I set 11:30 an alarm on my phone to help me don't forget to prepare Ash's lunch but of course it was set to vibrate so it wouldn't ring loudly and my boss might get irritated and tell me that I'm being noisy.
I was so focused on the completed schedule made by his original secretary that I didn't even realize the time and exact as my phone vibrated I stood up and was thinking twice if I should let him know or not. But when I looked at Ash in his table, he was still busy with the piled papers on top of his table and his eyes were focused moving from the screen of his big computer and back to the document he was holding. In the end, I didn't bother him and went out of his office to go and see Kat who was in the middle part of this floor.
"Hi, Kat!"
"Hey! Is there something wrong inside?" She asked with a smile.
She asked if there is a problem but why is she smiling?
"None, I just wanted to ask where does As-- I mean sir Dane's former secretary orders his lunch." I almost about to call our boss by his first name again, I cleared my throat before smiling.
"Hmm... I don't know either"
"How about you? Where do you order your lunch?"
"I have my own lunch box. But there is also a free meal in the cafeteria, sometimes I made them deliver it here. Perks of having a friend in the cafeteria! Hahaha" She said and laughed loudly which echoed throughout the floor.
Does the three of us the only ones on this floor?
"That's a good idea. I think I'll do the same starting tomorrow."
"You don't need to. You're meals are separate and that's based on sis Janna." She said and hit me slightly in my arm. "Hey! It's twelve o'clock, you should order your meal. He's not in a great mood, he's cranky earlier and you wouldn't like it."
I bid a goodbye for now to Kat and returned to Ash's office. What was Kat saying that Ash was cranky earlier? When I came a while ago, he didn't look like he's in bad mood. Besides, their company has its own cafeteria, so why not take a meal there?
I couldn't think of a restaurant to order from so I thought of a foodpanda and since I never order a food online, I don't have a foodpanda application on my cellphone. It's good that there is a note attached right on the side of my computer screen and the Wifi password and name was written on it.
When I checked the time on my cellphone, it was already 11:45 am. After I downloaded the application, I registered immediately and wasted no time in ordering Ash's meal.
Fortunately, the fast food I chose was close by and at exactly 12 noon it came and said it was in the lobby of the company building, I quickly got up and ran towards the elevator. I didn't even answer Kat when she invited me to eat, when I passed by her place, she was already eating her own lunch.
"Thank you! Here is the payment."
I said breathlessly to the rider. I also gave him the company card that Ash gave me earlier when I signed the contract as well as the key to the company car and apartment unit he also gave me it. I have a lot of keys now.
After he swiped the card, he gave it back to me, he smiled and said thank you, I thanked him again and ran back to the elevator. A security person helped me again so that I could pass through their machine that was blocking in the elevator area. I was watching the number on the elevator screen while waiting and when I got out to the 35th floor, I ran as soon as the elevator door opened.
"Thanks and eat well, Kat!" Even though Kat offered me a food earlier, I only gave her an answer now and maybe that the reason why she coughed, maybe she didn't expect me to answer her offer anyway.
"Did you run?"
First thing he noticed when I returned to his office and just exactly I stepped inside his office he just got up from his swivel chair and walked over to the single seat sofa again. Before sitting down he first removed the coat he was wearing and loosened his necktie, after sitting down he raised and folded the sleeves of his inside white polo shirt properly.
"Ahh.. No, sir" I breathlessly answered his question and before walking closer to his place, I adjusted again my slightly raised skirt from running earlier.
I don't want to wear a skirt again, it keeps on lifting just by moving, but it's a good thing I'm not wearing a high heels. If I did wearing a high heels, I'm sure my feet's in sore now.
"Yeah.. Obviously you didn't run."
I placed all of the food I ordered on the small middle table in his office, I only ordered a few meal for both of us. I know that Ash don't eat a lot, that's why I ordered few meal. Since I didn't really know what he wanted, I just ordered what I remembered his favorite food was and of course I also considered what is forbidden to him, especially nuts, I don't want him to suffer and unable to breathe again. I remembered Gian from what he did at Lia's house.
"What did you order?"
"I don't know what you usually eat at your office but I ordered what I remember as your favorite, if that is still."
I gave him a long answer to his short question and took out the food from the paper bag and since his favorite is Sweet and Sour Pork, I ordered the Sweet and Sour Pork Lauriat from the Chowking, while I ordered my food is Pork Chowfan with a toppings of three spring rolls shanghai.
"Is that your meal, why?"
"Because I craved in lumpiang shanghai" It's true that I'm craving in lumpiang shanghai since yesterday that's why I ordered it. "Ah! The buchi has nuts."
"I know" He immediately answered and put the two buchi on my plate.
I'm so stupid sometimes, I avoided the food that is prohibited for him and then there were still two small buchi slipped through.
I will chew you finely, buchi!
We finished our meal in silence, Ash immediately stood up and walked towards my work place but because my seat was almost close to his small pantry here in his office, I thought he was going to get something from my table that make me stood up quickly. I was embarrassed when he faced the counter table and grabbed the coffee maker, it looked like he's having a coffee again.
"Sir, you should have told me that you wanted some coffee so I could make you some." I politely told him as he was my boss.
He turned to look at me for a moment and looked back at the coffee maker that was now pouring liquid from his cup.
"Drop the 'sir' if you're here in my office."
"You're still my boss, it's rude if I call you by your first name"
"We're just the same age and I don't see anything wrong of you by calling me in my first name."
"Okay." I immediately answered him.
I put the paper plates we used earlier in the paper bag and carried it to the trash bin under the counter table in the small pantry.
Ash went back to his own table and so did I. I focused my attention again on the important files that I need to look at and I also take down some notes that I think will help me to make my work much more easier. But, most of all, I must be ahead of time in deciding on my boss's lunch.
I looked at Ash's schedule for this month, his schedule is full of meetings. There is even a dinner with Ms. Hermosa, it was also circled with a red ink so it must have been an important dinner. I need to remember this one, I'm pretty sure this is important.
"What's my schedule for this afternoon?" Ash suddenly asked and at the same time the phone next to my computer rang.
"Wait, sir." Is this even right? I made my boss wait just to answer the phone call?
"Hello? This is Gill, Mr. Hayashi's secretary."
I couldn't help but smile at what I said, it looked like an official secretary answered the call. I used to imagine to try answering the call as a secretary, but now I've done it.
"Okay, I'll let him know." That's all I answered on the other line and put it down to approach Ash's table.
"Sir, Mr. Hayashi Sr. is calling you."
"Okay... Ma'am..." He answered and stretched his lips a bit as if he was trying to stop himself from laughing or smiling. I just remembered that I call him 'sir' again, it's hard to be polite, sometimes.
"And you don't have any other schedule for today besides the fact that some of the documents should be passed to the president." I gave him a long explanation and he stood up, I also noticed that he wasn't wearing his coat, I looked around and saw it in the sofa where he sat earlier and it was still there. I took it and slowly shaken it and handed it to Ash who was now adjusting his sleeves and neck tie.
"Okay and if I don't come back after 30 minutes." He had already put on the coat that I handed to him when he said that and turned to me and I'm sure, it was obvious in my face that I don't understand him. "Pick me up in my grandfather's office."