Bago pa man tumunog ang alarm ko ay heto ako at gising na gising na.
I can't explain what am I feeling. Excited ba ako or what?
Magpapaalam na ako sa mga magulang ko. Junnie also promised to lent me some of his things.
Ang pinakaproblema ko nalang is my parents and even my pocket money for the trip. Of course hindi ko pwedeng iasa sa boss ko lahat ng gastos.
5:30 and my alarm blast off. I stared at my phone for a minute before shutting off the alarm.
Nanay is already cooking for our breakfast. Agad ako pumunta sa kanya at niyakap siya.
Natawa na lamang sya at umiling. Ngumiti din ako bilang ganti.
Nagtimpla ako ng kape at umupo sa lamesa. Maya maya ay pumasok naman si Tatay galing sa labas ng bahay.
"Ang aga mo ata?" Aniya at tumingin sa orasang nakasabit sa tabi ng bintana.
"Di po ako makatulog eh." I said. Which is true.
"Nay, Tay, may sasabihin po ako." Sabi ko. Dalawang kamay ay nakabalot sa tasa ng mainit na kami.
"Ano yon anak?" Ani tatay habang nagtitimpla ng kape. Si nanay naman ay tumingin lang.
"Sa biyernes po ay lilipad ako, kami ng boss ko pa-Palawan. May business po kasi doon." Sabi ko. Kinakabahan sa magiging reaksyon nila.
Hindi agad sila kumibo. Sa itsura nilang dalawa ay parang naghihintay pa sila ng kasunod kong sasabihin.
"Okay lang po ba?" Dugtong ko ng hindi sila sumagot.
"Ay nagpapaalam ka ba? Aba'y kung tawag ng trabaho'y puntahan. Anak hindi ka aalis ng bansa. Diyan ka lang sa Palawan." Ani tatay sabay higop ng kape.
Natawa naman si nanay at pinagpatuloy ang pagluluto.
Natawa nalang din ako at inubos na ang kape ko.
I am worrying about nothing.
Everything is working just fine. As long as my parents are okay with it. There's nothing to worry about.
I chose to wear my peach fitted dress that showcasing my figure.
I partnered it with my pointed flats and a black office suit.
Maaga ako umalis ng bahay. My time starts at 9AM and it's only 6:30AM
Hindi ako kumain sa bahay. I really wanna try eating outside the office.
I wanna smell the grass and the trees.
Dumaan ako sa isang convenient store to buy a sandwich which I paired with yogurt drink.
Nakarating ako sa office at around 7:30 AM but when I came the garden is full.
No vacant chair. But I really wanna eat there. That left me no choice but to go to my desk and eat there alone.
I pressed the elevator button unwillingly.
Buti nalang wala pa ang boss ko. Nadating siya ng mga 10AM I have the whole floor to my self.
I ate my sandwich then I got bored. I still have 1 hour to kill.
Tumayo ako mula sa pagkakaupo at tumingin sa bintana.
Those other employees whose enjoying the breeze tapos ako ito nakakulong sa office.
I can't take another minute looking at them.
Out of curiosity, I entered my boss' office. Then a huge inviting sofa came across my eyes.
Sobrang komportable at lambot ng sofa. Mas malambot pa ata ito sa higaan ko.
I suddenly felt my eyes getting heavier. Sleepless night took a toll on me.
Hindi ko na kayang labanan ang antok.
I decided to go with it. I still have 45mins to use.
Then found myself comfortably laying in the sofa.
I closed my eyes and everything went black.
A loud manly laugh woke me up. I am now covered with a white blanket while Mr. Augustus, Marcus and Titus is sitting in front of me like I was not there.
Titus is sipping his coffee while the other gentleman is reading through something.
To save myself from too much embarrassment. I decided to close my eyes again to pretend I am still asleep.
Luckily, Marcus shifted his seat and our eyes met. He smiled.
"Good morning sweetheart!" He exclaimed. Titus and Mr. Augustus turned to me. The latter smiled so sweetly while the other one just raised his eyebrow.
I swear I am red as a tomato right now.
Sinong matinong tao ang matutulog sa trabaho? At sa office pa ng boss mo.
I smiled and got up immediately. I have never been embarrassed in my entire life.
Bakit ba kasi dito ko naisipang matulog? Sana pala ay sa upuan ko nalang sa desk ko ako natulog.
"Please excuse us, Robin." Ani Titus while stirring his coffee.
Tumango ako at ngumiti sa iba pang tao sa kwarto. Dala dala ang kumot ay dumerecho na ako sa desk ko.
Sa mga ganitong pangyayari mo talaga hihilingin na sana kainin na ako ng lupa.
I don't know what to do. Hindi ko alam kung babalik ba ako sa office ng boss ko or magkukulong nalang ako dito maghapon hanggang sa maguwian.
I heard laughing on the corridor. I am really embarrassed from what happened earlier. Hindi ko sila kayang harapin.
I fell asleep in the couch of my boss. How professional is that? Hindi na ako magtataka if wala na akong trabaho after this day.
Hindi ko alam kung tama pa ba ang mga ginagawa ko. I keep typing the same paragraph for the last 10 minutes at paulit ulit ko itong binubura at ita-type muli.
How fucked up this day is?
"Robin, please come here." I heard Titus voice over the intercom. I swallowed the shallow block in my throat. Nanlalamig ako na hindi ko malaman.
My job here is over.
