KNOX SANDOVAL
I JUST finished a stressful conversation with my wife, Elise. She said some of her co-models were mean and treated her differently. I tried my luck and convinced her to go home and just take care of me, her husband, but I couldnʼt weigh heavier than her dreams.
Sheʼs like this since we were university students. What she wants for herself, she will definitely aim for it, not listening to otherʼs advice.
Ito ang isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit ko siya nagustuhan. Iniisip ko dati na maganda ang maidudulot kung hindi madaling sumuko ang isang tao. Pero hindi pala dapat sa lahat ng pagkakataon ay kailangan mong maging matatag at matapang. Bago ka pa masaktan at ang mga tao sa paligid mo, matuto kang bumitaw. Pero kahit na kabaliktaran ng realizations ko ang ginagawa ni Elise, hindi pa rin ako galit sa kanʼya.
Hindi nga ba? O sadyang nasanay lang ako at naging manhid?
A knock at the door brought me back to my senses. A girl staff entered my office, not closing the door, and stood at a distance so that I would be able to hear what she was going to say.
“Mr. Sandoval, I think there is a mess happening at the shoot today,” she stated nervously.
“What shoot?” I asked. Is there a shoot today? Why am I not informed?
“Yes po, ʼyong Maternity Fashion Collection,” she responded. “The one that is collaborated with Je Hil.”
“Why did no one inform me ahead of time?!” bulyaw ko. “Where is Gab?”
A collaboration with Je Hil, a well-known fashion designer, is something that I worked hard for. Hindi dapat magka-aberya! Hindi dapat pumalpak ito!
Napayuko na ang staff ko at hindi na niya kaya pang tingnan ako habang sumasagot, “L-lumabas po siya maghanap ng kapalit na model.”
Nang dahil sa narinig ko ay tila sinapian ako ng isang demonyo. Nanginginig at nanlilisik ang mga mata ko dahil sa frustration at galit na nararamdaman ko. “Wala pang model for the shoot?! You know how important this project is for El Knox yet you guys are doing nothing!”
“Boss,” boses ni Gab mula sa pintuan, “ako po ang may kasalanan.”
Lumapit siya sa babaeng staff at sinenyasan itong lumabas na. Yumuko naman ang babae sa akin bago niya lisanin ang aking opisina.
I sighed, hardly pressing the center of my forehead using my thumb. “Gab, what is happening?”
Nakayuko siyang tunugon, “Nakalimutan kong paalalahan lahat; staffs, model's management, glam team. Halos lahat sila inakalang hindi matutuloy ang shoot ngayon.”
“Then why didnʼt you remind them?”
“Boss, sobrang busy ko lately, at ang dami po ninyong pinagawa sa akin kaya nawala sa isip ko.”
Nagpantig ang tainga ko dahil sa ʼking narinig. “Are you complaining?!”
He responded confidently, “Hindi, Boss, nagpapaliwanag lang ako.”
“Then tell me what made you too busy to forget about this important project!”
“Pina-imbestigahan mo sa akin si Ms. Garcia,” matapang niyang tugon, nakatingin sa akin na parang hinahamon ako ng sagot.
I was taken aback. What he said was reasonable. Pero hindi puwede na masira ang collaboration na ito with Je Hil. Napabuntong hininga ako, pisil ang aking sentido. I need to come up with a solution but I canʼt think of any.
BINABASA MO ANG
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