Imperious Series 1: Be Mine

Chapter 6

ROHAN stilled when he saw his secretary just came out from her office. It was past nine in the evening already but she was still here. Nagtataka tuloy siya kung lagi ba nitong ginagawa ang ganoon. O baka naman nagnanakaw na ito ng pasimple sa kanya at hindi na niya namamalayan. Pero wala namang nawawala sa opisina niya sa loob ng limang buwang pagtatrabaho nito sa kanya. Kaya inalis niya iyon sa kanyang isipan.

He eyed her. She was tall maybe five feet four inches. Maganda rin ang hubog ng katawan nito na nakatago sa may kaluwangang damit. She was wearing her usual business outfit, black slacks, white blouse topped with black blazer and her flat sandals. Minsan paiba-iba lang ang kulay ng damit nito but it was the same outfit, formal. Ni minsan ay hindi ito nagdamit ng pwedeng mang-akit sa kanya but he knew behind those baggy clothes was a sexy and curvy body. Maganda rin ang mukha nito. No. Maganda talaga ito kahit na nakasalamin ito. She has an expressive dark brown eyes under her big round eyeglasses, manipis ang kilay nito, matangos ang ilong at may mapupulang mga labi. Kayumanggi ang kulay ng balat nito na animo ay laging nagpapa-tan ng balat. Kung susumahin, hindi ito karaniwang Pilipina. Her appearance was deceiving and sometimes bewitching him lalo na kapag ngumingiti ito sa kanya.

"What are still doing here?" malakas ang boses niyang tanong sa dalaga. Nakita niyang nag-alangan pa ito sa pagsagot sa kanya. Tama nga siguro ang hinala niya na may masama itong balak kaya ginabi o ginagabi ito sa pag-uwi. Pero sabi nga niya kanina ay wala namang nawawala sa opisina niya. So bakit naririto ito ngayon? Gabing-gabi na!

"Doing the reports, boss," inaantok na sagot nito sa kanya.

Talagang naghikab pa ito sa harapan niya. And what's funny was, he found it sexy. Kung ibang babae ito ay siguradong mahihiya itong gawin iyon sa harap niya. Kailangan hindi mawala ang poise nito sa katawan para hindi siya ma-turned off. But his secretary was far different from those women. Ibang-iba talaga ito kung kaya’t tumagal ito ng limang buwan sa kanya. Hindi ito maarte at lalong hindi nagpapa-cute sa kanya. Nasasagasaan nga ang ego niya kung minsan dahil pakiramdam niya ay wala siyang appeal dito. Tanging boss lamang ang tingin nito sa kanya at hindi isang lalaki na pwedeng pagkagustuhan o pwedeng pagnasaan. Kaya naman ito ang napili niyang secretary and that was five months ago. May hinala rin siya na baka babae rin ang tipo nito at hindi ang kagaya niyang Adan.

And after hiring her, he was never been disappointed because she was very efficient. Even though he often shouts at her she would just smile sweetly at him. Even if he gave her tons of workloads, paperworks, reports and others, she would just do it without saying anything and then she would smile that sometimes made him feel irritated. Nakakaloko na rin kasi minsan ito, ngising-aso pa kung minsan. Hindi niya alam kung sinasadya ba nito iyon para bwisitin siya o sadyang ganoon lang talaga ito.

"Are you always like this?" he asked softly and not his usual voice that he often used to her.

He saw she was stunned a bit by his question. Nagulat ata ito sa tanong niya o sa paraan ng pagtanong niya rito. Maging siya kasi ay nagulat sa tono nang pagtanong niya rito. First time kasing hindi niya ito nasigawan. Pinaningkitan niya ito ng tingin. Nararamdaman niyang kinakabahan ito just like when she was still new as his secretary.

"Ah. Eh h-hindi naman, boss. Ngayon lang po," mahinang sagot nito sa kanya. Nautal na rin ito na ngayon lang ulit nangyari makalipas ang limang buwang pagtatrabaho nito sa kanya.

Bahagya pa itong lumayo sa kanya na parang may gagawin siyang masama rito. Natakot ata ito sa kanya. Well who wouldn't? Silang dalawa lang ang nandito ngayon at dis oras pa ng gabi. And as he looked at her, hindi naman siya malulugi dahil maganda naman ito, maganda rin ang katawan nito. Lagi ngang nagpapahangin ang kaibigan niyang si Bryan sa dalaga na kung minsan ay kinaiinisan niya.

"Okay, you go ahead."

He loosened his tie dahil biglang hindi siya makahinga sa naisip. Lalo na’t bad trip siya ngayon sa ka-date niyang sobrang arte. Hindi niya kasi alam kung ano ang naiisip ng ina niya at ginawan pa siya ng blind date. Hindi rin siya makatanggi dahil naka-set na ito at naroroon na sa meeting place nila ang dalaga. Ayaw rin niyang magtampo sa kanya ang mommy niya dahil mahirap itong suyuin at magastos rin itong suyuin. Napabuntong-hininga na lamang siya sa naalala.

He looked at her and she walked fast as if the devil was coming after her. He had a bad feeling with this. Baka pinagpaplanuhan na siya nitong nakawan talaga nang hindi niya namamalayan. But wala naman sa itsura nito ang ganoon. c*m laude pa nga ang nakita niyang nakatatak sa transcript of records nito. No wonder mabilis ang pick-up nito. Pero kailangan niyang makasiguro.

"This would be the last time that I will see you here in this hour, Salazar. Or else ipapakaladkad kita sa mga security guard," matigas na sabi niya sa dalaga ng makailang hakbang ito palayo sa kanya.

Tumigil naman ito sa paglalakad at hinarap siya na hindi maipinta ang mukha at may kislap ang mga matang hindi niya mapangalanan.

"Then don't make me finish bulks of work and submit them the next day!" she said to him and then walked out of him.

He just stayed there looking at her sexy back until she disappeared from his eyes. Ilang minuto pa siyang nakatayo roon kahit wala na ito sa paningin niya ang dalaga at kung hindi pa dumating ang isa sa security guard ng building niya ay hindi pa siya kikilos upang pumasok sa opisina niya.

"Good evening, Sir!" bati nito sa kanya.

"Lagi bang nag-o-overtime si Salazar?" tanong niya rito. Natigilan naman ang sekyu. Mukhang nag-aalangan itong sagutin ang tanong niya. "I want an honest answer if you still want to work here."

"E-Eh, Sir opo. Marami kasi siyang trabaho at hindi raw niya maiuwi dahil nag-re-review siya para sa exam niya. Ano na nga iyon? U-Uh PCA po. Iyong accountant daw. Sinasamahan ko na nga rin po kung minsan dahil mag-isa lang siya rito palagi," sagot sa kanya ng sekyu.

"Thank you. Sige bumalik ka ba sa pwesto mo. Dito ako ngayon matutulog," sabi niya sa sekyu.

So, this is not the first time that she worked overtime and that's because he asked her to finished some reports and give it to him the following day. At nag-re-review pa ito para sa exam nito. CPA. Iyon siguro ang gustong sabihin ng guard kanina. Naalala nga pala niyang fresh graduate ito kaya kailangan talaga nitong mag-exam upang makapasa at maging CPA. Nakonsiyensya tuloy siya sa narinig mula sa gwardiya. Mabuti pa ito at may alam sa secretarya niya ngayong siya ay wala at hindi man lang ito napapansin. He knew nothing about his secretary. He just hired her for he needed to have one at that time and he never gave time to get to know her or ask information about her. Basta maayos ang trabaho nito ay walang problema sa kanya.

Why would he do that? She's just his secretary. He has nothing to do with her anyway. As long as she can do her job efficiently then he doesn't have any problem with that. His secretary’s personal life was meaningless to him pero ngayon mukhang hindi na. He wanted to know something about her, kahit basic information lamang at hindi iyong pangalan lang nito ang alam niya. But she will take her board exam? He can give credit to that. Itatanong na lang niya bukas kapag pumasok na ito ng opisina.

Now he needed to relax for a little bit dahil hindi maganda ang mood niya. His mother was asking him again to date the daughter of her friend. That was so annoying! Katatapos pa lamang ng blind date niya sa isang nireto nito at gusto na naman nito ng isa pa? It was too much for him to bear.

He loved his freedom and he's having a good time with his bunch of women. And for sure if his father would know that his mother is wooing him again to some other women, there would be a word war again between his mom and dad. Why? That's because his father had already decided whom he would marry. Isn't it great?

He can't defy him because he will take all what he has now. And aside from that, he and his father honored their words dearly. Palabra de honor. He just can't break them despite the consequences. Pagkatao at dignidad niya ang nakasalalay roon. So for now, he would enjoy his freedom, his women. And when the time comes that he would fulfill that godd@mn promise his father made, he would still enjoy it. And that's for sure. He will make it sure.