You're my Sunshine

Chapter 3

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE

written by JellyPM

Chapter 3

SUNNY is very busy in front of her computer while the others are just chatting, ibig sabihin di gaano ka-busy ang advertising department nila. Hindi pa naman siya nagpapatawag ng meeting for the new clothing brand project kaya minsan ay ayos lang para sa binata na ganoon ang ayos ng mga iyon dahil sa mga sandaling iyon, alam niyang trabaho at ideya sa mga line of expertise nila ang pinag-uusapan nila.

“Hindi namin alam na bff pala kayo ni Sir, lakas mo pala rito sa kumpanya,” dinig niyang nag-uusap-usap ang mga empleyado niya. Palibhasa, ang coffee corner nila ay sa likod ng office ng mga advertising team, it is easily to hear because it is an open space room and his subordinates didn’t see him passing by.

“Yeah, kumapit lang ako sa kaniya, nagmakaawang maging empleyado rito, you see, some of you here are fresh grad, fresh ideas, modern and full of passion habang ako twenty nine na, seven years na hindi ginamit ang pinagtrabahuhan, I am not good with anything or something that’s why I didn’t have a job for seven years kaya nga natuwa ako ng bigyan ako ng trabaho ng boss niyo.” Walang ganang bumuntong-hininga ang kaibigan niyang dalaga habang siya, seryoso at hindi nagugustuhan ang sinabi niya sa mga ito.

It is not true! Sunny is good in everything, she is very talented. She is creative and really really smart. She could be smarter than him. Kahit noong mga bata pa sila ay siya ang tumutulong sa kaniya sa mga assignments niya, sa mga projects niya. He had no interest in schooling before dahil alam niyang sa huli, alam naman niya na ang lahat ng business nila ng pamilya niya ay siya ang magmamana. He can just learn it from his parents directly, but Sunny was really persistent to sent him in school that’s why naging routine na sa kaniya ang pumasok at mag-aral kasama ang dalaga kapag umuwi na sila ng hapon.

They were not classmates, he studied in a prestigous private school while Sunny studied in a small school in public. But since Sunny is smarter than him, babasahin lang nito, maiintindihan na niya. Sa aming dalawa, siya ang kahit hindi na mag-aral ay may matututuhan.

He felt guilty about Sunny being unemployed for seven years, hindi man lang kasi niya naisip na dahil sa hindi niya pag-hire dito noon kahit ito ang pinaka-deserving sa lahat ng mga aplikante ang magpapababa pala ng kaniyang self-esteem. Hindi niya alam na ganito na pala niya naikulong ang kababata para sa sarili niya.

He must do something for Sunny, kailangan niyang ibalik ang dating kakayahan ng kaibigan.

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He gathered all his employee for a very important meeting, pag-uusapan ang bagong clothing line na isasapubliko. It’s a denim type collection of one of the LA famous designer Ashton Berl. Ang kumpaniya nila ang napiling mag-advertise sa pamamagitan ng commercial.

“I gathered all of you here to announce that in the next following days will be busier because of the new contract that I signed, tayo ang nanalo sa bidding ng ibang advertising company, we just won the contract of one of the famous in clothing line industry, the Denim Of All Time collection of Ashton Berl.”

They all gasped.

“No way? As in, sir? Totoo? Omaygash!”

“Sir, you mean po talaga ay si Papa Ashton? That half pinoy, half american guy na sobrang hottie?”

He just shrugged. He doesn’t care about how his new business partner looks can affect to his female employee.

“Sir, as in you need to answer me, hehehehe. Is it true that we can meet Papa Ashton one of these days?”

Tumango naman siya sa tanong na iyon ni Rachelle, Rachelle is always the head of her team. She is always creative and none of her works didn’t make it to the market. Laging patok ang mga ideya nito kaya lagi siyang head ng kaniyang advertising team. But she also trust Sunny.

“I will appoint Sunny as the team leader of this project.”

“ANO, AMO!?” nagulat na tanong ng dalaga habang ang iba ay biglang tumahimik. Lahat ay nakatingin kay Sunny. Lahat ay parang nabigla. Pero ang mas nagulat talaga sa lahat ay ang kaniyang kababata. “Hindi, amo, ayoko, kakahiya.”

“That’s my decision, Sunny. Just take it.”

“Amo—“

“Don’t call me ‘amo’ in work or in everywhere, you are not my slave. Matagal ko ng sinasabi iyan sa iyo.”

“Pero, Nico kasi—ay, sir, Nico, ay sir pala!” Napakamot ito sa ulo habang siya ay naiiling na lang dito. Di niya na rin namalayan ang pagtaas ng sulok ng labi niya. How could her friend can be so naturally messy but still very cute hmm?

“I really don’t know why you are giving this to me, it’s my first time to work here, I have no experience even in other company, there are a lot of them na—“

“It’s just Ashton Berl of Denim Collection, come on, Sunny, kayang-kaya mo ito. Who got your back, anyway?” pangungumbinsi niya sa nag-aalangang dalaga.

She stared me straightly in the eye. It’s her way of saying, ‘I can do this but you need to help me or else lagot ka sa akin’, so I nod to her. Sinusukat niya pa rin ang kaseryosohan ko. Huminga ito nang malalim bago tumalikod na sa kanilang lahat. When Sunny starts to get serious, she has her own world where everyone in her surroundings are moving imagery.

“Sir, wala naman po akong galit kay Miss Sunny dahil talagang mabait naman po siya pero si Ma’am Rachelle na po kasi ang laging nagiging team leader ng advertising department, sir. Siya na ang nakasanayan naming leader, sir.”

Kumunot ang noo niya, is his decision bothered them? Is his decision not fair? I guess not.

“Rachelle is still the team head, it is only in this project that I want to give a try to Sunny’s idea and leadership to lead you, guys. I’ll give some other projects to you, Rachelle. Don’t worry. Treat this as a challenge, okay lang ba?”

Tumango lamang ang dalaga sa kanya, ang kasama nito na si Reena ay nakangiti sa kaniya nang pilit, mahahalata mo sa mukha nito ang pagpipigil na sumimangot, mukhang sisimangot talaga ito kung hindi lang siya ang may-ari ng company na ito, tumango siya sa mga ito tanda ng pamamaalam, kaya iniwan niya na ang mga ito but before he went downstairs to talk to the accounting department, I took one last look to my friend, Sunny. She is busy doodling to her sketch pad, I know Sunny is conceptualizing her ideas on how she can do something so extraordinary. She is starting to type in her computer habang ang lapis na kanina ay hawak lang niya ay kagat-kagat na nito.

This is what she miss the most, ang ganitong gesture ng kaibigan. I hope she can do best today, alam kong nakaka-pressure but this is Ashton Berlin we’re talking about here, baby. You should come out to your hard shell and let the world see your shine, baby. You can do it. I’ll support you.

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