Kiss Me When You're Sober (FREENBECKY)

IV

Riley's POV

It's been one week since ate Ni- I mean Ma'am Nita and Ma'am Hana were introduced as Doc Tristan's partner. We somehow noticed a lite improvement in this clinic kahit one week palang.

Although the manpower issues, assessment process,  and services offered don't concern us that much because we're just interns here, it's good to see that things are improving. It's not that bad before but not that good either.

Lagi kong nakikita si ate Nita kasi we are in the same department.

"Ry, tawag ka ni Miss Hana sa office niya." sabi ni Jenna.

"Bakit daw?" nag tatakang tanong ko.

"Girl aba malay ko? I think she has something to discuss with you. I saw her holding your 201 files." hindi daw alam pero ang daming sinabi. Bruhang 'to.

Iniwan ko muna yung psych report na sinusulat ko at dumiretso sa HR dept.

I opened the door and saw her leaning her head on the swivel chair, her eyes are closed. Every single time na makikita ko si Miss Re- I mean Miss Hana lagi siyang nakapikit or what. 

Hindi muna ako lumapit and tinignan lang siya. And then she opened her eyes, medyo nagulat siya when she saw me.

"Kanina ka pa?" she asked.

Honestly ngayon ko nalang ulit siya nakita after they were announced as department heads. Lagi naman daw siyang napasok pero hindi kami madalas mag kita. I've noticed, pumayat siya.

"Umm.. no Miss, kararating ko lang po." tumango lang siya and she instructed me to sit in front of her.

Bakit ako kinakabahan? Kung kay Ma'm Nita, kilig nararamdaman ko, dito kay Ma'am Ren kaba.

"You have been an intern here for one month already right?" she started.

"Yes Ma'am Re- Hana... and I still have 2 months left." she smiled. STOP!!!!

"Hala bakit siya ngumiti?!" sa isip isip ko.

"Bawal ba?" she seriously asked while browsing my 201 files.

"Narinig mo Ma'am? Hala sorry po." napakamot ulo ako. Bwisit na inner thoughts.

"Ma'am Re- Hana parang pumayat ka po? Stress ka Ma'am?" bigla kong natanong. Feeling close Riley?

Tinignan niya ako. Damn hindi ko mabasa yung mata niya, and again nakaka intimidate siya. Sa kanya lang.

"Sorry If I'm being nos-"

"Not really. It's just that I don't have an appetite to eat these past few days." she said and then finally! She smiled at me. "Thanks for asking." and she smiled again.

Oh my dear heart, please stop beating so fast. Kinabahan ako, akala ko susungitan niya ako.

"Gusto mo Ma'am sabay tayo mag lunch today?" I boldly ask. Hindi ko rin alam bakit ko nasabi yon, shit.

She gave me a confused look then it shifted to a serious one. Oh hell nah.

"Sorry po medyo feeling clo-"

"Yeah, sure. Sabay tayo." she said while staring at me.

Gusto ko ng sumabog sa kaba. Mas nauna ko pang naaya si Ma'am Ren kesa kay Ma'am Nita. Hmm... bilhan ko nalang siya ng coffee later.

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I'm spacing out while Ma'am Ren is discussing my performance. She's eloquent and has a good speaking voice. I keep on looking at her lip- oh Riley please behave!  

She also mentioned that there's a possibility that they will hire me if I perform well all throughout my internship.

I have no reason to reject the offer but honestly, I don't want to continue working here. I prefer working in psych ward or mental hospitals. May 2 months pa naman kaya sinabi ko kay Ma'am Ren na pag iisipan ko.

She also confirmed some of the information in my 201 files. Ma'am Ren informed me that I'm not the only one who undergoes this process, she did the same thing to my co-interns.

I like how she clarifies things to avoid misunderstandings, well it's one of the thousands must have skill of HR professionals.

Akala ko talaga ako lang eh because my background is a bit...

"Only child, born on December 5, 2000... so you're 22 years old turning 23 this year?"

"Yes Ma'am."

"And... Both your parents are deceased?" she carefully asked.

"Yes Ma'am." I answered and tumango lang siya.

"Who's your guardian?"

I wrote my grandpa's name in the application form but I'm living alone and he's in the province. So, basically I'm all alone but I have my friends and Marcus so my life isn't sad that much.

"Jannairo Carlos Luarca, he's my grandpa Ma'am."

Tumango lang siya and did not ask for more questions. She just really confirm the information that I wrote in my application form. Hindi ako sanay kasi usually I received a lot of follow up questions about my family background.

I sometimes hate it especially when they look at me with pity and when it seems like they're prying on what the hell happened to my parents and why they both died on the same day.

"Okay Riley, you may go now. Thank you for your time." Umm... hindi talaga siya nag follow up question. I don't know but I want her to be curious about me.

Nung bubuksan ko na yung pinto bigla siyang nagsalita, "Let's meet on the parking lot later, let's go out for lunch." she said.

"Okay Miss Re- Hana! See you later po." masiglang sabi ko pero yung puso ko boom boom pow sa pag tibok.

Hindi ko alam bakit ako kinakabahan talaga pag dating sa kanya.

"If you're not used to calling me Hana you can call me Ren nalang." she said but she's not looking at me.

Okay, my crush is making me feel special.