I Am a Woman

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Medyo wala akong gana pumasok sa trabaho nang dumating ang araw ng Lunes. Hindi kasi naging maganda ang tulog ko nitong nakaraang dalawang gabi. Ginugulo ang utak ko ng mga sinabi ng babaeng iyon noong gabing 'yon.

You are mine now.

I want to smack my head for remembering those words. What does she mean by that? Kailan pa ako naging sa kanya? I don't even wanna be hers.

That woman is not even clear on what she has said. Matapos nito iyon sabihin ay parang balewala lang nitong sinabi sa akin na ihatid na siya pauwi. She didn't talk after that.

Why do I even keep thinking about that in the first place? I should focus on my work now.

Habang tinatahak ang daan papuntang office ay tipid na nginitian ko na lang ang mga bumabati sa aking mga empleyado.

I entered my office and started my job. Kung mas maaga ko sisimulan ay mas maaga ko rin matatapos ang trabaho ko ngayon.

I work in a management-level position at Seriantel Corp. As the Marketing manager, to be specific. 

What I have to do today is finalize the report on the on-going marketing campaign of the company, bago ito i-present sa Chief Marketing Officer na si Tito Celso. I also need to review some pricing strategies para sa upcoming launch ng new products.

Right after I asked the marketing assistant to provide me with the updated charts of the website and social media analytics, ay saka namang pagpasok ng hindi inaasahang bisita.

"Hey, handsome." I rolled my eyes as soon as I heard her voice. I motioned for her to close and lock the door before I spoke.

"Stop calling me that, Satarrah." I throw her a sharp look, pero tinawanan lang ako nito.

"Why? I know you want to be called pretty, but it's weird to call you that kung nakasuot ka naman ng men's business suit." Sagot nito at halatang inaasar ako.

She is Satarrah Villierte. Her family is a family friend and stockholder in the company. She is also my only friend who knows my deep secret.

Nalaman nito na isa akong babae noong time na nag-iinternship pa lang kami dito sa company. Hindi na kasi ako tinigilan obserbahan at kulitin matapos na makita na may tagos ako noong time na yon.

I was afraid that she might tell people about it. She even suspected me of being a lesbian, so I had no choice but to explain my situation to her.

Since then, she has become my very trusted and close friend, to the point na okay lang na gumalaw ako at magsalita na parang babae sa harap niya.

"Why are you here anyway? You got the wrong floor. This is the marketing department, not the accounting department." Pagtataray ko dito. Siya kasi ang accounting manager at nasa ibabang floor ang department nila.

I know she is up for something. Baka ay may kung ano nanaman itong i-chichismis sa akin.

"Ang sungit mo naman. May monthly dalaw ka ba?" She playfully said, kaya napaikot na naman ako ng mata.

"Cut the nonsense, Sat. Why are you here?" I know I'm being rude, pero sa halip na maoffend sa sinabi ko ay tumawa lang ito. I guess na sanay na talaga ito sa ugali ko.

"Ikakasal ka na daw?" Tanong niya matapos komportableng umupo sa upuan sa kaharap ng table ko kahit hindi ko naman ito inayang maupo. She even put my things on the side of the table na parang ayaw nito na may nakaharang na gamit sa pagitan namin.