>>THIRD PERSON'S POV<<
"What are my appointments for this afternoon, Celine?" Elisel asked her secretary while gently caressing her neck. Katatapos lang kasi niyang pirmahan ang mga nakabinbin niyang mga papeles simula pa nung matapos ang welcome party niya three days ago, kaya naman ngalay na ngalay na ang leeg niya sa kakayuko.
"This afternoon will be your dinner meeting with Mr. Buenaquentin, ate. The CEO of Buenaquentin's group of companies. After that, you don't have any appointment for the rest of the night po." She answered quickly.
Bahagya namang natigilan si Elisel sa sinabi ng kanyang sekretarya. Inaasahan na niya iyon but she didn't know that it will be today!
Kaagad tuloy niyang inayos ang sarili dahil baka mahalata pa ng kaharap ang sandaling pagtigil niya. She finally stands from her swivel chair at nauna ng naglakad kay Celine palabas ng kanyang private office.
"Okay then, do we still have enough time for the meeting?" Tanong niya ulit. She saw in her peripheral vision that her secretary nodded while following her.
"Yes Ms. President. We still have 1 hour to prepare for your meeting with Mr. Buenaquentin. I already called the driver who will bring us to the restaurant that I reserved for this meeting ate. He's waiting now outside the hotel."
"That's good to hear. Let's go!"
"Yes Ate!" Agad na sagot ni Celine. Pareho na silang natahimik after that bago siya lumiko na sa hallway palabas ng hotel kasunod parin ito.
Malapit na sila sa may front desk when Elisel saw that Georgie is approaching them. Bahagya siyang napatango rito, pero agad napakunot ang kanyang noo ng mapansin ang mga taong nagkakagulo sa labas ng entrance hotel. They're forcing all the guards to let them in but the guards still not allowing them.
'Haizst! Again?' Naisaisip niya.
"Hey girl, what are you doing here?!" Bahagyang hysterical na saad ni Georgie nang makalapit. Napunta naman ang atensyon niya rito mula sa mga reporter na nasa labas.
"Why? What's happening here?"
"Hay naku, Elisel! Kinukulit ka na naman ng mga press. They want you to have an interview, ano ba!," May kaartehang bulalas nito. "Ugh! Sobrang stressed na ako dito ah!"
Napailing nalang siya sa dinagdag nito. Hindi parin pala tumitigil ang mga ito sa pangungulit sa kanya. It all started after her welcome party.
"Why don't you just used the VIP entrance, instead? Ako nalang ang bahala sa kanila. Baka mahuli ka pa sa meeting mo. Go go go!" Mahina siyang tinulak nito paliko sa VIP entrance na kanyang tinutukoy, nang hindi siya kaagad na gumalaw sa pagkakatayo.
Pero muli lang siyang napailing na ikinatigil naman ni Georgie.
"It's now or never.." Saad niya. Nang hindi ito kumibo ay nagsimula na siyang maglakad palapit sa main entrance ng hotel.
"Hey what are you doing Elisel? Don't tell me.. Hey!" Kaagad naman siyang pinigilan ni Georgie ng matauhan ito habang nakasunod parin sakanya ang sekretarya.
"Its okay George, don't worry. I need to stop them now. Marami nang guests ang nagrereklamo sa ginagawa nilang pang-iistorbo. If I didn't do this, mas marami pa ang magrereklamo." Pagpapaliwanag niya bago tinanggal ang pagkakahawak nito sa kanyang kamay. "Stop worrying about me, I can handle this. Trust me!"
She added. Alanganin parin namang napatango nalang ito.
Bahagya siyang ngumiti rito bago naglakad na ulit kasunod ang mga ito.
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