NYCTOPHILE

Chapter Two

Napamaang ako ng maibalik sakin ang tanong ko. Alright, Kiena.
Hindi naman kasi ikaw ang tinatawagan kaya nakakapagtaka nga.

"I'm sorry. I thought it was tita Glen calling so I answered it-"

"Where's Windee? "

Does he knew it is rude to speak while someone's still talking?

"She's taking a bath. I'll just tell her you call"

"Okay. " And then he ended it.

Okay?? What with rudeness all over his air. Gosh!

"Kien?? Anyare? "

Papalapit sakin si Windee na nag tutuyo pa ng buhok nya.

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"I'm really sorry Windee, I really thought it's tita Glen."

We're already eating when I told her about that short conversation with that anonymous creature.

"Oh my Gosh... Hahaha. I'm sorry Kien. Nakalimutan kong sabihin sayo. Anak yun ni tita, pinsan ko ba." Anya sabay inom ng coffee niya.

Tita Glen's, son? Bakit parang ang layo naman? He didn't get her mom's jolliness.

"Ano?Sinungitan ka ba? "

Natatawang tanong niya pa. Ngumiwi lang ako at humagalpak siya ng tawa.

"Ba't kaya siya napatawag?? May problema kaya? "

Nagkibit balikat na lang ako dahil ano naman ba talagang malay ko.

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Nakarating kami sa tamang oras ni Windee sa office. Halos di naman namin magawang mag kwentuhandahil sa sobrang daming reports and meeting naming ginawa. Sa lunch lang kami nakapag kwentuhan at bumalik agad sa kanya kanya cubicle.

"Ms. Kiena, Mrs. Sanchez wants you in her office right now."

Grace, Secretary of Mrs. Sanchez informed me.

Sumunod agad ako at naabutan si Mrs. Sanchez na may kausap sa phone. Sinenyasan niya 'kong maupo at lumapit agad sa kanyang mesa pag ka tapos nung tawag.

"Kiena... This end of the month may bigatin client na bibisita sa'tin dito. She is Ms. Bartolome. Isa siya sa manonood ng presentation of reports ng department natin. Once she feel impress sa takbo ng sales, products and services natin, she promised to invest a large amount of money in this firm. Malaking tulong yun para na rin sa ibang department at launching ng ibang product. Can I know what's the current status of our sales? "

"Ma'am compare to our last month rating, tumaas po ng thirty five percent for the second quarter of this month ang sales natin. "

"Thirty five percent for the second quarter is quiet good. But I am sure it will be better kung tataas pa. And I forgot, isasabay din ang marketing strategy presentation sa araw na yun. The board and our other investors wants to see what strategy are we going to use for the second public lunching of our whitening product. "

Halos manlaki sa gulat at kaba ang mata ko sa narinig ko.

"Sure po ba silang isasabay na ma'am? "

Nag aalinlangan pang tanong ko. Kapag nagkataon, sobrang magagahol kami ng team namin. Hindi biro ang mag present ng isang project tapos isasabay pa? With our audience nothing but big people!

"Yeah. I know how high the pressured
you are feeling right now. We only have two weeks to do that. But I believe in our team and my leadership Kiena. I know this will turn out great. "