Sarah thought their weekend was perfect. Her happiness was still radiating until the following Monday. And it seemed like everybody took notice. But just when she thought everything was going great, someone had to ruin it all. And that someone had to be her boss.
“Good morning Sarah,” ang sabi nito pagpasok ng office ni Sarah.
“Good morning ma’am.”
“Ang ganda ng aura natin this morning ah. I like that.”
“Thank you po. Medyo naging maganda lang po ang weekend.”
“That’s good. At least you’ll have positive vibes while working on your preparations for the Family Day.”
“Ah yes ma’am. I have scheduled to finish everything for the 3rd Year students and parents this week.”
“That’s very good.”
“Thank you ma’am.”
Nabatid ni Sarah na may iba pang bagay na nais pag-usapan ang kanyang boss nang maupo ito sa visitor’s chair sa harap ng mesa n’ya.
“Ah Sarah… there is something else that I need to talk to you about.”
“What is it ma’am?”
“You know I don’t usually meddle or pry or listen to other people’s gossips about personal lives of this school’s faculty or staff. But this time I have to put my foot down because you are in my department. I’ve heard that you and one of your student’s guardians are going out? Is this true?”
“Totoo po.”
“This is the uncle of Gaile Anderson, right?”
“Yes ma’am.”
“Sarah, I see you as a sweet girl and him a nice man. Believe it or not during the meeting for the retreat, I even told myself that you two look good together. But keep in mind that he is a parent of your student. To be honest with you, if Gaile wasn’t in the level you were handling I’d probably let it slide. Kaya lang Sarah, the child is. I don’t want this to be an issue with any of the other parents. Iwasan nating makagawa ng ingay na we would later on regret. We are not a very big school. Some of these parents really know each other. At ayaw kong isipin nilang meron kang favoritism or biases just because you are dating one of the parents. Yes nandun na tayo na wala kayong ginagawang masama. You are both single. But we can’t really tell for sure if these parents will accept this fact. For them, you may be violating work etiquettes.”
