Filed Up Feelings (Charity Series #2)

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Catalina Konan

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I stopped abrubtly upon entering the office when I saw people inside.

It was Light and Sir Claudius.

Kakagaling ko lang sa cafeteria para kumain at pagbalik ko, nandito na sila sa office. Bigla tuloy akong kinabahan sa hindi ko malamang kadahilanan nang magtagpo ang paningin namin ni Sir Claudius.

Sa tingin ko ay nahihiya pa rin ako sa kan'ya tungkol sa pang-te-terminate sa 'kin sa Dwellsmith-- of course it’s his company as well!

"Good afternoon, Light and Sir Claudius," I greeted politely as I slowly entered the door.

"Konan..."

Napalunok ako at tinignan si Sir Claudius na seryosong nakatingin sa 'kin. Ano 'yun may nasabi ba 'kong mali?!

"Didn’t I tell you to call me by my name?" he said nonchalantly, "I don’t want to be called by ‘Sir’ from someone who is not under my contract."

Looking at him, I kinda space out for a moment. He's sitting crossed legs on the sofa with both arms folded on his chest--- his soft black tousled hair is naturally making him more attractive, on his right chest on the suit is a little pocket with a violet handkerchief. His beautiful jet-black eyes were looking straight into mine. Expression was blank and kind of intimidating. I knew I was used to looked at him like this but in this moment, staring at each other in this room for so long, felt like a strange twitchiness in me.

Ghad, why are you so beautiful even in that look?

"Konan?"

I snapped back at reality when I heard his baritone voice called my name.

"S-Sir... I mean, C-Claudius."

Do I really have to just call him by his name? Hindi ba 'yun kabastos-bastos pakinggan? Lalo na at hindi naman kami magkaibigan, hindi ako kagaya nina Tiara na kaibigan niya.

I was his subordinate in Dwellsmith. Now, I’m still his subordinate-- just an underling who should give respect to his boss.

"Hi, Konan." nabaling ang atensyon ko kay Light na nasa harapan lang din niya.

Ngumiti ako rito, "Magandang araw, Light," saka ko naalala, "Oo nga pala, mayro’n na ‘kong benefeciary para sa gagawing party. Nakagawa na rin ako ng speech and programs, place and theme. Schedule na lang ang kulang."

"Oh? In just two days?"

I proudly nodded, "Yes! I worked hard just to finished it in two days. Gusto ko sana na bago ako makahanap ng guest, buo na ang plano. I got that tip from Tiara."

Lumakad ako sa table ko at kinuha ro'n ang notebook ko kung saan detalyadong nakasulat do'n ang outline ng charity party. Lumapit ako sa kanila at umupo sa gitna para isiwalat ang mga nabuong plano.

Tumikhim muna 'ko, "Gavin was the one who brought the idea. So this is it," saka ko binuksan ang notebook, "We’ve decided to have Shiloh Orphange to be our benefeciary. They were located at Montego Hill, not far away from here and the formal negotiation was scheduled for tomorrow. Napag-isipan ko ‘to dahil... hindi naman lahat ay may magulang. ‘Yung iba sa kanila ay hindi kaya magpalaki ng bata kaya napupunta ito sa mga ampunan, inaabanduna. May iba namang naglalayas at mas pinipili na lang na manirahan do’n. Since they were helping to provide the needs of this children, I think it’s worth it to give them help especially if they don’t recieve enough financial aid from the government."

Nakita kong dahan-dahan tumango si Light sa mga sinabi ko. Napangiti ako sa loob ko. I want to impress him, but I want to impress Sir Claudius more.