The Other Side of Dominance (BxB) ✔

Chapter 51 [Business]

PRESENT

It is a beautiful day and it's been a week since the construction for my clinic started. Everything's quite working well, the workers are hands-on with the renovation and today, they are going to install the electric wires for the lightings.

Sporting a mustard-colored oversized shirt, beige chino shorts, and a sperry boat shoes, I walked the entrance of my clinic with pride and elegance as every worker inside followed my movement with their curious eyes. I know I'm too gorgeous to ignore so their priceless reactions were easily understood and it must be so hard to disregard my presence.

Ayaw kong magbuhat ng sariling bangko pero ganoon talaga kapag mas gumaganda ka kapag single ka. Some other people glow when they are in love but I was an exception because I glow whatever the circumstance is. Walang pinipiling sitwasyon ang kagandahan ko. Maganda ako, in love man o wasak. Period.

I want to feel beautiful. People told me to act like the person I want to become so here it goes. To be beautiful means to be yourself. We don't need to be accepted by others. What we need is to accept ourselves. Just like loving a flower, logically speaking anyone can love a rose but it takes a lot to love a leaf. It is ordinary to love the beautiful, but it is beautiful to love the ordinary.

Everybody needs to be loved the way they deserve it. And if nobody's going to give me that kind of love, then I'm going to give myself the love I need. I don't need a one-sided relationship. I don't deserve to be the least priority. Besides, I am too full of life to be half loved.

"Narito na ang mga kagamitan para sa electrical wirings, hinihintay nalang ang magkakabit." one of the workers told me when I sat on a clean desk on the far right corner of the clinic.

"Wala pa ang electrician?" tanong ko at saka tinignan saglit ang oras sa aking apple watch. Well, limang minuto pa lamang ang nakalilipas mula sa napagkasunduang oras kaya ayos lang.

"Wala pa, ser. Pero parating na siguro 'yon." tugon ng bata-batang manggagawa na lumapit din sa aking desk. The two workers standing in front of my desk are both wearing protective helmets but I felt weird when they stood there longer than I expected.

"Anything else?" nagtataka kong tanong sa dalawa pero nahuli ko ng tingin ang pagsiko ng isa sa kasama nito. Namumula silang pareho. Sa mga oras na iyon, hindi ko na kailangang pag-isipan pa ng mabuti kung ano ang nangyayari dahil may ideya na ako.

"W-Wala po, ser." ani ng isa at saka nito hinatak ang kasamahan pabalik sa kanilang trabaho.

Nagkibit balikat nalang ako at saka inilabas ang aking laptop upang asikasuhin at pag-aralan ang portfolio ng mga bagong aplikante. Naihiwalay ko na ang resume ng ilang napili ko at lahat iyon ay kalalakihan. Well, most of the clients are women so it would be better for the business if there are good looking male vets and assistants lurking around my clinic.

Ilang sandali ay narinig ko ang pagdating ng electrician bitbit ang sariling mga kagamitan nito. Magalang itong bumati sa ibang manggagawa at nang lingunin niya ang direksyon ko ay lumapit ito sa aking desk.

"Magandang umaga." nakangiting bati nito.

"Good morning." ginantihan ko ito ng ngiti kahit na abala ako sa ginagawa. Ibinalik ko ang aking focus sa aking laptop ngunit napansin kong hindi umalis sa aking harapan ang lalaki. Nag-angat ako ng tingin at saka ito tinanong. "Uhm, do you need anything else?" I asked, weirded out that he's staring at me like there was a puzzle in my face.

"W-Wala naman. Uhh, magsisimula na akong mag-install ng wirings." anito saka hinimas ang likod ng kanyang ulo.

Moreno ito at maganda ang pangangatawan, mas matangkad din ng ilang pulgada sa akin. Nagsimula ito sa kanyang trabaho kahit na nahuhuli ko paminsan-minsan ang mga sulyap niya sa aking gawi.