DECEIVED (Elites #1) COMPLETED

Deceived 20

It was a whole week of constant pressure and stress inside that building.

When the HR saw my credentials, hindi na sila nagpatumpik-tumpik at agad akong kinuha para sa bakanteng pwesto ng kompanya.

I was tasked to be Mr. Rio Gabriel a.k.a "Beast-man" Montereal's executive secretary. Akala ko, having my first job would be all fun and games, until I saw how fast-paced and workaholic my boss is. Walang araw na hindi busy ang schedule niya, at sa dami niya ng ginagawa, nagpapatong-patong na ang mga iyon.

As the executive secretary, I should learn how to maximize his time to the utmost capacity without disrupting his routine. Dapat walang schedule na makakalimutan because one wrong move and I am "so fucking out of this conglomerate". That's his exact word.

Rumor has it that the beast man wasn't like that before. Mabait daw ito. Mas mabait pa kay Sir Ruzz na walang ibang ginawa kundi ngitian ako ng sobrang nakakasilaw sa tuwing magsasalubong kami. Ang kaso, may isang impaktang babae raw na dumurog sa puso nito. The reason why we have to endure the rude attitude and the endless stress following us inside the office.

Sa akin naman, as long as everything is within the bonds of my job description, wala akong pakealam. Isa pa, kaya ko naman lahat ng pinapagawa ng boss ko so no worries dun sa impakta. Labas na ako dun ano. As long as I am compensated handsomely, who am I to complain?

Kaya nga eto at..

"Giana, di ka pa uuwi?" One secretary, Mrs. Violet Avancillio, asked.

She's under what I dubbed, 'the retirables.' Matanda na siya, or maybe not so.. mga 40's to 50's lang.

She is so fond of calling me Giana dahil hindi niya naman daw kayang tawagin pa akong Gia Svana. Sagabal daw sa oras. Hmp. It's because of her that I am called Giana by everyone in the office. Wala na din naman akong nagawa. And it kinda reminds me of my past life so no worries din.

I looked at my watch and sighed. "Later po. Until 8 pa ang schedule ni Boss." Paliwanag ko naman.

Umingos si Mrs. Violet bago binalingan ang isa pang secretary.

"Flavio, wag pababayaan si Giana." Bilin nito.  Sinundan ko ang tingin niya at napukol iyon sa katabi ko.

Mula sa pagkakasubsob sa cellphone, Flavio, my almost crush looked at Mrs. Violet and winked. He smiled too, showing his dimples on his cheeks. Namula ang butihing kulubot  na ginang saka dali-daling inilipat sa akin ang tingin.

This old chick!

I winked at her too before smiling too. I find her so cute. I always find oldies cute. My heart classifies them as my almost parents.

"Oh siya. Maiwan ko na kayo." Paalam nito.

Sabay kami ni Flavio na nagpaalam din sa ginang. I stood up and walked her to the door before walking dejectedly back to my chair.

I looked at my watch and saw that it's already 6:30 pm. Mukhang mawawalan na ako ng pag-asang magkalovelife kung magpapatuloy tong set-up na to. Mukhang hindi na ako makakasama sa mga galaan ng mga zombies.

"May lakad ka Miss?" the guy asked when he saw me frown at my watch.

Hay. May lakad sana.. May usapan sina Warak at Luslos e. Kaso pano? Eight pa ang labas, at for sure may mga kailangan pa akong asikasuhin para maganda ang takbo ng araw bukas.

"Nope." Sagot ko na lang.

Again he smiled making me stare at his dimples. Damn. Ang sarap titigan ng biloy ng mga tao, parang natutukso akong hawakan iyon at tusukin para sukatin kung gaano kalalim. I am always fascinated by it since childhood.