“Para akong sumabak sa Q and A Round ng Miss Universe doon ah!” eksaheradang sambit ni Charlene nang makalabas siya sa HR Room nitong firm na pinuntahan namin ngayon.
“How was it?” natatawang kong sagot sa kanya. Ilang minuto rin akong nagiintay sa kanya matapos akong maunang sumalang sa interview para sa Practicum namin.
“Gosh! Parang napiga yung brain cells ko dun sa mga tinanong sakin!” Tugon niya habang napairap pa sa hangin. “What is the biggest mistake you’ve done in your life and what would you do to make it right?” tuloy tuloy pa niyang sabi habang ginagaya pa ang tono ng interviewer.
“Let’s go!” ani ko na lamang at hindi na siya hinayaang makapagsalita pa. This is only our second stop, and we still have three to go, so we better be fast on our toes para madali kaming matapos.
“Wait, Girl! Intayin mo naman ako, My God, ni hindi pa ako nakakamove on” Sigaw sa akin ni Charlene habang nagmamadaling humabol sa akin dala dala ang kanyang folder na may resume.
Hindi ko naman na siya inintay at diretso akong tumungo sa may parking kung saan nagiintay ang driver nina Charlene. Agad akong sumakay at inintay si Charlene na dumating. She insisted that we should use their car since our family driver isn’t available because he accompanied mom to visit some of her friends.
“What’s with the hurry?” nakakunot na tanong ni Charlene pagkabukas nya ng pinto ng sasakyan.
“Wala naman, I just want to finish this day, so I can go home early, and you know we still have three firms to go right?”
“Yes, I know, but can you please wait for me, my gosh, katatapos ko pa lang doon sa interview tas bigla- bigla ka na lang aalis, and besides why we need to finish all on our list, marami pa namang araw diba?”
“Hmm, Manong tayo na po,” Sabi ko na lamang sa driver, not minding the rants of Charlene who’s already looking in her compact mirror.
We visited two more firms after that. Before the clock hits 2 pm, we decided to eat lunch even it’s already late in a fast food on our way to our last stop, the one I’m really aiming for. The driver dropped us in front so we immediately headed inside the fast food chain.
“Grabe, It’s physically and mentally exhausting palang maghanap nang firm for our practicum, what more kung naghahanap na tayo nang trabaho right?” ani ni Charlene pagkaupo namin.
“Y-yeah..” sagot ko na lamang, sapagkat kahit ako ay ramdam na rin ang pagod. I didn’t imagine that this day would really exhaust me.
“Ako na lang oorder sa ating dalawa, what do you want? Tanong sa akin ni Charlene
“Anything will do” matipid kong tugon habang nakangiti.
Hindi na nagabala pa si Charlene na kunin ang bayad ko at mabilis na tumungo sa may Cashier para umorder nang aming kakainin. It’s really good to have Charlene as a friend, though I’m a bit cold and distant she still treats me good. I know Charlene for some quite time since I go back studying. I’m older than her may be almost one year. She’s always nice to me and she treat me as a friend even back then, though I doubt I reciprocate the same courtesy to her.
“My god! Im so famished as hell! Let’s eat!” Sambit ni Charlene, matapos ilapag ang order namin. She has her Chicken Tonkatsu, while she got me Chicken fillet. Not bad for a late lunch though. Nagkwento lang sya nang nagkwento tungkol sa mga classmates namin at mga terror na Professor habang ako nama’y matiyaga lamang nagkikinig at paminsan minsang natugon. I wonder kung ilang oras niya kayang magsalita nang magsalita.
“Hmm, Excuse me, punta lang akong CR!” putol ko sa sinasabi ni Charlene.
“Sure, I’ll wait here na lang, tapos na rin naman tayo.” Maganang sagot nya sa akin.
BINABASA MO ANG
Borrowed Hearts
Художественная прозаFrances Coleen Balderama never waivered to achieve her goal, to be a Certified Public Accountant. Driven by her thirst of success and pressure coming from her parents, she was determined to achieve that title. No failure in her life nor distraction...
