Yep, Still Extra! (Kiligserye Book 2)

Chapter 1

I take a deep breath as I walk to the doors of the building where I will now work at.

Hindi exactly masaya ang huli kong trabaho, pero marami naman akong natutunan doon. Hindi siya perfect and part of the reason why I left was because I had to get away and help out my friends.

I was the Executive Assistant of the General Manager, na ngayon ay friend ko na, si Ms. Claire Montes – she helped me find this new job actually. We started off being a bit of into the same guy, my now boyfriend Chuck, was her ex.

Complicated? Yes.

Ma-drama? Sobra.

May pa-scandal pa 'yon ha, I never thought na magiging part ako ng isang photo scandal dahil hindi naman ako hubadera pero nagkaroon pa rin. Dami kasi talaga mga walang magawa sa buhay nila sa mundong ito, pero move on na girl kasi pinatawad ko na yung babaeng gumawa sa akin no'n.

Tsaka maganda naman yung pagkakakuha nila sa amin ng jowa ko, pang-romansa. Napapahinga ako nang malalim kapag nakikita ko 'yon eh.

Siraulo ka na.

Pero kahit na masalimuot ang mga nangyari sa akin, kagaya ng ibang bagay sa buhay, kapag napagdaanan mo na medyo magaang na sa pakiramdam 'pag natapos. Kahit na nahirapan ka sa una, kailangan mo lang magpakatatag para malampasan.

Chuck and I have been together for more than a month now, kapareho ko, nag-resign rin siya sa company ni Ms. Claire – not because he wanted to come after me, siya nga ang unang nag-resign eh. He's building his own company now and part of the reason why nag-taxi ako kanina ay dahil busy siya.

I try to understand dahil kailangan niya ng support ko ngayon.

Cheer leader kaya ako ng #TeamChuck.

I walk inside the lobby of my new workplace and I get excited pero a bit scared.

Siguro iba na ang atake ko ngayon, I just have to think na this is just a job that I must do, wala dapat masyadong personal feelings dahil work is work and I feel like the more I let myself freak out about it, the more scary it gets.

So I put my game face on and walk to the elevators using my key card, habang naghihintay magbukas ang elevators, I give everyone I see a small smile and greet those na nag-go-good morning sa akin. Nag-open na ang doors at pumasok na kami, halos puno na ang elevator nang malapit na itong mag-sara, may sumigaw ng "Hold the elevator!".

I personally hate when people do this, kasi pasara na yung pinto hahabol ka pa. Marami pa namang ibang elevator na available, you just need to wait or agahan mo ang dating para hindi ka nagmamadali.

So syempre since I'm pretty irritated already, hindi masyado magandang simula sa first day of work ko ang ganitong experience. I'm also irritated to think that I'll be sharing this elevator with this person from now on probably because he works in the same building as me. I take a deep breath at pinigilang umirap nang nakahabol na ang lalaking nagpa-hold ng elevator. Bilang huli akong pumasok sa elevator ako ang nasa bungad ng pinto nang pumasok siya, and I suddenly felt my ears go red nang makita ko siya.

He's wearing a white button down shirt na medyo open pa yung collar, he's wearing black slacks. He's holding his black necktie while trying to hold the elevator doors open, his hair is mussed up and he looks like he ran a marathon with the sweat beading his forehead pero mukha pa rin siyang mabango. And damn that face, utang na loob ha, that kind of good looks should be criminal. Mukha siyang artista with his dimpled cheek and mestizo features. Mukha siyang pwedeng gumanap as Jesus sa teatro without the balbas, bigote and long hair. His eyes are hazel brown and ang sarap kalbuhin ng lashes sa haba.