MARIAM'S POV
AFTER we ate they immediately said goodbye to Sir Airroz then they hugged him.
"Thank you again, Brother handsome!" Chesca said smiling even Fern.
"I'll drive you home," Sir Airroz said but I immediately protested causing Sir Airroz and my sisters to look at me.
"W-we have a feet to walk and we have the right amount of money for the fare," I clarified then nodded.
Sir Airroz frowned then adjusted himself to the height of my siblings.
"Do you want me to drive you home?" He asked my siblings, hoping Fern and Chesca would agree.
My sisters looked at me causing me to shake my head before they answered Sir Airroz's question.
"No, Brother handsome. Hehe," Fern shook his head.
"Next time, Big bro!!!" Chesca uttered while smiling.
I saw the change in Sir Airroz's face causing me to raise an eyebrow at him.
"Alright! I'm leaving then. Take care ladies!" Sir Airroz said then winked at me.
I let out a deep breath then forced a smile to my siblings.
"Let's go?" I asked them.
"Sister, why aren't we with Bro Yrac today?" Chesca asked which caused me to be mildly smile.
I expect my siblings to ask me this. Fortunately, I was able to prepare something that could be the reason why I can no longer be with Yrac.
I know that Yrac and Sir Airroz did the same bad thing to me. The only difference is that I preferred what happened between me and Sir Airroz because of my excessive drunkenness and also because of the call of the flesh.
"There was a misunderstanding between me and your brother Yrac, so we won't be able to be with him for a few weeks," I uttered with a forced smile, then gently ruffled their hair and led them out of the mall.
AFTER we got home, my siblings immediately fell asleep. Maybe because of tiredness. My eyes immediately caught the toys that Sir Airroz bought for my siblings.
I shook my head and sighed because I felt guilty. I know he is married and what he is doing to me and my siblings is wrong.
How did my life get to this point? Ever since I joined Sir Airroz's company, my life has become complicated. I do not know what to do. I'm afraid of what other people and my siblings will say to me. I should be the role model for my siblings because I am the oldest among us but the opposite is happening.
I was about to lie down on the bed when suddenly the door slammed which caused me to sit on the bed as well as my siblings.
When I opened the door, I was immediately surprised to see Aling Fe, "Which Fe! what's the problem?" I asked.
I immediately closed the door while my siblings were currently sitting on their bed.
"Is it true, Mariam?" She asked.
I frowned and looked at her while het face looked different. She was serious as if I was hiding a secret from her.
"What do you mean, Aling Fe?" I asked shaking my head.
He sighed before speaking, "Is it true that Mr. Almojera is your boyfriend?" he asked which surprised me!
Yrac was the only one who Sir Airroz told that lie!
My tears rolled down my cheeks and my palms got cold. I cried because I thought Yrac wouldn't spread it but I was wrong.
Maybe this is the sign that I should let him go. My mother raised me to believe that I should only give myself to the person I marry. But I can't do that anymore because the person got me is already married. Maybe my mother is angry because I did this but I can't do anything else, it already happened. I hope the day comes when I find someone who will accept me for who I am.
"That's not true, Aling Fe," I said while holding back my tears.
"It's impossible for Yrac to lie, Mariam. Tell me? What happened?" She asked which caused my tears to fall.
I couldn't control my emotions anymore because of Aling Fe's question. I feel like she is my mother who is asking how I am and what really happened behind what I am experiencing with.
"I don't know what I should say, Mariam," Aling Fe uttered after I told her what really happened between Sir Airroz, Yrac and me.
It's good that I don't have trust issues where I can say without a doubt to other people what should not be said about me.
I can see the shock in her eyes. I expected her to react like this because of the great guilt I had committed.
"Just avoid Sir Airroz, Mariam. You two committed a grave crime," Aling Fe said with a sigh.
"Tell me, Mariam. Do you like Sir Airroz?" She wrinkled when she asked me and I shook my head.
"I have no feelings for him, Aling Fe. I-I like Yrac," I stammered.
That's true! Yrac is the one I like and I don't know why no matter how hard I try to like him because of what he did to me, I can't do it. I have feelings for him but I don't like what he did to me.
I know that what happened to Sir Airroz and me was also wrong. I let him touch me even though he is not my boyfriend. Because of being so drunk and the call of the flesh, I let him take my wom*nhood. Messy..... my life is a mess.
Alcohol does something different. That's why a lot of people get hurt because they don't know what they're doing when they're drunk.
"In that case, you two should talk. It's better to talk about what happened between the two of you in person," Aling Fe advised with a smile then touched my cheek.
THE NEXT DAY I woke up early to prepare things that I will use when I go to work. It seemed like there was a drum in my chest because it was beating so hard.
"Fern, Chesca, you take care of our house, okay? I'm going to work. I've already cooked you something to eat," I said while putting on my shoes.
"Yes sister!" Chesca uttered while smiling because she's currently playing the toy given by Sir Airroz.
I kissed them on their cheeks then left and got into the jeep.
When I got to the company, I saw the employees looking at me as if they were checking my appearance. I also heard their whispers.
"Is that Sir Airroz's girlfriend?! Psh! She's not beautiful, she looks like trash!"
"How can Sit Airroz dare to like that person?! Bragging aside, I'm more beautiful than her!"
"Yuck! Garbage!"
"Pretending to be innocent though she's flirty! Haha!"
Those are just a few of the hurtful words thrown at me by Sir Airroz's employees. I tried to hold back the tears that were about to fall, luckily I won.
When I arrived at our department, my colleagues immediately became silent and just looked at me, even Andrea and Rebecca. I didn't even talk to them and focused more on my area. I looked at the board where my designated areas were and I couldn't help but gasp because my area included Sir Airroz's penthouse. I won't be surprised because I expected his penthouse to be in my area.
I slowly walked with my trolley into the elevator. When I got in, there were other employees who shared the elevator with me, who once again said hurtful words to me.
"What a life! How did trash get into the life of an Airroz Saavedra Almojera? It's just sad, a 'king' like him fell into a trash," a woman said who I think was part of the Stockroom department .
"Of all people, why did Sir Airroz chose her? I'm sure she has so many soil in her fingers. Hahaha!!" his companion said then they laughed together.
"Excuse me," I said when I couldn't handle the hurtful words they were saying.
After I got out of the elevator, I immediately released the tears that wanted to fall down my cheeks. I never liked it. I just want a quiet life.
I sat on the floor and covered my face with my hands then I cried.
"Stop crying, woman," I heard the man's familiar voice uttered.
I sniffled and stood up and did not accept the handkerchief offered by Sir Airroz and just wiped my tears with my two hands.
"Thank you, Sir," I said trying to smile then pressed the up button on the side of the elevator and waited for it to open.
"You're avoiding me, aren't you?" Sir Airroz asked me.
I saw in my peripheral vision that Sir Airroz was looking at me. I sighed and faced him before I spoke. "Just stay away from me because my life gets more complicated when I'm next to you," I told him seriously.
"Drop the names of those people who keep on throwing hurtful words at you and I won't hesitate to terminate them on my company," he said.
I turned to him again. I couldn't hold back my tears anymore because I let them run freely down my cheeks.
"Isn't it clear to you what I said?! Stay away from me Sir Airroz! Treat me as your employee and I will treat you as my boss! Is that a difficult request?!" I asked tearfully.
I can not take it anymore! I'm getting smaller and I feel like a very inferior person because of what people say about me!
I am very thankful because the weather agreed with me. Right after I said those words, the elevator opened causing me to push the trolley and enter the elevator.
After I went up to Sir Airroz's penthouse, my eyes again caught the black door that Sir Airroz once told me not to enter. I never saw the picture frame of him and his wife again, which made my forehead frown.
"Playboy! Shh!" I sniffled and then started cleaning his penthouse.
Time passed before I finished cleaning Sir Airroz's penthouse and I was very thankful that he obeyed my request to stay away from me.
When I arrived at our department, I saw the judgmental eyes of my co-workers. I just ignored them and started fixing my trolley.
"Are you really not going to explain to us?" I looked behind me in surprise when I heard Andrea's voice.
I sighed and let my tears fall. I totally thought they were like the judgmental people here in this company. Fortunately I was wrong. They are different from the people I thought.
"S-sorry," I burst into tears.
Rebecca and Andrea immediately came to me to hug me. "We can't stand you, girl! Sorry about our attitudes earlier!" Rebecca was in tears causing me to laugh.
AFTER I told them what really happened, Andrea screamed out of excitement.
"Stop it, you faggot!" said Rebecca to Andrea.
"I can't stop it! Just kidding, Sir Airroz just put his big shaft inside Mariam! If it were me, I wouldn't wash for a few years! You silly girl!" Andrea was shouted, causing me to panic because of the words she said.
"I didn't want what happened between us, Andrea. I was drunk. It's wrong because he's already married," I told him, causing Andrea and Rebecca to scream at the same time.
"What?!" they asked at the same time.
How? They don't know that Sir Airroz is married?!
"Y-you don't know?" I frowned when I asked.
"He doesn't have a wedding ring! How can he get married, you silly!" Andrea uttered.
I briefly thought about what Andrea said. Yes, I didn't see his wedding ring either. But how does Aling Fe know about him and his husband?
"B-but, Ma'am Fe knows that sir Airroz is married," I said while my eyes were down.
"Huh?!! She knows?!" Rebecca shouted, causing Andrea to scold her.
"Yes," I shook my head.
"Wait, you know the answer to that? Let's search his name on the internet so we can find out," Andrea said.
They immediately searched for Sir Airroz's name on their cellphones and screamed at the same time because of what they discovered.
"OMG! He's married! According to this, he's married to Madison Chiong! They've been married for 4 years but unfortunately, Sir Airroz's wife died due to unknown reasons," said Rebecca, which caused us to look at each other at the same time.
Maybe that's the reaso whywhen I was riding in his car, he got angry at me because I kept insisting that he was married.
"Couldn't.... he killed his wife?" Andrea asked.
"Impossible!!! What the hell are you thinking, Andrea?! If he's the killer, he should be in jail! You're such a fool!" Rebecca protested.
"You know the answer to that? Let's go back to our areas," I said with a laugh, causing us to go to our designated areas together.
TO BE CONTINUED