"Open this damn door, Samantha!"
Patay! Ano ginagawa niya dito? Paano niya nalaman ang lugar ko? Teka lang, bakit pa ba ako matatakot sa kanya eh nag-resign na naman ako? At saka, bakit siya ang andito?
She took a deep breath, fixed her composure. plastered a non-chalant attitude on her face. "Kaya mo yan Sam. Lalake lang yan."
She gripped the door knob tightly as if she can collect strength from the metal, then opened the door. "Mr. Alonzo, ikaw pala. Me problema po ba?"
"What's this?" he asked waving the white envelope in her face.
"An envelope? A white envelope to be specific."
"And?"
"Inside was termination letter, of course, addressed to me. How gallant of you to personally bring the notice to my doorstep, Mr. Alonzo. Unfortunately, that's too late as I already resigned from the company and have no intention of going back," tapang-tapangan niyang turan dito. But inside, her heart was pounding hard on her chest and her nerves were all wrecked loose. Konti pa, Sam.
"You're done?"
Tumango siya.
"May I come in?" sabay pasok nito sa loob. Hindi hinintay ang permiso niya. "Nice place you have here. You're living alone?"
Hindi niya sinagot ito. Tinititigan lang niya ito habang pinapasadahan nito ang lugar niya.
Ikaw na lang ang kulang sa bahay na ito.
Samantha, enough of daydreaming!
"Ah, movie date! With matching popcorn and soda. May I join you?" hingi na naman ng permiso nito sa kanya pero nakaupo na. At nilalantakan popcorn niya!
"Why are you here, Mr. Alonzo? You're here just to deliver that letter? You have lots of employees who can do that for you. And there's no need for that. As I said, I already res..."
"This is your resignation," sabay lapag nang envelope sa mesita. "Why did you think I terminated you? And why would I do that, huh?" he asked while munching the popcorn.
"Eh kasi...."
"Eh kasi, hindi ka nag-iisip muna bago humakbang. Kaya ka nadadapa eh. What's this movie, by the way?"
"Hoy, lalake, nasa pamamahay kita ha. Umayos ka nang sasabihin, kundi..." Tatabi ako sa yo at hihilig sa balikat mo habang pinapanood natin ang paborito kong pelikula habang nagsusubuan tayo ng popcorn. And at the end of the movie, we'll kiss. Or kahit in the middle of the movie. Or kahit ngayon na.
"Kundi ano? Ah, a chick flick movie. Nice!"
"Wala. Bakit ka ba andito? Wrong question, bakit ikaw ang andito?"
"Why? Are you expecting your precious boss Colin to crawl here and beg you to come back? Ipinamigay ka na nga niya sa akin, oh!"
"You're kidding me."
"You think I'm joking here? What's this movie all about?"
He looked so serious, yet so cute, eating her popcorn and staring at the tv screen. She wanted to kiss away the creases on his forehead.
Samantha, gabi na! Umayos ka!
"Eh ano bang pakialam mo? Sa kanya ako nag-resign. Sa kanya lang ako dapat managot."
"Well, lady," he turned to her, took the envelope from the table and ripped it into pieces! "You're answerable to Colin and he is answerable to me. And if I say no, I say no, got it? So, no, your resignation is not accepted. You come to MY office tomorrow eight o'clock sharp. MY office, not Colin's, you understand?"
