"Here son, bring it. I actually cooked it for you." I happily accepted the lunch box. I was really lucky and ended up in this orphanage.
"Thank you very much sister." I inhaled the aroma of the dish. It's really delicious. "I'm sure this will fill me up later, sister."
"Why are you still here, Mari-belle? Dress up and you might get into traffic."
"Yes, Mother Superior is leaving." I guided them first and got dressed.
While I was leaving the orphanage. The other nuns warned me to be careful on the trip. Seeing that I was responding to them, sister Clarita even walked me to the gate.
"Be careful, especially in the jeep, you might be touched by bad men."
"Yes sister. I'm leaving" I waved to her before getting into the jeep.
It's funny that now I have a job. Actually, I earn enough from my writing. I was even able to donate to the orphanage but mother superior didn't want my life to revolve around the orphanage.
Even though I didn't want to work outside in the beginning, I just followed mother superior's wishes. He is also right, I need to be exposed to the environment outside the orphanage. And besides, I can give a bigger amount to the orphanage.
"For ho!" I said softly. The jeep stopped on the side and I quickly got off.
"This is it!" I happily walked to the entrance of the building. I showed my ID to the guard again and went to the office.
"You must be the new employee?"
"Yes Ma'am. I am Mari-belle Silang the new proofreader." I introduced myself with a smile and extended my hand to the woman in front of me.
Just looking at my extended hand made me cringe. I immediately lowered my hand and kept smiling.
The eyebrow is just a drawing.
"What else are you building in front of me! Get started." he said loudly and immediately turned his back on me. I frowned and quickly headed to the cubicle where I was assigned.
First, I put the lunch box under the table with the small sling bag. I started flipping through the books on my desk.
I write on a bondpaper the errors I see, from typos, grammar and small details.
"Hi" I stopped reading and writing when someone spoke to my right.
A brunette woman smiled at me. I smiled at him. "Hi. I'm Mari-belle, are you?"
"Gabriella, but my name is just Gab." I laughed at his facial expression and accepted his handshake with a smile.
"Hope will be friends."
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"Same, I hope too." I sincerely told him. Her face is small, she is beautiful to be exact, but she is a brunette and a slender woman.
"Later, let's have lunch together. I saw that you have a pocket together, I'm also pocketing it. Apart from the fact that the food at the canteen is expensive, the serving is a bit small" I laughed softly at him. Every time she talks, her emotions are visible on her face. Nothing is just fun.
"Sure"
"MS. SILANG AND MS. BONIFACIO IT'S A WORKING HOUR! STOP MATCHING!"
"Ay frog" we were both shocked by the loud shout and we stood up together.
"I'm sor---"
"SHUT UP!" I shuddered at the cry of this girl with just a drawing of her eyebrows.
"CONTINUE YOUR WORK, YOU! " I wanted to reprimand him for teaching me but my mouth remained closed. I don't want to have a bad record. "YOU ARE NEW BUT YOU JUST GOSSIPED!"
Before I could speak, he turned his back on me again, which made me pout even more.
"That's fine. That's really how it is. It's very bossy. It's just a big-headed senior proofreader." I frowned and sat back in my chair and remained silent.
Oh, if it wasn't me before I would really remove your eyebrow drawing.
It's LUNCH BREAK but I haven't finished proofreading a romance book yet. Since a while ago, Kilay -- the senior proofreader who is in charge of us -- has been scolding me all the time.
"Let's eat first. You can finish it later"
"But--"
"That's later. Go out and have lunch. We can eat here." I followed what he said. I arranged the papers and books on my desk.
It's good that the space is also big. I brought out the food prepared by sister and the dish almost made me drool with my favorite kaldereta.
"Wow the smell! Whose dish is that?" the voice of the man earlier and then feeling close to me.
"Please. Your dish is delicious"
"It's juicy, Jeo, you're still wearing the new one!"
"I'm just a little hungry!"
"Go ahead and take it" I said and he happily took it.
"Thank you, you are very kind." He returned to his seat and I offered Gab if he wanted but he said he was allergic to peanuts.
I prayed before eating. Lord God, I thank you for the food you gave me this lunch. May you send your angel to give to our brothers who are hungry and on the streets. In the name of your son Jesus. Amen.
"You are very religious" I just smiled at Jeo and started eating. My sister's cooking is really good, it works. Some of my co-workers, especially Jeo, would ask for my dish.
I gave them to them since my sister also invested a lot of money on me. I'm glad they enjoy it as much as I do.
Our lunch break was over so I quickly went back to what I was doing. I was scolded again and even annoyed because of a small thing like one of the books I was going to move just dropped. I was scolded for showing off.
"Bye I'm first!"
"I, too, be careful when you go home" I mumbled as my co-workers went home one by one while I was still sitting and working.
"Oii, I'm Mari-belle first. I'm going to go grocery shopping."
"It's okay, take care, Gab" I replied with a smile to Gab, who was already arranging his things.
"You too Mari-belle. You thought they were your last name. Gabriella plus Silang.... Gabriella They are the ancient." I laughed because I just noticed that combining my surname and his name sounds like a ancient.
"That's you smiling again." I stopped laughing and looked at Gab. "Don't frown, you'll be like our unmarried senior without eyebrows."
That's why it's rude, there's no baby.
"Oh, I'll go first" Gab came out of our office. I frowned because I was the only one left. I hurriedly finished the work, apart from the pain in my back, I was also hungry because I hadn't eaten a snack.