Everything changed since that day

CHAPTER 01

Today is a new day. A different day.

My motto to strive throughout the day. Thinking of the past would just make me upset and depressed. Nag-ayos na ako para sa trabaho. I am an editor for a publishing company, and on the side, I also do creative design. Tumutulong ako gumawa ng cover design para sa mga libro.

Natagalan ako kumilos, dahil nakakatamad kumilos. Procrastination at its finest. It took me thirty minutes para maligo at halos isang oras naman para mag-ayos ng buhok at mukha.

I live at a condominium, my parents saved up enough money for me to live in. I will forever be thankful sa parents ko, they want me to be independent but at the same time they don't want to see me struggle to pay monthly for a small apartment with other roommates.

As my mom says, "save up enough for your family not to struggle, your child is not your investment but your inspiration to have a brighter future".

Lagi ako magpapa-salamat sa mommy ko at daddy ko, hindi sila kahit kailan namilit na tumulong ako sa pag-bayad sa bills. Kahit na lagi nilang sinasabi na to focus on my studies, namilit parin ako mag-part time job sa isang cafe at tumulong ng kaunti sa mga bayarin sa bahay.

Kinuha ko ang aking susi ng kotse sa sabitan nito at pumunta na sa parking lot.

I drive a twenty-nineteen Toyota camry, my dad specifically picked this car dahil wala ako alam sa mga kotse. I just said yes since this is my first big purchase sa tagal ko nag-ipon. Pag-pasok ko sa kotse, ay agad kong binuksan ang aircon at i-connect ang phone ko for music. I picked my "Indie music" playlist since I like to gate keep music I listen to. For some reason, I like having the feeling of listening to a song before they get famous.

Once everything set, I drive to my workplace.

I parked my car sa likod ng building dahil lahat ng parking sa harap ng building ay occupied na and I only have ten minutes to clock in and report to my team leader sa progress ng libro na ine-edit ko.

I quickly run up to our system to clock in and just on time, I clocked in at seven fifty-five am. We always need to clock in five minutes early to report our progress.

I went up to my floor which is fifth floor, and every floor is different genre para hindi confusing and organize daw ang station according to our CEO. I am in fantasy/mystery genre, but I do want to join romance genre pero wala pa silang opening kaya at the moment, I am still on the fifth floor.

Pag-sakay ko ng elevator bago ito sumara, ay biglang sumigaw ang aking kaibigan na si Lili

"Wait for me!" Agad ko namang hinarang ang aking kamay para hindi ito tuluyan na sumara. She's on her phone at parang hindi yata ako ito napansin. She's looking on her phone as if she wants to murder it.

"Malapit mo nang mahati sa gitna iyang phone mo" ani ko.

"Jesus!" gulat nitong sabi. May pag-hawak pa ito sa dibdib na para bang multo ako.

"Chrystia, jesus! You should've said something" "busy ka kasi sa phone mo na hindi mo ako napansin nung pumasok ka"

We were already at the fifth floor at lumabas na ako. "Mamaya na tayo mag-usap. See you" I waved good bye at her at nagpunta na sa office nang aking team leader. Pagka-tapos kong mag-report ay agad akong pumunta sa aking desk.

I like my desk clean and simple. Kinuha ko ang aking laptop sa bag at nilagay to sa aking desk. Madaming papers lahat ng mga editors dito, but I like mine neat and organized. All of them has sticky tabs according to how long they are and what genre.

Blue is for mystery, yellow is for fantasy, and red is for urgent. Orange is for short story, and Green is for novels. I usually skim through the novels before I tag them with sticky tabs. I can't focus kapag madaming papel at makalat ang desk ko.