Owned by Him

One

Nelle's POV

Kinakabahang umupo ako sa katapat ng upuan niya at naghintay ng ilang sandali.

Nakita kong binuklat nya ang folder na naglalaman ng mga information about sakin at mga requirements na ipinasa kanina.

"Is this your second time applying to a big companies?"

"Yes ma'am"

"Why did you applied here? Where in fact there's a lot of biggest companies here in Manila" lumingon ito sakin at naghihintay ng sagot ko, lumunok muna ako at tsaka sumagot.

"Well it's says there on a post that you were hiring and I just thought so why don't I try to apply on that company? Besides this company is known for a good treatment to their employees" at ngumiti pa ako bilang dagdag.

Ngumiti ito bigla sa sinabi ko at itinabi nito ang hawak na folder kanina at mas tumingin ng maayos sakin.

"Tell me about yourself Ms Nelle, I'm interested to know you right now"

Hindi ko naman alam ang gagawin ko at talagang tumitig ito ng masinsinan. I don't know what to say but hell I need to say something.

"Well I am graduated from a public school with a course of Business Management and—"

"No I don't want to hear about that, it already says that in this folder. I want to hear something that does not include about where did you graduated from or whatsoever"

Napalunok naman ako ng wala sa oras dahil sa sinabi nya, what will I say? I can't say that nagkanda wasak ang buhay ko 5 years ago. Besides I don't want to open up that topic again, it's just boil my blood.

Tumikhim ako bago magsalita at nakita ko itong nawiling tumingin sa akin at halatang nakaabang talaga sa aking sasabihin.

"Ma'am what do you really want to know? I can't just really open up something, hope you don't mind it" at bahagya akong yumuko bilang paumanhin.

Ngumiti ito sakin at nakita ko ang dimple niya sa right side ng cheeks nito. Halatang nawiwili ito sa pinag uusapan ngayon.

"Do you have a love life Ms. Nelle? Like a boyfriend, fling or something? You're pretty"

Napakunot noo naman ako sa tanong niya, sa pagkakaalam ko hindi naman itinatanong ang ganyang bagay sa ganitong klaseng lugar lalo na at nag aapply ako ng trabaho.

Kailan ba na involved ang personal life nya sa ganitong klaseng trabaho?

"Ma'am I hope you don't mind it but what's that for? Why my personal life is needed to be involved here?"

Halatang nagulat ito sa sinabi ko at napalingon ito sa kanyang right side at nanlalaki ang mata na halatang nahiya bigla sa pagtatanong.

Pinagmasdan ko itong uminom ng tubig at mag paypay ng sarili gamit ang kamay nito na hindi ko naman maintindihan kung may hangin bang nabibigay yung palad nyang nakabuka sa pagpapaypay.

Tumikhim ito pagkatapos ng ilang sandali at medyo nahihiyang ngumiti sakin.

"Ok cut with the formalities, you know I'm just interested in your life Miss Nelle and I feel like I want you to be my friend"

Lalo akong napakunot noo sa sinabi nya, me being friends with the owner of the company? I'm just a nobody so why would she want to be friends with me? Besides I don't want to be friends with the owner again, the last time it happened it just cause me break down.

"Ma'am you barely don't know me so why would you want to be friends with me? And I have a trust issue ma'am, I'm sorry" tumayo na ako at isinukbit ang sling bag kong dala at naglakad na papalayo.