The Boss' Nerd

The Need For The Nerd

"I need you, come here at the office now!" The caller said even before she could even said hello!!!

Wait! What??? Is that the devil calling her? What gives? She is contemplating as to whether to go or not, when she received a call from Faulkerson, Sr. 

"Maine, Mr. Sotto and Mr. Tuviera is at the office right now and they wanted to talk about getting a new contract with us.  However, Richard has no idea of their preferences and such.!" The senior explained.  And well upon learning what makes the office tick, she already saw the urgency.   She called her parents and told them they she will be coming home day after tomorrow.  Important clients.  Her parents, being business owners themselves, knows it was an urgent call when she called them.  They could use another day.  She heard and felt that something was off from their conversation bit she ignore it.  Mr. Sotto and Mr. Tuviera are more important than her speculations.  She heard Paolo and saw that they were already at her condo.  She told Paolo to take her first to her condo unit to change and since it would take time to get an uber ride, he told Paolo to come up and wait for her to drive her to the office.  Paolo since he is a freelancer, can do this for her, aside of course of the curiosity.  He still cannot decipher, how Maine was able to "hide" Dei... After waiting for almost thirty minutes, he knew the answer.  Her transformation is superb.  If he didn't know Maine, he could have mistaken her for another person.  If not for the luscious lips and beautiful eyes, she could have passed as another entity.  And he could not help but laugh at her..
"So this is the trick??? You are so ... so...!" Paolo said.
"What? Ugly? Sus, talent ko kaya yan! Hahaha!" Maine said and she laugh out loud...
"Well, how long have you been doing this?" Paolo asked as they descend the elevator to get to his car.
"Since the start I work with them.  Not even the Senior had an idea of my true looks although he knows that I am a Mendoza... "The" Mendoza...!" Maine said.
"Ohhh... Okay... But why do you have to do this I mean you can be a random Mendoza but why is the disguise?" Paolo said.
"Well, for one it will hid me under scrutiny.  Kasi pag nakita nila ang totoong ako mas lalo pa silang magdududa na I slept around kaya ankuha ko yung position... Ngayon pa nga lang sobra na, what if "real" self ko pa?" Maine explained.
"And?" Paolo asked.
"Second, I would not want them to think nor even consider that I am "that" Mendoza.  I want them to work with me without inhibitions.  I would want to see who really works and those who bullied employees. Am lastly, I am at ease with this getup, coz nobody is paying attention to me, I could be my own!" Maine explained more.
Paolo drove me to the office and thanked him.  He asked if he will need to pick me up, I told him no, the bike will be delivered at the parking lot later by Kuya Jimmy.  And he is gone.  I schooled myself again to a poker face Maine and think of the worst the devil could say to me.  That way I could at least weathered whatever he will going to say today about me.  Once she is sure of her emotions, she made herself go to her place. Everyone was surprised upon seeing her, since they know that I am at a one week suspension.  But she was surprised to see that most of them look pale. 

"Hmmm, what happened here? I was just gone half the day of my second day suspension and everyone looked terrorized!" Maine asked inwardly.  As she stepped inside their office, she could hear everyone sighed a relief.  She is still frowning when the Devil Boss walked in.

"Bakit ang tagal mo? Kanina pa sila naghihintay? At bakit hindi mahanap ng iba ang files nila... I could have reviewed it a well...!" Richard said, although he is in the verge of panic.
She stood up and got him a glass of water.  He was surprised but drank the water.
"Sit down... I want some details!" Maine said coolly.
"They were here first thing in the morning, complaining about the drawing board sent to them for approval.  They were looking for something sound and yet we delivered a lame one.  We asked the marketing and yet they could not provide us better answer.  So they were threatening to cancel contract.  It is a 2-million peso deal to waste.  I don't know where is their portfolio.  That's why I could not offer a counter proposal.!" Richard explained.
"Okay, relax! Chill... First and foremost, we do not let anyone handle the files of our most prized client kasi baka masulot and we prevent industrial spying, so I myself handle them personally. 
Secondly, it was already a revised and was about to be approved apparently, I only have it's copy.!" Maine explained.
"What??? Why???" Richard asked.
"Coz I am the writer of the skit.  I am the author and I am the one who did the revision... Anyways, what conference room did you bring them?" Maine asked, shrugging her shoulders as she turned her back to him to get the files of the Sottos and Tuvieras.  Richard was surprised of this. 
"They are not yet in the conference room, they are at my private office... I told them I will get the revision and I am making them wait for exactly 10 minutes.!" Richard said.
"Okay! Fix yourself, tell them revision will be there in five minutes.  Discussion will take place right away.  So they better be prepared.!" Maine told Richard to do so.  Richard was about to reprimand her for her authoritative voice, and was about to tell her to vanish, when she was rendered speechless by her eyes.  Eyes that says "go or you'll be dead".  And Richard go as if struck by lightning... Face beet red...