She Heart Her
Chapter 8
(Adriana's POV)
To Zakkiyah: Fudge! I really hate it when she's with you. It just doesn't feels right.😣
"Fuck Fuck Fuck!" Paulit ulit kong Sabi while trying to Unsend the message. But of course, I knew there's nothing I can do about it, it was already sent, accidentally, unintentionally, yeah, unintentionally, wala naman talaga akong planong isend yun kay Zakkiyah eh!
It was already sent like 3 hours ago, Oo, na battery empty kasi ako kya di ko Agad na diskubre na na send ko, ngayun lang ako naka pag recharge pagka uwi ko ng bahay kaya ngayun ko lang din nakita.
Okay, what should I tell her?
To Zakkiyah: it wasn't for you. It was for someone else.
No! Hindi yun, I may sound defensive pag ganun.
To Zakkiyah: I just thought having her with you there might put you in big trouble
Well, totoo naman, kasi ma i issue talaga sya nun. But... she would thought na napaka pakielamera ko naman. Saka Baka Sabihin nag seselos ako.
To Zakkiyah: na wrong send lang ako
Tama yun dapat.
I'm about to send it when I suddenly realized
Zakkiyah didn't replied to me. Did she just ignored it? Wala na ba yun sa kanya? I mean, dapat kasi mag re react sya eh. Kaso di sya nag reply. O baka talagang balewala nalang ako sa kanya. No fuckin' way. Or maybe nag iba na number niya!
Fuck!
So I tried to call her. And it rang.
To Zakkiyah: so, Ano? Di ka mag rereply
Teka parang Napa ka bossy naman.
To Zakkiyah: Ganyan ka ba ka busy sa babae mo kaya wala ka nang Oras mag react lang man!
No! I sound like a nagging gf na pinag taksilan.
"Ah SHIT!" Saka tinapos ang cellphone ko kama at nahiga.
The next day, I tried to act normal as if nothing happened. Anyways, parang wala nga lang talaga, wala namang nag bago sa actions niya.
Damn! So parang wala nalang talaga ako sa kanya ngayun ha. Wow ha.
So, just like what I instructed last week, we had a meeting, it went well naman, but still the fact that Zakkiyah still acts like she doesn't care at all triggers me. After ng meeting ay bumalik na kami sa trabaho, I also promised to treat them a dinner sa isang buffet resto mamaya.
"Zakkiyah!" Sigaw ko.
"Yes?" Patakbong punta niya sakin.
"I don't like this. Baguhin mo." Sabi ko Sabay bahagyang tapon sa kanya ng folder.
"Okay." Saka lumabas na sya.
So yun lang? Di man lang sya mag tatanong ba't ako nag text sa kanya, I mean, ako na ang gumalaw ng baso para maka pasok sya rito sa loob Pero parang wala lamang 5 seconds ang tagal niya rito agad ding lumabas.
Agh! Shit.
Then I sipped at my Vanilla Frappuccino. Nakaka stress sya.
Ting!
I looked at my phone.
Bea Faura sent you a message.
Agad ko yun inopen, Bea sent me a link, I opened it and red it.
Taylor Uy said she's single but she already had her eyes on someone. Who could this be?
Napa kunot noo naman ako nun.
"Tangina tu." Saka padabog na nilagay sa drawer ko ang phone ko and then looked at Zakki na busy sa ginagawa.
Ah shit, hindi nakaka tulong tung frappe eh. Saka tinapon ang frappe sa basurahan then binuksan ko ang pinaka ilalim kong drawer at kinuha ang tinatago kong whisky dun. Yep, I do keep alcoholic beverage here in my drawer, dati pa actually, nung namatay ang parents ko, umiinom ako nito habang naka tingin sa grad pic ko dati, that's because I hated myself for not answering Andrea's call nung naaksidente magulang namin,also I hated myself for not giving much attention to them because I got so focused on my career, Sana man lang nadala ko man lang sila sa Hong Kong nun.
Sighed.
And yep, I drink when I feel down, stressed and pressured, yes, Tyrone was there, Pero hindi talaga ako yung tipo ng tao na mag papapasan sa iba, and also Tyrone has his own shortcomings, yung parang hinahanap niya ang sarili niya, Tapos di pa sya maka tagal sa trabaho niya, laging nag q quit at di rin nawala nun ang bisyo nitong uminom. And then Zakki came, and unconsciously, and unnoticed, natigil na pala ako sa pag inom, I don't know, siguro maganda ang naging impact niya sa buhay ko, Then I shifted to Frappucino+talking to her as coping mechanism, actually napaka sarap ng feeling nun, hai, sa totoo lang, I missed the friendship we built before, Sana di nalang ako lumagpas dun, Baka siguro okay pa kami hanggang ngayun.
Sighed.
Then I poured vodka in my glass and drank it.
8 months ago, I started drinking again, well, I tried naman na wag ibaling sa pag inom kapag na s stressed o pressured, that's why one time nasa isang cafe ako but then I saw Zakki and Taylor dun.
Then I poured my glass again Saka nilagay yun sa drawer ko, ayokong makita nila na umiinom ako, kaya dun ko usually tinatago, and also, mapapagalitan ako pag malaman ng top management, Baka ma postpone pa ang promotion ko.
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(Zakki's POV)
I came to office and acted cool and normal as if nothing happened, as if I didn't received her text. I don't want to confront her, di naman kasi ako sigurado kung para nga sakin yun. But then she acted as if parang lahat ng gawin ko mali.
"Zakkiyah!"
Napatayo naman ako nun nang Marinig ang pAngalan ko.
"Naku, pang lima na yan, Sis." That's ate Jess.
Tumawa naman nun si Kuya Henry. "Okay lang yan. Treat naman tayo n Miss Adriana ng dinner later eh, Damihan mo nalang ng kain mamaya."
I sighed and pumasok na.
"I told you na huwag kang gumamit ng dark colors sa ad na tu dba? Eh ba't May nakikita akong navy blue?!"
"Ah, sorry, papalitan ko nalang." Sabi ko Saka lumapit na dito para kunin ang papel na hawak nito but then she held it tightly so I looked at her.
What do you want, Adriana?
"Miss, tumawag yung sa prod, free na daw si Mr. Ramirez." And that's Niña.
Agad naman nitong binitawan yon at kinuha ang folder na nasa gilid Saka tumayo at lumabas.
"What the—-" parang gusto kong mag mura sa inaakto nito.
Anyways, calm down, Zakki, habaan mo pa pasensya mo.
At the resto, I sat next to Niña not expecting that Adriana would sit opposite to me.
Thru out the dinner parang di ako makakain ng maayos, panay kasi tingin niya sakin, I could swap chair with Kuya Henry para maka iwas sa kanya but then she would think na apektado ako.
Around 9 when we finished our dinner, agad na rin kaming umuwi nun since meron pang duty bukas.
The following days Mejo kumalma na si Adriana, ganun pa rin sya, mejo Masungit sakin.
Sighed. Eh Ano ba gusto niya? I confront ko sya sa text niya? Tapos layuan ko si Taylor. Then what? Ganun pa rin, she's still engaged with Tyrone, mas mabuti nang manahimik.
Also, I'm tired of this kind of game, my body emotionally and mentally convinced that I'm better off without her, though yes, sometimes it still hurts.
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"Delivery for Zakkiyah Montemayor." Sabi nG isang delivery guy na dumungaw sa pinto at May hawak na McDo na meal bag.
Pare pareho kaming Napa tingin dun.
"Ha? Di naman ako nag order."
"Ahm, it's already paid by Babe." Sabi nung delivery guy.
"Babe?" Sabay na Sabi ni Niña and Ate Jess.
"Anong meron dito?" That's Adriana na kakapasok lang. "Ang aga aga ah." Then she looked at the delivery guy. "And you?"
"Ahm. May delivery lang po para kay Zakkiyah Montemayor."
Adriana looked at me. "Zakkiyah... Ano pang ginagawa mo jan, bayaran mo na tu."
"Ah, ma'am bayad na po ito ni Babe."
"Ha?" Then she looked at me.
Ah shit.
"Good morning po, delivery for Miss Adriana Alvarez."
Parepareho naman kaming nApa tingin nun sa pinto, May hawak na bouquet of flowers and coffee.
"Ay Sana all!" Sabi naman ni Jess.
Nagkatinginan naman kami nun ni Adriana. Then I smirked.
"From Tyrone Henley po." Sabi ng delivery guy.
"Tsk." Then I smirked. Makaasta ka nung isang araw parang wala kang fiancé ah. Saka tumayo na ako at kinuha yung meal bag. "Salamat, Kuya."
Then I turned to her. "Ma'am, sa pantry lang po ako." Saka lumabas na.
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(Adriana's POV)
Hindi maganda ang gising ko. Tyrone made me wait for a call na di naman pala mang yayari.
I know he's kinda busy for the passed few days pero yun na nga lang communication namin di pa niya magawa.
Sighed.
Then stopped when I saw a delivery guy inside our office. Saka lahat sila naka tingin kay Zakki.
"Anong meron dito?" I asked. "Ang aga aga ah." Then I looked at the delivery guy. "And you?"
"Ahm. May delivery lang po para kay Zakkiyah Montemayor."
I looked at Zakki. "Zakkiyah... Ano pang ginagawa mo jan, bayaran mo na tu."
"Ah, ma'am bayad na po ito ni Babe." Sabi ng delivery guy.
"Ha?" Then I looked at Zakki, babe ha, sinong babe, si Taylor ba o si RJ, silang dalawa lang naman kasi ang tumatawag ng babe dito.
"Good morning po, delivery for Miss Adriana Alvarez."
Parepareho naman kaming nApa tingin nun sa pinto, May hawak na bouquet of flowers and coffee ang delivery guy na kakarating lang.
"Ay Sana all!" Sabi naman ni Jess.
Nagkatinginan naman kami nun ni Zakki.
"From Tyrone Henley po." Sabi ng delivery guy.
Then I saw Zakki smirked, then she stood up at pinuntahan ang delivery guy niya. "Salamat, Kuya." Then she turned to me. "Ma'am, sa pantry lang po ako." Saka lumabas na.
"Wow, ang sweet naman ng fiancé mo, Miss!" Sabi ni Jess.
"Ah, yeah." Then I received the bouquet and coffee. "Thank you." Saka pumasok na.
Ting!
Tyrone Henley sent you a message.
Tyrone Henley: hon, sorry, i got really busy kanina.
Tyrone Henley: hot coffee ☕️ ☕️... Sabay tayo.
(Picture of him holding a cup of coffee)
Nasa isang cafe ata ito.
At napangiti ako when I looked at the flowers, sweet naman kasi talaga si Tyrone. Di naman dadami girl frnds nito kung hindi, I'm just lucky na ako yung present niya, and also, pinangakuan niya ng kasal.
"Miss Adri,, tawag ka po ni Mrs. Aldeguer." That's Niña.
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"The top management are serious about giving this project to Enzo if hindi mo tu maayos, Adriana. You know, napakalaking project ito, and also, we don't want to lose this client." Then Mrs. Aldeguer looked at me. "The client gave you another chance, they set you a schedule on Monday."
"Ho, monday?" Agad agad? Eh kaka alam ko pa nga lang nito eh.
Flashback...
6 years ago
A week after my parents died from the accident.
"I am soooo disappointed to you, Miss Alvarez. I am expecting a good deal from this. But what happened? Sinayang mo!" Galit na Sabi ng president ng company namin.
"I'm sorry, sir."
"Sorry?! Really huh. I trusted you this project because I knew and saw your capacity to this, but!" Then the president furiously looked at Mrs. Aldeguer.
"Mr. President, the client demanded it to be presented earlier than we expected." -Mrs. Aldeguer.
"So you're telling me your people can't work under pressure?!" Then he sat down. "Call Enzo, I want to hear a good news from him... di ba nakuha niyo yung deal sa company na naka base sa Cebu?"
Tumango si Mrs. Aldeguer.
"I want to talk to him." Saka tumalikod na ito samin.
"Okay ka lang?" Sabi ni Mrs. Aldeguer.
Tumango naman ako nun Kahit na mangiyak Ngiyak na ako. Sa totoo lang, hindi ako okay, wala pa akong masyadong tulog, Tapos sobrang bigay pa ng dibdib ko, hanggang ngayun di pa rin mag sink in sa isipan ko na wala na ang parents namin.
"It's okay, if you want, you can take a rest Kahit isang araw lang, ako nang bahala muna dito."
These were the times na hindi pa nahahati sa dalawang team ang marketing strat and promotion at si Mrs. Aldeguer pa lahat ang nag mamanage samin.
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"Adri, this might be your biggest ticket to be in my position when I retire. Also, ito din yung ticket mo para mabalik sayo ang tiwala ng president ng company natin." -Mrs. Aldeguer.
Yes, that's true, because up til now, Kahit na marami na akong na contribute dito sa kompanya, si Enzo pa rin ang tanging magaling at pinagkakatiwalaan ng President,and more than half of the board still don't trust me, kaya kapag malaking project, binibibay na nila agad kay Enzo.
Then I looked at my team, and sighed. Ayoko sanang ipressure sila sa project na tu, masyado na kaming busy dahil sa limang magkakasunod na approval from the top management. But I have no choice, sakin binigay ng BOD, I actually don't know the reason why, because you know they can give it to Enzo, since magaling naman si Enzo sa paningin nila Pero sakin binigay eh.
Sighed.
Tumayo ako dala ang kape na pina dala ni Tyrone saka lumabas ng office at pumunta sa pantry. And guess what, andun din si Enzo, he looked at me, I just ignored him Saka kumuha ng dalawang slice ng pan, nilagyan ng jam na palaman at pina init sa oven.
"You better do it right this time, Adriana."
I looked at him. Does he knew?
Then he insultingly smiled at me. "Guess what, naka habol kami sa team niyo."
Yep, for this month, naka lima narin sila. Parang nung isang araw lang super badtrip nito kasi naungusan namin sila ah.
"Well, I'm happy for you." Sabi ko.
He sarcastically laughed. "You know what, you shouldn't. I might steal that dream from you anytime soon." At tiningnan ako mula ulo hanggang paa. "Anyways, good luck." Saka umalis na ito.
"Ah Shit!" Pigil na Sigaw ko, Hate na hate ko talaga ang baklang yan! Then lumabas at bumalik sa office forgetting my strawberry jam sandwich. "Let's have a meeting." Sabi ko sa kanila Saka pumwesto na sa oblong na table na nasa kanang bahagi ng entrance. Parang nagulat naman ang mga ito kaya nakatingin lang sakin. "What!!!"
Agad na tumayo na ang mga ito Saka pumalibot na sa mesa. "Where's Zakkiyah?" Di na ako nag paligoy Lihog pa, Agad kong sinabi ang tungkol sa project.
"Ha, eh isa palang sa dalawa ang natapos natin." Sabi ni Kuya Henry.
"Oo nga, Miss Adri, yung isa kakasimula palang nina Niña and Zakki." Sabi naman ni Jess.
"Then yung tatlo, ma'am, nakikipag coordinate pa lang kami sa research ."
"And Lahat yun ma'am, sa end of the month ang deadline." And that's like 10 days from now.
Napa isip ako.
"Saka si Ate Zak, ma'am, a absent pa bukas."
Agad akong Napatingin nun kay Zakkiyah. "What?!"
"Ah, eh. Oo, mag papaalam Sana ako sa'yo mamaya, I already filed a vacation leave starting tomorrow."
"No way, Zakkiyah, you filed without telling me?!"
"Ahm, dadalhin ko naman ang trabaho eh... May wifi naman kasi sa pupuntahan ko."
"No!" Then tumayo ako ng maayos Saka kinuha ang papel kung saan naka lista ang mga projects. "Henry, Jess, Niña, I will leave project C and D to you, since patapos na rin yung proj B, Saka na tung project E, since hindi naman sya ganun kalaki, also if matapos namin agad ang project F, kami na ang bahala sa project E if hindi pa kayo available." Sabi ko Saka binigay sa kanila ang info. Then I noticed Zakki looking at it also. "What are you doing, Zakkiyah?"
Napatingin naman agad sya sakin. Then tinapon ko sa harap niya ang project F info. "You will work with me." Sabi ko.
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