I Almost Do (COMPLETED)

Chapter Twenty Four

I Almost Do Chapter 24

Boy Reklamo

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Kamuntikan na akong mahulog sa hagdanan sa sobrang gulat nang marinig kong nag-ring ang cellphone ko. I almost dropped my laptop bag and my laptop's inside it!

Inayos ko ang laylayan ng itim na skirt ko at pinagpagan ang blouse na may konting lukot.

"Lance, ano ba?!" pasigaw kong sagot sa tumatawag.

"Aray ah, ang sakit sa tenga."

"Muntik na akong mahulog eh!"

"Nasaan ka na ba? We have a lot to discuss dapat maaga ka."

"Sorry, na-late ako ng gising e. Pero paalis na ako ng bahay."

Narinig ko s'yang tumawa sa naging sagot ko.

I had one last glimpse of the whole house before I leave. Sa totoo lang, napakadumi at gustuhin ko man na maglinis, kailangan ko na talagang umalis. Sana hindi mag-surprise visit dito si Daddy, mapapagalitan na naman ako.

Mabilis akong pumasok sa Hilux at pinaandar ang makina. Ini-loudspeaker ko ang phone ko at inilagay sa dashboard phone holder.

"I received your e-mail. Na-review ko na 'yong drawing. Pero may mga napansin lang akong konting flaws."

"Lahat naman napapansin mo. Kaya walang tumatagal na engineer sayo e." sagot ko sa kanya. Yun rin yata ang dahilan kung bakit nagtayo s'ya ng sarili n'yang Engineering firm. Lance wants to set the standard based on his preference. Balita ko dati, mahilig s'yang makipag-argue kahit sa mga Senior Engineers at naiintindihan ko na ngayon.

"I'm just being real. Ayoko ng walang passion sa ginagawa."

"Oo na. Let's continue our talk sa meeting. Magda-drive na ako."

I arrived on time at OZ Builders. I'm covered in sweat when I entered the conference room. My co-workers are already there, all busy. I can see pressures on their faces but they all made efforts to look at me when I arrived.

I know, I'm sure they're wondering what am I doing here. Kilalang taga-Anchorage ako, former CEO pa, pero nandito ako at makakasama nila sa isang project.

I was refuse to work in Anchorage for some circumstances, so I'm a certified freelancer and I'm working at OZ Builders temporarily as a civil CAD technician. Medyo kinukulang sila sa man power ngayon dahil first-ever multi-million project ng firm 'to, so I've got to be part of the team dahil na rin kay Lance.

I sat on a chair near the aisle and open my laptop. I double-checked my works again since may flaws daw sabi ni Lance.

Two weeks before the start of construction, the client suddenly wants to change every single design from the interior to the exterior. Like wtf right? Engineers and Achitectects are not robots. To finish a whole project plan, it consumes a lot of time, revisions, and consultations. Dapat sa plano pa lang, okay na lahat dahil dito nakasalalay ang construction.

In short, we're in the rush, and I. Hate. Rush. Projects. Kung hindi lang talaga malakas si Lance sa akin, iiwan ko sila sa ere.

When he entered the conference room, the meeting eventually started. Sya ang Structural Engineer kaya mas grabe ang stress n'ya dito.

"My deepest apologies for what happened." he initiated.

I heard deep sighs from my co-workers.

"Last minute kasing pinabago ni Mr. Garcia ang lahat. Pero ayaw n'yang pumayag na i-adjust ang start ng construction ng Mall Pilipinas. Pasensya na."