500 Dollar Man
2234 Words
"Prof did you know she was late today?" Andy bragged.
“Really? that's record breaking! Keep it up Mix”
He was laughing as he took off his jacket and hang it up in the wall where clippers are attached.
“Andz! Do you really have to tell him?”
Michaella complained and even if she was blushing at the moment, she tried to pretend she wasn’t shy about it
“hahaha are you ashamed?I didn’t mean to, I just want you to feel flattered”
Prof Mark really has his own way of making Michaella’s heart giggle.
“by how?I don’t get it”
Andy was teasing crazily but sometimes she was a bit stupid about analyzing things
“hahaha Andz shut up and help me”
Michaella now is lifting a pile of sheets that of course they need to organize and refile according to dates and subjects.
“okay fine fine!” she said with eyebrows connecting in the middle of her forehead
“I guess what I meant was, Mix can break rules and its better to do it sometimes than just always break legs”
Prof gave out that wide smile as he leaned towards Michaella, he was talking to Andy but his eyes are tied on hers.
“ahm ah yeah thanks prof”
Michaella panicked, and cut the eye contact by bowing down and looking away pretending to be busy.
“ah excuse me Prof, you looked busy watching her face now”
Andy voiced out after a short laugh.
“She is so cute whenever she pretends like she isn’t affected but the truth is hahaha her cheeks are flushing”
“omg!” Michaella covered her cheeks with her hands.
Both Andy and Prof Mark laughed, I guess Mix was caught in the act again.
Oh by the way, people calls Michaella her nickname “MIX” to make her long name short.
“you’re all mean to me”
Of course Mix knows how to act so she used it as defense mechanism. She pouted with her eyes looking sad and her mouth drawn upside down.
“okay now let’s disperse hahaha time for some drama”
Andy said and yeah Prof Mark indeed went straight to his office wearing that amused smile.
“hey”
“what?”
“did you see that?”
“see what?”
“prof was different today, hmm he was smiling a lot”
“he is always smiling Mix, don’t overwhelm yourself hahaha”
“no! he is different today”
“well maybe he’s got good news”
“was it because of me?”
“hahaha now you are over reacting”
“Im not! I just felt like he likes me”
“hahaha okay!enough!before you reach somewhere in heaven”
“why?was it that impossible?”
“well it is not literally up until today”
“what do you mean?”
“he has a girlfriend Mix, so stop liking the said icon”
“hahaha you’re kidding right”
“I am not! Am I the type who jokes that much?”
“hmmm then who’s the b***h?”
“b***h? How did she become a b***h?”
“today and now, tell me more!”
Mix commanded her and it seems like she can’t afford to not follow.
“well, how can an Angel be a b***h”
“oh Andz! Don’t make any overstatement, there’s no way an Angel can live on earth”
“hahaha this time you’re wrong!she actually lives here and I mean it when I said Angel”
Andy tapped her index finger in one of the brochures filed beside the computer table. It has a big label on it “ANGEL” with a pretty woman beside it posing like a model. Michaella’s heart shrinked as her eyes scanned the lady’s appearance from head to toe, she wore a scarf on her head covering only half of the head, it goes along with the color of her shirt tied on the side to look like a long sleeve crop top, it was gold and it matches her gold jewelries from stud earrings, choker necklace with a hanging key designed pendant on the right clavicle and the very fashionistic bangles of gold on her right wrist resting on her right hip. She was wearing denim tattered jeans that looks so ruggish from the outside but indeed caught off by her gold wrapped around the leg type of high heels that on Mix estimation was about 4-6 inches, absolutely making the whole thing look very elegant, classy with a touch of formality and high end luxury.
“hey!what happened to you?”
“oh nothing!I was inspecting her fashion style”
“seriously?”
“yeah!and what did you just say?she is the girlfriend?”
“yeah she was and she still is”
“like how did that ever happen?without my knowledge?”
“I guess you just don’t know hahaha why?are you supposed to know everything?”
“if its about prof mark, I should”
“fine fine fine!what’s your plan now?”
“I don’t have any except to research for that witch”
“and how are you gonna do that?”
“I guess I’m gonna visit some Antique shops this days hmm”
“seriously?”
“yeah, it says she is having a launch of the country’s most wanted paintings and antiques”
From the looks of it Mix got the idea that Prof Mark and Angel met because they both love history, both graduated from the same school French University of Arts and both with major of Ancient History. She thought she might want to indulge in history to get in touch with what is common to the two, thus giving her the idea that can ruin the said relationship.
“I won’t just give him away without putting up a good fight”
“hey hey hey!before you forget, he isn’t even yours”
“I know hai what should I do Andz?”
“nothing!you better focus on our part time jobs so we have a better food to eat”
“yeah yeah yeah!whatever”
“anyway, have to talk to you about something”
“what now?”
“my boss said she is going to terminate me”
“what?why?”
“because of my quota”
“how come?you were her favorite”
“unless…”
“unless what?”
“unless if I got the last luggage sold this week”
“no way!”
“yes way Mix”
“you can’t! that’s my favorite!”
“I can, and you can’t make it your favorite up until the moment you own it”
“ugh!please don’t do this to me”
“I won’t unless you buy it, you get your favorite luggage and I won’t be terminated”
“ugh!but my money is just 500dollars”
“how about you get your money from your part time earlier so you can afford a thousand?”
“I’m not sure if that’s possible, I’m sure he gave me a wrong calling card so he can cheat on me”
“I’m sure too, who would ever give you 500 dollars for a 2hours part time job?”
“yeah right”
That’s what Mix thought too that’s why she didn’t even bother to take the calling card out from her pocket and even look at it.
“so the best option would be…”
“what?are you gonna give me some discount?”
Mix’s eyes are wide with anticipation.
“of course not hahaha you go there before Saturday, take a pic of your favorite luggage before it will be sold to someone else”
“huhuhu you’re so mean Andz!!!”
“I’m not in fact since I’m your bestie, I’m not selling it until Saturday, I will worry about my quota by then but I promise that’s the least I can do”
“okay!thankie bestie”
Mix even rained her with kisses on the cheeks. That’s the time the door opens…
“hey what’s going on?”
It was Prof Mark
“oh nothing prof!”
They’re both in shock as they uttered.
“so now you are into girls huh?”
Prof Mark leaned towards Michaella with a teasing smile.
“ah-ahm! ah-I’m not ay-I mean, excuse me??”
Michaella blushed again, Prof Mark’s hands launched in Mix’s swivel chair hand rails drawing his face close to her façade.
“are you scared of me?”
“o-of course not!prooooof!!!”
Mix exclaimed.
“hahahaha”
A loud laugh blurted from Prof Mark’s mouth.
“omg! he’s just kidding Mix, and you’re stupid enough to take the bait as always”
“well, I think she can never get enough of my charms”
Prof Mark was proud of it, he was even wearing that smile up to the door and out of their sight.
“ugh!you left me there”
“left where?”
“you’re my bestfriend, you left me hanging there”
Mix was a bit sentimental this time and it hit Andy too.
“woooooooooh!I’m just making fun of you”
“did you made fun?is it that funny?”
Andy got that guilt Michaella was presenting to her.
“fine!sorry!”
“not accepted”
“sorry sorry sorry?”
“still not accepted, you always do that to me anyway”
“hmp!I already said sorry”
“no!hmp!I’m angry!!!”
Michaella crossed her arms around her chest signaling an angry gesture.
“okay if you accept my apology, I promise not to bully you in front of Prof mark”
“not interested”
“what about this, I will do your part time filing tomorrow here so you can go to other part time jobs instead of here”
“hmmm still not interested”
“hmmm I will bring you to the Antique shop?”
Michaella’s eyes are opened wide.
“really?”
“I guess, if you say we’re even”
“fine, apology accepted hahaha”
“tsk tsk I knew it, you really know what’s worth the bargain”
“hahaha I love you bestie!”
FRIDAY AFTERNOON…
“oh!you’re here!”
“bestie I wanna cry”
“why?you can’t afford it?”
Michaella nodded as she touched the pink shiny luggage displayed in the stage.
“well what can I do, tomorrow is my deadline so if you don’t have that money by tomorrow then today will be your last touch to that”
“bestieeeee!”
Michaella pouted.
“don’t bestie me Mix!you had a month to buy it but you keep on sending your money to Aunt Myka”
“but Andz she’s my mom, she needs me”
“she’s Mickaliah’s mom too,why do you keep sending her and she’s not? When during tuition fee payment at school she’s always paying for her and you always end up finding a job to sustain your studies?
“but Andz!she needs to study first cause she is the eldest”
“do you think she’ll educate you after she graduates”
“of course she will”
“you wish!I know that b***h”
“ugh!there you go again, she is my sister, can’t judge her you know”
“I know that’s why I’m judging her on your behalf”
“hmm fine!is there anything I can do to get the luggage?”
“no!I have done my best you knew that”
“Andy!!!”
The lady supervisor called and Andy approaches her, leaving Michaella alone standing beside the said luggage.
“do you want me to print out the VIP 50% discount coupon?”
The woman voice asked.
“no need, just give me a receipt and we’re good”
The man's voice answered, it was an overheard conversation from Michaella’s back which happened to be the nearest cashier. So Michaella turned her head to see who is talking only to find out a man in black tuxedo.
“you?”
Michaella’s voice was a bit loud when she called out from sudden shock.
“you’re the…..the princess”
“yes! Mister 500 Dollar Man”
Michaella crossed her arms around her chest signaling dominance and pissed off mode.
- Writer
