| The Waiter |
“WOW! We have lots of customers, huh?” I put my apron on and didn’t bother to go to my locker and just went on the counter right away.“Of course, we have a gorgeous waiter,” Kara answered.“You mean, Bill?”Well, he's handsome, I must admit, but Bill was absent since last week for a particular reason—he’s sick.She shook her head and said, “No, we have a newly hired waiter,” she answered.“What do you mean?” I asked with curiosity.“Oh, he’s there, right behind you—”My forehead wrinkled as I shift my head to where she’s pointing.To my surprise, the cup I’m holding almost slip on my grip, “What are you doing here?” I asked the guy whom I’m trying to forget.He raised his left brow and put the tray he’s holding at the top of the counter. “Two macchiatos for table thirteen, Miss,” he said and leaned on the counter, crossed legs as he| In Denial |HIS SUITE was bewilderingly luxurious, grander, ecclesiastical—it has a separate living area, two bedrooms, a dining area. He’s rich. How can he live in this wide space all by himself? Isn’t it too boring? Sometimes rich people seem not to enjoy their luxurious life. Yes, they can have the materialistic thing they want but they can never buy happiness. They’re lack happiness. Yes, money can buy everything, but it doesn’t mean that it can make you happy all the time. The purpose of money is to satisfy your needs. Basically, not favorable among us.We may have lived in a highlander, farm area, where we always see fields. But the small things we do make us happy. We can feel the true meaning of love. We never compete to get something, to achieve something. Because we are happy for simple things.Rich people love to compete for money. Though there were still people who know how to value t
| Outgrow |We live life the way we want it to be. The way how it uses to be. We want it to be wonderful as it is. But we know that we can’t make it perfect.Life always offers us the best, it’s just how we handle it. I know God always has a purpose for everyone. And I know he will not give us problems if we can’t surpass them.As time goes by, my heart started to outgrow feelings that I never imagine that I would feel—the feeling of being in love.Indeed, we can’t talk over something that we can’t stand.My school performances were fine, but this feeling… it’s not.I always ask myself, how did this happen? Why that fast?I fear.I fear because I’m not certain about it and I’m not ready for it.I fear being left in the dark, confused about what to do.I fear being rejected.
| The Kiss |Friday night, the cold breeze hugged me as I stepped out of the café. The trees shaded some part of the streets as their shadows reflect on it. I put my two hands on the side pocket of my jacket. Winter is fastly approaching. I began to walk.Linus and I have different end shifts. His out is every six in the evening, while I go home every seven, and sometimes it is eight.I sighed. Linus again? Until when would I forget that name.As I walk slowly, I look up in the sky. Stars are twinkling at me with light, mischievously squinting, and saying hello to me. They are like a sly pearl that adorns that dark blue sky and is no less inferior to the bright moon. The night’s aroma pervades the air, covering all the scenery inside. It is not as realistic as it is during the day. The air is filled with sweltering moisture, like a fog. The light from the lamppost is like a night of pearls gilled with
| Do Consider |The next day, I woke up with swollen eyes and I regretted crying last night. Seems like I need to conceal it before going to work. Lazily, I got off of my ass on my bed.Reina grabs her early breakfast with her new set of friends. Well, they have a group project to work on.As much as I want to stay here all day to avoid Linus, but I can't, because I have work.I remind myself that I don't need to be affected by the things that happened last night. If he tries to talk to me. I will allow him. We need to clear things out.Reina was right. If I continue to avoid it, nothing will happen—we can't solve the problems between us. I think I'm not ready for that.I hope he will get absent today. I overheard him and his friend the other day, saying that they have to undergo training this weekend, in preparation for their fight next week.My memories were still clear about
| The Confession |WE decided to talk in the park near the library. Linus is famous and I don’t want to risk my image nor my reputation being ruined by his fans.This is the only park I know that is far from the dorms and establishments. Sometimes we go here during our free time. Nena found this place.I sat on the bench, and he sat on the other side.I’ve heard his deep sigh as if he’s nervous or what, but I didn’t take a glimpse. I look up in the sky. It was dark and shady. The night is getting deep as the moon shines fully. It was just half but it was bright and beautiful. The stars that surround it were shimmering, it looks like crystals when they first occupy with the light. It seems like they’re giving me hope every day. If I can see them twinkling, there’s always be hope for everything.Back to my thoughts, I will not let myself denying again what I truly feel
| The Coffee |How would I know that he will take the courting seriously? He said he will court me in private. That no one will know or notice. I don’t know if I will believe him, but how would I know if he’s sincere if I won’t let him?Another day had passed, and it seems like he’s doing nothing. Well, he’s absent yesterday and the other day. I know he’s busy, and I won’t let myself be the one who makes a move even if I want to and misses him—yes, I miss him. Until the time when I accepted my feelings, it seems like my day is not complete if I don’t see him. Weird as it sounds but it is how I feel.Monday morning, Reina told me that Linus sees her at the north wing, and he asked for my number. Knowing Reina, of course, she gave it. And now, I’m like a fool waiting for a text or call.I don’t usually use my phone not unless it was my parents or Reina
| The Quiz |Does kissing a part of courting? I know it was just a smack, but it was still a KISS. And how dare he to kiss me. We’re not into a relationship yet. ‘Yet?’ asked the corner of my mind. ‘So, you want him to be your boyfriend?’ a thought that echoed inside my head.Damn! how can I sleep when he keeps on making my mind haywire? Reina on the other side was already snoring and me… I’m still wide awake. I don’t know but I just keep on rolling in my small bed, trying to forget what just happened a while ago. But I can’t. It seems like the thought doesn’t want to vanish.That jerk! He will see you tomorrow! He will regret what he did.I was awakened by a small pinch in my cheek, as I open my eyes, I saw Reina. “Rise and shine, Becca. Does Linus didn’t make you sleep? Seems you sleep late last night, huh?”“What ti
| Officially On | I don’t want to doubt his confession to me. But I can’t stop myself not to worry about when this courtship will last. If I will accept him now, should it be worth it? Isn’t that too fast? But isn’t that it’s the relationship that matters the most than the courtship? If I will not give it a try, how will I know that he is sincere pursuing me? And even if we’re already in a relationship, he can still court me. I remember what my mother said when I was in junior high school. ‘If a man loves you, he will do everything to make your relationship works. And if you were in the stage that it seems like one of you is falling out of love, try to talk about it and as much as possible, fix it. And if one of you can’t hold it anymore, then maybe he’s not meant for you.’ And I think I can’t find it out when I will not give a chance to myself to experience how to be love and how to love someone. Ms. Dory is finally back, and I talk to her i