Master Zeekcarias

Zeek calmly wait for Mrs. Ersao to barge in in his office. Any minute now, he knows na makakatikim siya ng pagkagalit nito. But he don't mind. It was the employees fault na mahinang klase ito. She can quit as much as she like, madaming gustong makakuha ng posisyon na maging assistant niya.

Honestly, hindi naman siya mapili sa makakatrabaho niya. He doesn't even mind kung anong itsura nito. But he is the VP in this company. He expects nothing less than an excellent employee. He means business, ayaw niya ng tatanga-tanga. At walang inatupag kundi ang magpa-impress sa kaniya.

The last one was ok during the first week. Pero nang batiin niya ng good job ito, dun na lumabas ang totoong pakay nito. She's simply seducing him. After that day, napansin niya ang extra effort na pag-aayos nito. She even wears revealing clothes. The last straw was when he saw that she put something in his coffee. He maybe not that superstitious, pero iba pa rin ang nag-iingat. Mahirap nang magayuma or mapikot. Thus, he made her job miserable and in 5 days, she gave up.

He will definitely have a good beating from Mrs. Ersao. He can take that. Sanay na siya dun, actually. She already have more than assistant as he remembers. No one can definitely take the job as he expects it.

He is known as Master Zeek, ang heredero ni Ismael Callejos. He maybe the sole heir but he's life was never been easy. Infact he didn't know about Ismael and the Callejos clan until he was 17. He was living in China with his late mom. Bigla itong sumulpot doon and telling him that he is his father.

Hindi yun naging madali para sa kaniya. Nagalit siya dito but he was more mad sa nanay niya. For 17 years, he lived a very tragic life. Kung anu-anong diskarte ang ginawa niya just to survive. He even dealt with illegal activities. Then, yun pala he should be living in bed of riches. Tinanggihan niya ang alok nito nang unang beses niya itong makilala. Lalo siyang nagrebelde. He made sure that to his every wrong doings, Ismael's name is drag into it. Naramdaman niya ang pagiging Callejos when each time he do worst things, he can easily get out of it. Hanggang sa bawian ng buhay ang kaniyang ina.

Bigla siyang natakot mag-isa. He felt that kung hindi siya titino, mawawala na lahat sa kaniya. He thought that he's mom was the only cord that binds him to the Callejos. Ismael, is not like a passionate Dad. He's cold towards Zeek. Kung paano nito tratuhin ang mga tauhan nito ay ganun din sa kaniya. Yet, alam niyang tanggap nito na siya ang tagapagmana. Ismael gave everything to him. All he needs to do was to accept it. Thus, he embrace his true name.

He still was in deep thought when a soft knock on his office door was heard. Hindi siya sumagot but remained still and waited for it to open. It took a few minutes bago iniluwa nun si Mrs. Ersao. Napaangat siya ng tingin and slightly smiling. He gave Mrs. Ersao a look that says he is definitely expecting her to barge in.

"That's already your 5th assistant this month, 27th this year, and 75th for your 7 years in this company," bungad ni Mrs. Ersao. Mrs. Ersao might be one of their employees but hindi ito natatakot sa kaniya. Like a mom, sinesermunan siya nito as much as she wants it. And all he can do was listen.

"That's a really very good memory, Madamme. But as you can see, she's a weakling," simpleng turan ni Zeek.

"What was it this time?"

Bumuntong hininga siya. "Isn't she obvious? Alam kong hindi mo ko chinecheck araw-araw but I know that you do know what she's doing."

"But it doesn't mean that you have to be cruel to people. You made her cry. For all I know baka maghabla na naman yan for bullying."

Natawa si Zeek. "I didn't do anything, I simply asked her clean the basement and look for a file 10 years ago. She said ayaw niya. So I flare up."

Napailing si Mrs. Ersao. Nahilot nito ang noo.

"Commo'n, Madamme. Wag ka na magalit. I am good with any but please make them do their work right," turan ni Zeek.

"Then give them right work!"

Napahalakhak lang si Zeek.

"That's not funny Zeekcarias," sita ni Mrs. Ersao.

"I'm sorry. But I find it hilarious. Look, I'm really sorry. I really don't mean to give you a hard time looking for my assistant. Kung hindi mo ko bibigyan, ok lang ako. I can do things on my own."

"Then what? Ako yung kukulitin mo?"

"Hindi naman madalas," lambing ni Zeek.

Mrs. Ersao gave a deep sigh. "Anyway, I'll handle her. And I already have your new assistant."

Umaangat ang isang kilay ni Zeek.