The Truth Is Not True

Chapter 14 - Akala

Jhoanna's POV:

Three weeks had passed since our so-called "family outing" happened. As usual, things were back to normal. My secretary and I were back to our usual banter, except for the times when our outing friends visited, the only ones who knew about our supposed "relationship."

But today, I didn't have time for them. I needed to focus on finishing my work. There were a lot of reports to be done, and I was feeling extremely stressed. Everything seemed to be piling up, adding to my frustration.

And now, to make matters worse, I needed to go to the restroom. As I entered the stall, I became even more annoyed because I couldn't unzip my slacks. Arghh! Makisama ka naman! Ihing-ihi na ako!

Several minutes had passed, but I still couldn't unzip my pants. I had no other choice but to ask for help from my secretary.

I pushed aside any embarrassment I might feel later when I finally relieved myself because I really couldn't handle it anymore. Awkward pero no choice!

I quickly approached her desk, causing her to stop typing and look in my direction.

Colet: “Bakit po, Boss? May iuutos po ba kayo?”

“I-I need your h-help.” I asked her hesitantly, noticing the puzzled expression on her face.

“I-it's....I....I need to pee!” Tumaas naman bigla ang isang kilay nito.

Colet: “And so? Andun po yung comfort room, 'di ba po? Pasok lang ho kayo do'n.”

“I know because this is my office! It's a different help kasi!” Nakakainis naman 'tong bwiset na toh. Pangpadagdag pa sa nararamdaman kong stress ngayong araw.

Colet: “Different help? Ano po bang help? Samahan kita tapos panoorin kitang umiihi?” Sarkastikong sambit nito na lalong ikinainis ko. Nakakainis! Masasampal ko na 'tong babaeng toh eh.

“I can't zip down the zipper of my slacks. Can you do something about it?” I quickly said, feeling the urgency of my need to use the restroom. She immediately looked at my zipper.

She came closer and bent down to inspect the zipper. I looked away because our position felt awkward, but I didn't care anymore. She tried to unzip it, but nothing changed.

“Hindi ka naman ata marunong magbaba ng zipper eh!” Pagmamaktol ko dito dahil ihing-ihi na talaga ako.

Colet: “Oh edi ikaw na magbaba, alam mo naman kung paano eh.” Pagsagot nito at agad na bumalik sa upuan niya. Shit talaga.

So, I left her table and returned to mine, attempting to lower my zipper on my own... but it still wouldn't budge.

“Nicolette! Please do something! I really need to pee!”

Colet: “You should've let me help you earlier kesa unahin mo pagsusungit sa akin!” She said irritably as she walked over to my desk.

She bent down and tried to pull down the zipper, but it still wouldn't move. She decided to grab her chair and sat down, probably feeling tired. As she settled into her seat, I found myself gripping onto my desk.

It was just so awkward because I was facing the office door while she had her back to it.

“Arghh! Malapit na ba?” I asked her dahil inis na inis na talaga ako.

Colet: “I-close mo muna ang mouth mo para hindi ako mabadtrip sa'yo.” Inis na sambit rin nito. Pansin ko na rin ang butil-butil na pawis sa kanyang noo.