[Minjeong's] 

Naalala ko 'yung usapan namin ni Ning nung isang araw, apparently anak siya ng isa sa pinakamalaking airlines sa bansa and overseas.

“You know, 'yung gusto mo apply-an sana,” I remembered Ningning saying that. 

Somehow, my best friend found a way to contact the family ng mokong 'yon. I didn't question it that much since malaki din ang influence ng family ni Ning, they’re a famous family of engineers. 

Hindi ko alam sino makaka-usap ko, 'yung ina ng pamilya, ba? Maybe 'yung tatay or baka sino lang ang available. Walang sinabi si Ning sa akin kasi hindi naman din daw siya binigyan ng maayos na information. 

Sabi lang daw sa kanya ay pumunta lang daw ako sa headquarters ng airlines kung saan pwede ko kausapin ang isa sa mga member ng Yu Family. 

Gusto pa sana ako samahan ni Ning pero I refused, may class pa siya, ayoko na gambalain pa siya. She has done enough for me, and I’m very thankful for that. 

So, I was standing in front of Yu Airlines’ headquarters. Never did I imagine standing here for a completely different reason. 

Dati ang plano ko pumunta dito para mag-apply at hindi magbigay balita nabuntis ako ng isang Yu. Natatawa ako sa irony ng situation ko at patuloy na pumasok, nanginginig ang kamay ko sa kaba. 

“Hello, do you have a reservation, madam?” the receptionist asked me. 

“Oh, um, I’m here by the request of Ms. Uchinaga.” 

'Yon daw ang sabihin ko sabi ni Ning. Hindi ko alam sino 'yon, hindi naman siguro ako inechos ni Ning, diba?

The receptionist nodded while looking at her monitor, “I see, please wait in the lounge for a moment, madam. Ms. Uchinaga will be with you in a moment.” 

[Third Person POV]

It didn’t take a while when Minjeong was greeted by a woman in corporate clothes, “Hello, are you perhaps, Minjeong Reyes?” the woman asked. 

Minjeong nodded as she rose from her seat, “I’m Giselle Uchinaga, you can call me Giselle,” they shook hands and Minjeong was about to speak pero pinigilan siya nito.  

“Save it for later,” she said with a smile, naglakad na ‘to papunta sa elevator at tahimik lang sumunod si Minjeong. 

“Do you mind if I ask, what kind of reason you're here?” nagulat naman si Minjeong ng bigla siya kausapin ni Giselle kasi nalunod siya sa mga thoughts niya, she paused to think if pwede niya ba sabihin kay Giselle ang situation niya. 

"Ano po ibig sabihin niyo po?"

“Is it personal? Or maybe business-related?” 

"Ah. Um, personal po."

“Oh, I see. Kind of figured it out since your friend specifically told me to direct you to someone from the Yu family,” magtatanong pa sana si Minjeong ng bigla bumukas ang pintuan ng elevator. 

“Please follow me,” sinunod niya ang sabi ni Giselle, naglakad sila papunta sa isang malaking office na may glass wall. Hindi lang kita ang loob. 

May pinindot na button si Giselle which Minjeong assumed na para bang doorbell dahil bigla na lang bumukas ang pintuan after ng ilang segundo. “Come,” aya ni Giselle sa kanya ng nakita siya ng babae na nakatayo lang. 

Minjeong had to calm down her nerves before walking forward, ready na niya sana mameet 'yung lalaki nung isang araw if ever pero pagpasok niya ibang tao ang nakita niya. 

“Ms. Yu,” tawag ni Giselle sa pigura na naka focus sa computer niya. 

The said figure tilted her head to take a peek behind her wide computer screen, her face morphed into a deeper frown. Her gaze went back and forth to Giselle and the unexpected visitor. 

“Please take a seat," ika nito bago binalik ang tingin sa monitor niya. 

Giselle urged Minjeong to seat sa couch sa harap ng desk ni Karina at nahihiyang sinunod siya ni Minjeong, she clutched the folder she was carrying near her chest, naghahanap ng makapitan dahil sa kaba niya. 

Habang si Karina naman naglalakad papunta sa secretary niya, “What the heck is this?” bulong niya na tanong. 

“Your visitor today?” Giselle replied with uncertainty, hindi din naman niya alam anong pakay ni Minjeong. 

“I swear, Uchinaga, if this is one of the blind dates agenda, I’ll fire you talaga,” pagbanta naman niya sa kaibigan/secretary niya. 

“It's not nga!”