?THE OFFICE
DURING SUMMER☀
(Feelings; From Me To You…)
By; Sommy Pearl F.
Chapter 23&24
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Oscar straightened his back, and pocketed his hands before walking past Trina who kept looking.
“Sir…” Oscar muttered.
Phil smiled a bit, and stretched his hand which clinged on the white polythene bag.
“What’s in there?” Oscar asked.
“Something you will definitely enjoy. It’s a ‘thank you’ gift”
“Thank you gift?”
“Yes” Phil smiled.
“For?”
“Huh…For,,, Being my b©dy guard”
“I’m sorry but I decline” Oscar bowed.
“Oscar, plea-se. Just take it,, huh? My arm is beginning to hurt” Phil to-uched his shoulder.
Oscar shook his head.
“It’s fine”
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“Take it, b©dy guard” Trina said, from behind.
Oscar and Phil turned to her.
“You should take it now. Its your boss’ order” She said.
Phil nodded.
“Yes, Its my order. Take it now” He commanded.
Oscar sighed, and took it from him. He bowed low and slowly began to walk away.
“Oscar, Should i drive you back home?” Phil asked.
“I’m sorry, I decline” Oscar said.
“Why do you normally say that?? It’s an order” Phil said.
Oscar checked his wrist watch and then looked at him.
“Check the time. It’s 9pm dot. You can only order me from 9am-9pm. That’s only when I’m at your service”
Phil blinked.
“Then,,, have a good night” He bowed, and walked away.
“Who’s he?” Trina asked.
“He’s my b©dyguard” Phil answered, still looking at Oscar who was still walking away.
“I know that. I heard you say that. Anyways, I mean,,, What’s his name?” She asked.
Phil looked at her.
“And why are you asking?”
“Cause I like him”
“What?!”
“He’s the one I want now”
“You’re kidding me. I swear, your relationship won’t even last…”
“plea-se,,, What’s his name??”
Phil sighed.
“Just go home alre-ady. It’s late and very soon, Buses will soon be out of service”
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“I’m going nowhere till I know his name” She said.
“Okay then. Oscar Jones! Oscar, That’s his name, happy now?”
“A bit”
“Huh?”
“I know his name but I’m sure he doesn’t know mine. I’m gonna be so happy if he knows”
Phil sighed de-eply, in frustration.
“Just go alre-ady before the buses runs out of service”
“I’m taking the taxi”
“The taxi? I thought you wanted to take the bus cause of the hand-some guy-sss”
“Yeah. But I can’t do that no more since I’ve found my type”
“And what if you see boys in the taxi”
“Then,,, I’ll leave the taxi”
“Huh? What if that’s the last taxi for the night?”
“Then, I’ll trek home”
“You’re really really weird” Phil frowned.
“Weird is the new normal…” She muttered.
“Eww!” Phil scoffed.
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“I’m serious, Don’t trek home. Its dangerous” Phil held her arm, when she turned to leave.
“Okay, I won’t. I’m just gonna stay in Beverly’s place till tomorrow morning”
“Okay…”
“Yeah” Trina said, and left.
Phil heaved and walked into the mansion.
He made ramyeon and sarted eating it while going throu-gh the paper work his father gave him throu-gh Trina.
He also saw a collaboration feature contact from Hera’s company.
They were asking for him to merge his Busan br@nch with Hera, and which would be valid for 6 months.
His signature would solve everything.
Phil scoffed, and took down his gla-sses, dropped his pen and ate the last strands of ramyeon.
“Are Hera Company kidding me? I thought I declined this collaboration stuff last a month ago! They’re back again!!”
“For crying out loud, I ain’t gonna sign this thing. Dad and Hera companies should stop disturbing me! Urghhh!”
***
“Trina?” Beverly’s mum smiled, as soon as she opened the door, after hearing a knock.
“Come in. To what do i owe this visit?” She smiled.
Trina sighed, and entered.
“Its not a visit, ma’am”
“Huh?”
“I c@m£ here cause my brother is worried and the road is dangerous back home”
Beverly’s mother, Mrs Usher blinked, puzzedly.
“Have a sit” She gestured.
“I was gonna do that anyways” Trina said, and sat down.
“You must be hungry. What to do? We alre-ady ate dinner. Do you want any cookies or pasteries?”
“No. I’m fine. I ate before coming. I ate at my brother’s place”
“Huh?”
“I ate his last park of summer rolls” Trina said.
“He didn’t even know” Trina smiled, shortly.
“Uh…Oo…kay?” Mrs Usher smiled, meekly.
“I’ll sleep here tonight” Trina cooed.
Mrs Usher laughed, awkwardly.
“What?…Huh…Okay”
Trina nodded, and la-id on the couch.
“Mum!” Beverly shouted, and ran downstairs.
“Beverly,,, What’s it?” Her mother asked.
Beverly ru-bbe-d her eye lids.
“I was hearing voices so i-
“Unnie!!!(older sis)” Beverly screamed.
Trina quic-kly sat upright and Beverly ran, and hu-gged her.
Trina smiled.
Beverly broke the hu-g and looked at her.
“Unnie,,, Did you come to see me?”
“No” Trina shook her head.
“Then,,, Why are you here?”
“I can’t go home now. Besides, Phil was worried”
“That means you’re just coming from Oppa’s place?!” Beverly exclaimed, and wi-de-ned her eyes.
“Huh…Yeah”
“I’m gonna leave you both. Have fun” Mrs Usher said, and walked back up, to her room.
“She’s fu-cking weird” She whispered, and entered her room.
“So,,, That means you know where my Oppa lives!” Beverly didn’t stop smiling.
“Yeah” Trina nodded.
“Then,,, can you tell me where he li-
“Sorry, I can’t”
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“Pretty plea-se” Beverly sobbe-d, showing her big cute puppy eyes.
Trina sighed.
“That’s my weakness seriously”
“Okayyyy then. He stays at Vida Estate”
“Whoa. It close by. How come i never knew…”
“You wanna know his door code?” Trina sm-irked.
“Awwwn…Unnieeee” Beverly danced he arms, happily.
***
“Hello, a-deul(son)” Mr Counters said, over the phone.
“De, Appa(Yes, Dad)?” Phil answered.
He was going to his room.
“Did you receive the paper works from Trina?”
“Sure. She delivered it safe and sound” Phil had a little pinch of mockery in his voice.
“So, I actually called cause of that Hera’s stuff-
“I ain’t signing that thingy dad!! Period! Let me be! Gosh!” He shouted, and hung up.
“Ya!!!(Hey!!!) A-deul!!!!… Can’t believe he hung up on his own father! Aiish!” Mr Counters said, and quic-kly called someone in the office.
“Hello, Mr. Finn? Can you s-end me that new secretary number? Yes, plea-se. s-end it to me now”
“Who was that?” Mrs Counters, walked into the room, with her almost transparent night gown.
Mr Counters smiled, as she la-id beside him.
“You don’t have to know. Let me just say its business” He li-cked hisl-ips.
“Not tonight” She shook her head.
He frowned, and tickled her w@!st line.
“Whooaa!! Ah…ah…” She kept laughing.
“Okay. Okay. You got me!!” She laughed ha-rd, and str-ipped off her gown.
***
Phil was about getting a sleep when someone suddenly called.
He took his phone without looking at the screen.
“Hello?” He asked.
“Hyung!” A lively voice shouted, and Phil eyes flung open.
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“LX?” He asked.
“Awwn… It’s your doseang(Younger brother),,, LX!! miss me?!!”
“You’ve started disturbing me! This is why I always disregard you” Phil said.
“I’m hanging up. Goodnight!” He further said.
“Wait! I just called cause I wanted to correct you” LX said.
“What? About?”
“Ari”
“Ari? Is she still sick?”
“I don’t know where you got the news from but Ari was never sick”
“What?” Phil muttered, and sat upright.
“I’m serious. I went to their place last night and Ari was extremely jovial. I asked her mum and she said Ari wasn’t sick at all and she hasn’t been sick for months now. Who even told you she was sick at the first place?”
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Phil blinked, and gulped ha-rd.
“I’m hanging up” He said, and cli-cked red.
He stared at space for a while and sighed.
“But why would Dylan lie about that? He wasn’t even himself then… What’s happening? What was he thinking immensely about?”
***
Oscar sat on the mattress, which he always sle-pt on.
He lives in a small petty room, alone.
It quite neat and arranged too but his room lacks a lot of amenities.
Oscar sighed de-eply,, as he looked at the white polythene bag, which Phil had handed to him earlier.
On it,, Phil wrote; Happy Eating My Favorite Snack. Enjoy!!!
He slowly opened it and took out a pack of something edible.
Written on it was ‘Summer Rolls’
He smiled and opened the pack.
But as soon as he saw it was empty, with only small bits and crumbs of the rolls, He arched his brows.
“What’s this?” He muttered.
THAT SAME NIGHT***
NEIL’S HOME**
Scarlett quic-kly woke up and went to the table.
She took the jug without looking for a smaller cu-p and began to drink the water in it.
“What’s happening?” She gr-unted, holding her che-st.
She was in pains again, and this time, it was severe.
She was sweating profusely. Her face was pale alre-ady. Herl-ips began to turn white.
“I really nee-d to go see the cardiologist Dylan recommended to me as soon as possible…” She thought.
Suddenly, Her phone started ringing.
She went to it, and saw an unknown number.
She sighed heavily before swiping green.
“Hello? Who’s this?” She asked, gnashing her teeth, cause she was trying to suppress the pain.
“It’s your boss father, Mr Counters” The voice c@m£.
“Oh my! How was your day, Sir and to what to I owe this,,,, call?” She asked.
Mr Counters sighed.
“I nee-d a favor from you, Miss Scarlett”
The pain of her che-st vanished suddenly and she blinked.
“What is the favor, Sir?” Asked Scarlett.
TBC