I looked up at the big hotel near the ocean. The hotel looks big, and when you get inside, it looks fascinating, and the design and furniture were planned. and there are a lot of foreigners and other people from the city. Wearing the same clothes as my mother, I was assigned to the housekeeping department. There were many of us, most of them from the province. While my mother is in the so-called first batch of workers. She was the first employee while we, like me, were in the first semester and were still having to learn. The housekeeping departments have their own lockers and can only go to the hotel room number to clean when ordered by our head department. We will not take action without an order. I will not clean outside the hotel room except for the room I am cleaning; I will only go and clean in a hotel room. Someone else will do the washing of the things used by the guest.
I went in and smiled at those who were there. I had just changed before I went out to get some air because of the number of people outside. I was blinded to join those people partying. Hayts, that won't happen again. As long as I can't, I won't go there again.
My eyes are blurry, so I have glasses to wear. I don't do grooming either, but I don't know why people like me here, especially in the city.
I am very conscious and clean when it comes to my body; I know how to clean the house and messes. My skin is smooth because Mom has taken care of it since I was a child. Even though I have glasses, I'm still beautiful. Christian said, "My rich friend in Manila
It's our call time, and even on my first day, I know what to do. Mom smiled at me when we met. They are moving too. The first room I cleaned had a lot of clutter, and at first, I was surprised because there was a condom. That's not new for me because I know in the city it is more like this, but I was still surprised.
The second room is clean, but it is still necessary to clean the window and floor and change the sheet and equipment in the bathroom to make the room fresh. I finished five rooms in five hours. I took a break, and someone took over. My coworker Karen could look at me badly; she didn't even smile when she left.
"Did she shut her brows on you too?" My co-worker asked. She is beautiful and brunette. I nodded and was ashamed to eat again.
"Me too, and she is not even beautiful."
"She's beautiful," I said. That's the truth, I guess.
"I heard she is the son of the chief of our town; that's why she looks arrogant."
"Ah." I nodded. We finished eating early and just rested. Mama went to the housekeepers' room to gossip.
"The hotel owner's son is here; be respectful and sit down later."
"Oh, is that necessary?" Mom hit me.
"Damn it, it hurts!" I sniffed.
"You talk too much; if someone hears you, they might report you; not only will I lose my job but also your studies."
"Are you rapping? The speed with which you speak is dizzying. Chill, Abra is no match for you." Abra is a famous rapper in the Philippines.
"This child--" she was about to hit me when our head department, Madam Kilay, came in, her name is Kilay because of her eyebrows.
"Señorito E is here. Sit down now."
"Okay," I whispered. My other workmates went out, I didn't go out yet but I saw E through the window from here, with a horse.
Holding the reins of his horse, which was red and its clothes were very flamboyant, he got down from there. The horse is even richer than us, the clothes are expensive. I wonder if he is taking a bath with mineral water. Hmm, I wish I was just a horse.
E will ride me, char.
Charot, anyway I went out and stood in line. Almost all of us are workers are the 30s in line. We were in the lobby and I saw him give the rope to a worker. The first time I noticed him, I bowed even more because he was staring at us. I don't know if it was me or all of us, he talked to the head of the management.
"I'll stay here for a while," he said in a haughty voice. I swallowed and stared at the floor, biting my lower lip.
He passed us by like he is the son of the goddess. After he disappeared, we both breathed a sigh of relief.
"He's handsome, isn't he, I heard that and his parents only forced him to stay here. They say he is hard-headed."
"Yes, I heard it too, but let's not talk about that, he might hear us, it's still scary."
That's the whisper here, I just wonder if he knows me or not. He's in my class in four subjects, but who am I to be recognized by an Evilgreen, I am nobody, especially a rich eldest son like him.
"Gabriella,"
"What's that Mom? My name is forbidden here, right? Lara, Lara is my name here, right?"
she would have hit me. Because my name Gabriella is not allowed. The mayor's daughter here, Gavbrellah Jacinto, who is currently studying abroad, is well known. And she doesn't want her to have her name, it's just annoying because I haven't even seen her face yet she was arrogant for no reason. My Nickname is Lara, and my last name is my father's.
Gabriella De Losantos
"Go back to your work, your hypocrite," Mama whispered, I suddenly hugged her but then ran.
I'm at hotel number 378, it's messy and the guest just left. It would have been two cases for me to get a new blanket. I cleaned the bathroom, under the bed, and the carpet.
"What is this?" I saw that the visitor had left a small bag.
I turned around, there was no one. I swallowed and looked at the glass wall. It's nice to take a bath outside the swimming pools look nice, what is that? No, I have to call management. But my hand was naughty, I looked inside. There are bras and panties, more rich women's clothing. I swallowed; I was shocked that my companion came back complaining.
"There is the visitor downstairs was madly sent me back to assist her, can you clean room 376 here first, here is the blanket. "She handed it to me.
"All right, don't worry." I hid the small bag and started to clean, don't do your crazy thing again Lara. I finished cleaning and left that bag; I think the owner will come back and get it.
But when the night came, there was no woman appeared, around 7 pm I finished my dinner. I returned to the room. I lick my lips and saw the small bag I found earlier. I looked at the panty and bra suit, I think is not used yet. It's a color white and it's good that it's my size. I wear those and look at myself in the mirror. If only I could be as rich as my classmates in Manila.
In that bag, there is a pouch that is small with makeup and sunscreen and other things that are put on the body. No matter that I wanted to bathe in the sea, I put on the bathrobe and went down. There were black sunglasses that were also left behind by the guest.
The purpose of the black sunglasses left by the guest is not to be recognized by the staff in the hotel, and another thing is that I don't have glasses now. And I put on a bathrobe and I look like a guest.
Many people bathe in the sea and the pool. I went to the sand and lay down; life is good like this.
"Hi Miss, my friend wants to get your number." I lowered my glasses, hmm I smiled.
"I'm busy," I was now smiling because of my excitement.
"Well, sorry for the interrupt." I shoo them away. I smiled widely and held my stomach for too long due to the force of my laughter.
It's good to reject.
"I thought you left," I suddenly stopped, come on. who is that? Why is it familiar? Why do I feel that I know him? I slowly turned around, but because he had already passed, I think I immediately turned my gaze back to the front.
"You ran, huh." There seems to be anger in his voice.
Suddenly I felt E standing in front of me. He has no top and only khaki shorts that are obviously very expensive.
"Do you mind if I want to have dinner with you?" He asked.
What the hell are you thinking about, Lara? He can't recognize you. I even left my panties in the hotel room yesterday. Maybe he had my panty, it's embarrassing.
"I... uhm, what." I was stunned. I swallowed and confidently looked up at him. "I'm busy sorry," He chuckled and bit his lip.
"Just a dinner."
"I have anything else to do," I stood up and didn't know what to do, I was about to run but he pulled me on my waist.
"Frog..." handsome. I was just shocked when he pulled me.
But no, he is a frog, a frog that there was something to do. So, it's not possible.
"What!" I pushed him, he was shocked by what I did. "Because I'm busy..."
"What is your room number? I'll come to see you." He spoke.
"What! Are you crazy!" I raised my voice a bit.
"I'm not, what is your room number? If you don't tell me I can find ways."
My eyes widened when he found out that I didn't check in there, Mom would scold me and we would lose our jobs.
"What... why? isn't that the privacy of the guest? If the hotel owner finds out that the guest was blackmailed maybe..."
"Aren't you going to say it? I can go to your room anytime."
I don't know what to say. But I closed my eyes and accepted his offer.
..
"Lara is your name, right?"
I'm on my sunglasses even though it's too late in the evening, we're in an elite restaurant and only the rich people can avail here.
"Yes," I answered and could not look at him. What does he want, it's obvious that he has a crush on me. But I won't judge him not because he's not handsome or anything, he's handsome, above all, rich and looks Moreno because he's here at sea right now.
He also has a big muscular body and just… I don't want to say everything.
"You can tour me in your room," I almost threw up my drink because of what he said. He was staring at my face down to my neck, I swallowed and covered my chest now that his gaze was there. He swallowed and licked his bottom lip. Our eyes met.
"You're not a witch, right?" He asked.
"And why would I be a witch with this beauty of mine?" I am slightly offended.
"That's why you're so beautiful, I can't get you out of my mind, I've been looking for you all night, you disappeared. Where are you from?" He looked at me deeply.
Those figurative words can't get me.
"You can't answer me," he mattered, then I nodded.
"Okay, I got it."
We finished the meal even though I didn't eat anything. He's still by my side and won't leave. I faced him and looked up.
"I have to go back,"
"I'll take you back to my hotel room." He said in authoritative words.
"It's not because what uhm..."
He went ahead and didn't listen, I'm really worried. We got in the elevator; he was taller than me and I was only up to his chest. I bit my lip and I'm nervous, there are still CCTVs.
"Where's your room? You're on the 7th floor."
"What..." I stopped walking. He turned to me; I didn't know what to say. I can't go back to the hotel room and there might be someone there, another thing is that Kia might be there and cleaning, my co-worker.
"What's wrong?" His forehead was wrinkled.
"It's because I left something in the bathroom, I'll just take it."
His thick eyebrows rose suddenly, I suddenly felt weak.
"I know your room."
"Huh?" My eyes widened.
"It's room 378,"
"Huh? I... what..." I shuttered.
The room he was talking about was just a few steps away.
"What are you doing, open it?"
"What are you going to do inside?" Suddenly he looked away, swallowed a few times, and gulped. He was looking at the floor, but he looked back at me.
"N-nothing you can at least give me some drink, wine? Vodka?" He turned around and seemed to be blushing.
"I don't have that piece of stuff," I whispered.
But I have the card, I open the door and it's clean like new, the hotel has a set of living rooms and a bedroom on the other side. It's very unlike the hotels I've been to.
He licked his lips as I took off my bathrobe and I didn't even think he was there. I swallowed and looked for something to eat in the big fridge, let's do it. We have food in the fridge especially because customers want to have a stock of the food. The hotel is always ready so that anytime the guest arrives there will be no more chaos.
I gave him wine and looked at the hotel room. He seems to be observing, but no matter what happens he has to leave after this.
"That's all I have here," he drank from the glass and stood up. He looked at my chest and swallowed several times,
"Let's meet tomorrow at the restaurant,"
He finished the wine and his eyes were wide. He swallowed and blushed. I stepped back when he approached me, he took a step.
What is he doing... and why am I still doing these after all?
"I think I like you,"
Later on...
I like you. I get up early because I can't sleep. I remember that someone made a call on his cell phone and left after, when he left, I immediately got dressed and left with the guest's belongings. Mom and I also went in early and I looked like a blast.
I saw E early; I avoided and hid in my hair. What have I left this time?
"He gets angry again," someone said.
"Why?" My co-workers whispered.
"Why did you all let her leave in her room 378!"
"Really? Why?" someone whispered.
"He even moved his stuff last night in front of that room." Someone said that I heard.
My eyes widened; did he move there? I ran to the 7th floor and looked at room 378, clean and empty. Suddenly the door slammed open and there he was.
His eyes were glazed over, he looked angry as if he had been cheated last night. The head of our hotel management was with him and now he was wearing a white t-shirt and pajamas that fit him perfectly. he was freshly bathed and her hair was messy.
"Fix your work, when the girl checks in again, inform me immediately. Don't be stupid!"
He was scared, the head of the hotel.
"Eh, sir we don't know that Lara you're talking about-"
"I asked you last night, right? You have told me someone checked in here. And you!" His voice was echoing. He called me suddenly because I pretended to clean and ignored them.
"Yeah, me?" I came a little closer. He stared at me and his tongue bulged out of his cheeks.
"Do you see someone here before you arrived?"
"Oh yeah." I strained my voice. "Yes, she left early with someone, I think a man." I bow down.
"Male?" He frowned at the question. "Which guy? Go away." He said to the head of the hotel.
I stepped back when he entered and closed the door.
" A man?" he asked again.
"Oh, yes." I nodded. So, you don't bother me anymore I said in my mind.
"Maybe it's her boyfriend or husband, they're so sweet." I insisted.
"Go out," he suddenly said. I quickly left and when I left, he then gets angry. He broke the glass and what looked like a bedside table turned his temper.
"Fuck fuck fuck her." Next, he is cheap.
I will never be shown up again, you bastard. I'm not a bitch, and a liar. I will avoid you. I went back to work and all afternoon the head of the hotel and the manager just scolded us. Especially Mom, we always turned our heads to each other.
"Hayst Señorito Evron scolded them, so they turned to us."
I pouted.
We were all called to the meeting area.
"When our work is not done properly, the head will be fired. Do the job properly so that no one is fired."
"Yes," we all said.
"The CEO's son is too hot-headed. He's going to get tougher and things won't be the same as before."
"Why? How is it not like before, sir?" Kia.
"The CCTV has been neglected too much and almost everyone is not working. It will be replaced with a new one and he will hire someone new, an expert with a little experience in the hotel. He will fire one of us or worst he will fire all of us," even our head is sad that he is married and he is still a child.
What is his problem? We went home and there was a fish that Dad was hooked on. The three of us ate but mom didn't seem happy.
"Our head said that maybe old people will be fired,"
"Huh?" I dropped the spoon.
"Yes Lara, I don't know if the rules have changed and he hires someone that younger than me, The CEO's son is very strict."
"W-why... older workers?" I trembled. "Shouldn't you be considered because you've been working there for a long time?" I cry, I swallow and I don't know what to think.
I stood up and didn't know what to do, took the clothes and put them on. I got ready and even though it was cold I wore a swimsuit.
Many people still bathe in the sea and pool, different people on different days.
Where can I find him, I swallowed. I remember he moved to a hotel room but the new one has CCTVs. He will be caught me if I leave and come back again. They will notice. But as long as I know a way that CCTV can't see, I'll just be careful. I got to the floor because I went through the stairs. I was in front of his room in front of room 378. I knocked twice, and I saw E, freshly bathed and in a bad mood.
It's annoying that I just broke it myself. Damn it, He was looking at me and down to my body.
"Can I come in?" I asked.
He didn't say a word but opened the door and indicated that I could enter.