Something That Glitters

9 // That Time When Snooki Dismissed The Idea of Another TOTGA

That Time When Snooki Dismissed The Idea of Another TOTGA

It was already more than a month after I first conquered the city.

"Auntie, kwentuhan mo na po ako tungkol kay Archer, dali."

Hindi nagsalita si Auntie. Ngayon ay may pinipirmahan siyang mga papel na nasa lamesa niya. Isang silip ko lang ay nakita kong kontrata iyon, pero kung tungkol saan ay hindi ko na inusisa. Basta busy si Auntie.

"Auntie, naiinip na ako. Babalik na ako ng Pilipinas," sabi ko sa pinalumanay kong boses tapos ay patago ko siyang sinilip para sa reaksyon niya.

Eh, wala. Wow, napaka-deadmatologist talaga ni Tonette.

I sighed. Bumalik na lang ako sa trabaho ko. Gumagaling na kasi ako sa pagiging non-certified florist. Matatalbugan ko na nga yata si Auntie, e. Feeling ko lang naman. Although, 'di ko ito vino-voice out kasi baka ma-insecure si Auntie. But really, pwede ko nang nakawin ang kumpanya niya tulad ng sa mga pelikula. Pero hindi ko naman gagawin, thoughts lang naman.

Ang tagal kasi ng crush ko. Though, I really have to admit that it was super really awkward after the day I thought I confirmed that he really liked me.

Eh pero kasi naman, bakit ba siya nahihiya sa 'kin? 'Di ba ganon kapag crush mo ang isang tao, medyo pa-keme ang actions mo? Eh, ganoon kasi si Archer! A man of little to no words, shy glances, shy smiles. At syempre dahil crush ko nga siya, nanginginig na ang puso ko kahit sa ganon pa lang niya.

I know, 'di ko pa siya talagang kilala. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang negative traits niya, o kung may habit siya na baka hindi ko makayanan. Kaso nae-excite talaga ako 'pag nakikita ko ang mukha niya. Ah, talagang nagwawala agad ang hormones ko!

Napangiti ako sa hawak kong mga bulaklak. I liked this happy feeling of having a happy crush. It was a new feeling to me, and I hope it would last long.

"I'm sure your daughter will love the flowers! Please congratulate her for her work promotion on behalf of Daily Bloom."

"I will tell her. And thank you so much for the complimentary upgraded arrangement, Snooki. It means a lot to me."

It was nothing to add a little more flower to the bouquet for something as eventful as that. We're all dreamers, and we deserve flowers in each step we take, and in each milestone we duly achieve.

"No worries! Have a blooming day ahead, Mrs. Newark," paalam ko sa kanya.

"Thank you! I will, Snooki." She smiled brightly. "You, too."

I liked introducing myself to kind customers. I always say my name and then also ask for theirs in the most business casual way I could. This way, I'd build relations with them. I already had five customers who became new frequent buyers in our store all because I had good conversations with them.

At the hotel, I was different. I could be casual when I wanted to, but the version that I needed most of the time was the Snooki that meant business. In here, I was all me, and I loved it.

However, my fashion stuck. I always wore black because it looked elegant. It made me look intimidating and classy to other businessmen as if I could draw off all their confidence and selfishly wield it as my own. It had to be like that for me every day at work because I was still a young adult in the corporate world, and apparently toxic boomers liked to think they own the world, and that all other opinions were invalid except theirs.

But they can't do that, not to this girl right here—never to Snooki Henilza.

Black made me a badass, when in truth, I oftentimes wanted to snicker in the middle of serious meetings so so bad.