CHAPTER 9 – HER HAPPINESS

“Bye Glai great job.” One of Glaiza’s co Agricultural scientists bid goodbye.

To give you an idea of what is an Agricultural Scientist is…………

Agricultural scientists develop methods for improving the quality, quantity, and safety of farm crops and livestock.

They may focus on animals, soil, plants, or food, usually working in a lab or the field.

They perform experiments to measure productivity and sustainability and develop strategies to better process our food supply.

They work independently and sometimes lead technician teams.

Because Glaiza is passionate about Agriculture, since this was her background when she was growing up, that’s why she wanted it to be her profession and know more about farming.

And no doubt about it, she is now a successful Agricultural Scientist.

“Thank you and you too…good job to us, see you on Monday Lani.” Bidding goodbye to her co-worker as well.

They were inviting her for a night out since it’s a weekend but same as always the young Scientist would always decline.

That’s why when her co-workers are planning to unwind, they are not inviting her……. because of her reasons and they were fed up with listening to it over and over again.

But there are certain people who are hard-headed and thick faced……… who are not willing to yield like the name of Ben and Lucas.

“Glai can I invite you outside…….it’s Friday today so…..” Suddenly Ben was cut off when another man has greeted the young Scientist.

“Hi Doc, care to join me for dinner?” Asked the man named Lucas who is also a Scientist to the young woman.

“Hey bro I asked her first, so back off.” Facing the man who interrupted her.

Ben is also a Scientist……..but her field is more on bugs he is an Entomologist.

An Entomologist is a scientist who studies insects or in short bugs.

Entomologists have many important jobs, such as the study of the classification, life cycle, distribution, physiology, behavior, ecology, and population dynamics of insects.

Scientist works are quite crucial and very complicated, Glaiza and Lucas are both Agricultural scientists, that’s why the latter is more confident to invite the former since they always see each other in their Lab.

“Glaiza didn’t answer you yet, right? So why are you sounding like a boyfriend?” Agitatedly fired back the other one.

“Hep..hep..hep stop it you two, you are going to start a fight again. But I’m sorry guys as I have always said, I am very busy, my siblings are waiting for me……so please stop arguing. Because I can’t accept either of your invitations, I am sorry again. I’ll go ahead, thanks for the invites though.” She hurriedly walks out from their sight, trying to control herself not to run towards the exit door of the building.

Making sure they would not catch up with here.

The two were left dumbfounded and defeated.

She quickly got into her car, who by the way was given to her by her friend, the mother of the three children that she adopted.

It’s been a while that she’s coming home early, she needs to make ready and cook for her siblings.

In the past few days, she has not been able to see them because of her increasing number of customers.

After her work in the Lab. She just called her younger sister Elay, informing her that she can’t come home.

Glaiza would go to her apartment that she’s renting, so she could change there and every time she does so, she always wears her disguise, to make sure no one can recognize her…….. putting her disguise item in her car trunk.

Her life is so excruciatingly tiresome, but she will do everything for her siblings, her farm, and the people working under her.

That’s why she has no reason to get tired and never has she complained about moving against the darkness of the night for her loved ones.

The young Scientist is smiling widely as she sees her six siblings outside their house seating in the curve, in a line position.

Elay is carrying Nadine their youngest, she called earlier informing them that she will come home early.

No one could contain the happiness of her siblings when Elay informed them of the good news.

That’s why here are the six of them sitting at the curve outside their house and patiently waiting for their elder sister to come home, not minding the mosquito surrounding them.

As they spotted the vehicle of their sister, they automatically stand up and smile widely.

The young Scientist contains her tears as she saw her siblings excitedly approaching her car with smiles flustered on their innocent faces…….what a sight to see.

As she saw the ecstatic reaction of her siblings, she immediately closed the engine and get out of her car and run towards them…..she even left her car in the middle of the road.

She’s glad they are in an exclusive subdivision, that’s why she is confident to park her car in the middle of the road since not many cars are passing.

“Big sister!!!” Shouted the six siblings in unison happily.

If you witness them, you may think they never see each other for the longest time.

Glaiza showered her siblings with hugs and kisses, she is so happy to see them so enthusiastic, it wipes her tiredness.

She couldn’t contain her contentment seeing her siblings.

She immediately took the youngest in the hand of her sister Elay …….. at the same time she tickled it with her muzzle.

Hearing the laughter of her siblings makes her tired self-energize.

.

.

.

After sometime they are now in Glaiza’s room, she is reading stories to her siblings, they always do this whenever she’s early at her work.

Every time they finished taking their dinner then does their assigned choirs and cleaning their selves, they would immediately go to the older sibling’s room for their storytelling.

They never get tired of listening to their ate Glaiza when she read the story because it always lulls them to sleep.

It's a good thing that her room is huge because they all lying on the floor with a large duvet.

After she makes sure that all her siblings are asleep, she slowly got up from the duvet their lying down to be ready for her third job.

One time she was asked by their youngest, what is her job..……. thankfully she’s glad she thought immediately of what to answer her.

She told her that she’s a call center agent and she’s working the night shift.

This is also what she answered to her other siblings, she’s glad they are not so inquisitive to her anymore. If that will happen, she will have a long explanation to do.

Thankfully they understand her reasoning about her supposed work.

Before she leaves the room, one by one she kisses the foreheads of her siblings ……..after doing so she then went to her cabinet and gets the necessary things that she needs from work.

Creeping silently to the door, Glaiza was about to open it when Isang, second to the youngest calls her.

“Ate Lai.” Rubbing her tired eyes, extending her hand she was searching the person beside her, trying to search for her elder sister.

She instantly scotches beside her sister.

“Yes, Isang? Ate is just here.” Assuring the kid rubbing gently her head.

“Ate, are you going to work already?” She asked her big sister, still eyes close.

Glaiza smiled looking at her sister with closed eyes.

“Yes princess, ate has to go to work now, so go back to sleep okay? Ate Elay will sleep beside you at this moment. Don’t worry princess, when you wake up, I’ll be here beside you.” Gently stroking her younger sister's hair.

“Promise ate okay?” Asking her sister again, making sure and still with closed eyes.

“Promise,”

“I love you big sister of mine.” Whispered the child.

“And big sister loves you so much, more than her life." She responded trying to hold her tears. “

She would always feel sentimental when it comes to her siblings, she could be affected by it very quickly, even in the slightest way.

She kisses her sister again, then she remembers something…….. she was not able to say goodbye to Elay.

Glaiza went to the side of Elay where she sleeps.

“Lay?...... Lay?” Trying waking her up.

“Ate (Big Sister)?” Answered her sister who is still sleepy.

“Elay I’m going now okay? For now, you take good care of them Lay.” Reminding her sister and saying goodbye as well.

“Yes ate, don’t worry I’ll take good care of them. Leave it to me.” Smilingly answered to her elder sister, assuring her.

She again kisses her younger sister on the forehead before she leaves.