"𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝."
"You can't defy me, woman. You know that I am not a patient person and who knows what I can do to you in f...
"MS. CLARK, I THINK YOU NEED A REST. I'll give you a day off tomorrow and get back here with your whole self and your presence of mind on Monday. I don't want to hear those bullshit things again. Go back to work!" sigaw ni Bob at agad naman ang tatlong babae ay bumalik sa kanilang mga upuan.
Bago lang siya pinagalitan ni Damien dahil sa reports nito noong nakaraan araw at ngayon sa trabaho na naman siya mai-istress. Speaking of this foolishness!
Lumabas ako sa lugar na 'yun para hindi ko mailabas ang sama kong loob dahil timping-timpi na ako sa mga nangyayari. I closed my eyes to calm myself pero iba ang bumugad sa aking isip.
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"Sir..." boses ni Denise ang agad lumabas sa isip ko. I grabbed a chair beside me and held it tighter. Dahan-dahan akong huminga at bumuga ng malakas.
"This is bullshit. Bakit ganun ang epekto ng boses niya sa akin?" bulong ko sa sarili. Dapat hindi nalang ako pumasok dun' dahil alam ko kung anong mararamdaman ko kapag nasa harapan ko siya.
It was the time na nag-apply siya sa kompanya namin. Her perfume was the sweetest scent I had ever smelled. It was giving me chills but at the same time calmness like waves splashing on the shore.
"What is your name?" I asked her when she sat on the chair in front of me. She was pinching her left arm.
"Uhm, I'm..uh... I'm Denise Clark, sir," she answered. Oh, her name suits her well.
"Are you okay? Are you nervous? You keep pinching your arm. It's not okay for me." tanong ko sa kanya kaya napahinto siya sa kanyang ginawa at napaupo ng maayos.
"No sir! I am actually fine. You don't need to worry about me. I am okay! Okay?!" She smiled. Then boomed! Suddenly, my heart beats fast. That smile can make a heart melt. Wait, what did I say?
"Okay well, can we proceed to our interview?" I asked her for the next time around and then she nodded and smile again. Damn it! She was hired after the day. I find her amusing especially the way she talks. I know she is not better at communicating in English but when she changes to serious mode, I changed my mind.
She was hot and sexy.
Doon nagsimula ang pagiging 'uncomforatble' ko sa kanya kapag tinatawag ko siya sa office. Kahit na may sekretarya ako ay palagi ko siyang tinatawag na parang ginawa ko na siyang personal assistant. Dahil, siya ang sales manager ng kumpanya, palagi siyang present sa meeting namin ng mga shareholders like she was part of it. I like the way she interacts with them even myself can't do those things she was doing. Parang sanay na siya sa ganitong position.
Narinig ko ang yapak ng sapatos sa likod kaya lumingon ako. Si Charmaine lang pala.
"Sir, may schedule po pala ka'yo this afternoon--" pinutol ko ang sinabi niya nang kinuha ko ang kanyang kamay dahilan na pagkahulog ng notebook na dinadala niya.
"Try to pull those tricks again or you'll never see this world again." galit kong sabi sa kanya. Nakita ko ang paglaki ng kanyang mata. Oh, you thought you can fool me...
"I told you, remember... beware of your nasty acts. I can see you everywhere." binitawan ko ang kanyang braso at inayos aking kwilyo bago umalis sa kanyang harapan.
Matigas talaga ang babaeng 'yun. Hindi ko alam kung anong plano niya sa buhay. I can see her through my CCTV's. I just can't fire her since my auntie Feil requested not to let her leave this company. Speaking of the devil...
"Hijo, how are you?" agad niyang bunga nang nakapasok ako sa opisina. I pulled out my phone from my pocket to see if meron bang tnagtext sa'kin. Lumingon ako sa kanya kung saan siya nakaupo.
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"Hi auntie, kanina ka pa dito?" tanong ko sa kanya at nagmano bago umupo sa swivel chair ko. She was sitting in front of my desk kaya kitang-kita ko ang maganda at strikto niyang mukha.
Feil Anne Constantine. My father's older sister. She is the one who is currently controlling our family business after my parent's died. Ako naman ay parang nag on-job-training muna before the succession will be granted. Si papa at mama kasi ay namatay dahil sa aksidente sa Europe. They were having a business trip there and then the next thing happen...
"So, have you decided about the deal that we are talking about last week?" she asked me with her mischievous eyes.
I put my hands under my chin and sighed. Damn, can we just not talk about this time.
"Auntie, honestly--"
"No, don't," she cut me off. "It is not the words I want to hear. I gave you like one week to decide about this but you are ignoring my calls and changing the topic. What is wrong with you?"
"What is wrong?!" Tumayo ako ng mabilis at tumingin sa kanya. I saw her eyes widen by my sudden outburst.
"THIS! THIS IS WRONG! WHY ARE YOU DECIDING ABOUT MY LIFE? HUH?! GIVE ME A FUCKING REASON?! GIVE ME!" I gritted my teeth while clenching my fist. Those eyes that want to kill. It suddenly flows to my body. No, tumigil ka, Bob.
Narinig ko ang paghinga niya ng mahina. Pinikit niya ang kanyang mata at napasandal sa kanyang upuan.
"Bob, you are the heir of this family. The only son of Constantine. And you're what? 39 years old?Have you heard about settling down?" sabi niya at tumingin sa akin. "If I don't take action about this, then you are definitely going down from where you started, do you want that?"
I stared at her. Ayokong bumalik sa dati. It was like a nightmare for me. Every day and night I keep on thinking about how to survive those times. It was killing me inside.
Yumuko ako at pinikit ang aking mata. Huminga ako ng malalim sabay sabi, "Fine. I'll do what you want."
If this is the way that will make me alive from this situation then I would take this risk until I'll make another plan for my next move.
"What a very good answer, hijo." sabi niya at tumayo sa kanyang upuan. "I need to prepare for this big event. Please do what I say and you'll be fine." she smiled at me but I know it's not that smile.
That smile will ruin my whole existence.
To be continued...
Author's Note:
Hi! Can you guess what they are talking about? I'll give you a hint.
