C16

60 7 0
                                    


"Leren, pinapatawag ka ni boss" kumunot ang noo ko sa sinabi ni Aira at itinigil ang ginagawa ko.

Ang boss na ibig sabihin niya ay ang managing partner ng firm na pinagtatrabahuhan ko. Ever since nakapasa ako sa CPALE ay dito na ako nagtrabaho at ngayon ay senior auditor na ako.

Boss ang tawag namin sa kanya kasi...ewan ko ba. Ganun na talaga nang magtrabaho ako dito.

"Bakit daw?" tanong ko sa kanya. Nagkibit balikat lang siya at dumiretso sa office niya.

Hinilot ko ang sintido ko, medyo nahihilo pa ako dahil sa hangover kagabi. Masyado kasing naparami ang inom ko dahil sa pagkapikon ko nang makita ko si Aiden.

Si Aiden. I haven't seen him since our graduation and that was 5 years ago. I also haven't heard any news from him because I tried not to get any. I just think it's better if I don't know anything that's happening with his life. Ni hindi ko nga alam na nasa Pilipinas na pala siya ulit.

I wonder how long it's been since he went home?

I stood up and went to our managing partner's office. I'm not really that nervous because of all the years I've worked here, I haven't done anything wrong and she would just call me to her office to ask me to work on something.

I could say that I earned her trust already, I wouldn't be promoted to a senior auditor in my 2nd year here if the partners didn't see me as a worthy employee.

I knocked on the door of her office before opening the door. She was busy reading some documents when I entered "Miss Alcaraz, you're here. Have a seat"

Mrs. Caabay has been the managing partner of the firm ever since I got here. If I'm not mistaken, she's already on her 10th year as the managing partner and she's really doing a good job managing the firm. I really admired her, honestly.

I smiled at her and sat on the seat in front of her table "You called for me?"

My hands are quite full right now but if she's going to give me more, then I will accept it. Dagdag rin sa billable ko yun.

It turns out there was a problem with one of the engagements with our clients and she wants me to check and report to her personally about it.

Naintindihan ko naman yun at umalis agad sa office para asikasuhin yun. It took me hours to find out what she asked me at pabalik na ako ng office nang makatanggap ng text galing kay Alessa, picture ko yun kagabi na sobrang wasted, siya kasi ang sumundo sa akin.

Natawa ako sa itsura ko kasi mukha talaga akong pariwara at ni hindi ko nga naalala na kinuhaan niya ako ng litrato.

Hindi pa rin nawawala ang ngiti ko nang pumunta sa office ng managing partner to report to her

I asked the secretary if the boss is inside her office and she asked me to wait for a minute. Nagkumustahan muna kami and I was about to say something when I heard boss' voice telling me to come in

I smiled and thanked Gella, the secretary, and I was still wearing that smile when I entered but it slowly faded when I saw that Ms. Caabay is talking to someone very very familiar

Bakit ang swerte ko naman ata at kakakita lang namin kagabi tapos ngayon naman maaabutan ko siya dito sa office ng boss ko.

They're both seated at the sofa and was looking at something laid out in the coffee table

"Ms. Alcaraz" she acknowledge my presence and stood up

"This is Architect Aiden Dominguez, by the way" she gestured Aiden who also stood up and pretended that he doesn't know me

Closing the BooksTahanan ng mga kuwento. Tumuklas ngayon