Siguro mas mabuti kung hindi siya naging isang "dick".
Naghihintay ako sa interview ko with CEO para sa upstart media ng kumpanya. From what I read about him in the times on the subway here, he's a former tech guy, rich as hell, and an arrogant jerk.
"I see Vergaramoir Publishing being the ultimate leader in genre fiction within three years," Tristan Josh Vergara had told the paper. "Our competitors are failing. We're adopting new ways of bringing stories to readers. Fresh exciting stories. Not the same old, same old. Every other company is just a house of cards."
Kita mo? A dick.
And I need that dick to give me a job. Pinikot ko yung mga daliri ko ang hirap my knuckle pops.
The receptionist, isa sa mga matagal na, effortlessly well-put together women you see all over Manhattan with their cat fur-free sweater twinsets and perfectly ironed wool-blend skirts, looks up with an arched eyebrow.
"Sorry," bulong ko
Her frosted mauve lips from a tight smile. "Wala kang ikakabahala at wag kang kabahan. Mr. Vergara will be free soon, and I'm sure magiging mabuti ang interview mo."
Hindi lang sa interview ang dahilan I'm worried about. It's the fact I'm here at all.
Yung telepono ng receptionist desk ay tumutunog na parang may tumatawag.
"Yes, sir?" hinto nito "I'll send her in."
Tumayo ang receptionist at tinawag ako.
Kinakabahan ako. Ang bawat apak ko sa aking scuffed black flats sa makintab na semento na sahig ay parang isang drumbeat ng kapahamakan.
Biglang sabi ng babae na walang akong lugar dito, sabay alis
Bulong ko naman sa sarili ko salamat. Tinawag ko lahat ng maaring makuha kong kumpiyansa para bigyan ako ng tapang. I enter the room.
And lay eyes on a gorgeous man.
Tangina! Ang gwapo niya. He's so tall and board shouldered, slim hipped with a long legs. Jet a blonde hair, a sprinkling of stubble that looks more fashionable than sloppy and a prominent nose.
At ang mga mata nyang kulay asul, they are inquisitive. Sharp. Like they are looking through my heart, mind and soul. Pero hindi iyon ang pinunta ko dito, which I've been known to do when nervous.
"Miss Vera Crus." I expect him to smile at least a little, because that's what affable voice do.
Mr. Vergara is the CEO of Vergaramoir Publishing, clearly isn't affable boss. Lagi kasi itong nakanguso. It would be sexy if I didn't need to win the guy over for a job.
Huminto ako sa harapan niya at inabot ko ang kamay ko. Am I supposed to shake hand's first? Is there some gender employee boss handshake rule I don't know about?
