Chambers of Agony

Chapter 06

This chapter is dedicated to Lovely Doller Mahilom.

A week had passed. Flyers prepared. Desigining done. Cakes are baked. Grand opening later.

Sobrang bilis ng ikot ng oras. I am now reaching my goals. Earlier, I baked cookies for opening later. I've baked a lot for free.

I am stilk thinking on what to wear for the opening. But, I ended up choosing the coffee-like wrap around dress.

"You look so beautiful!" Lexus complimented when he saw me walking down from the stairs.

"I know right!" I flipped my wavy hair and followed him as he turn the engine of the car when we stepped out from the house.

"You will be really starting a new chapter of your life! Never did I expected this, for real," he bragged out as he turns the car on right.

I gulped. "That's why I am thanking you. . . For helping me on how could I find out what really makes me happy. . ."

He grinned. "Well, I could help you finding it. Aside from your happiness of pastries. . . I could be one too."

Mahina kong tinapik 'yong braso niya. "You're too much, hah!"

Pagkatapos kong sabihin 'yon ay tumawa lang siya. Tiningnan ko 'yong oras sa cellphone ko. Alas-syete na pala! The opening will be after half a hour.

Good thing at nakarating naman kami. We have gathered about the ribbons at the front door of the shop. No'ng isang araw lang din nalaman nina Tita ang tungkol sa shop ko na 'to, kaya possibly in any minutes ay makakarating na sila.

As I have said, nakarating na nga sila. Si Tita, Keil, si Rean na katabi si Jenia. How I really wish Jenia to be her, despite of what happened weeks ago!

"Wow! Ang ganda ng designings! By any chance, did you design this just like what you have in your plates before?" Napahawak sa labi si Rean nang makita niya nang buo 'yong shop ko.

Tumango at ngumiti lang ako sa kaniya. The title was really enough to read at the top.

'Montessori and Bakeshop.'

At first, I was really thinking kung ano ang ipapangalan ko. But, a thing came up my mind. I have decided to name it on my father's last name.

He was the very first who tasted the cookies I've baked for my TLE class back when I was still in high school. Kaya sobra na lang akong desidido na ipagpatuloy 'to.

"Ate! Araw-araw akong pupunta rito!" galak na sabi ni Keil. Sumulyap ako kay Jenia na pinagmamasdan lang ang shop. Sana naman ay nagustuhan niya.

"Ang ganda talaga, Astra!" huling nag-compliment si Tita. Nagpasalamat lang ako sa kaniya bago tiningnan 'yong cellphone ko kung ano'ng oras na sampung minuto na lang at grand opening na.

I've already created a business page of my shop. May simple promotions na rin sa group page. Never did I expected that people will gather outside my shop. Ani pa nila ang iba ang nag-absent para lang matikman ang mga bake ko rito sa shop.

Ang huli na lang na hihintayin ay 'yong landlady ng shop ko na 'to, bago pa man siya mahuli ay nakarating na siya.

"In three, two, one. Cut the ribbon!" sigaw nilang lahat.

May halong kaba ako habang pinuputol 'yong ribbon. Hindi dahil takot ako, kundi sa saya na nararamdaman ko ngayon.

"Come and join us start and open this up with a bright smile!" Halos mangiyak kong pagiimbita sa lahat pagkatapos kong buksab 'yong pinto ng shop ko.