Antidote of G-clef Minor

01

I knocked in front of the conference room. May meeting sila ngayon at ako ang inutusan bumili ng kape nila. I have four pairs of coffee with me, and it was all made in different flavors dahil hindi ko naman alam kung ano bang gusto nilang kape. I was sweating and panting hard. Ikaw ba naman tumakbo simula dito sa fifth floor ng building hanggang doon sa may crossing dahil malapit doon ang bilihan ng kape? I suggested coffee from the vendo machine here inside the office pero mas gusto DAW nila ang kape sa starbucks.

Binitawan ko muna ang dalawa kong hawak na kape bago ulit kumatok. I knocked twice and soon, Becka opened the door. Finally.

"Asan na yung kape?" The busy manager asked. Inabot ko naman agad sa kanya ang iba. "Great, maghintay ka na lang muna dyan sa labas, patapos na rin itong meeting." She said before closing the door.

 

Saktong pakasara niya ng pinto ay napasandal ako sa may pader. Another torture week had begun. Ka aga aga pawisan na naman ako. I looked at my phone and I saw a text message from Dwayne.

From: Dwayne

Busy ka later? Meet up naman tayo oh. Promise my treat! Miss ka na ng pogi mong bestfriend :(

I smiled on his text message, kahit papaano nawala ang pagod ko. This morning really got me fvcked up. I typed my reply and put back my phone on my pocket.

Umupo ako sa may upuan at napasandal. I heaved a sigh and looked upon the ceilings. Ganito na lang ba palagi ang buhay ko? Gusto ko ng magpahinga! I grunted.

I thought being a personal assistant is easy and fun, kase syempre, ang alaga mo isang sikat na tao. But no, it was entirely the opposite one. I thought I could get along with him, pero ang hirap pala pakisamahan. Kung sa tv, he was a nice and kind guy, well, scratch that. It's completely the opposite side, and I'm the one who witnessed it. Working with him means starting to get your life screwed in this world full of problems.

I'll never forget the first time I met him in person.

"Hi sir JD! Ako nga po pala yung bago niyo pong PA. I'm Clio po." I smiled as soon as he got inside the van. Hindi kasama si Becka dahil may inaasikaso pa sa agency kaya hindi niya ako nasamahan sa first day of work ko. And I'm the only one who introduced myself to my boss.

He stopped and looked at me from head to toe. Agad naman akong nakaramdam ng consciousness, maarte ba 'to?

After that, tuluyan na siyang pumasok sa van at tumingin sa harap. "Kuya Raul, where's Becka?" My jaw dropped. I was so amazed with his voice! Grabe, ang ganda talaga ng boses niya! I couldn't believe that I'm sitting beside of an idol.

"May inaasikaso pa daw po siya sa agency niya." Ako na ang sumagot dahil ako ang huling nakausap ni Ms. Becka. He tilted his head and looked at me. Napatigil naman ako at ngumiti sa kanya. Those intimidating eyes! I can't!

"Alam mo ba kung saan tayo pupunta ngayon?" He asked, me. Gosh! He asked me! He's talking to me! I slapped my face to get back to my senses.

"Sabi po ni Ms. Becka, pupunta daw po tayo sa Pampanga dahil doon daw po kayo magshoshoot ng music video mo po." I replied. His face remained the same before looking at the window beside him. Para naman akong nabunutan ng malaking tinik sa lalamunan.