Daraga Series #1: The Fire's Sanctuary

Chapter 26

"What's this Rayen?!" I flinched a bit when she threw the papers with force on her table. Hindi ko na rin mabilang kung ilang beses na nangyari ito sa akin sa loob ng dalawang taon.

Ma'am Karina strives in the corporate world for a reason, she knows whom to put in charge.. she knows whom to trust and who will be efficient. She knows to handle people in her own way.. in a cruel way.

She had been checking everything: reports, schedules, all the documents that she needed to sign, and even the hotel reviews for the past few days.

"at eto pa, why is there a lot of bad reviews?"

Napayuko na lang ako.. sa dalawang taon ko na pagtatrabaho sa kanya natuto na ako..pasok sa isang tenga labas sa kabila. It was way better not to answer her.. I just wait and listen, wait until her emotions and frustrations are all out and, listen and take in all her insults.

"Do you want me to replace you? Why don't I contact your brother and let him work here now—" bago niya pa man matapos ang sasabihin niya ay nasalita na ako. Alam kong kaya ko na laging pakinggan ang insultong ibabato niya sa akin.. but everything has boundaries and beyond that line is my family.

"I'm sorry Ma'am, I promise you it won't happen again.." I feel so bad as I spit those words.. I am talking but I don't feel that I am, I feel like I was still silent because I couldn't really express what's in my mind right now.

She was so mad because she asked for HR reports from their department and what they sent was the HR report last last month. After she saw the bad reviews and the sales report she immediately asked for it and that fucking dumb HR head sent me that thinking that I was just one who will check it for Ma'am Karina.

Unfortunately I was the one who handed the report to Ma'am Karina kaya naman ako ang sumasalo ng galit niya ngayon. Sumabay pa na sobrang pagod pa siya dahil sa bakasyon nila ng pamilya niya.

Tnginang HR head yon ano ba yung laman ng bungo niya styro?!

I want to reason out that it wasn't my fault but of course, it was also reckless of me not to check it first.. it wasn't part of my job, I am Ma'am Karina's executive assistant, and reviewing reports is not part of my job pero nakasanayan na nila iyon.

Kadalasan kasi ang mga department heads ay puro utos na lang sa interns at mga baguhang empleyado. They let me check it first before they pass it to their department head or even their department head lets me do their job of checking those damn reports.. eh sana pala yung sweldo nila sa akin na lang.

Lumipas ang ilang minuto nakita ko ang pagkalma ni Ma'am Karina kaya naman agad ko nang kinuha ang mga papel sa lamesa niya.

"I'll talk to Sir Lander about this Ma'am—"

"What's the right thing to do now Rayen?" napaangat naman ako ng tingin sa kanya; her brow raised, her stoic face, her hands clasped together.. to make it short she looks so scary but she always does this and I know what to do. Opinion ko lang ang hinihingi niya.. even if I say something wrong she will also explain her input and I will learn something.