Long Story Short (it was mistake)

Chapter Eight

"I know that he's f*cking you" I literally got frozen to where I'm standing. My knees start to shake again, and I feel like I'm losing breath.

How fid he knows about what happened between Harry and me? This is what I feared about, what if more people find out about Harry and I? I mean we don't really have a relationship, and that's what makes it even worse, because I had s*x with him but he's not my boyfriend. I sound like a slut.

"Don't try to deny it, Ms. Vilarico! I saw the both of you entered your unit last week. He even carries you, right?" he walks towards me and faces me.

"Why? Are you surprised? Don't be shy honey! I know all your dirty works," He teases me.

I don't know what to say. I just stand here and stare at him. I want to explain myself, but there is nothing to explain. I mean, he's right. I let Harry f*ck me.

"You can't speak because its true! You are a slut b***h, you know what? I don't even deserve to f*ck you. I don't even know why I'm trying hard to--"

"Ma'am Villarico, do you want me to help you carry your things?" our attention turns to Allan who just cut Mr. Gomez. Oh thank God, he saves me.

Mr. Gomez seems surprise for what Allan just did, and before he even continues speaking. Allan starts to speak again.

"Um. Excuse me sir, but I think we have to go now because there's a next meeting schedule here in conference room." Allan walk past between us, making Mr. Gomez to take a step backward. He takes my laptop and projector.

"And by the way ma'am, Mr. Abaja wants to talk to you. He said that he had an important matter to tell you" Allan said. I give him a very genuine smile, telling that I'm thankful for what he did. He passes me the laptop, and I took it from him.

"Excuse me sir, but we should go now." Allan bows his head and walks toward the door. I follow Allan and left Mr. Gomez.

"We're not yet done here, Ms. Villarico" Mr. Gomez shouts before we leave the conference room.

I felt relief right away when we left the room. Allan is walking ahead of me, and he didn't even notice that I stopped following him. I stop walking because I'm still processing what just happened. How did Mr. Gomez saw us? For what I remember it probably 3:00 AM when Harry carry me to take to my unit. How the hell did he know what happened? Is he stalking me?

I sigh. What should I do? What if Mr. Gomez spread this issue? What will happen to me?

"Ma'am? Are you alright?" Allan looks back and walks towards me.

"Yeah. I'm fine, I'm just, um. I'm so furious at Mr. Gomez"

"Just don't mind him. We all know that he's just insecure on you" he gives me an assuring smile. Allan and I are not that really close but he is a good employee and person. He's been working here for 7 years. I guess. We barely talk, but I know that he's a good person.

"By the way, thank you for saving me. You literally save me. I mean if you were not there, I'll probably cry in front of him. Thank you" I smile. "I just really don't know how to deal with him anymore. But seriously, thank you, how should I pay you back? Maybe we should eat sometimes" I add.

"No problem ma'am. I will always do the same if those incidents happen again. I have a sister, a wife, and a mother, so I don't want to see any woman treated like that. You don't have to pay me back" He chuckles.

I laugh at him then we continue to walk. When we reached the lobby, I bid goodbye to Allan. I quickly go to my office to put my laptop and projector. Since I just got promoted, my mini office is not well organized yet, I just moved here 2 days ago.

The papers are on the floor. The curtains are not well organize, in short the whole office is a mess. It is my first time to have my own office because I used to work before on my table only with other employee. And I feel proud for having my own room, although this office is a little smaller than others office room, at least I have my own, and I have my name on my table, saying that I'm an inspector manager.

I leave my office for a while to go to Mr. Abaja. When I reach the door of his office, I breath. I can't think anything else right now. The only thing that is in my mind is the incident earlier.

I knock twice but I didn't receive any reply. I slowly open the door and sneak inside. Mr. Abaja is sitting on his chair, busy reading some papers. I knock again before I enter his room. I wear my beauty queen style smile and speak.

"Are you looking for me sir?" I say as I enter his room. My smile immediately fades away when he tilts his head and stops his reading to look at me. He is in the bad mood. I can sense the black aura in him.

"Um, do you need anything sir?" I'm not his secretary but why do I sounds like I am.

"I'm not going to waste time here. Someone from our department told me that you were hanging out with one of our inspectors from New York" I was stunned by what Mr. Abaja just said. Hanging out? Seriously? Oh God! I swear, I'm going to murder Mr. Gomez.

"Is that true or not?" His gaze goes back to the papers that he's holding. I took a deep breath before I spoke.

"Its not true sir. That was a hundred percent fake rumors." I confidently stated. I can't tell him the truth, and I won't.

"Whether its true or not, I suggest you start to distance yourself from all of our inspector. I don't want to hear rumors about my department. Are we clear here?"

"Yes, sir. I assure you that" I stated.

"Good. You can leave now"

"B-but sir. May I know where that rumor came from?" I stutter.

"No, you know that you can't. Its a privacy! Can you just please leave and do what I'm telling you to do." He raises his voice a little which make me shiver a bit.

"Yeah, I know its a privacy. I'm sorry sir. I'll go now" I turn around and go outside.

When I get to close his door, I lay my back right away and take a deep sigh.

"OH MY GOD! He believes me. Thank God." I talk to myself. I promise that I will never ever, talk to Harry again. I'll only talk to her if it is necessary.

*beep beep

My phone rings. Lily is calling.

"Yes, Hello?" I ask.

"H-hello ma'am? C-can you please go down here? It's urgent ma'am" she stutters and she sounds nervous.

"Why? What happened?"

"I-I can't say it right now ma'am, just, just please come here. W-we really don't know what to do" she sob. Is she crying?

"P-please come here immediately. PLEASEE" she cried.

"Okay, please calm down. I'll be there in a second. Just tell me where exactly you are right now" I try to sound like I'm not panicking but deep inside I am.

"I'm in garbage room"

"Garbage room? What number? w-what room?" Why the hell is she in the garbage room? I run towards the elevator and click it.

"Um. Room n-number 6" She answers. I can still hear her sobbing. I don't have any idea why is he crying but I think it is something serious. I just wish that its nothing, but I also wish that it was a bit serious because if she called me just for personal matters, I will make her pay for this.

The garbage rooms are in the back of every building, so I have to go outside the building to reach the garbage area. The garbage is looks like a huge garage but with a lot of garbage of course.

When the elevators hit The ground, I run as fast as I can but its hard because I'm wearing heels. Abigail greets me when I pass on the front desk but I didn't get the chance to greet him back 'cause I'm on hurry.

When I got out of the building, I walk decently because some of our inspector are roaming around the condominium and I can't let them see that I'm in a hurry.

I passes the swimming pool that is the center of the 4 buildings of the condominium. I immediately go to the back of the building.

"Ms. Villarico!" I heard a familiar voice shouts behind me. I turn around to see that it was Harry.

"Can we talk?" He says as he runs towards to me. My heart beats get more faster and louder as he reaches me.

"I-I'm sorry Mr. Davis, I'm on hurry right now. Can we just talk late--"

"It was not about work. I just want to talk about what happened to us last week" he states. My eyes went wide and I feel awkward. Why does he want to talk about our s*x?

"Sorry sir but I really have to go. Sorry" I didn't let him say any words. I immediately turn my back on him, and I run.

I'm only few steps away from garbage area when someone grabs my arm.

"Are you avoiding me?" It was Harry.

What the hell? Did he follow me here?

"Avoiding you? Why would I?" I raise my left eyebrow on him. I'm getting irritated on him.

"Because of what happened" He lets go of my arms. "I just wanted to say sorry" he looks down. I think he notices that I'm irritated on him.

"I don't understand you. Can you just save your message later? I have important things to do" I pretend that I didn't remember anything. I wish it will work on him.

And again I turn my back and open the mini gate of the garbage area.

"What are you going to do there?"

"Just please don't follow me? Just leave, okay?"

He just nods his head, and I leave him there. I lock the mini gate and enter the garbage room number 6.

Lily is one of my team member, so they are also one of my responsibility. I have to make sure that they are doing their job properly.

I suddenly feel nervous. Why is Lily here? When I open the door, I look around the small room. There is too much dirt around, the machines that crushes garbage is on our side. The dust on the floor is too thick, and I can smell the mixed garbage that make me want to vomit. The room.looks like abandoned.

Lily suddenly appears and run to hug me. She's crying, she immediately breaks the hug.

"Now, tell me what happened. Why are you here?" I say as I cup her face on my palm to calm her down.

"J-Jairah kill herself, she committed a suicide there" she answers and points his finger on one of the machines. My hands automatically slip oh her face.

My knees start to shiver and I freeze to where I am standing. I can't move, I feel like a cold water is being poured all over my body. I'm still processing what she said.

Jairah is one of the employees here, she works here in housekeeping department but she is not from my team. If I'm not mistaken, she is Mr. Gomez subordinates.

"Ma'am, what should we do? She's dead" She asks me.

"W-where is she?" I nervously ask. Although I know that maybe it is inside the garbage machine.

"There" Lily points at the machine.

"Did you already call an ambulance?" I ask.

"No"

"Why the f*ck didn't you call an ambulance? Call an ambulance NOW!!" I shout.

"But ma'am I can't do that, because we have the inspector here and if they found out that one of the employees here committed a suicide, we might encounter a problem." She is right we can't do that, but we are not yet sure if Jairah is already dead. There might be a possibility that she's still alive.

"Okay. Um... Call Mr. Abaja and tell her what exactly happen here. Okay?" I hold her shoulders to make her calm down a little.

"Yeah. Yeah, I understand, but where are you going?" She asks.

"I'm going to call Mr. Alcaraz" I immediately go outside before Lily speak. I actually purposely leave that room because I can't stand being with a dead body. Although we're not sure that she's dead, but I just can't.

I call Mr. Alcaraz, but he's not picking up. Maybe I should just go with his clinic.

I walk to the mini gate and open it. I was surprise to see Harry standing there.

"Why are you here? Didn't I already told you not to follow me, It is a private matters Mr. Davis!" I almost shout at him, and I think he got offended with that.

"Let me get this clear to you, Ms. Villarico. I inspector here and I am allowed to go anywhere I want. And besides I'm not following you" He defense

I close my eyes to calm down myself.

F*ck! What if he found out that someone's committed a suicide? s**t, we're all screw up.

"Okay. I'm sorry! I didn't mean to raise my voice sir, but can you please go anywhere not just here?" I try to make my face look like a pathetic person who desperately needs to make him agree on me and I think it works.

"Please?" I add.

"Okay, but give me one valid reason"

I bit my lower lips, valid reason? What should I say?

"I'll lose my job if my boss sees you here"

"And why is that?"

"I-I can't tell you"

"Mr. Davis?" my whole body got frozen when I hear a familiar voice. F*ck, I'm freaking dead.

"Sir, let me explain" I say to Mr. Abaja who just speak. Harry seems to be surprised too when he sees Doctor Alcaraz is with Mr. Abaja.

Mr. Abaja loos at me with full of disappointment. He just ignores my words and walk towards Harry.

"Mr. Davis, Can you please leave us alone? Its a private matters. I hope you understand" Mr. Abaja said.

"Yeah, sure but I want to know what is happening here" Harry replied.

"I'll explain it to you sir. But for now, please leave."

Harry has no choice but to leave us.

"And you! Come to my office later, after this" Mr. Abaja points at me.