I continue walking and breathe out.
I think this is going to be hard for me. We're now breathing the same air. Nagiging maliit ang mundo namin. He's a local artist at kahit saan ako lilingon ay makikita ko ang mga billboards niya. He's famous. What do you expect?
I shake my head while thinking that thought.
"Miss Yi, have a sit" he said.
"Is there a problem, captain?" I tried to smile to him but he's not smiling.
"What happened to you earlier? You look disturbed and you almost forgot that you're on duty" said in a baritone voice. Is there a music here? I feel so hot right. Nagtitipid ba sila sa aircon?
"Ahm. I'm sorry, captain" said. I'm trying to still my composure because i'm intimidated with the way he looks to me. I pouted.
"You're 5 years in service right?" he said and I nodded. It's my first time to be encountered with him though same year lang kaming gumadruate sa aviation school but I didn't see him a lot.
"Look Miss Yi, our goal is to bring passengers to their destinations properly and without a doubt, but as you have shown earlier, you have been given them a doubt. You must show them that you are not nervous so they do not feel the same. Did you get my point Miss Yi?" said. I know that, I'm just nervous earlier. Hindi naman halata kanina ah?
"Miss Yi are you listening?" dagdag niya. He sounds annoyed.
"A-ah yes, Captain. I-I understand and i'm sorry" I'm trying to have an eye contact with him pero na-iilang ako. Masyadong seryoso yung mukha niya pero gwapo parin. Wait? Did I compliment him, didn't I?
"I-sasama ko ito sa evaluation mo ha" It's not a question and it's an understatement. Bumalik ako sa aking ulirat sa sinabi niya. What did he just say?
"Captain? Did I heard it right? You're going to include that in my evaluation? You gotta be kidding me?" I said. Wow, with that incident na parang wala lang nangyari? Hindi lang pala siya intimidating, mukhang may sign of aging na din siya!
"You're questioning my decision?" he said in a cold voice. By now dapat natatakot na ako pero nairita lang ako sa kanya.
"It's so inappropriate. Can you consider it? Hindi naman halata eh" I'm trying to keep my cool here and act as a professional. I'm curbing him in the brain. Is he putting my career at risk?
"Is that an act of a professional?" he remain giving me a straight face. Ugh! I should be scared pero bwesit siya. Pag-nilagay niya 'yun sa evaluation ko, maaapektohan ang monthly report ko!
"Okay fine, do what you want. You're the boss" said as a defeat. Do I have a choice? I went straight and did not say goodbye to him. Akala mo naman kung sinong magaling hindi porke't gwapo siya.
As I walked to the locker room there was almost no one there. I took my phone and dropped Jane's number. More than three times I called him and finally
"Hello, Jane where you at?" I do not want to go home, Dad will just ignored me. Maybe I just go home to my condo. For sure, marumi doon.
"Hindi pa, pero andito na ako sa labas naghihintay kay Greg. Anong nangyari? Mukhang matamlay ka ah? Sa boses mo palang, alam ko na" si Greg ang kanyang longtime boyfriend. Nagti-training pa lang kami noon, sila na.
"Valkyre muna tayo? It's my treat at sa condo ako uuwi, ayoko munang harapin si daddy, hindi niya rin naman alam na umuwi ako"
"Diba I told you na uuwi kami sa Baguio ngayong gabi?" said. Yeah. Tama nga naman. That man ruined my ruin mood!
