Interview: A Relationship That Sadly Failed

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

New Opportunity

Suffering from the pain that they don't know, they hurt me. It's so painful. They thought that they were the ones who only got hurt, but they don't know that I am silently hurting from a problem that I didn't even belong to in the first place. That was the hurtful journey that I experienced during my college years.

When I remembered that day, I feel so strong right now. I feel the true love—a hurtful love and a longing love. Those years may have been hard for me, but going back to those days, I still want to experience what I experienced before. The confused, shocked, loved, painful, and hurtful Deesten before.

I'm not going to deny, but those years of hurting—I still looked for Kiel. Because I know that he is the one who will take my pain away; he is the one who dried my tears. He is the one who explained that he didn't mean to hurt me. Most of all, he is the one who stayed by my side even in the rough days.

Thinking about those times, I smile and still look forward to meeting him again.

"Bakit ka nakangiti?" Halatang wala na namang magawa si Tintin, tanong na naman ng tanong.

"Sino ba naman ang hindi ngingiti kung nagviral ang interview ko?" Limang taon na ang lumipas mula ng mainterview ako, nagviral pa. Hindi namin inaakala na maraming nagulat at nasaktan sa interview na 'yon. Napakatagal ng naisapubliko ang dyaryong iyon at ngayon lang napagtuunan ng pansin.

Pinost kasi ito sa social media na tinatawag na Facebook. Ang nagpost ay kapatid ng kabatch ko nuong collage. Ang sabi sa post na nagliligpit daw siya ng gamit nila dahil lilipat na raw sila ng bahay at nakita niya ang dyaryo ng kanyang Kuya. Mahilig daw kasi itong magbasa ng kung ano ano kaya kinakikot niya ang buong pahina nito. Hindi niya raw inaakala na makakabasa siya ng ganuong klaseng story sa dyaryong pang-school lamang.

Sobra raw siyang namagha at nagulat sa kung ano ang nangyari sa kwentong hindi 'raw' typical. Hindi niya ina-akalang puwede raw pa lang mangyari ang ganuong klaseng love story na hindi naman nagsimula in the first place. She doesn't know why she was so affected and crying while reading those articles.

I was actually shocked that there is someone who would engage with my own story. For me, it's just a typical love story, but to others, it's not. I can't hide my happiness that there are people who love my story, both me and Kiel. And these past years have happened. I didn't expect that my story would be loved by so many people. A simple post could lead to many opportunities for each of us.

***

"Deesten," my supervisor called me.

"Yes, Ma'am?" Napaangat ako ng tingin dahil nakaupo ako sa office chair ko.

"Are you done with your proposal?" She asked.

"Hindi pa po," umiling ako. "But kunti na lang po patapos na. Finafinalize ko pa po kasi ng mas maayos ang proposal ko para hindi ho ako mapahiya bukas sa board."

"That's good," she nodded. "You can finish it today? So I can review it at home? Para kahit papaano kung may makita akong mali, you can revise easily?"

"Yes, Ma'am, finish na po siya ngayon. Send ko na lang po sa email niyo pagkatapos ko." I replied.

"Thanks." She tapped my desk before she leave.

"Bye po! Ingat po pauwi," napatayo na lang ako sa swivel chair ko.

Si Ma'am Emy ay isa sa mga nakakita ng potential ko. Isa siya sa ng push to do more kahit nag-o-OJT pa lang ako. Kapag kasi nag-o-OJT, kakawawain talaga e. Uutusan bumili ng kape, magxerox duon, print dito, gawa ng powerpoint-in one word "alila". Ma'am Emy proved me wrong. After I was assigned to her, she gave me many pieces of advice and gave me the courage to give my best. She untied me from my comfort zone and pushed me to my limits-in a good way.