2 THE VESSEL

Lily and Nadine were stunned when somebody turn on the light. They saw an office with ten tables. That was the first time they entered that room. Normally, they always in the printing area where Lily was staying. Nadine was amazed watching those machines how to make a book.

That explain why she didn't know about that room. On the left side of the office, there's another room. There's a little signage on the door saying 'Office of Finance Manager'. The wide glass door was located at the middle of the office. On the top of wide glass door, there's a signage scribbled 'Exit/Entrance'.

From there, employees started to enter. One woman caught Nadine's interest. She was wearing eyeglass. Her hair was pixie cut. She looks average. Her eyes wasn't that big and round. Her nose and lips looks ordinary. She not fair nor dark. Nadine thought that the woman must be around her age. Both of them were in late twenties. The woman glance at them and she suddenly turned pale. Nadine felt their connection. Her heart pounded like crazy.

"S-She saw us, right?" Nadine asked Lily. She was trying to confirm that. Her hair was standing to it's end.

"Yes but why she acted like that? Why didn't she pay attention to us? Normally, people who see us often afraid but she just seems to ignore us." Lily replied.

Nadine looked at the woman again. Now, she's not looking back at her. She was starting to fix her things and started to work.

Nadine and Lily approached the woman and observed. She was obviously nervous. Her hand were shaking and still pale. Nadine tried to touch the woman when a very handsome man suddenly approached her. He looked like Lee Dong Wook! Lee Dong Wook was the Korean actor who has huge billboard in EDSA. That billboard became Nadine's favorite spot. She really admired him. She loves to stare at his gorgeous face. She couldn't understand the feeling as if he was familiar to her heart. He seemed to be inside her heart for a very long time.

"Miss Punzalan, meet me in my office." He demanded. He possessed a baritone tone, making him so manly. Oh she was swooning. The man looked cruel but still beautiful as hell.

She wanted to make him her hero. He was tall, about six feet. He possessed a nice built. Broad shoulders. Bit muscular biceps and triceps. Small waist. All in all, he was sexy. Aside from his physique, he seemed financially stable. He was every woman's dream. Oh she was excited! She really wants to right her very first novel and this man would be the male lead!

Nadine's fantast stopped when the woman who named Miss Punzalan stood and went to the man's office. Nadine and Lily went inside too. They were curious about what's happening.

"The man seemed in a bad mood." Lily commented.

"I guess so." Nadine whispered.

All of them were surprised when the beautiful man dropped the papers in front of Miss Punzalan. Her hands were shaking while holding the papers and burst out crying as she reads it.

"You have issued wrong amount on cheques. You gave this writer bigger amount than she deserves. What were you thinking, Ereen? The company is going to fall if you keep doing this." He replied in an upset tone.

"I-I'm sorry, sir…" Ereen replied while her tears keep falling on her cheeks.

The man exhale exasperatedly. His face darken and looked at Ereen. "Tell me. Who else had an error here? I know, someone has given you incorrect information."

Ereen did not speak. She just cried in silence. Nadine looked at Ereen's hand. They were firmly clenched. Hopelessness were written on her face.

She felt sorry for Ereen. She could feel that Ereen was a good person. She believes that this woman wasn't capable of doing such thing. She was just too unlucky and unfortunate to be in that position.

"Fine. If you don't want to talk, you gave me no choice. From now on, everything will be undergo on audit. I will personally looked for the person who was involved here. You may go now." He said and drove her away.

Ereen headed out. She was still crying. She went back to her area. Her co-employees approached her as soon as she gets back.

"What did he said? D-Did you tell him everything?" Krisaint asked. She looked worried. Nadine saw her name on her ID she was wearing. Krisaint looks thirty years old. Obviously, she loves fashion. She wore accessories and trendy clothes.

Ereen shook her head. Krisaint breathed and sighed in relief. "Oh, thank you! Sorry for what we did. But it's Noemi's fault. Her computations were wrong. I just followed the details she made and wrote it on the request form that was forwarded to you."

"It's my fault too. I am not updated on the talent fee of the writers. I didn't double check it." She replied coldly.

"See? You are guilty too!" Krisaint replied. She instantly put all the blame on Ereen. In just blink of an eye, Krisaint turned out to be on the right side.

Ereen stayed quiet. Obviously, she didn't want to say anything anymore. Nadine thinks that Ereen did that because it was her own way on admitting that she works sloppy. Nadine was disappointed. She wanted to possessed Ereen and tell her colleagues that there were all together in that mess! Screw them!

Krisaint left. Nadine followed her. She saw her approaching Noemi.

"Noemi! Ereen is in deep shit. She was called by the Finance Manager to his office. When she came back, she was crying!" Krisaint said.

Noemi looked nervous but in the end, she shook her hand. "Let her be. I know, Ereen. She's not a threat. She's kind and too soft. This is not the first time we have done something wrong but she didn't dare blamed us. So chill, okay. She'll do the same thing. She didn't want this to go any further." Noemi confidently said.

Krisaint breathe and relieved. They had a little chat until both of them get back to work.

Nadine's heart broke for Ereen. Her co-workers always took advantage on her kindness. Ah, she wanted to hit their head! It was really pissing her off!

"I feel sad for her, Nadine."

"Me too. I want to help her." Nadine answered.

"Are you going to use her body?" Lily asked.

Nadine looked at Ereen. She was still crying while working. She still feel sad for her. Ereen was taking all the blame on that mess. She needed to fight and to stand what is right. She needed to stop those people who always took advantage on her.

"Okay. I will try to possess her late." Nadine said determinedly.

Lily and Nadine nodded. She waited patiently until five o'clock. They followed Ereen around until they saw again the old lady who wants to exorcise them! She really wants them to vanish. Obviously, she waited outside the building for an hours just to look for them. Lily and Nadine's eyes widened in surprise and shocked!