Her Inevitable Fall

KABANATA 8

It had been three days. I avoided talking to Thyrone Abellanosa. Priority ko ngayon si Reye lang. Wala ng iba. I stopped my morning jog for sure sasama iyon sa amin ni Reye. And speaking of Reye, he was seen most of the time at my office. I personsonally invite him in.

Sabi ni Abellanosa gusto ni Reye magtrabaho sa company ko. So ang action ko dito ay dalhin 'sya mismo sa aking trabaho and let him see how it works here. Hindi pa naman siya nagsasabi na gusto niyang magtrabaho dito but I'm preparing for that day. I need to make him see that it's a bad idea.

Within three days, Abellanosa kept on calling me. But I blocked him out. Sinubukan 'nya ring tumawag sa opisina pero na orient ko na si Demeece na hindi tanggapin ang ano mang tawag galing sa kaniya o sa kaniyang opisina. I hate talking shit with him. He needed a solution, so he should stop disturbing me. This way, I am more focused.

Retrieving my document is what I needed this time. Please naman Reye, umayon ka na sa akin.

He'll be in my office after his class at the university. Usually around 3 in the afternoon ay andito na sya. Ang plano ko mamaya is to introduce him to our in-house writers.

Eksakto ngang alas tres ay ininform ako ni Demeece na nasa labas na si Reye. Instead of making him stay in my office, I immediately stood up phone in my hand. Since oriented na ang mga writers about Reye's presence ay dederetso na kami sa kanilang department.

Pagkabukas ko pa nga lang ng pintuan ay binati na agada ko ni Reye.

"Hi, Thyian! I hope you don't mind my presence in your office again?" paalam niya.

Nginitian ko siya at isinarado na ang pintuan ng aking opisina. "No problem, Reye. It's my pleasure to tour you around my building," sabi ko ng natatawa.

I turned to Demeece and instructed, "You don't have to come with us Demeece. I can handle this. Just do your regular tasks." And I handed her the file of our new clients.

She nodded and gladly took the file in my hand before continuing with her usual works.

I turned to face Reye and asked him, "Are you ready? Be open-minded in dealing with the people you will meet. They usually asked you questions and in return, you should ask them, too."

He looked puzzled at my words. Surely, he'll understand what I mean when he personally meets them.

"They're nosy?" he asked.

"Like hell!" I nodded. "And too friendly!"

He turned disturbed after my sentences. This made me laughed hard. Umiling-iling na lang siya sa reaksyon ko.

I pulled him and guided him towards the writers' office. Habang naglalakad kame ay nakikita ko paano niya titigan ang mga magazines na nasa frame at nakakabit sa aming dingding. These were collections of our best-selling and award-winning releases.

"We have this issue at home," hindi na napigilang magkomento ni Reye sa akin.

"And I think that is how you learned about me?" balik tanong ko sa kaniya.

He nodded. "Yeah, you were so pretty back then," he praised me, blushing.

I laughed and shook my head. Another sign confirming Thyrone's statement of his brother liking me.

Honestly, I don't take him seriously. He's just a kid. One time I teased him about liking me, he turned all red from blushing. Nakakatuwa talagang lokohin ang batang ito.