A LOVE THAT STARTED IN MY BOSS' OFFICE

CHAPTER 8

Fere's POV

It's been a week since we fought. Okay, sabi nga ni Ishie, ako talaga ang may kasalanan dahil empleyado lang ako. She even offers me another job kasi nahihirapan ako. Ishie is my sweetest friend but she's the most honest, kaya kung gusto mo ng totoo, you just ask her. Sabi pa nga ni Ishie, insubordination ang ginawa ko.  Ang pagsagot sa boss at pagsigaw, kailanman ay hindi magiging tama. I'm a little guilty of what happened lalo pa at narinig ko kay Patch ang pinagdaanan nya. I want to apologize to him pero my old bitch is keeping me not to.

Araw araw sa twing magsasalubong kami para akong may dual personality. Parang yung dalawa kong personality ay nakikipag-away lagi sa isa't isa. Natatakot akong baka mamaya sabunutan ko na lng ang sarili ko.

Masama ang loob? Oo, pero nakalipas na. Sabi nga ni Ishie, hindi na ako dapt magdagdag pa ng extra baggage ng galit sa puso dahil talaga namang napakabigat na nito ngayon. Isa pa, nakakahiya naman sa kapatid ko na inintindi ako. Nang makita nya ako kinabukasan, niyakap pa nya ako dahil namiss daw nya ako. Sino naman ako para hindi magpatawad? Kung si Faye at Fate nga na umasa at nabigo napatawad ako ng walang paliwanag, ako pa ba sa boss ko na binibigyan ako ng kabuhayan?

Naniniwala akong ginagawa ko lahat ng dapat kong gawin. Pumapasok ako ng 7:30am at umuuwi ng 6:30pm. Naglulunch ako ng sakto 12 noon at bumabalik bago pa man mag 1:00pm. Hindi din ako panay sa cellphone, madalas ko ngang naiiwan ito sa bahay o di kaya ay sa office.

Hindi na din ako nagcocoffee break. Jusme, napakaraming reports ngayon. Hindi ko alam kung sinasadya ba ng langit na mahirapan ako. May sunod sunod na meeting pa sya kaya naman maya't maya tuloy din ako pumapasok sa opisina nya para iremind sya. Gaya na lang ngayon.

"Sir, excuse me po, may meeting po kayo in 10 minutes with the Legal Dept. "

He just nod at hindi man lng natinag ang pagkakatitig nya sa screen.Hindi ko ba alam kung itong boss ko eh hindi naiistiff neck kasi twing papasok ako, tutok na tutok sya sa screen ng computer nya. Ako ang nahihirapan sa kanya pero well, ang bilin ng kaibigan ko, act as needed lang para walang gulo.

Past 6:00pm na nung matapos ang meeting nila. Hinintay ko pa kasi baka may ipapagawa pa sya sa akin. 6:30 pm na, hindi pa din sya lumalabas ng opisina nya, mukang wala na syang iuutos kaya lang bigla namang tumunog ang telepono ko sa desk.

Fere: Hernandez Group of Companies, Office of the President, This is Ferella, How may I help you?

Other Line: Ms. Ferella, Hendrix po ito, pinapasabi po ni Madame na magdinner daw po kayo at 7:00 pm sa Patchie's kitchen 2 streets from the office.

Fere: Ah okay po. Hintayin ko na lang po sya duon. Out na po kasi ako eh.

Hendrix: Noted po Ms. Ferella. Thank you po.

Kung meron man akong taong hindi pwedeng tanggihan, yun ay si Madame. Ang Lola ng masungit kong boss at ng kaibigan kong makulit.

Patchie's kitchen is one of their restaurants. Obviously, pinangalan ni Madam ang restaurant kay Patricia. Malapit lang naman ang Patchie's kaya nilakad ko na lang. It's about 12 minute walk. I called Fate and told her that I might be late going home. Si Faye naman ay hiniram muna ni Aira, buti na lang at super adorable ang kapatid ko na talaga namang pinagaagawan ng mga kaibigan ko.

"Welcome to Patchie's Kitchen Ma'am, may I know if you have made any reservation?"

"Yes, it's under Madame Paula Hernandez."

"Ay kay madam, Ma'am may I guide you to your reserved seat?"

"Sure. Thank You."

Ilang minuto lang ako naghintay at dumating na si Madame. With all her elegance and poise I wonder if she had been embarassed once in her life. She's a classic beauty that lasts.

"Hi Hija."

Isa pa sa ugali ni Madame, kapag nagustuhan ka nya, gusto ka nya. Napakaswerte mo nun, gaya ko, I don't know what have I done at talagang gustong gusto nya ako.

"Hello po Lola Pau." I kissed her cheeks.

"Have you been waiting?" Lola asked

"No naman po. I was just ahead by couple of minutes." I smiled at her

"We have another company, would that be okay with you?"

"No worries Lola."

"By the way, Patricia told me what happened to you and Yuseff, I am so sorry for my Yuseff's actions. He's so stiff most of the time."

"It's okay Lola, I believe it's my fault too cause I have not told him I'll take a leave."

"I'm happy you are so forgiving. Thank you Fere, for understanding him."

Ganun na lang ang gulat ko ng makita ko ang kani kanina lang ay topic namin. He's too adorable in his three piece suit, he looks like a greek god sent to wobble women's knees. Pero this look is deceiving! I should know.

"Hi Lola."

"What took you so long?"

"I'm sorry. I just need to call on one of the bars. The Crib's gonna have an international jock so I need to check on it's status."

"It should be Patchie's responsibility."

"Your baby brat is with the boyfriend. I think they flew somewhere."

"Okay, so have a seat."

Inabutan kami ng menu ng isang papansing babae. My boss looks like he want to put the girl on a trash bin. She's flirting. Anyway, I should not make pakialam. Ain't my business.

Madame received a call and excused herself tapos bigla na lang syang umalis. I wanted to cry. Ayoko pa namang naiiwan kaming dalawa sa ganitong sitwasyon.

"Sir Yuseff."

"You call me Yuseff, or Seff we're not in the office anymore."

"Okay then, you just call me Fere."

"Noted Fere"

I giggle. Pati ba naman sa labas office word pa din ang gamit nya? So workaholic.

"Why?"

"Nothing. You just seem so inlove with work. haha"

"Fere, I am sorry with my attitude last time. It's just that I have a bad day."

"It's okay Sir. I mean Yuseff, ako din naman. You are still my boss, I became a bitch. I am so sorry."

"TRUCE?"

"TRUCE!!"

"By the way, if you are free tonight, would you like to come with me at The Crib?"

Oh shoot! Bar!!! I miss this!!!

"Sure sure. My sisters were with Aira and oh god! bar!!! I miss bar!!"

"So let's go?"

Binabawi ko na ang mga sinabi ko kanina! Greek god talaga tong kasama ko at gosh! Crush na crush ko ang nga ngiti nya!!!