He

a nila ang isa’t isa? At anong pangalan ny

“Bakit hindi mo sa akin sin

lam anong nangyayari. Mr. Tim bowe

, I'll get the papers, so please bear with me. Snow, tulungan mo sya, bigyan mo sya

ming dalawa. Strawberry guy sat at the table, with a sat

ko ng boss mo." He mocked me, s

alik na si Mr. Tim, I excused to talk with him, "A

, extending his arms, "Snow, tingna

nya, pero naguguluhan

started to explain. “Pinabenta ko tong shop sa kay Mr. Hudson, at binigay nya i

ter 'o.' "Wait, what?"

"I'm so sorry nakalimutan

, ako pa rin ang manager for the time being dahi

me about this sooner. I feel

si Emma? Alam nya na po ba to?" I added, wondering if Emma was aware of i

ko na si Emma kanina..." Mr

on the chair across

g employees, not slackers who pla

son started to say. "So, consider today as y

r. Tim for confirmation, but

ito….at magsisimula na ang pasukan…. I’m st

I swallowed the lump in my throa

ould have been aware earlier, then I could

sa counter. Nakita kong nagpipirma ng mga papeles si Mr. Huds

ng ibang balita, balik ka lang dito. We’ll be happy to welcom

king his hand as well and

Mr. Hudson, bye Snow. I apologize

ng on his notebook. Naiwan kamig dalawa sa shop at sobrang tahimik.

my job! Hinding pwede na ma

i ng

kong tumayo nalang si Mr. Hudson na may

or the month. You'll be replaced tomorrow." At nang makita

d out that made him stop in his tracks. I sw

ong to." My voice was shaking when I said this so I cleared my thro

his face holding the sam

thing you want….just let me keep working here. K

, and he looked at me with a s

anything?" t

ing. Anything is possible.

at made my heartbeat quicken, ne