Lead Me To You

Kabanata XXVI

Water

Nakabalik na ako ng opisina nang maabutan kong dumaan ang babaeng bisita raw ni Francis.

She definitely looked familiar.

She's the so-called fiance of Francis!

Ha! Is she visiting him regularly? And what's with the outfit? A very tight and short dress na halos makita na ang mga tinatago. And the color? Bright orange? Yeah, right.

"Signorina, are you okay?" Napasulyap ako kay Carter nang marinig itong nagsalita. Hindi ko na pala namalayan ang pagkakabusangot ng aking mukha nang dahil lamang sa babaeng iyon.

I sighed. Am I being affected?

"I'm fine..." kahit hindi naman.

The more I think of that woman, the less focused I am on my work. She used to brag about her rights na siya ang fiance ni Francis. At ang kapal naman ng mukha niya para idamay ako sa drama niya. The hell I care kung ano siya.

Since nasabi na naman ni Francis ang tungkol sa naputol na meeting with one of the board member, iyon na lang ang inatupag ko. I planned out the appointment, I researched about the machines, the company is a credible one. We have our own supplier from Italy pero kung doon pa kukunin ang makina ay mapapatagal ang shipment. Kailangan na palitan agad to avoid the freezing and downtime. Para na rin tuloy tuloy ang pagproduce ng product.

I sent an email to their secretary and hoped for a reply as soon as possible. I also made a handwritten letter about the meeting and asked Chesca to deliver this to the post office.

"We will see kung aling mensahe ang kanilang mapapansin," I said, standing in front of her desk.

"Pero Ma'am, kung nagsend na naman po kayo ng email ay paniguradong mapapansin nila iyon." Chesca is right, though.

"But it might take time. And besides, it's an extra effort to reach out to them. This does mean that we really value and put importance to this partnership."

In this industry, marami kang kakompetensya. But I am just really grateful that we are established at matagal na sa industriya. We have gained the trust of consumers and over the years we remained on top. And our mission is to stay that way.

"My dearest little cousin is having a busy time. How was your day so far?" Sumulpot si Matteo sa likod ko dala ang kanyang black leather briefcase.

"Good morning, attorney." Bati ni Chesca sa aking pinsan.

He kissed my hair.

"Oh, doing great. Did you just arrive?" Sinulyapan ko ang aking wrist watch and it's almost lunch time. Just another hour to pass.

Ganoon din ang kanyang ginawa. He's wearing the watch I gifted him when he graduated from law school.

"May dinaanan lang ako sa firm. Since you texted me na nandito ka na ng maaga. I came late on purpose." His eyes were shifted elsewhere. Is he looking for someone or something?

"Ah yes, about that. I will be buying a car na after work." Since I need it.

"Then I'll come with you. Nandito na ba si Carter?"

"He's inside my office. You don't need to come. Kay Carter na lang ako magpapasama sa car dealership."

"At sa taxi ka na naman sasakay?"

What's wrong with that?

"I'll use the company van! Don't worry." Umirap sa kanya ang aking mga mata.

I'll use my own money to buy the car that I need. Sedan type lang ang bibilhin ko since I will be using it for daily transportation. At si Carter naman ang magmamaneho so that will do.