A promise to you

PROLOGUE

1960

Davao, Philippines

FLORINA DEL MUNDO wiped the sweat off of her forehead as she continued making braids from a straw for the sandal strap that she's making. It is a hot and humid day in Davao, the sun kissing her milky pale skin. She couldn't care less her boss gave them a deadline for these handmade footwears, 500 sandals should be finished within the day and there are only 60 workers present in the small footwear factory, Located in the city. 

Sitting by the window she couldn't help but hear the hunks of cars and people's shouts outside. She looked and saw multiple fancy cars, people walking and scrambling on the side of the road but one car caught her attention, sitting in the back seat is a very pretty looking lady just around her age, wearing fancy clothes and a pearl necklace. Her eyes held on to the necklace firmly, a pang of jealousy slowly creeped into her heart. 

She wants that, she wants that kind of life , the kind of life she wasn't born into. She always thinks it's unfair how other's can live comfortably and other's can't, how some wish for something while some take things for granted without second thought. 

" Florina!"   a sudden slap on her shoulder startled her making her glare at the person who did it

" get back to work" Maria said with her eyebrows furrowed in irritation , rolled her eyes and continued measuring the fabric that we would use for the sandals. 

"This b***h" Florina uttered silently , she hates Florina and Florina hates her too , she's always poking her nose into the ladies business since the day she saw the son of their boss giving Florina flowers, that one time when a handsome police officer said hi and kissed her hand, when the son of the city mayor and his cousin asked her to dance with them on Bayle, and many more. Florina gets it that Maria is jealous of her, all the men who give her attention are good looking and in a well off family, which every lady in her status wished to be married too. 

Remembering what she saw earlier, she wished to be married to a well off family too. her imagining herself sitting on a fancy car, wearing expensive clothes and fancy jewelries and that is her goal now, now that she is working in this hell hole. Forced to stop her education since her parents couldn't afford nursing school. As a young lady she wished to be pampered and her ticket out is marrying mister right

" Hi Florinaaa!" her eyes landed on the dark skin with chinky eyes guy, waving his hand while sitting on the drivers seat of a very old shipping car that the company where she works own. with a very big bright smile plastered on his face.

 Definitely not him, Florina thought and slammed the window shot.