"Go on. Tell her what I told you. She'll never notice." That's the last thing I heard Anne said before she pushed me towards Dane. But I can't get myself to tell Dane something that I know is not true. So I chickened out (Anne's own words) and left.
"Hay. Ewan ko ba sa iyo. Bakit 'yun lang sasabihin mo, hindi mo pa magawa. Bahala ka. Ikaw din mahihirapan."
I ignored her and nagmadali akong pumunta sa cubicle ko. Ayoko nang marinig pa ang mga sinasabi niya. Bakit ba niya ako pinipilit sa ayaw kong gawin? Buhay ko naman 'to. I choose how to live my life. I choose what to say to other people.
Can you blame me for not doing what she wants me to do? Can you blame me for making my own choices? I don't think so. Buti na lang, when Anne was about to approach me sa cubicle ko (I know what she will do: i-na-nag niya nanaman ako), dumating ang boss namin. Nang makita ni Anne boss namin, dali-dali siyang pumunta sa cubicle niya at nagkunwari na nagtatype.
I can't believe our boss saved the day.