Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2 • I didn't even lock the door right away and went straight to my walk-in closet and started packing. Dad still has a way and I will do it now. Last night I planned it well — I ran away from home. I know I have tried a few times but this time it was different. I"m fully determined and I won"t let myself go wrong right now. I put my things in the suitcase. I will no longer carry a lot of clothes so that I can move freely just in case. I took the remaining two thousand pesos from my wallet and put it in another small wallet. I don"t take my credit cards and other cards because when I use them they might trace me right away. Two thousand is okay because I think it will fit me because I will immediately look for a job far away when they can't really find me anymore. When I finished my preparations, I just waited for the night because at that time I would do what I was planning. I fell asleep for a while because I had nothing else to do but sit. I woke up to the ringing of my cellphone. I check it and it's seven o'clock at night. I smiled because the time I had been waiting for had come. I tied each border of my bedsheets and comforter to make it rise and be like a rope. When it was over I threw it out the window and tied a border of it to the foot of my bed. I'm sure it won't be cut because my queen sized bed is big and I'm light. I slowly clung the fabric down. "Sorry Mom, Dad but I have to do this." I Weakly whispered and went down completely. When I got down I secretly went through our back gate. There"s not much clutter here in the back because it just serves as our emergency exit. I close my eyes tightly because of the sound our gate created when I opened it. "Who is that?" The guard who was watching in the distance asked. I did not notice him. I don"t know but I think I call everyone Saints in heaven because of twitter. I hope he doesn't see me. I just held my breath because my guard was approaching. "Are there people there?" He said and lit the surroundings with his flashlight. I took a deep breath because the guard just closed the gate and left because he didn't see anything suspicious. I woke up because of the sudden stop of the vehicle. I looked around and there were only three of us passengers on the bus. I checked the time and its already 11:00 in the evening. I looked outside and realized the place was no longer familiar to me. I guess we're far from home. I am not familiar with the name of the place. I decided to get down here. Suddenly I stopped because of the sudden sound of my stomach-I'm already hungry. I approached the nearest restaurant and there decided to fill my stomach. After I ate it was too late to realize that the food here is expensive. I don't have a credit card! I could do nothing but pay for my food. I was depressed because my 2,000 pesos became only 500 pesos and I still had to look for a job. I wasted no time and slowly walked the streets to look for posters or anything that said we"re hiring. I was weak because after a long walk I still didn't see even one. "Isn't anyone hiring a job here?" I whispered. I looked at my watch and it was twelve in the morning but I still didn't see anything. I yawned and sat for a moment on the bench. But I didn't think I would be able to sleep there because I was probably tired. Suddenly I was thrown back to bed because of the noise around me. Where am I? I try to remember what happened last night and I have hit myself with stupidity. "Yes, I ran away." I said and grabbed my suitcase and started walking. I noticed something in this area. Very quiet without too much building and you really feel nature. Its refreshing! I continued what I did last night but stopped immediately because my dead hungry stomach was full again. I was just disappointed with the annoyance. I had no choice but to eat at the nearest cafeteria. At first I was hesitant if I would eat here but I remembered that I only had 500 pesos left in my money so I had nothing else to do but eat here but in fairness their food was delicious even if it was simple. I think this is what I will always eat when I live here. After I ate I resumed my failed mission — To find a job. I was still walking the streets but I still didn't see anything. So I suddenly lost hope. But it all disappeared because of what I saw. "We"re hiring maids
Please call 0967 ******* if interested "I read what was written on a poster. I smiled broadly. Yes and last I saw you too. I picked up the poster and called the number listed on it. The phone is rang three times and answered immediately. [Hello?] Welcome to the other line. "Ahm hello. Is this the one who hires maids? Ahm I'm interested because I'm applying." I said frankly. [You're right, what's your name?] She asked. I suddenly thought, I shouldn't say my real name lest they recognize me. "Jessica Valdez please." I'm lying. That"s right, from now on I"m Jessica Valdez. [Okay go ahead Jessica, you come here to the Sebastian Residence Subdivision. Okay?] The lady said in other line. It let me know and hanged up. I hailed a taxi and told the driver the address. He took me there and I couldn't help but stare because of the number of huge houses in front of me. Yes, our house is big, but it's different. It was even bigger than our house — a mansion. I entered the subdivision and searched the mansion that the old woman had said earlier. Sebastian Main Residence. And I didn't have a hard time because I found it right away. I rang the doorbell twice and something suddenly rang in front of me. "Yes?" Question it. "I'm the one who will apply for the job." I say bluntly. It was okay with the gate opened. I was even more amazed by the beauty of the mansion. Unbelievable. "Don't gape there, sister, come inside." I turned my attention to the old woman who spoke, maybe she was the one I was talking to earlier. I bowed down in shame. When I entered, she immediately asked for my personal information. And of course I lied again. She asked me for a birth certificate but I couldn't give one so I just said I didn't have one because I was poor and I didn't see my parents and I just lived with my grandmother. I really thought I wouldn"t be accepted. But I did not expect the old woman's decision. "Okay, I think you have potential and you know some work at home so I welcome you as a maid of the Sebastians." To be continued...