She's So Extra (Kiligserye Book1) | ✅

Chapter 52

Totoo pala yung sinasabing whether you loved a place or not, there is something sad about leaving it permanently; I have been experiencing a serious case of sepanx kada maglalakad ako sa office namin every time I leave for home. Yung wala nang tao, lahat ng computers patay na and almost all the lights are off. It feels like it's the last time all the time.

I'm dragging my feet on my way over to my desk since it's a Monday and I only have a week left here and it's slowly sinking in.

I also had my first interview last week, Ms. Claire pulled some strings and got me an interview in an office not quite far from here, a couple of buildings away. It went well actually, so well that they offered me the job right then and there. At syempre dahil wala akong ibang in-apply-an, I accepted it.

Don't get me wrong, I will miss my job here and I guess kailangan mas maganda ang lilipatan ko diba para hindi naman ako mahirapan? Well, the new marketing firm that hired me actually gave me halos the same job that I left here, and the salary is actually a bit higher than what I'm getting now so wala ako talagang marereklamo dun. Parang wish granted lahat. Siguro dahil kakilala ni Ms. Claire yung may ari? I don't know; I'm just happy it happened.

I look around and greet my officemates a good morning. Kahit na nagkaroon ng intriga my stay here has been pretty good naman mostly. Also, this place has taught me so much and I think I've grown more mature in a span of a few months since everything happened.

Although sa totoo lang ever since I placed my resignation mas magaan ang pakiramdam ko kapag wala ako dito sa office, and a big reason for that siguro is sobrang okay na kami ni Chuck. He picks me up from work every day and we go on dates na hindi na kailangang lumayo para gawin. Kahit nga diyan sa tapat ng building namin pwede eh, we've both agreed there's no need to keep things private so we don't hide anymore.

We even changed our status on social media, "In a Relationship" na ako ngayon at sya rin. In true office gossip fashion may mga hindi pa rin nakapagpigil and asked me about it, they asked if official na kami and ano daw ang sabi ni Ms. Claire, but I just smile and tell them it's none of their business.

They had too much information on me and my life so I guess nasa akin nay un what I let them know, I know I'm going to post some pictures of us on social media but that's all they're gonna get. I'm not letting them into my personal life or my relationships.

Si Ms. Claire naman was super happy for me and that she sees me more as a friend than her ex's new girlfriend. But my officemates don't need to know that, they just see that we're okay and that's all that matters.

Pag upo ko sa workstation ko biglang nag-ring ang cellphone ko and I smile before answering, "Yes?"

"Good morning, love." Chuck says at nag-blush na naman ako ng bongga.

I grin while starting up my laptop, "Grabe kakahatid mo lang sa akin, tawag ka agad."

He laughs a little, "Sorry, bum kasi ang boyfriend mo kaya I have nothing better to do than to miss you all day."

It's been a week since he quit his job and he's not really a bum naman. Exaggerated lang sya kasi he's starting his freelance IT support business and he has no customers yet. But he spends his days visiting his to-be office and hiring his office staff. Soon I'm sure magiging super busy na sya at ako naman ang magiging clingy.

But for now I like the idea na ako ang may trabaho and he's the one who's missing me all day, I laugh, "Sus. Wag kang mag-aalala sa gastusin, akong bahala basta dapat bagong ligo ka lagi pag uuwi ako."

He laughs louder this time, "Oh I like that idea. I'd be a very lucky guy to have you come home to me every day."

Kahit na kilig na kilig na ako I still need to get ahold of myself, lagi syang ganyan kasi, talking as if we're meant to be together forever. I laugh, "Wait lang ah pwede? Kakabalikan lang natin parang gusto mo usapang kasal agad."

He sighs, "Time is precious don't you think? And besides, I don't mind being married to you; do you mind being married to me?"

Nanlaki ang mata ko, line yun from Sex and the City ah.

I shake my head, "I'm going to pretend this conversation never happened."

He says, "Bakit naman?"

I huff, "Dahil hindi ako papayag na ang proposal mo sa akin e gagawin mo over the phone lang."

He laughs and I see Ms. Claire's surprised face sa tapat ng cubicle ko, I just give her a shrug and say to Chuck, "Sige na. Ginugulo mo ako. Bye."

He laughs and says, "Sige. See you later, love."

I hang up and face my boss, "Yes ma'am?"

She puts her chin sa ibabaw ng cubicle divider ko, "Ano yung narinig ko? Proposal? Gagawin mo ba akong Bridesmaid?" she grins wickedly. And I'm washed with a sense of relief that she can joke about it and I don't feel any bitterness coming from her.

I smile at her, "Sus. Hindi ako papayag sa ganung proposal ma'am so wala yun. Ni wala nga singsing."

She laughs, "Yes. Dapat may ring to close the deal."

I smile and look at my empty ring finger, she snaps her fingers sa tapat ng mukha ko, "Hey Andi. How'd the interview go?"

I look at her and nod my head, "It went super well." Then I give her a curious look, "Wala ka namang ginawa para matanggap ako dun diba ma'am?"

She puts her hand on her chest, "I would never. Why would you think that?"

I sit back on my chair and twist my seat, "Well, you got me the interview eh so I thought..."

She rolls her eyes, "Grabe ka sa akin ha. Tsaka if you got the job then you deserve it. I did call them and gave a good recommendation for you, but if they weren't impressed with your interview they would not have hired you diba?"

I bite my lip, "Siguro nga."

She shakes her head and walks back to her office, "Hay naku Andi. You need to trust yourself a bit more." But before she goes inside she puts her head out, "Oo nga pala, you're coming with me to a meeting down on the 5th floor later mga 3pm okay?"

I nod but look at my calendar, wala namang naka-book sa kanya today but with Chie – her new assistant being around she gets her schedules mixed up again sometimes. Well, pag wala na ako dito hindi na sya malilito. Napasimangot ako when the thought entered my head.

I sigh and get to work; I have to make my last week here count.

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We walk to the elevator and bitbit ko ang isang box na ipinabuhat sa akin ni Ms. Claire, hindi naman masyado mabigat kaya di na ako nagreklamo. She's awfully quiet on the ride down to the 5th floor and I guess she had a bad day siguro.

We walk to the hallway sa 5th floor and she tells me to go ahead dun sa meeting room sa far side nung floor and she'll just use the restroom so I went and pagbukas ko ng pinto, everyone yelled "SURPRISE!", I was so startled that I dropped the box I was holding.

I looked around and my officemates were smiling at me and hugging me at dun ko lang napansin yung malaking banner na nakalagay "We will miss you, Andi!"

I got a tight hug from behind me and I swung around to see a tearful Ms. Claire holding my arms, "Surprise Andi." She kisses my cheeks at hindi na ako makapagpigil I hugged her back and cried.