Chapter 14

Reassuring Smile

MASIGLANG gumalaw-galaw si Tala sa loob ng kusina ng kanyang apartment sa araw na iyon. Of course, masaya siya dahil balik trabaho na. To think of two days off, nababagot na agad siya sa dalawang araw na hindi niya nakakasama ang paborito niyang alaga sa balat ng lupa. Ang pinakamamahal at ang napakagandang si Vanessa at ang witty na assistant nitong si Odette na lagi niyang binu-bully.

He was humming while cooking his breakfast. It is just a plain scrambled egg, toasted bread, bacon, and hotdog. Dinamihan na rin niya para mabigyan niya ang dalawa.

Katatapos lang niyang maghain at magtimpla ng kanyang black coffee nang tumunog ang kanyang cellphone. He was still humming while picking up his phone.

"Sunshine, morning." Bungad agad ni Tala sa kabilang linya.

"Tala. This is Jaja, I just want to inform you that the higher-up is dismissing you. Effectively, today." Ang wika ni Jaja sa kabilang linya. "You can come here to the office for your dismissal arrangement. That's a