Friday the Thirteenth Extension

(It was written on February 16.)

Monday.

Around 6:00PM.

Just woke up. I had a dream. A very bad dream. It was a scary dream. I was asking Blue if she could check for me. (Check or checking is a process to know if your call is being monitored or not.) Blue just ignored me. It was like she did not hear me. So I decided to check it myself. When I was in front of the master Avaya, the buttons were gone! I could not check! It was the scariest feeling ever I had in my recent life. People in call centers know what I am talking about here.

Around 11:00PM.

I was on my way to the Burgundy Tower entrance when I saw Ms. Agatha and my boss, Ms. Shee, both smoking right there. I said a quick ‘hi’. Ms. Shee noticed I was wearing jeans. I forgot it was Monday, a formal day. To divert her attention, I asked her if she was able to watch Eat Bulaga just that day. She knew it. She knew that Rhea, one of my newest teammates, joined in Sa Pula Sa Puti. It was funny. My plan was successful. I was free to go.

Around 11:20PM.

I got a little confused with my schedule. Something seemed wrong. I approached Ms. Shee to ask her about it. Realization came in. I had a shift last night which I did not know. I had no shift today. In other words, I was on AWOL last night. And take note of it: Perfect attendance for the month of February has a $150.00 bonus. I could imagine my $150.00 flying away. They were flying away from me to a far, far place. Suddenly I felt like floating in the air. Inside my head I thought I heard myself scream.

Now I need to sleep. No more bad dreams, please.