DWS III: The Vixen (UNDER REVISION)

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My brows furrowed as I received another email from TGC's previous marketing manager. He was asking for a second chance to do his job properly, as he wanted to set up an appointment so he could talk to Lady Kaye. This is his third time sending me an email in this whole day, and it's also the third time that I didn't grant what he wanted.

I swear, I am really getting irritated. I am waiting for an important email, and yet he is flooding me with his nonsense pleas. It was very clear that he could not do his job properly, and he was a failure in T.G.C. May nadiskubre rin kami na inside job niya na katulong ang isa pa sa sinisante na Lady Kaye from the accounting department, and here he is, cleaning his hand and asking for a chance kahit na may proofs kami. Halatang hinahabol niya lang ang posisyon niya at sweldo dahil siguradong mahihirapan siyang mahanap ng makakapantay sa benefits niya rito.

Napasuklay nalang ako ng buhok. Office stuff isn't really my forte. Four years have already passed, and I still cannot memorize my job well. I've been Lady Kaye's secretary for more than six years now, pero hanggang ngayon ay may gumagawa pa rin ng dapat ay trabaho ko. I know how to fix her schedule and do some things that are not that heavy work loads, but in terms of revising a proposal, checking it, and confirming it—wala nang maaasahan sa akin patungkol doon. I still love my codes, my binary, and my morses more than this. I just hope that when the time comes, Lady Kaye will let me go, as DWS needs me more.

It's not that I don't want my job, because frankly speaking, I do. Malaki ang sweldo ko rito na nakakatulong para sa monthly bills ko bukod pa ang nakukuha ko from DWS, pero nahihirapan akong mag-focus sa dapat na gawain ko at isa pa, maraming mas may deserving sa posisyon ko kaysa sa akin. It's a good thing that Leila's working full-time in society now. Her, Marcu, and Mattheo are the ones that I tasked with visiting and checking the hideout that I am handling. Maayos naman ang naging pagpapatakbo nila roon pero may instances talaga na kailangan kong pumunta dahil marami akong bagay na dapat ay pirmahan at may mga utos din sa akin na ako lang ang makakagawa.

Napahilot nalang ako ng sintido matapos i-send ang sorry and declining email kay Mr. Nakajima, and like what I am waiting for, the telephone line on my table rang.

"Mr. Nakajima, for the third time, I am very sorry, but Lady Kaye doesn't want to—"

[Hey, hey, chill, watashi no ai. This is me.] Natigilan ako nang marinig ang boses niya. Tinignan ko ang screen ng telephone at nakita ang pamilyang niyang number doon.

"You're here again? Ano bang akala mo sa Japan? Manila to some nearby cities lang ang byahe?" I sarcastically asked, which made him chuckle. Napaangat ang tingin ko sa may glass door nang bumukas iyon at pumasok siya na may hawak na kahon ng red roses at may kasamang chocolates.

"What are you doing here?" I asked as he stopped in front of my table. Ibinaba niya roon ang dala niya at humawak sa may bandang dibdib niya na para bang nasasaktan.

"Ouch! Iyan talaga ang ibubungad mo sa akin, watashi no ai? Wala manlang bang I miss you, Kean. Hindi ako makakain ng maayos dahil namimiss kit—okay, tatahimik na ako, sabi ko nga." Sinamaan ko lang siya ng tingin kaya napatahimik siya sa mga kahibangang naiisip.

He was really talkative and full of energy all the time. Hindi siya nauubusan ng salita at kwento, at kahit hindi na ito bago sa akin, I really can't get used to it. I wonder if he even gets tired of talking? Hindi ko talaga alam kung ano ba talagang nangyari sa akin at nagustuhan ko siya. Did he bewitch me? Because the last time that I checked, I was cursing him to death and wanted to make him one of the dummies that I use as a target in my training.

And yes, I am now admitting that I like Kean a lot and that I started to love him, but I am only admitting it to myself. I did not vocally tell Kean how I felt towards him. Para saan pa? Hindi rin naman mahalaga ang salita dahil mas makikita mo ang totoong nararamdaman ng isang tao sa kilos niya. I do not know if Kean already felt that I liked him, but kung oo man o hindi, I will still eventually tell him, but not now that I still have things to finish and prioritize first, especially since a week from now, I, Lady Kaye, Sir Dmitri, and Sir Venzel will be attending the annual party for the underground society leaders that will happen in Greece.