RAUX, Celeste

Chapter 3

SITTING down at the cafe shop alone is one of the comforts. But the annoying guys appeared in front of me and sat next down to me. Feeling close naman to.

"I assume that you're alone?" The random guy, asked.

"What do you want?"

"Fierce" he coldly replies to me

I didn't face him. I just sighed and sip my coffee. Wala akong panahon sa mga tao ngayon, I'd rather to be alone than hanging out someone else because this is my way to think clearly.

"I don't have a time chitchatting someone like you, mister" plain kung tugon at tumayo

Hindi ko na siya binalingan ng tingin at kaagad na umalis. Sakay ang motorsiklo at umalis sa lugar na iyon. A random guy who destroys my silence has really annoyed me.

"For the meantime I want to be alone" I murmured and drive to go home.

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Kaagad akong nagtimpla ng kape pagsapit ng hapon. Hindi pwedeng hindi uminom ulit kase hindi ako makakatulog ngayon.

Kinuha ko ang cellphone at tinawagan ang superior. He's closed to me, and he is too. Wearing always a dragon mask, hidden his true face to everyone.

"Superior"

"Hey, what's up?"

"Do I need to work at resto? The resto obviously has a tight security. " I said to him while thinking the resto I walked in earlier

"No, you need to be there or else I'm doomed. You're the one he wanted and hindi ko siya bibiguin, Celeste" and hang out the call

Isa din sa pinagtaka ko kay superior. Minsan lang to sumagot ng tawag at ni minsan hindi siya kinakabahan.

I just shrugged my shoulders and went back to my bedroom. Itulog ko nalang siguro ito.

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THE next morning is my first day of work as a bouncer. Women bouncer is a cool, balita ko pa ako ang pinaka una na maging babae na bouncer.

Bandang alas 4 sa hapon ay naghanda na ako at muling papasok sa alas 5.

Night shift kase ang binigay sa akin at pabor ako dun, sa gabi kasi ang maraming gulo at maraming nangyayari. One of my favorites is to play a dark.

Tapos na akong mag-ayos at umalis na. Bukas ay darating si Lyra dito at syempre hindi pwedeng ako lang ang may trabaho, she will work too at the bar. She is so childish but a deadly scary woman afterall. Inshort, she looks weak but can kill you anytime. Minsan, naiirita ako sa pagiging conyo niya.

Makakausap mo siya ng matino kapag malungkot yan.

Malayo palang ay tanaw ko na ang nagkadaherang mga mamahalin na sasakyan. A private resto bar exclusively for the millionaire people, kung dukha ka huwag mo ng subukan.

Sa likod ako dumaan at kumuha ng armas para sa amin. At pumwesto na sa aking pwesto.

I'm just standing here sa bandang gitna, dito ako na assign dahil hindi pwedeng sa entrance.

Marami na akong nakita na lasing na halos hindi na makalakad, mayroon namang umiiyak habang tinutungga ang bote, nakikita ko rin ang mga manyak habang pinagpyestahan ang mga babae na nagsasayaw sa dance floor.

Bumaling naman ako sa kabila na kaagad kung ikinangiwi, Thankfully, the sounds were so loud that I didn't have to bother hearing their moans.

I just sighed and sat down in the empty chair behind me. Then someone spoke beside me.

"A stunning woman standing all night at the bar." the baritone voice was filled in my ears

Binalingan ko ito ng tingin at kaagad na natigilan. The man has a chiseled, symmetrical face with a prominent jawline and a neatly trimmed beard. His lips are full, and his expression is direct and serious. A key feature is his heterochromia: one eye is a vibrant green while the other is a warm hazel brown. He has thick, dark eyebrows and his brown hair is styled back from his forehead.

Hindi ko pinahalata na nagulat ako sa hitsura niya, walang emosyon ko siyang tinignan at humarap.

Kahit gaano pa yan kagwapo hindi ako matitinag. Tatayo na sana ako ng muling magsalita ang katabi ko

"Don't be tense, I won't eat you."

"Mister whoever you are, I still have a work to do, huwag ako ang diskatehan mo" malamig na sambit ko nito.

Tumingin mo na sya sa akin mula ulo hanggang paa.

He smirked. "I never thought that you're a bouncer here. You looked weak."

Matalim ko lang siyang tinignan. I walked out after the nonsense conversation with him. Hindi dapat ako nagsasayang ng oras for him besides I don't know him, and he don't know me. Itinuon ko nalamang ang aking pansin sa paligid so far, walang kahina-hinala dito.

Nakita ko naman ang lalaki kanina na umakyat sa pangalawang palapag, he's wearing a business suit and holding a wine glass on his hand. Diretso lamang ang kanyang lakad na parang modelo na umakyat sa hagdan.

Naalala ko naman ang sagutan namin kanina at tila ba kilala niya ako sa paraan ng kanyang pakikiusap sa akin. I doubt if he knows me very well or not, but based on how he talked to me earlier, it seems like he knows me.

I just shook my head, ignored the little thoughts, and focused on work.

Umabot ng madaling araw na walang gulo na nangyayari, dumiretso lamang ako ng uwi pagkatapos. Pagod ako kahit wala naman akong ginagawa sa araw na ito.

Pagkarating ko sa bahay ay kaagad akong pumasok sa kwarto, nakalimutan ko pang maghapunan but I don't have a good appetite to eat.

Bukas na ako kakain at paniguradong may pagkain na ako bukas. Bukod sa tinamad akong magluto wala pa akong stocks sa kusina.

Kaagad akong humilita sa higaan at mahimbing na natutulog. Tomorrow will be a great day because this house will surely be colorful and noise when the brat is here.

BAGSAK na umupo ako sa sofa dito sa office ko at uminom ng wine. She really has a sweet voice and an angelic face. She was f*****g hot earlier that I almost forgot she was at work.

"Hey, bud. How's the girl? I saw what happened" Phoenix my friend asked.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

"Just relax"

"How's the transaction you just dealt with?" tanong ko

Huminga muna ito ng malalim at napangisi. We'll he's really good with this kind of work. Maaasahan talaga.

"Just fine, the transaction went well and the news will be released tomorrow."

I smiled, relieved to finally hear the good news. But my smile quickly faded as I remembered her.

"Has she arrived home safely?" I asked him. I could clearly see the tiredness in her eyes earlier, and it was already almost morning.

He turned to me laughing and shook his head, "You're crazy over her."

"Of course, she's my everything." I said before looking at the small picture on my table.

No matter what, I will protect you at all costs.



"Yes, bud. Don't worry for your woman. That girl is extraordinary; she won't be hurt." He said, surely to me.