“Naks, promoted as bartender na ah.” Biro ng isa kong katrabaho na ikinatawa ko.“Nakikipag away sa customer kapag waiter e, ikulong na lang natin dito sa may counter,” biro ng manager habang tumatawa, sabay akbay sa akin na parang proud pa siya sa sinabi niya.Napailing na lang ako, trying to play it cool kahit nahihiya ako.“Grabe ka naman,” I said softly, may maliit na ngiti sa dulo ng boses ko, pero halata pa rin yung pagka-conscious ko.The bar was still busy around us, tunog ng mga babasaging baso, mga orders na tuloy tuloy, music slightly louder than earlier. Everyone was moving fast, like the night was only just starting to get more chaotic.Inalis ko yung tingin ko saglit sa manager, then went back to organizing what I was doing sa counter, trying to focus again.“Hindi naman ako nakikipag away,” dagdag ko, mas mahina na yung boses ko this time. “I was just… correcting what was wrong and defending myself.”My manager chuckled, still amused. “Correcting daw oh. Ang humble mo p
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