The Only Exception

Chapter 1

JEMA

"ano yung balita?" Ate Jia asked

"Wala pa din ate eh. Nag submit na ako ng application form sa kahit saang company. Nag check ako ng emails pero wala" sagot ko

Napa buntong hininga kami pareho ni ate Jia

She held my hand and smiled

"Antayin nalang natin. Baka malay mo,mamaya or bukas may email ka na"She said"Basta,Patience lang ha?Wag kang mag aalala,Mababayaran mo yung utang ni tatay,tsaka mababayaran mo rin yung tuition ni Mafe"

Napa ngiti naman ako kay ate Jia

Bigla namang bumukas ang pinto ng condo ko

Pumasok si Kyla na may dalang Pagkain at inumin

"Tanggap ka na ba? celebrate na tayo" Napa ngiti siya

Napa tawa naman si Ate Jia

Habang ako naman, pinag didilatan ng mata

"Excited ka masyado Kyla Llana. Halika nga buksan mo mga yan" sambit ko

Lumapit siya samin at tsaka binuksan yung beer at yung pulutan

Morning came and I woke up na masakit ang ulo ko

Lumabas ako ng kwarto at pumunta sa kitchen

Napansin ko namang may note kaya binasa ko iyon

Jemalyn,

Alam kong kaka gising mo lang galing hangover. Umalis na kami ni Kyla dahil may work pa kami. Nagluto ako ng soup and nasa oven lang. Preheat mo nalang if hindi na mainit. Also, Gamot yan pang hangover and tubig

ps. Goodluck on your job hunting! andito lang kami palagi ni Kyla ha? ;)

Love,
Ate Jia and Kyla Llana

Napa ngiti naman ako

Ate Jia's the sweetest talaga

Kinuha ko yung soup mula sa oven, kaka tapos ko lang itong i pre heat

I ate the soup while scrolling through my phone

I saw a notification popped up kaya I clicked it

It was from DJ Corp!

May interview ako bukas

Napa hiyaw naman ako sa tuwa

I quickly called ate Jia and Kyla

Dadaan daw sila dito mamaya

Pero no inom, I have to be early sa interview bukas

Nakakahiya kasi kung malelate ako diba

After ko kumain, Nag prepare na ako ng masusuot kong damit para sa interview

I have to wear decent clothes tomorrow

ELLA

"Ly ikaw na muna yung mag interview. I have a meeting pa with sir romeo."Sambit ko

"Okay, besh. Basta ha? Maging mabuti ka sa sino mang I hire ko na secretary mo" sagot niya

I smiled and nodded

Alyssa is the vice chairman of DJ corp

Ako yung chairman ng company ni dad, and si Alyssa ginawa kong vice chairman para makasama ko siya

And, She's my best friend for 12 years

"Hay nako Jorella, oh sige na... Baka andun na yung applicant" Napa iling naman si Alyssa

I nodded at her

She smiled at me bago tuluyang umalis

I still have to attend a lot of meetings, business trips, and a lot of investors

Since daddy died, and dami nang naiwang trabaho

Ate Joyce is in uk, pinu pursue yung dream niya doon

Also May daniel na siya doon

Also si Kuya, kasama si kuya dave sa England

Ako nalang and si mommy ang naiwan

Also ako yung inassign ni dad to run the company

Kaya nga I forced Alyssa to be my companion

Also Michele Gumabao, our bestfriend, collaborated with our company

Kaya magkasama na kami minsan sa meetings

Gaya ngayon, Si MG kasama ko sa meeting

Alyssa's not here kasi nga nag interview siya sa new secretary ko daw

I'm not comfortable with having a secretary

Basta ayoko lang

After meeting,sabay na kami lumabas ni MG sa conference room

"Where's Alyssa?" Michele asked

"Interviewing someone."I plainly replied

Sakto namang nakasalubong na namin si Alyssa with a woman

"Oh, besh who's that girl?" Michele asked

"Oh right, this is Jema Galanza, Ella's new secretary" Alyssa replied

Jema Galanza?

hmm, we'll see kung tatagal ba siya dito or not

"Nice to meet you girl! by the way, Michele Gumabao from Gumabao Company, Also collaborator ng DJ Corp. It's nice to meet you Miss Jema" Michele smiled and offered her hand

Nakipag handshake naman si Jema kay Michele

"ehem, ells" sambit ni Alyssa

Napa tingin naman ako sakanya, giving her a question look

"Uhm, Jema this is Ella De Jesus, your boss" Pagpapakilala niya

Jema smiled at me, but I looked away

Don't smile at me like that

It gave me some weird feelings

"Uhmm,tara sa cafeteria? I'm sure we're hungry" Alyssa Said

Hinatak naman ako ni Michele

"Halika, Jema samahan kita... Kalma ka lang ha? It's your first day of work today"Rinig kong sambit ni Alyssa