"I told you to not drink when you get there, 'nak."

I was still hung up from what happened last night. I don't even remember half of the things I did yesterday at the club. I can't even think straight, damn.

I thought I could drink without getting drunk kahapon pero mukhang late lang ang hampas ng alak sa akin noon. Iba pala talaga alak dito. Hindi ko na 'to uulitin, sayang sa pera at sa oras ko! Kaya lang naman ako pumunta kahapon dahil kay Kaito e.

Speaking of which, he was the DJ last night. Iyon ang huling naalala ko sa mga nangyari kagabi. I think I have to ask my newly found friends about what happened. Sana wala akong ginawang katarantaduhan kasi kung mayroon, hindi ko mapapatawad sarili ko sa kahihiyan ginawa ko.

Pagkagising ko kanina ay nakita ko na lang na kasali na ako sa isang gc in Instagram. Kasama roon lahat ng nakasama ko sa inuman kagabi. They all were practically famous because some of them are models, ambassadors, and simply gorgeous people.

They look like they were all genuine and not like the stupid immature friends I got when I was still a highschool student. They seem... different like the others.

They were already planning the next hang out. Sineen ko lang 'yong GC dahil pagkagising ko kanina ay diretso akong naligo at nagbihis. Tsaka tumawag si Mommy at video call pa! She said she wanted to say good luck to me hanggang sa mapagtanto niyang mukha akong taong may hangover. She's not wrong, I do have a hangover.

"Akala ko kaya ko, okay? I thought my alcohol tolerance was high since lagi akong umiinom noon 'di ba? You should know that." I explained and I heard her sigh. I looked at my watch and saw that it was almost 9 am. 'Yong shop ay magbubukas ng 9 kaya kailangan ko nang ubusin ang pagkain ko.

"Whatever anak. Basta huwag masyado uminom. You know your limits, and I don't have to explain to you about safe sex, right? Alam mo na 'yan—"

"Yes, Mom. You don't have to mention it!" I cut her. As if I'm going to have time to work on my sex life. Priority ko ngayon ay kumita ng pera at magenjoy kasi ngayon lang ito at hindi ko 'to sasayangin.

"Good. You're going to be late, anak ko. Good luck on your first day. Balitaan mo 'ko mamaya."

After namin matapos mag-usap ni Mommy, nag toothbrush muna ako bago ayusin ang buhok ko. I am wearing simple black cargo pants and a plain white shirt. I decided to go basic today. Before leaving, I of course locked the door. Wala naman na kasi si Kaito.

Maaga siya umalis ngayon dahil may pasok siya sa university niya. He was kind enough to make me some soup for breakfast dahil kapag hindi siya nagluto ay baka hindi na ako kumain ng umagahan dahil malalate ako sa first day ko. Hindi ko nga alam kung saan napunta 'yong lalaking iyon kagabi e. I should ask him how I got home, did my friends take me home?

The first one that I am going to visit is one of the plant and flower shops that Mrs. Ren owns. When I arrived there, it was actually quite big. I thought that it would be a small store but damn this is as big as my house in the Philippines.

Habang nakatingin sa labas ay nakikita ko naman na marunong mag engage ng buyers ang employees. Unang tingin, mukha naman matitino pero siyempre kailangan muna natin tingnan kung maayos talaga ang pag manage nila ng business.

When I went inside, they greeted me with a smile. It led me to a thought if they actually know me, sinabihan kaya sila ni Mrs. Ren na may darating para mag observe sa kanila?

Only one way to find out I guess.

"Ohayōgozaimasu, fururien'nu-san." One of the employees greeted me and my thought was right. They do know me. Kaya sa fifteen na ioobserve ko na mga business, kilala ako ng lahat. Isang malaking good luck sa akin!

I returned the smile to the employee before walking around the vicinity of the area. The place is actually pretty clean, since I ran my finger tips to one of the shelves and there is no trace of dust. I took that down in my notebook before observing if the plants and flowers are in perfect condition.

Napansin ko sa isang display ay kulang ito sa dilig, so I took that down before telling them about it. "Disupurei mo o makase kudasai." I said and they nodded. The displays are the ones that will get the attention of people to actually buy their products. May malaking impact kaya ito sa sales ng isang business.

After that, pumasok ako sa stock room nila. I saw some staff cutting a bonsai plant. Malinis din dito kaya hindi ko na kailangan mag take down ng notes. Overall, this business was running perfectly.

"Anata no manējā wa dokodesu ka." I asked one of the staff.

They said that their manager was still out, pero mukhang hindi na nila kailangan ng manager because all of them are trained to be professionals. I stayed for almost an hour so that I could see how they talk to customers. Before I left the palace, I gave them a few tips which they could use to improve business.

Paglabas ko ng store, huminga ako ng malalim.

One down, fourteen more to go. Well, hindi ko naman kailangan malibot at obserba lahat in just one day. I only have to visit every business in a week. So I can probably visit three per day, that's a less draining thing to do.

Before I got to the next store which is a boutique, I went for a quick coffee run at a cafè. I went to the next one and did the routine on how I inspected the shop just like earlier.

Naging madali na iyon para sa akin dahil marunong naman makisama ang mga staff. Mababait pa and respected me like I was their manager.

It was already lunchtime kaya nakapag desisyon akong kumain muna sa mall. Marami pa namang oras kaya tumambay muna ako rito para magpalamig.

While eating, I was organizing the notes that I took so that I would just be relaying the information to Mrs. Ren at ease. I also wrote the possible questions that she might ask me and also wrote the answer to that. I think ten steps ahead, I don't want to be unprepared and stutter.

Habang nagpapababa ako ng kinain ko ay nakita ko ang Instagram story ni Kaito. It looked like he was studying at the library. Totoo kaya 'yong sinabi ng Mom niya na studious person siya at ayaw niya ng distraction? He literally wasted his time being my driver yesterday and even was at the club yesterday. How is he studious?

Pero nag aral naman siya sa Starbucks kaya counted naman iyon.

Graduating na kaya siya? I just realized that I am living under the same roof with a person I barely know. A stranger.

I call him a bipolar guy kasi minsan he's easily annoyed and angry all the time, minsan tahimik lang, and sometimes he's even flirty towards me. Or baka assumera lang ako? Either way, bipolar pa rin siya.

I posted a selfie of me sitting at a mall and after a few minutes, Kaito replied to my story.

R.Kai: Ayan ba ang ginagawa ng nagtatrabaho?

I rolled my eyes before replying to his message. Akala ko ba nagaaral 'tong mokong ito?

Fleu_: Mag aral ka na lang d'yan.

R.Kai: 'Di ba dapat ikaw nagtatrabaho? Sumbong kaya kita kay Mom?

Ngumisi naman ako sa kaniyang message, is he planning to use this against me? E ang babaw lang naman nito. It's not like I haven't done any work.

Fleu_: Hmm, what if I tell your mom that you smoke?

He immediately seen my message but it took him a while before replying, siguro nagiisip kung ano ang isasagot sa akin.

R.Kai: Quits na tayo.

Hindi ko naman na siya nireplayan at itinago na ang cellphone ko. Baka kasi magreklamo siya sa akin mamaya na dinidistract ko siya sa pagaaral niya at isumbong ako sa Mom niya. Hindi naman ako takot dahil puro lang siya salita at kulang sa gawa.

I spent another hour roaming around the mall kasi marami pa ngang oras. I do not plan on buying more things because I don't want to spend all of my money. I also want to save up some money so that I can travel around Japan when I have free time.

I finally left the mall and went straight to the last business I'm going to observe. It was a makeup store. Sana naman madali lang ang magiging proseso ko rito kagaya ng mga unang napuntahan ko.

Noong nasa labas na ako ng store ay nakita kong may mga taong lumalabas sa tindahan na nakakunot ang noo. They looked disappointed so I had to walk closer and I saw that there is a person who I think is the manager and is scolding the staff.

What the hell is going on?

Nakita ko rin na nabasag no'ng isa ang vase sa nay counter kaya mas lalong nagalit 'yong manager. Nakita kong sinampal nito ang nakabasag ng vase so I became furious. Hindi ko na napigilang sumawsaw sa kanila at pumasok na ng store.

I got all of their attention and the manager went up to me the moment I stepped in. "Sorry, we don't serve people who don't have any money." My mouth opened because I was offended. Do I look like someone who doesn't have money?

"Excuse me, but it's rude to talk to a customer like that." I said and she slapped me causing my lip to burst. I tasted the blood from my lip but instead of leaving, I looked back at her. "You really have the courage to do that, huh? You should know who you're dealing with." I said in a monotone and the manager didn't look intimidated.

She walked towards me even more leaving a few inches gap from where we're standing. "You're stepping inside my shop, so it's my call to do whatever the fuck I want." She replied and I smirked while looking at her. "Who even are you?"

"You don't want to know."

"Oh I do," she stated before grabbing my shirt and slammed me to the ground where there were sharp glass shards from the vase that shattered earlier. Hindi ko naramdaman 'yong sakit dahil mas umaapaw ang inis ko sa babaeng kausap ko. She doesn't deserve the managerial position. I can't wait to tell Mrs. Ren about her.

"Now, do you want to introduce yourself?" She said with a grin but I stood up confidently because I know that I'll be the one grinning at the end.

"Fleurienne Keller. I'm sure as hell that you know me. So get ready to lose your fucking job." I said and I thought that she would be scared and apologize to me after what she did but she did not even budge.

"So you're the person that Ren sent to observe us? Well here's the thing..." She picked up a glass shard and placed it on my arm. "You're not going to tell her anything. Because if you will..." Bigla na lang ako napadaing sa sakit no'ng bahagyang binaon niya ang bubog sa aking braso. "The next time you visit, that's not all I'm going to do to you."

Binitiwan niya na ako at umalis na ako. Hindi ko na kinayang lumaban pa at sagutin siya dahil nararamdaman ko na ang tama ko sa katawa. Marami akong sugat dahil nahiga ako sa mga bubog. Hindi lang iyon, dumudugo rin ang labi ko pati ang parte ng braso ko.

I have to go back to the apartment and cure my wounds. Sinubukan kong lagyan ng pressure ang sugat ko sa braso pero mukhang masyadong malalim ito. Tangina naman.

First day and it's already so bad.

When I arrived at Kaito's apartment, I went straight to the bathroom kasi alam kong may med kit doon. Kinuha ko iyon at naglakad palabas ng CR kahit sobrang sakit na ng mga sugat ko. Bago ko mabuksan ang med kit, narinig ko ang boses ni Kaito sa likod ko.

"Ano'ng nangyari sa iyo?" He asked and by the tone of his voice, he was worried.

Kinuha niya 'yong kamay ko at dinala sa lababo para mahugasan ang sugat ko. He was looking at my arm like he was cleaning something precious and fragile because his touch was so gentle. Like he was afraid to break me.

Pinaupo niya ako sa couch at siya ang gumamot ng sugat ko. I was just silent while he was doing that because I didn't know what to say. It feels like I'm so exhausted, baka dahil nawalan ako ng dugo? Ewan ko ba!

"Can you tell me what happened? I don't want to see you hurt, Rienne."