Chapter 10 Ten

• “Witch! Are you okay? You’ve been staring off into space for a while now!” I heard the gay guy beside me speak, so I gave him a dirty look. He’s talking as if he’s deaf, is he trying to pick a fight?
• “Stop it, Carlo, you’re annoying me, you witch.” I chuckled at what I said, seeing the disgust on his face upon hearing his real name.
• “Eww sister! Give me the creeps, please? This nuisance, it’s Carla, not Carlo! Shut up! I’ll scratch you!” He shouted and even raised his hand with long nails, which made me laugh even more.
• It’s been three days since the incident with Alex, he’s back at work, but we’re still not talking. I know I did something wrong, who am I to stop him? I just got carried away, I’m afraid that history will repeat itself, maybe I’ll just talk to him on my next day off.
• I just sighed. Another guy. After what happened, I don’t know how to casually talk to him anymore, I really want to slap him. It’s Monday today, which means it’s the first day for all the people I interviewed and hired, so it means it’s his first day too.
• I shrug. So what? Like I said, whatever happened between us is over. That was 4 years ago, and we were still young then. Maybe I just took everything too seriously, that’s why I ended up getting hurt. Oh well, I guess that’s how it is when it’s your first time. He was my first love, what do I expect?
• I shook my head to get rid of my thoughts, it’s not important anymore, it’s over. No need to dig up those memories.
• “Witch, weren’t you the one who interviewed the new hires?” Carlo approached me, so I nodded and continued organizing the papers in front of me.
• “So, do you know the new hire in the Visual Arts department?” I furrowed my brow at his question. As far as I remember, there was only one position open in that department.
• “Yes, of course, I know his name. Why?” He teased me, pretending to fan himself.
• “You’re getting on my nerves, if you want, you do it yourself, I’m not going to approach him.” I retorted.
• “Oh, there she goes, bitter towards handsome guys! Don’t generalize! Not all handsome guys are players.” He quipped.
• Is he crazy? He’s the one who left me, and now he’s calling me bitter? I’m not bitter, I’m just annoyed. Does he care?
• I let him be, thankfully. I might really lose my cool with this gay guy. I love my friend, but I really get irritated when they’re both mentioned. It makes me uncomfortable, to be honest.
• “Go back to your seat. Where’s your sister?” I’m referring to Jaycee, his sister. They claim to be best friends since they met here in the office.
• “She’s on her way.” He replied sarcastically.
• “Her there, he’s there.” I said, so he rolled his eyes. I really love it when they both get annoyed, they’re so cute. “He’s there, period. Fly away now.” I shooed him away, and he just rolled his eyes and pouted in annoyance.
• We stood up when Miss Elaine came in. She’s our supervisor, and I admire her so much, she’s so good, and she’s so friendly, she treats everyone equally, whether you’re a janitor or a person.
• “Guys, let’s go to the office, our new hires are there, let’s welcome them.” She said with a smile, so we nodded and followed her to the office.
• There were quite a few people, the office is big, but it’s still hot, so I took off my blazer. I’m wearing a blouse anyway, so no worries. Luckily, I’m somewhat tall, so I can still see what’s in front even when we’re at the back.
• “Hey sister, the office is so hot today.” My colleague complained as she fanned herself.
• “Sister, probably because there are a lot of people, carbon dioxide is accumulating, greenhouse effect.” I replied, and she grabbed her fan and fanned me.
• “Okay guys. Meet the new members of the family, I hope that you’ll all be good to each other.” Our boss said. “Let’s hear something from them.” She must be referring to the introductions, just like when we were new hires.
• After they introduced themselves, we went back to our respective posts. I’m still feeling sleepy, I still haven’t gotten a good sleep. Good thing it’s my day off tomorrow, I’ll just sleep all day, maybe I’ll visit my mom on Sunday.
• “Hi!” I looked up at the familiar voice that greeted me.
• There’s that strange feeling again, just like before. I shook my head to get rid of my thoughts, it’s over Ely, stop it.
• I tried to be formal in front of him, at least for now. “What are you doing here Mr. Vanth? You should be observing in your department.”