The Untamable Woman

15

It's only been four hours since I started working, but my brain is ready to explode any minute. I've finished drinking my fourth ice caramel coffee, and ate all the ice. Hoping this will help me to understand what the hell I am suppose to be doing.

I rubbed my face, lifting my black glasses out of my eyes. I'm not the kind of person who likes to stay in one place, but in this job, I am required to be on my ass for the whole day.

I pressed the number two on the phone next to me. It's to connect me to my secretary, Siance. Yeah, she actually went through with it after complaing to me for how many weeks, that I should just change my condition. She eventually gave up after my nth no.

"What is it, Yvy?" mataray niyang tanong sa'kin.

I lowered my head on my table. "I want to go to home, Siance..," I mumbled, but alam kong narinig niya ako.

"No. Apat na oras ka palang andito, you can't just leave because you miss your house," she lectured me.

I groaned. "This place is boring. Kailangan pa andito ako buong araw. This isn't me, Siance. This isn't what my body wants to do." I rather be at the Underground right now, than be here.

"Don't care. I'm hanging up, and don't call unless it's an emergency," pag sagot niya sa'kin.

Sumimangot ako. "Atleast bring me another ice caramel coffee," utos ko sa kanya.

She sighed. "Sige na, sige na. Ipapadala ko na lang dyan sa loob para magkaroon ka ulit ng lakas ng loob," then she hanged up on me.

How do people live like this? Boss nga pero wala namang ginagawa kung 'di ang magbasa ng documents that I could careless about.

Buti pa si Gardenia naiintindihan niya ang mga ganitong gawain. If only she was alive, she would be the one handling all of this. I wouldn't have to hide what I do from Mom, since she'll be focusing on Gardenia more.

Ipinikit ko ang aking mata ng makaramdam ako ng pagod. Baka pwedeng umidlip kahit saglit lang.

"Saglit lang..," I mumbled before drifting to sleep.

I watch Gardenia go over a file of papers that had 'Classified' stamped on the right corner of it. She's speaking to herself, trying to organize it all.

"This one goes here.. and this one is right here..," I heard her burbled, attention only on those papers.

Saktong kakarating ko lang galing sa training area ng Underground. I've been seeing her this way ever since Mom and Dad place her as a CEO in their company. Everyday, when she wakes up, lagi ko siyang naabutang naka upo dyan sa sofa with nothing but papers surrounding her.

"Hanggang ngayon ba binabasa mo parin 'yan?" taka kong tanong sa kanya at naglakad palapit.

"Yeah. Kailangan na kasi ni Mom 'to sa Monday," sagot niya ng hindi tumitingin sa'kin. "Ikaw. Pansin ko lagi ka ng umuuwi ng umaga, ha... ay mali dito pala 'yan," side comment niya sa huli niyang sinabi.

Umupo ako sa kabilang sofa. "Maaga ako nagigising para mag exercise, pero dito ako natutulog sa gabi," pagdadahilan ko.

Katulad ni Gardenia, ilang araw na lang ay ibibigay na sa akin ni Dad ang unang misyon ng grupo ko sa Underground. Kaya lagi rin ako nagigising ng maaga dahil dun. He wants me to get stronger in order to fight back.

"Ah..," bahagya siyang ngumanga.

Kumunot ang noo ko. "Is that necessary?" taka kong tanong.