Hope ur ok (Sour Hour Series #4)

Kabanata 7

This chapter is dedicated to: keserahserah

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With my hands shaking, my mind fixed on what I'm doing. I hastily opened my closet and get all the clothes that I used to wear this past few years.

One thing I can say as I saw all of them is, 'what the heck!', seriously? I was out of my mind for years. Fuck this.

It was all plain. If its not black shirt, its white, still plain. Pagdating naman sa pangibaba, its all jeans. All skinny no other type of jeans.

Iilang damit ang natira sa aking closet. Those were the ones that I'm wearing when I'm going to LM&L or somewhere formal. The rest, I put it outside the closet and I swear, I won't wear those again. I'll probably burn these down or donate in an orphanage.

"Ma'am?" I went back from reverie when I heard the voice of my secretary.

"Yes, Beryl?" I clasped my hand above the table and formally faced her.

She extended her hand and my eyes landed on what she's handing me. I took the paper from her as I scanned what's written on it. Nahuli ko rin ang pagtatago ng isang kamay niya sa kanyang likuran.

"Magreresign na po ako, Ma'am. N-nakapagpaalam na po ako kay Senator. He said I need to find someone who can replace me before I resigned. I already find one--"

Ramdam ko ang unti-unting pagkunot ng aking noo. Siguro ay kaya rin napahinto siya sa pagsasalita. "Kay Dad? I'm your boss. Not him." I stated in a matter-of-fact tone.

"S-sorry po, Ma'am. Si Sir kasi ang nandito noong nagpaalam ako."

I slowly nodded at her. "You're resigning because?" I asked, disregarding what's written on her resignation letter.

Beryl bit her lower lip. "I'm getting married, Ma'am." She muttered as she slowly revealed what's hidden in her other hand.

Napakurap ako habang nakatitig sa aking sekretarya.

I gave her a firm smile. "Best wishes," bati ko sabay tanggap sa invitation na inaabot niya sa akin. I let the cream colored invitation lie on my table.

"Thank you, Ma'am." Lumawak ang ngiti sa labi ng aking sekretarya at tila nabunutan ng tinik sa lalamunan.

Isang tango ang sinagot ko roon. "Anyway, you said you already find someone who can replace your position."

"Yes, Ma'am. She's already outside, I'll just call her."

"Alright."

I watched my secretary as she stride towards the door. Ibinaba ko ang aking tingin sa mga dokumentong kaharap, balak sanang basahin ang mga iyon. Ngunit hindi rin nagtagal doon ang aking pansin nang muling bumalik ang aking sekretarya.

Ang tipid na ngiti sa aking labi ay agad na naglaho nang makita kung sino ang nasa likod niya. The smile vanished not because I'm not pleased on who I saw but because I'm not expecting her.

"Ma'am, this is Chaileigh Alejandro. Senator Lofranco hired her as your secretary."

A smile formed in Cha's lips while it's firmly pressed.

"Good morning," Cha formally greeted and I rose from my seat.

I gave Beryl a glanced before dismissing her. "Thank you. Can you leave us for a while?"

Nakangiti itong tumuko bago tuluyang lumabas ng aking opisina. I waited until she finally shut the door closed before turning to Chaileigh.

"Cha?" I called her, still dumbfounded. The heck is she doing here?