When I Was Your Woman

The unusual Racchi

It's 5:05 when the accounting team finally headed to their locker room. "Let's change quickly so we have more time at the bar", Alice said excitedly as she opened her locker. "Yeah, I really am ready to dance now. Whoaahh, whooahhh" Carrie shouted while dances her favorite steps. Racchi shook her head as she watches and listens to the girls' excitement. After so many times of inviting her, it is only this time that she finally said yes to them. "Uhhhmm, Ms. Racchi, are you sure you don't need to borrow my clothes? Maybe you can choose from here. I have lots of extra clothes, just in cases like this" Shellice offered to Racchi. "No, thanks. I have mine. Don't worry, I won't look like your nanny with what I gonna wear", she smiled then opened her locker to get the clothes she has. She choose the white fitted jeans and a long sleeved tops - a dark skintoned colored turtleneck. It looks so conservative yet sexy.

After everyone changes, Racchi was the last one to go out from the comfort room. She called her Mom first for she knows she can't call her tonight because for sure, when she got home, her Mom is already sleeping. "Mom, are you alright? How have you been?"

"I'm alright Racchi. You called me at this hour?Everything alright?". Her Mom wondered why she calls this early because they used to talk at night when Racchi arrived home from work. "I'm fine Mom. I called early because maybe I can't call later. It's my colleague's birthday and I am going with them at the bar for an hour to unwind", Racchi explained to ease the worries of her Mom. "That's right my daughter. Have time for yourself. Have time to unwind and enjoy life. So, bye for now. Have fun and take care." "Bye Mom. I miss you.You take care also. Say hi to everyone there."

When she goes out from the comfort room, everyone is too shock of what or who they saw. They haven't seen Racchi that way. She looks like a 20 year old woman that posesses a strong but sweet aura. What they always saw is Racchi in her uniform. She never went out with them also because when they are already off from work, Racchi has her own world. A world that only she can see and live. A world full of pain, heartaches, struggles, emptiness and hatred.

"Whoohhh..Ms. Racchi, is that really you? Wow, that turtleneck tops, it just suits you so well. And that tight jeans, it shows how sexy your legs and thighs are", Jane said with so much admiration in her face. "Yes Ms. Racchi, why have I seen you like that just now? You look younger than all of us here. That ponytailed hair, you look so gorgeous. I'm sure you will have lots of admirer tonight. I can feel that" Eura exclaimed while touching Racchi's long black hair. All the other girls complimented her too. "Enough for that. You look gorgeous too, more gorgeous than me, in fact. Let's go now", and headed to the elevator.

When they are already at the groundfloor, Racchi asked the girls while taking off her eyeglasses and put it in her bag. "Who will come with me? I can bring 3". "Me", Alice, Ellie and Charity answered in unison. "So, Carrie, bring with you Shellice and Nadia. While Jane and Eura, hop into Sarah's" instructed Racchi.. Then they walked into the parking lot reserved for employees.

When they are on their way to Knight's bar, Ellie noticed a black Bentley car following them. "Did you happened to know that car? I mean the owner of that car? It seems following us." "Ellie, you are just hungry. Lots of cars have the same direction to where we are heading" Alice said to Ellie. "Yeah, they must also be going to Knight's bar to party or maybe that's Carrie's friend whom she invited" Charity added. Racchi is busy driving that she doesn't mind what the three girls talked about. Because for her, eversince she experienced the most traumatic event in her life, she doesn't care about anybody anymore except her family. She doesn't care what is happening to the world because she is so pre-occupied and she is so tired about everything. Lots of moments when she is at mall or at church or anywhere you see her except at office, even if someone is calling her, she won't hear them. Her focus is only at work and the welfare of her family. She dedicated all her life to work just to forget all her past. But despite how much she tries to forget, there are still times when all the memories of the past comes back, just like last week. And when it happens, all her efforts to forget will all be wasted. Because the moment a single memory comes back to her mind, everything will follow and it will take her couple of days to make her feelings get back to normal.

"How about you, Ms. Racchi?" Ellie asked. "Huh?..Ah, I'm sorry. What about?" Racchi realized that she has companions in her car. "Do you think that black car is following us?" Racchi looked in the side mirror to see the car meant by Ellie. "That black Bentley Flying Spur? I don't think so. I just notice it now." Racchi answered and goes back to driving seriously and quietly while the 3 girls are so noisy talking nonstop as if they only saw each others now. Racchi did not stop them because they are not at work and not in the office.