CHAPTER 02

I won't take the deal.

“We always have no rest for being an intern and we’re in the accounting department, Robert. But that’s not it, I got some major problems here.” I told him.

Why do I look so mad? Is it because I propose to her that we’ll have a contractual relationship and that’s why she called me some names because of that? It’s been way too easy for me to get some girl when I wanted to but that Intern Content Marketing what’s with her? Why does she look so different from the girls that I've been with before? I gripped my head and I couldn’t help but feel so irritated here. I should have been focusing on finance but I can’t even do that. Robert got closer to me and he smirked at me, “This is your end dude. I think you just find someone who’s in your match. You should probably stop hurting other girls by now right?”

“That’s not on my vocabulary dude, tch.”

I scanned around the place but I haven’t seen that Intern Content Marketing! By this time she should be taking some glances of me, she thinks that I wouldn’t even notice that? Not that I care. Tch, why the hell am I even thinking about that? I still have classes later. Instead of thinking about that girl’s craziness over me I should just focus on my work here as an intern.

I need to study. I swear I’m not gonna fall for that weird girl at all. Never.

Just who the hell would even fall for that girl? I swear that’s not going to happened! I stared at my watch and it was almost noon time. It’s 1 pm. I saved all my reports and I quickly gave it to my Accounting Supervisor and that person just smiled at me and just like the usual looks like it was in favor of me. For sure it was because of my dad.

“Good work. Are you going to school now?”

“Yes, we’re going..” I said and then I pulled Robert with me and he just sighed at me and he pouted at me,”Bro you’re so harsh to your best friend ya’ know hahaha—”

“Tch hurry up. We still have lessons for Business Statistics later!” I shouted at him and he just gave me a smirk.

He’s too carefree. He’s not so different on that Content Marketing. I don’t know her course but I know that she attends in Seaton Integrated University of Naga and I heard that she’s pretty good in drawings. Why do I have to be so worried about thinking about that girl anyways? I don’t have time for her. Tch, why do I even looked so irritated at this. Maybe because for the first time of life I was rejected? By a woman like her? She’s a weird girl, she loves BL, she loves fantasizing my face so who’s an idiot would even fall in love in her then? Impossible. I won’t gall in love in someone like her! As if that would happened! I gripped on my head once again and I can’t believe that I am thinking about these things even I shouldn’t. This is just waste of my time.

With Robert’s loud mouth the people started looking at us so I got closer to him and I shove his face away from me, “You know what let’s just picked some taxi. With that damn loud mouth of yours we’ll be late for classes. Plus the bodyguards are here to report whether I was even studying or not. So fix yourself already. You’re not even different from that Intern Content Marketing. I think you two are more fit to each other, you both are damn loud!” I shouted

“Oho, so this is real this time? Gosh, I’m a proud parent. Little Chang is growing and--”

“Robert, will you just shut up!?” I said angrily and he smirked at me and he got closer to me and looks like he was having fun about it and he started having fun out of the sudden. Damn him. He’s irritating! I will kick his ass the next time.

Who cares about this guy! Good thing that we grabbed some taxi around and I can’t help but to glared at others who are looking at us. Damn, he’s way too close to me. If ever Satsuki see us like this her imaginations might gotten wild again. Tch, I hate her. I know that she’s mad at me to and she just wanted to make use of my face because of her BL. Seriously, why did I even agree to this? Just because of her sincerity then?I know that she wanted to pursue her arts so much that’s why she begged me for something like that. Even if everyone might see her as a weird girl, she would do anything for that comics. And she wanted me to help her.

Come on Chang Heng, stop thinking about her. You still have lessons to attend to. A girl like that shouldn’t let you distracted. Good thing that we’re not late and we decided to go at the back seat. I don’t like people that much nor some attentions. Of all people, it was only Robert is the only one that I can trust. When our prof came, I decided to get ready since we’ll talk about that Business Statistics for today’s lesson. Our professor look at me and he decided to ask me about the lesson. “Mr. Wei, can you determine what is the Qualative Variables?”

I decided to stand up and answered, "Qualitative variables are categories that result in descriptive values or labels. Essentially, these variables describe what they are meant to measure. If a ball is red, the descriptive quality or measurement is red, meaning color is a qualitative variable because it labels an attribute of the ball. Shelly uses several qualitative variables in her chart, but each one falls into a different qualitative classification. First, let's identify the qualitative variables--"

“Oh wait, that’s good enough. You can go back to your seat.”

[Author’s note: I’m not an accounting student or anything but I did research about the possible lessons that they may tackle so if there are any wrong terms that I put in it please let me know about it hehe.]

Shoot. I almost tell everything about the discussion. Well, I already memorized everything before our discussion today. I decided to take a sit and I stared at Robert and he looks like worried about this lecture so he quickly browse his notes and I shook my head. Well, I’m always like this. I always have my book with me and I was always studios at all times. Even though my siblings invited me overseas to have fun I would personally decline it and I don’t have any time for that. Especially on having a girlfriend. So when it’s Robert’s turn, he quickly turned to me and he pouted at me then he mouthed, ‘Help me, bro.’

Who the hell does he think he is to scare me like that? Do I look like someone who will care about him? Whatever. He should deal with that himself. I flipped my notebook and I started reading my notes. Robert looked so nervous so I just shook my head at him and sighed. Our prof is already glaring at him so I sighed deeply and I decided to stand up and I decided to cover him up and I answered, “Position, Education, and Tenure Track are all qualitative variables. Each variable will describe something about the information listed under it. The Position variable describes the job offer by name and follows no certain order or sequence. For this reason, it is a nominal variable. Nominal variables are qualitative variables that only refer to the information by name and do not have to be listed in any order. This means the job offers can be listed in any order without changing the results.

Results that are listed in a certain order or follow some type of ranking system are called ordinal variables. The Education variable describes the level of education needed to qualify for a position, starting from the lowest-level degree to the highest-level degree. The data can be flipped to show the highest-level degree to the lowest-level degree; however, the level of education will either increase or decrease, indicating an ordinal variable.

The Tenure Track variable is the final qualitative variable used by Shelly, and it describes whether or not the position has the potential to be permanent. This category will only result in a yes or no answer, making it a binary variable. Binary variables are categories that will only result in one of two options. Three of Shelly's offers are tenure track positions, meaning that because there are only two options, multiple sets of data can have the same value." I answered and our prof nodded and it looks like he was impressed by me. As long as I can memorize the lesson even though how many times I answered in the lecture then I will be able to do it. And I need to be serious about my accounting because all eyes are on me.

When Robert sat down he quickly got closer to me and he hugged me. Our classmates started looking at us and I gulped. Seriously, I’m so close to beating him. He’s not getting any better. I can’t help but feel irritated at him and act coldly towards him. After our class, my driver suddenly arrived so I decided to go inside. I wonder, how’s mom? Since I don’t have anything to do anyway so might as well visit her,“We’ll go to the hospital today.”

“Uh, sir?” He asked

“I won’t make myself repeat. We’ll go to the hospital. I’ll visit my mother.” I told him

He scratched his head slightly and I glared at him. What? Can’t I at least see my mother then? He’s not the one who will stop me when I want to see my mom then I will see her. I already made my own decision. Whether he likes it or not. So we decided to drive to Malolos to visit my mom since she has been staying there ever since. And she wouldn’t be in that situation if only dad didn’t become greedy for his power. He abused her. He put her in that situation. Because he hit her. Even before when I was a kid back then I already knew everything. I’m not that stupid, to begin with.

When I arrived in the hospital, I decided to go quickly inside my mom’s room. She looked so surprised when she saw me, “Chang Heng, my sun!” She giggled and I just nodded at her. Come on, she always knew that I can always be her sunlight. It will never change. I decided to grab her hand and smile at her, “How are you mom? Is everything alright?”

“Hey, I shouldn’t be someone that you should worry about, son. I heard about it. You’re just focusing on your accounting..son please..” She sighed at me and I can’t help but to chuckled at her. We wouldn’t know if I can graduate or not. I don’t want her to be worried about me. She should just think about herself.

“Mom, you know that all eyes are on me if I didn’t take my accounting seriously. I’ll be fine mom. And I’m sorry because I just visited today. I’ve been pressured lately in becoming an intern in our company and my course as an accounting student too..” I sighed

If only time can go back...I will save you, mom. I will save you.