If You Were Mine ✔

TWENTY FIVE

Days flew by fast just as our friendship went.

I became close with Amanda, Olivia and Jess, now Jessica since we're close.

We would get together on weekends and spend time mostly either in Leni's or Amanda's house.

I still haven't told any one of them my secret. I fear that they may look down on me.

Just this week, Leni introduced us to his boyfriend, Stuart Montgomery, and Jessica, being his usual gay self, started asking her double meaning things which we always got to laugh ourselves nonstop.

I just love our group's unending humor.

I almost forgot my problems with my ex who can't seem to move on.

I sighed when I received an email notice from Meralco about our current bill and its due date.

Recently, I just received my water and telephone bills.

I still have a week to calculate my salary for our expenditures and savings.

I felt my head ache a little more when I discovered the latest mishap in one of our employees.

The HR Department Head already informed Mr. Park and I about the incident and that that certain employee threatened to sue us if we wouldn't take action about another employee who happened to have aggravated her.

"Nakakastress!" Mr. Park exclaimed while he was reviewing the incident report.

I nodded and sighed again.

I have an awful lot on my plate and I couldn't afford to make anymore mistakes this time.

I was trying to weigh the possibilities of moving out of Mr. Park's house.

Recently, yes.. Too many things happened quite a lot lately and it was shocking the hell out of my system.

I received a note from him claiming his kids.

God forbid, I swear to myself, nothing happened to us.

His family was ever so cruel that they can turn the situation around that's why it was a relief that we broke up.

"Kumusta na sila Olga and Oliver, Oli?" Mr. Park suddenly asked.

I turned to look at him and smiled.
"Ayun, lumalaking makukulit. Marunong ng mamili ng mga damit. Si Oliver, masyadong masinop at malinis sa gamit. Si Olga naman marunong na magdesisyon kung ano ang dapat at hindi dapat na bilin." I proudly said and Mr. Park chuckled lightly.

"Parang may kilala akong ganyan kasinop at kalinis ah. " Mr. Park's chuckle turned into laugh.

My forehead creased in curiosity.
"Huh? Sino naman yun?"

"Wala. Pakilala ko siya sayo soon. Pero pakiramdam ko, kilalang kilala mo na to eh." Mr. Park grinned and returned to his piles of signatories and documents on his table.

I shook my head with what he said.
Mukhang epekto ata ng stress yun kaya kung ano ano na ang mga pinagsasabi-sabi nya.

"Uhm, nga pala, Park." I began and drew a deep breath.

He turned his eyes at me as if to tell me to go on. "Baka, lumipat kame ng mga matitirhan ng mga bata." I said in a small voice.

"Bakit naman? Hindi ba kayo komportable sa bahay ko? Ginugulo ka na naman ba ng tarantado mong ex? Papadalhan kita ng tatlong bodyguards. Isa para sayo at dalawa para sa mga bata." He said.

I shook my head. "Masyado ka ng madaming nagawa para sa amin. Kailangan ko lang sigurong mag-isip isip."

"Have you ever thought of the kids? Hindi ba mas nahihirapan sila sa palipat-lipat? Why don't you stay and I'll give you a month to take a vacation leave if that's what you need." He reasoned out and I kept quiet with his words. "Think about it and let me know tomorrow, Oli. I care about you and your kids. Importante na din sila sa akin. Please, think about it."