Chapter 8

SANYA

Pagkakababa ng bus ay agad kaming nagtungo sa sakayan ng shuttle papuntang site. Pero since wala pa ang shuttle car ay naupo na muna kami sa waiting shed.

Habang tahimik na nag-aantay ay may katanungan na biglang pumasok sa isipan ko.

"Hmm, JK?"

"Yes?"

Napakunot noo ko. "Bakit ka nga pala naka-bus? Don't you have your own car?"

"I left it at the road. Nasira kaya napilitan ako mag-commute."

Napatango-tango ako. Tumingin ako dito. "Edi sayang naman. Iniwan mo lang don?"

I saw him smirk. "I can even buy hundreds of the latest and most pricey car at this moment."

Napasimangot ako. "Yabang!" I hissed saka muling tinuon ang pansin sa ibang bagay. I only heard his laugh.

Matapos ang ilang segundong katahimikan ay may katanungan na namang kumawala sa aking isipan. "Ay, Sir—este JK, matanong ko lang," I blurted out. Nilingon ko siya muli bago nagtanong. "Bakit ka nga pala nasa site? CEO lang naman ng account ko na EXIV PH yang kuya mo, ba't feeling nyo kayo may-ari ng call center company na pinag-wo-work-an ko?"

He chuckled. " Because we really own it. Sytel is part of Cordova's group of companies and specifically, I handle it. Di mo be chi-neck yung kontrata mo? My name and Kuya's name is there."

Nanlaki ang mata ko.

Wehh?

"Weh?" I voiced out. "Di, eh. Basta nung J.O (Job Offer) signing na, nasa cloud nine ako. Sobrang tuwa ko kasi natanggap na ako sa trabaho. Dami kong in-apply-an, dito lang ako.nakapag-J.O."

He nodded. I stayed quiet again until the shuttle car arrived. Sumakay kami pareho at naghintay muli ng panibagong tatlumpong minuto para mag-antay ng ibang gagamit din ng shuttle service.

I looked at my wrist watch and it was 11:59 PM na.

Napailing ako saka sinandal ang ulo ko sa head rest, until I felt myself closing my eyes and drifting myself into sleep.

"Hey."

Naamlimpungatan ako sa boses at pagtapik na nararamdaman ko sa aking pisngi. I open my left eye, only to see Sir Justin—

Wait, Sir Justin?!

Napamulat ako at bumangon mula sa pagkakahiga. "S-Sir!"

I roamed my eyes around, mukhang nasa office ako. Nakahiga ako sa sofa at nasa harap ko ay isang mesa na may pangalan ni Sir Justin.

So, nandito ako ngayon sa opisina niya?

Inayos ko ang magulong buhok saka tumingin kay Sir Justin na. ngayon ay nakatayo sa harap ko habang nakapamulsa.

"Sir—I mean si JK po? Nasaan?"

His soft face turns dark. "JK? Do you two got close for him to tell you his nickname?" He hissed like a mad man.I gulp.

I shook my head."Nevermind that s-sir, sorry for the inconvenience. I'll go now to process my clearance."

I look for my bag and grab it when I saw it. I was about to go out of the room when I was halted by a hand who grabbed my arms.

"Wait, what, clearance?" Sir Justin ask. I nodded at him.

"Yes, Sir. Di ba, you fired me?"

Kumunot ang noo nito. "Fired? When? I even went to your house just to inform you about reporting to work."

Ay. Yun pala yon?

"Edi, may trabaho pa ako?"

He nod. "Precisely." He suddenly pulled me near him, isang nakakailang na posisyon. "And, that fired thing is just my way of pissing you off."

A way to pissed me off?!

Napailing ako. Parang g*go amp*ta.

Sinamaan ko to ng tingin. "Thank you sa pang-aasar, Sir!"

Tumalikod ako rito at nag-martsa paalis ng opisina. Kahit kailan talaga nakakabwisit ang lalaking yun. Kala ko seryoso sa buhay, may mga mayayaman din palang kinulang sa turnilyo.

I went out of his office at bumaba papuntang production floor. Anong oras na at sobrang late na late na ako sa shift namin.

Pagkababa ay pumasok na ako sa prod at hinanap ang bay na ginagamit nila Coach Maj.

"Coach!" Tawag ko sa pansin ni coach ma ngayon ay may tinatype sa kanyang laptop. Sinara nito ang kanyang laptop saka tumingin sakin.

"Aba, andito na ang prinsesa ni boss." Mapang-uyam na sambit niti na para bang nang-aasar.

"Hala coach, anong prinsesa ka dyan?"

Umirap ito. "Wala! Sige na, pumunta ka na dyan sa station na katabi ni Alleya. We need more hundreds and no more zeros, okay?"

I nodded. "Yes, coach."

Binuksan ko na ang PC and navigate it to open my tools.

Nilingon ko si Alleya na kanina pa nakatingin. May kausap siyang customer kaya di siya pwede magsalita. She typed something on her notepad at tinuro niyon.

'Are you wearing a school uniform again?'

I nodded at her question. She typed something again so I immediately look on it.

"Kaya pala mukha kang bata today.'

Sinamaan ko siya ng tingin saka nag-type sa notepad niya

'Bata pa talaga ako, Alleya. Ikaw lang matanda sating dalawa. 20 is me and you is 25.'

Sumimangot siya. Hindi na rin siya nag-type pa ulit at nagsalita na agad sa kanyang customer.

Ngumisi ako. Grabe, manang-mana sa akin sa pag-mu-multitasking.

After the tools finished loading, I assemble it and type my passcode to open it.

I open my notepad and other resources that could help me to my job to do.

Alright, I'm good to take calls now.

I open my avaya and put my code again. Sinuot ko na rin yung headset, saktong nakarinig ako ng beep, senyales na may call pumasok sa akin.

I smiled. "Thank you for calling EXIV, my name is Sanya. How may I help you?"

"We got three hundreds from Sanya!"

Napangiti ako habang kausap ang banyagang customer na nasa linya. Ayos ah, naging sobrang productive ko ata ng araw na ito.

I typed on my notepad for the documentation and copy it to paste it to my customer's account.

"Alright. Your request credit is already settled. Is there anything else that I can help you with?"

"No, that's all, Miss Sanya. You are very helpful. Thank you."

I greeted the customer a good bye.

We are not queueing right so I can chill here while waiting for a customer to come in.

"Guys, please greet our boss, Mr. Justin Klein Cordova. He wanted to observe our team."

"Yes, coach!" We answer in unison. My eyes suddenly met his and I felt something unfamiliar with me again.

Jusko, may sakit ba talaga ako sa puso? Why I am feeling so seduced with just look on his eyes?!

Umiwas ako ng tingin saka tinuon ang atensyon sa monitor.

Suddenly, I felt his presence behind me.

"Nice job. Three hundreds for just five hours sitting here, ha?"

Tumango ako and smiled awkwardly, "t-thank you for the compliment, sir..."

His eyes were beautioful, I must say... this is really a very crazy experience to have...