Invisible Red String (Ms. Thea Yazmine Choi Revenge)

Chapter 4: Offer? Decline.

Yazmine POV~

I woke up on my phone ringing. Pumupungas-pungas ko itong inabot at di manlang inabalang tignan ko sino ang caller bago sagotin.

" Hello " tamad kong sagot dito.

" Huy gaga! wala kabang balak pumasok ha? Anong oras na naka-hilata kapa " diko mapigilang ilayo sa tenga ko ang cellphone sa subrang lakas ng boses into sa kabilang linya.

" You're exaggerated too much, Janice. Maaga pa naman eh, let me sleep for a few minutes please " akma ko na sanang iba-baba ang phone ng mag-salita uli ito.

" I'm not exaggerated, Yazmine for goodnessake dimo ba alam kong anong oras na? " I look at my phone's time at ganon nalang ang pag-laki ng mata ko ng makitang mag e-eight na ng umaga. Para siguro sa ibang may-ari ng isang kompanya hind kaso kong anong oras sila papasok kasi nga sila naman ang may-ari nito at sila ang nagpa-pasweldo. Pero iba ako, sa dalawang taon ko na nagt-trabaho bilang isang may-ari ng kumapanya ay ngayon lang ako tinanghali ng pasok.

" s**t I'm late " bulalas ko. Pinatay ko ang tawag ni Janice at dina nag-abalang magpa-alam reto. Alam naman na nito ang dahila at siguradong di rin naman nito ikaka-tampo iyun. Agad akong kumilos at naligo na ng mabilisan, diko natuloy ang daily routine ko tuwing umaga. Dumampot lang ako ng toasted bread mula sa mga pagkain na naka-handa sa lamesa at mabilis na pumunta ng parking lot.

" vous n'allez pas prendre le petit déjeuner mademoiselle ? " (are you not going to eat, miss?) rinig ko pang habol na tanong ng katulong ko.

" Non, je ne peux pas, je suis déjà en retard " (no, I can't I'm already late " ganti kong sigaw reto at agad ng pumasok sa Mustang ko. Pinaharurot ko iyun papuntang opisina at mabuti nalang at wala masyadong sasakyan ng mga oras na yun.

Pagka-rating ko ng opisina ay binati ako ng mga employees at binati ko rin sila pabalik. Sinalubong ako ng aking secretarya at ni Janice the first thing na inapak ko palabas ng elevator ang mga paa ko.

" Oh my gosh Yazmine bat ngayon ka lang? " na s-stress na tanong sakin ni Janice.

" Ma'am may appointment ka daw sa Agency ng Alcantara Co? Sorry ma'am diko agad kayo nasabihan, diko rin po kasi alam. Ngayon lang po sinabi sakin ni Ms. Esequil " apologetic na sabi naman ng secretary ko.

" It's fine Monique, alam ko na kagabi ang about don. We already talked about it "

" She's already waiting for you in your office " tinanguan ko lamang si Janice at nagtuloy-tuloy na sa pag-pasok sa opisina ko. Pagbukas ko ay nabungara ko ang isang babae na sa tingin ko ay nasa mid-30's nito. Maganda ito at bumagay reto ang maigsing buhok sa bilogan nitong mukha. Agad itong tumayo mula sa kinau-upoan nito pagka-kita sakin.

" Good morning Ms. Choi "

" Call me Ms. Yazmine please " agad kong putol reto.

" I mean Ms. Yazmine " bahagya itong nahiya at napa-kamot sa batok niya.

" Good morning to you too. I'm sorry if I bet late, I'm just too tired last night " ngumiti lang ito sakin na bahagyang kina-labas ng biloy nito sa kaliwang bahagi ng pisnge.

" It's okay, I've been waiting for that not long " naka-ngiti parin nitong sagot sakin.

" Anyway let's go down to business " may nilabas itong ilang mga materials at pinakita iyun sakin.

" Our company is looking for someone to model our next month product and we decided to make you to became our model " diritsung sagot nito na parang siguradong-sigurado ito na tatanggapin ko ang offer nito.

" First of all I want to ask you. Why me? Theirs a lot of famous model that you ask to model your brand, so why me instead of them? " mariin ko itong pinaka-titigan at sinusobukang basahin ang tumatakbo sa utak nito.

" Simply because you are young, beautiful, strong and already a famous person in a world of modeling and business world. Everyone know you, even young kids which are the dream is to became like you when they grow up " I can see that wala itong kahit anong ideya kong sino talaga ako at diko rin ito makitaan ng sign na alam nitong exwife ako ng boss nito.

" The second thing that I want to ask you is that. Do your boss knew that you are here right now offering me to became the next model for his new product? " nakitaan ko ito nang page a-alinlangan. I knew it, walang alam so Tristan sa pinagga-gawa ng employee nito.

" Look Miss? "

" Umm Kate Calantoque " sagot nito

" Look Ms. Calantoque, your offer is tempting but I want to be ask by the person who is truely the one who are really needed my help " napa-yuko na lamang ito

" I want the one who asks the question to be the one who really needs something from me " pagpa-patuloy ko pa. Later that day ay umalis na dismayado si Ms. Calantoque. My office door slam open when Janice enter. Simaan ko ito ng tingin ang gaga tinaasan lang ako ng kilay.

" Do you intended to break my door? " tanong ko dito na hindi manlang tinatanggal ang masamang tingin.

" Whatever, you can always buy new door, duh " she just roll her eyes on me.

" What are you doing here anyway? Naka-uwi na ba si Ms. Calantoque? " tinuon ko nalang ang atensyon ko sa computer ko habang nag-aantay ng sagot nito.

" Yes, naka-alis na siya at kaya ako nandito ay upang itanong kong anong nangyari sa pag-uusap nyu kanina " mabilis ko itong sinulyapan ng tingin at binalik uli sa computer ko.

" The lady seems to be disappointed. Did you refused the offer? " pagpapa-tuloy pa nito.

I gave her my full attention this time. " Yes, because first of all I'm busy and second her boss doesn't even knew that his employee is here to offer to became their model " mahaba kong sagot dito.

" Is that really the true reason? " she's starring at me seriously, trying to read me.

" Yes Janice, and what are you thinking right now is wrong "

" How do you even know what am I thinking? " I just shrugged my shoulder. Maya-maya pa ay napa-tingin ito sa relong pambisig.

" s**t, I'm already late " mabilis nitong dinampot ang pouch bag at tumayo.

" Where are you going? " habol kong tanong dito.

" I need to meet someone " maigsi nitong sagot bago tuloyang umalis na.

I leaned my back on my swivel chair and stairs at the white ceiling. What if our path crossed again, how I would treat him? Napapikit ako mula sa pag-iisip at di malayang naka-tulog na pala.

A knock from my door awaken me. Sumilip mula sa labas ang secretary ko. " Ma'am, are you not going to eat lunch? " marahang tanong nito.

" I will go now, wait for me, sasabay ako sayo " hindi ito makapaniwalang tumingin sakin.

" Why are you looking at me like that? " kunot-noo kong tanong dito.

" Wala naman Ma'am, nagulat lang po ako " napayuko naman ito na tinanguan ko lamang. Sabay kaming bumaba ng office. Pagka-rating namin sa marketing department ay medyo maingay na at nag-hahanda na ang iba para kumain ng lunch. Pagka-kita sakin ng mga ito ay nanlaki bahagya ang mga mata at saglit na tumigil sa kanilang ginagawa.

Tumigil ako saglit at tinitigan sila. " Everyone Ms. Choi is about to say something " tumikhim si Monique at kinuha uli ang mga attention nito. Tinanguan ko lamang ang kanyang ginawa at ibinalik uli ang tingin sa mga employees.

" Are you going to eat " tanong ko

" Yes Ma'am " sabay-sabay naman ng mga tong sagot.

" Remember my rules. No one is allowed to eat at their working table. Bring your lunches to the criteria and eat that their " I look at them seriously.

" Yes Ma'am, we understand " sagot uli ng mga to. Tumango lamang ako at nagpa-tuloy na sa pag-lalakad. Paglabas namin ng marketing department ay binati uli ako ng mga employees na nasa labas, even the two security guards who is on duty that time. Isang tango lamang ang sinagot ko sa mga ito. I decided to eat lunch at Le Fouquet's, this restaurant is open since 1899 and their restaurant is famous for Classic French Cuisine.

I ordered Norwegian Smoked Salmon, Roasted Chicken with Francis Hunter Gravy and Breaded Whiting Geojuns serve with French Fries and for the drinks I ordered strawberry smoothies.

" Diko alam na madami po pala kayong kumain Ma'am " Monique said quickly look at my order.

" I need more carbs, para sa next practice ko " I glance at her and she just nod her head.

" May pag m-modelan ka po bang bagong brand? " maya-maya ay tanong nito sakin.

" Maybe, defend on how he will convince me, but before that I want you to ready all our new product by next week and prepare also for a modeling shoot. " sabi ko rito without even looking at her.

After lunch we returned to the office. A moment later my cellphone rang and it's Janice who calling.

" What is it Janice? " I asked as I answered.

" Are you still busy right now? " tanong nito sa kabilang linya.

" Yeah, why? " habang kausap ko ito ay busy naman ang kamay ko sa pag t-tipa sa computer. A smile plaster on my face when I saw our month sale chart. Our sales keeps on increasing and our product is famous. I can't help but to get proud on what I become.

" I want to go to the mall, but I don't want to go alone. So I called, asking if you could go with me, please? " I can hear hoping in her tone so I decided.

" Okay fine, I go with you. Let's just meet in the mall " sagot ko reto.

" Really? thanks Yazmine, you're the best " I heard her making a kiss sounds before ending the call. I turn off my computer and fix my table. As I got out I immediately look for Monique, but I can't find her in her table. I decided to call her and she immediately answered it.

" Where are you? " tanong ko reto.

" Hello Ma'am, I'm about to come back. Do you need anything? " sagot nito. May binili pala ito labas kaya wala ito sa table niya.

" I'm going home early so I want you to take care of everything while I'm not around. But always remember to give me a call when their is important matter" I continued walking while still talking ho her.

" Okay Ma'am, I got it don't worry " sagot nito bago ko tuloyang ibaba ang cellphone. I drove off my car to my house. I changed my office attire into turtle neck sleeveless croptop, maong pants na nilagyan ko ng itim na belt with Gucci logo on its frame and a black high heels. I pick up my Gucci black shoulder bag and got off the room.

" je ne dînerai pas ici ce soir " (I will not eat dinner here tonight) saad ko sa isa kong katulong ng matamaan ko ito sa may sala na nag-lilinis. I left the house and I'm using my Black Ferrari F12 Berlinetta this time. Its really nice thing that I learned how to drive, because now I can buy any cars that I want.

Nakita ko naman ang sasakyan ni Janice na White Nissan GT-R pagka-baba ko ng sasakyan. Agaw pasin rin ito kesa sa iba pang sasakyan na naroon kagaya ng sakin. I called Janice telling her that I already arrived. We decided to meet at the Starbucks and when I finally arrived their she's already ordered a cup of Mocha and Coffee for me. After we finished our drinks, we decided to roam and look for clothes to buy.

" This dress looks beautiful Yazmine, I think it will fit you perfectly " she show me a Sexy Black Mini Dress. Mababa ang cut non sa harap at kita ang kalahati ng boobs kapag sinuot. Ang likod naman non ay malaki ang cut at kita ang buong likod kapag sinuot.

" Its too revealing Janice. Im not going to wear that " turned my back at her and busy myself looking for clothes that fit for my liking, but she keep on persisting me and the end I just buy it. Ang gaga tuwang-tuwa naman. Baka balang araw kailanganin ko nga naman. I just shrugged my shoulder.