The Gift

Part 19

Bean

I can't believe my eyes. 

She's here?  Baka naalimpungatan lang ako.  Pero, sya nga.  I didn't know na nag hire sila ng bago.  Wala naman kasi ako ng one month.  Six weeks to be exact.

As usual, naitago ko ang emotion ko.  Sanay naman ako na di ipakita ang totoo kong emotion sa mga ka deal ko.

She changed.  For the better.  Best.  She looks so chic.  May maturity na.  Bagay na bagay sa kanya ang suot nya.  She delivers with ease and expertise.  She knows what she is doing.  I can say that her presentation was superb.   Gusto ko magsalita, pero, wala akong tiwala sa boses ko kaya nag nod na lang ako.

I went to the company's car na.  May biglaang lunch meeting ako kay Nico sa Mandarin.

Nakatingin lang ako sa window ko habang binabagtas namin ang Ayala Avenue.

Nico :  Hello, dude!

Bean :  Hi, Nics!

We shoke hands.

Umupo na kami at nag order.  I ordered steak with mash potatoes and red wine.

Nico :  How's the new CEO?

Bean :  I am fine.

Niico :  I'll cut to the chase, Bean.  Gusto kita e market, hahahahaha!

Bean :  Okey lang naman.  We need additional capital for our next project in Malapascua.  It will be a twelve storey building.  Condo.  A mall beneath.

Nico :  O!  My good timing, huh!

Bean :  Yeah.

Our ordered arrived so we started to eat na.

Nico :  I guess wag na natin patagalin ito.  My team will talk with your team na.

Bean :  Okey.  I'll call you once, we finalize the details.

Nico :  Oki.

We shoke hands again.

We talked about random things.  Career.  Sports.  Mahiliig din sya sa golf.  Me, too naman.  Family, lovelife, oooh!

Nico :  So?  May nakabihag na ba sa mailap mong heart?  Hahahahaha!

Bean :  Career muna.

Nico :  O?  I guess, nandyan lang yan sa tabi tabi.

Bean :  Yeah.

We said our goodbyes.  

I returned to the office na agad.  I have a meetiing pa with Mr. Soriano.

It was a hectic day.  i was so tired nang umuwi sa condo ko. 

I eat take out foods while watching the business news. 

I cleaned myself and humiga sa sofa watching a netflix movie.

Louisse

Aby :  Okey ka lang, Louisse? 

Louisse :  Oo naman.  Why?

Aby :  You seem fidgeting.

We had a staff meeting.  Si sir Rex ang nagsasalita ngayon.