His Beastful Ways

Chapter 2

 Ashton Lynx Del Mundo, CEO of D.M. Corp. (Del Mundo Corporations).

DM... D-del Mundo, ANG TANGA MO JAN BAKIT HINDI MO NAKITA IYON.

"Rivera" he calls my surname. "Del Mundo," I whisper. Teka totoo ba ito? Baka panaginip lang ito, pasimple kong kinurot ang aking hita upang siguraduhin. "Hssss" napainda ako ng konti dahil Tangina totoo nga.

He peeps on my resume with that serious face and slowly look back at me, "Rivera, January Hillary" he whispers and keep saying my whole name, tila kakaiba ang pakiramdam ko ng marinig muli ang kanyang boses sa sobrang tagal ng panahon, it's been seven long years.

Gaya ng nakikita ko sa mga magazines, mas nagmatured na siya, he looks like a very powerful businessman, he even looks better that the last time I saw him.

He was staring straight at me, and I couldn't move a muscle. I know that there is a possibility that I will meet him again, but I didn't expect that it would be in this kind of situation.

The way he gape at me, makes me sweat so hard, even though the whole room is air conditioned, parang gusto kong mapaihi dahil sa halo-halong emosyon na nararamdaman ko ngayon. Bakit sa dinami-rami ng kumpanyang pwedi kong pasukan ito pa ang pinasukan ko sa puntong ito.

Ikakamatay ko na ba ito? Alam niya kaya ang tungkol sa anak ko? Oh, diyos ko parang awa mo na wag po. Hindi niya na kailangan malaman ang tungkol sa anak ko.

Kailangan kong ipakita na sa kanya na wala lang ito sa akin, na wala akong tinagong importante sa kanya, kailangan mong umaktong parang wala lang Jan. pilit kong sambit sa aking sarili. Wala siyang alam! At wala kailanman.

I urge a fake smile and stand straight, act like I'm still cheerful in this fucking situation, "Asht----" hindi ko natapos ang aking sasabihin ng biglang nagbago ang kanyang expression, at ang aura sa kanyang paligid.

He suddenly leers at me, uplifting that powerful aura around him that seems to make the whole room uncomfortable for me. I didn't show him how I flinch a little and try my best to hide this fear he's building up inside of me. "It isn't germane to call a CEO with his first name Miss" he seriously said, making me part my lips a little bit.

"January" he uttered my name once again, it's making me weak. "Sounds familiar" he whispered, I was stiff when he said that, he's acting like he doesn't know me. "I think I heard your name somewhere, well probably in a calendar, I guess" he sarcastically uttered and looked at my resume, moving to the second page of it, where my diploma's comfiled.

"We went to the same university, do we know each other?" he asks and looks at me like he knows nothing, making me confused. Joke ba ito? "Ahm---" I didn't have a chance to speak when he continued talking. "Well enough with this, I just wanna ask you one thing" I gulp when he gazes again.

"Will you be able to cope up with the pressure?" he asked, "Ye---" again, he cut me off, "This company is no joke, this corporation isn't just a single entity, this is a wide branch of composed individual companies. I need a person who would be able to cope up under pressure, not fake, liar and useless in the workplace." hindi ko alam kung ako lang ba ito o sadyang may double meaning ang sinasabi niya.

"I can work understre---" hindi na naman ako natapos dahil nagsalita siya agad, "Better prove that, co'z I won't be investing to people who is not capable of being true and loyal..." Iba talaga eh, "When it comes to work" he continued.

Aston swing his swivel chair to face the side where there is a good view from above here, hindi na ako nagsalita dahil, hindi ko rin naman alam ang sasabihin ko sa pagkat hindi ko magawang mag-isip ng matino sa puntong ito.