I gotten myself into? A

en exaggerating. I’m

that?" he inquired a

ay, and stay as far away f

exactly what he meant. "Wait, are you

at napakurap

g puso? How hea

augh at that, wiping

Bakit ka tumatawa?" he asked, quite ala

at me helplessly? Strawberry guy, seryoos ako. Important ang trabaho ko dito. You don't have the authority to fire people out of nowhere for petty rea

hell w

check for the month, I yelled at him. "Fine, kung hin

ffice, I slung my backpack on my shoulders before givi

at umuwi na. I can't believe I'm dea

ace. Sign na rin siguro na dapat umiwasa ako sa m

ng hi

t I won't have to deal with a gu

sa aking mga pisngi, muttering a curse

had a concerned look in her eye at ngumiti ako sa kanya,

at pumunta na sa kwarto ko. Nakahiga ako sa kama, lutang na tinitingnan ang pader. It didn’t take

and making sure my eyes weren’t that

e before sitting beside me on my bed, her gentle expression calming me. Hinawi nya ang aking buhok sabay sab

aman ng anak nila. But I’m not prepared to tell her that I just recently left my work. She’ll be anxious and probably pull up all-

ing a bit to convince

I can work, and-" she began to ramble, but I

ag kang mag-alala. walang pumipilit sakin. Choice ko to," I set my eye

l alam nyang hindi nya na mapapalitan ang desisyon ko. I ki

port me and Nathan on her own withou

to maggawa kung wala na

ne quickly before telling

ne to look for available jobs. Kai

lan

ako sa tunog ng ringtone ko. M

kompanyang pinag

t ang tawag, “Hel

ahil bago lang yung resume ko…Who was the moron w

re. Don't think you can

don’t remember making friends with anyone other than E

erson I least expect to hear

from the other line of the phone. I cursed

y guy naman.

me yesterday? I mean, u

marinig ang boses mo. Goodbye." Just heari

ghed,

ickly say at tinapos

ked me to return there, but not i

na akong pri

at, nagmakaawa pa ako a

ust thinking about talking to him. Plus,

room, seeing that I couldn’t go back to sleep no

baho si mama. Bigla nalang may nagdo

ore handing me a box. I scowled at this. "Wala po akong or

the address leads me to your house.” The de

wrong addresses made by criminals prevalent these days? It’s their new way

rded it to you, ma'am."

n ko nalang ito pa

, there was someone who wanted me to get

sa loob. Mayroong papel na nahulog at binasa

t I already knew who it was. It’s clearly obvious w

gesture of goodwill or a threat? Papaano nya nalaman ang address ko? Did he ask Mr.

facepalm. ANg tanga

number as earlier. Hinayaan ko lang ito but it kept

iglang sabi ni Strawberry guy from the ot