My Ambitious Girl (Chapter 2)

CHAPTER 2

FIRST DAY OF WORK

DEVON: This uniform is great..

EMMAN: We look so pretty cuz..

DEVON: Tayo pa! Lahi yata tayo ng magaganda(biglang natahimik si Emman at tumingin sa isang taong paparating)

EMMAN: look who's coming????

(tumingin si Devon sa papalapit na lalaki. She knows him, he's the young multi-awarded producer Inno Martin. Though he looks handsome, he's not her type. She heard a lot of rumors about him; he's a certified playboy. Then he smiled at them)

INNO: Hey girls! new receptionist here? You two are fabulous! (he stares at Emman maliciously, she can't help but blush)

DEVON: Yeah! We're new here! and so what??!!! (she's a bit upset kasi parang hindi nito notice ang beauty nya)

INNO: Calm down lady I'm here for an appointment. And may I remind you that this is your first day of work, so you must be extra nice if you want to come back tomorrow.

(nainis man sya pero hindi nalang sya nagsalita, first day of work pa naman and they are still in probationary period baka after 6 months pulutin sya sa kangkungan. She just smiled at him)

INNO: That's better! By the way, I'll leave this note here.

EMMAN: Ano po ito?

INNO: My friend will be here to meet me but I'll be doing something upstairs for a few hours. Just give it to him 'cause I don't have his number. (inabot kay Emman ang note)

INNO: Gotta go now. See you later girls.

(makalipas ang isang oras, may isang matangkad at nakashades na lalaki ang pumasok. Nang tingan ito ni Devon hindi nya maiwasang magsmile. Here he comes the handsome taxi driver that they met a week ago.)

DEVON: Naaala pa kaya niya ako? Ano naman ang ginagawa nya sa STAR Network?

(bago pa sya makapagsalita bumati na si Emman dito. Todo smile ang pinsan nya)

EMMAN: Hey! Mr. Handsome we meet again. Can you still remember us?

(he stares at Emman first and then at her. Nagblush ang lola. Then he gives his killer smile)

DRIVER: I remember you are the girls whom I sent home a week ago.

EMMAN: Exactly! what a sharp memory?!! Are you still driving?

DRIVER: Actually not...I'm here to meet my friend.

(nainis naman si Devon kasi parang hindi nakikita ng dalawa ang presence nya.)

EMMAN: Who's friend?

DRIVER: Inno Martin.

(nabigla silang dalawa sa narinig. Galing naman ang isang taxi driver ay friend ang isang mayaman na movie producer. Mukha namang nahalata nito na nabigla sila)

DRIVER: He's my buddy since elementary school. Have you seen him?

EMMAN: He left this note for you. (sabay abot ng note. Nang basahin nito ang note mukha naman itong nainis kaya di mapigilan ni Devon na magtanong)

DEVON: Why?

DRIVER: It's just that I have to wait for him for one more hour. He's having a meeting upstairs for his next movie project.

DEVON: Why don't you go there and wait?

DRIVER: I can't. Inno hates that idea and I don't wanna hear  the meeting either.

EMMAN: Napansin ko lang ha..galing mo mag English ehh..you're a taxi driver diba?

(He smiled and said)

DRIVER: I'm not just an ordinary driver. (sabay talikod at sindun nalang nila ito ng tingin. Umopo ito sa waiting area sa may Lobby at kinuha ang newspaper na nandun)

EMMAN: Cuz, he's definitely a hot driver!!! (makahulugang sabi nito)

DEVON: Tumahimik ka na nga baka marinig pa tayo.

(Maya-maya pa ay may ilang mga artista ng Network ang palabas ng studio. Hindi nakaligtas kay Devon ang pagtingin ng mga ito sa gwapong driver na nakaupo sa waiting area. They smiled at him and he smiled back)

DEVON'S POV: Kapal! Feel na feel naman na tinitingnan sya ng mga artista.

(hindi nakaligtas kay Emman ang ekspresyon ni Devon)

EMMAN: Sabi ko sayo hot sya. Tingnan mo pati mga artista dito type yata. Sayang driver lang yan, hindi sya ang type mo kya akin nalang.

(nagsmile ito ng nakakaloka. She knows Emman basta gwapo papatulan nito, wla itong pakialam sa katayuan sa buhay mas mahalaga sa kanyang pinsan ang hitsura. Mahilig kasi ito mag display ng handsome na boyfriend.

DEVON: Tumahimik ka nga! Hindi mo naman alam ang name nya.

EMMAN: I'll ask him later CUZ kya wait ka lang.

(makalipas ang ilang minuto, nakita nila na tumayo ito mukhang aalis na at di makapaghintay kay Inno Martin. Lumapit ito sa kanila at)

DRIVER: Pahiram ng extra paper and pen

(dali-dali namang kumuha si Emman at ibinigay agad dito ang hinihingi. Pagkatapos abutin ay may isinulat ito doon at ibinigay ito kay Emman)

DRIVER: Kindly give it to Inno..I've been waiting for an hour but he's not yet done. Aalis na ako, I have an important matter to attend to.

DEVON'S POV: Grabe naman! Kahit sikat na producer wala itong pakialam. Hindi ba nya alam na pwede syang madiscover sa taglay nyang kagwapohan?

EMMAN: Sure..but saludo na talaga ako sa accent mo. Galing mo talaga mag English.

DRIVER: Porke bat driver hindi na marunong mag-English.?

(mukha namang napahiya ang pinsan nya. Totoo naman kasi ang sinabi nito, maraming mga taxi drivers ang marunong naman talaga mag-English)

EMMAN: Hindi yun ang ibig kong sabihin.

DRIVER: Yeah..I know..but I really have to go now. Bye...

(bago pa ito makahakbang ay may narinig silang nagsalita, at nakita nila si INNO MARTIN)

INNO: Sam!!!!! Naman!!! Kahit 5 minutes extension hindi ka makapaghintay.

DEVON AND EMMAN'S POV: So he's name is SAM...

SAM: You know me... I can't wait...and I hate waiting.

INNO: Time conscious ka talaga. Na bored ka ba sa paghihintay?

SAM: No...

DEVON'S POV: Hindi talaga sya mabobored dami kayang sexy at magagandang artista ang tumitingin sa kanya kanina.

INNO: And i guess you were not bored kasi daming hot at sexy girls dito. (kumindat ito kay Emman at nagblush ang kanyang pinsan)

SAM: I wasn't bored..They keep me company. (tumingin ito sa kanila) Right? Devon and Emman?

(nashocked naman sya paano nito nalaman ang pangalan nila)

DEVON: How did you know our name?

(Nagsmile ito at tumingin sa kanyang ID card. Napahiya naman sya..Bakit ba kasi nakalimutan nya na may ID card syang suot)

INNO: Natamaan yata ang isang receptionist dito sa charm mo pare. Nalimutan tuloy na may ID card sya.

(nainis sya sa sinabi ni Inno, bakit ba kailangan pa nitong sabihin ang kagagahan nya)

SAM: That's enough.

INNO: Sinabi mo eh. Girls thanks for keeping company with my friend. By the way, he's Sam.(tumango ito sa kanila)

EMMAN: Actually, na met na namin sya last week. He was driving taxi then.

INNO: Yeah! Right! He drove last week but he already stopped driving. Actually, he's a motorcross racer...He's not an ordinary driver...buti hindi pinalipad ang taxi...(tumawa ito)

SAM: Pasahero ka yata sila...I should be harmless.

INNO: Anyway, we have to leave now. And I guess, I'll drop by more often in here (sabay kindat kay Emman. Si Sam naman ay tinanguan lang silang dalawa.)

EMMAN: Motorcross racer pala sya kaya naman pala ang gwapo.

DEVON: Hay naku! balak mo yatang biktimahin ang dalawa.

EMMAN: Selos ka naman te...Feel ko si Sam kasi gwapo at narinig ko na malaki din daw kinikita ng mga racer.

DEVON: At kailan pa naging mahalaga sayo ang pera? Importante sayo ay mukha lang naman, diba?

EMMAN: Tama! kaya nga type ko sya kasi ang gwapo at alam kong kahit nalaman mo na hindi sya driver at motorcross racer pala ay ayaw mo pa rin doon. Mayaman ang gusto mo cuz..

DEVON: Tumpak!!!