Another Song For You[ASFY2]

Stanza 25

Stanza 25

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Hindi ko talaga maintindihan si Drei. Is he trying to romance me when he is married? What's up with him? Kung gagawin niya akong kabit, please lang, sinasabi ko talagang sumuko na siya kung ayaw niyang ipalapa ko siya sa pitbull ni Kristoffe. As much as I want to cooperate with him, I can't. I know my limits.

What? I want to cooperate with him? Snap out of it, Steph! Pinili niya si Junhee over you, siya ang priority!

"Miss Melissa, hindi pa po ba tayo aalis?" Napatingin ako kay Dela Torre.

Hindi ako nakatulog nang maayos kagabi. Nabagabag ako sa sinabi ni Drei. Ugh. I can't believe he still has that effect on me. Bwisit. Tumayo ako mula sa study table ko at lumabas ng library. Makapagtrabaho na nga lang nang hindi siya ang iniisip ko. I softly slapped myself. Ano ba tong mga iniisip ko? My gosh.

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Nakarating ako sa office at binati ako ng mga employees na nakasasalubong ko. Sinalubong ako ni Faye, ang secretary ko, nang makalabas ako ng elevator.

"Miss Melissa, the author of the book you are working on called. She asked if she could read half of what you've made." Sabi niya habang naglalakad kami papunta sa office ko.

"I'll set a date for her. And ask her if I can meet with her in person." Sabi ko. Binuksan ko ang pinto ng office ko at pumasok. Sinundan pa rin ako ni Faye.

"January issue has been published and distributed..."

"Good." Umupo ako sa swivel chair ko at binuksan ang laptop ko.

"...and we are missing a feature for the February issue. It's a Valentine special, like you said. The research team couldn't find something worthy. Everything was too typical. They had standards." Natigilan ako at napatingin kay Faye.

"How about Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone?" Tanong ko.

"The research team said you wouldn't approve it because every other magazine will definitely have it." Tumango-tango ako at binalik ang atensyon ko sa laptop. My employees know my business self so well. "Mr. Manalo called, he suggested something for the feature. He suggested that it would be better if a non-celebrity love story would be featured."

"That's good. Follow that up with him." Wow. Mabilis si Jethro ah.

"He said he'll give an update about it. He'll submit something." Sabi ni Faye.

"Ok. Anything else?"

"Mr. Sabado is here." Sabi niya. I took a glance at Faye.

"Ok. You may go back to what you're doing now."

Lumabas si Faye at hindi na ako nagulat nang bumulyaw si Kristoffe sa pagpasok niya sa office ko.

"Ano yun? Pinagbawalan daw ako ng kuya mo sa unit mo? Totoo ba yun o si Buenaflor ang may gawa niyon?" I rolled my eyes.

"Dela Torre never lies to me, Kristoffe. Isa pa, hindi lang naman ikaw ang nagulat sa instructions ni kuya. Pati ako! Mas lalo na ako! He never gave instructions like those before. Isa pa, hindi kita boyfriend kaya huwag kang maghi-hysterical diyan. Ipasecurity kita eh." Kalmado kong sabi.