I woke up with swelling eyes dahil sa kakaiyak ko kagabi. I looked at my phone kung anong oras na at nagulat ako nang makita kong sobrang dami ng message ni Sam at Franz sa akin.
Even Jho has a message too.
Una kong binuksan ang kay Jho dahil panigurado this is about work and I'm not mistaken. She told me that there's a company who wanted to hire me to produce a song for their artist. Hindi naman ako umaayaw sa ganito kahit vacation ko. I need to work pa rin naman at panigurado hindi naman ito rush.
The company is a starting label pa lang since ngayon pa lang sumikat ang artist nila. They were producing several singers pero lagi raw flop ang nagiging outcome. So, they decided to ask for my help since kakilala naman ata nila si Jho.
"Ano? Tatanggapin mo ba?" Jho asked through the call. "Atsaka may ginagawa kang song ’di ba?"
"Yes, but this is a sad song. I don't think they need a sad song as of now." I answered. "Based sa details na sinend mo, they need a song na magb-bop talaga."
"Cole, the artist is not a ppop idol. They don't need bubblegum pop." Jho clarified. "Besides, sabi nila naging famous daw itong artist because of her song na sad din. I haven't met the artist yet, pero mamaya makikilala natin if papayag ka."
"Kakagising ko lang. Anong oras ba?" I asked while rubbing my eyes at umayos ng higa.
"1pm, Cole. Kaya mo ba?" Jho asked.
"Sige, mag-aayos na ako."
"Okay, I'll send you the address and magkita na lang tayo sa lobby." Jho ended the call that made me heaved a deep sigh.
So professional, Jho.
Bumangon na ako at nag-ayos. I put a light make up dahil hindi naman ako magpe-perform. Panigurado meeting pa lang ito.
I'm still doubting pa rin sa skills ko. Paano kung mag-flop pa rin kahit ako na ’yung nagsulat? Hindi naman kasi nasa composer minsan. Depende pa rin sa kakanta at sa kung anong sikat na genre ngayon.
Pagkatapos ko mag-ayos ay agad na akong lumabas ng condo. Sakto naman ang paglabas ni Maloi sa condo niya. She only nodded her head as a sign that she noticed my presence pero dumeretso na siya paalis. Sumunod naman ako dahil doon din naman ang gawi ko.
Sabay pa kaming pumasok ng elevator pero hindi kami nag-uusap. I wanted to start the conversation pero nahihiya na ako. She said, we could be civil with each other pero parang magiging friendly na ako kapag kinausap ko siya ngayon kaya hindi ko na ginawa.
I wanted to make things right, pero hindi ko ’yon mapipilit ngayon. I need to accept this situation of us na lang siguro.
"Work?" Maloi asked and I nodded.
"Ikaw rin?"
"Yep. Sudden meeting." She answered.
Pagkatapos nyan ay hindi na ulit kami nag-imikan dahil may iba nang pumasok sa elevator at nagkalayo kami.
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Nang makarating ako sa company building ay nakita ko agad si Jho sa company lobby. She approached me agad and motioned for me to follow her so I did.
Deretso lang ang lakad namin kahit maraming gustong magpapicture. Jho told them na mamaya na lang dahil may importanteng meeting kami and they cheered dahil makakatrabaho raw nila ako, which wasn't impossible naman.
"Akala ko maliit lang na company?" I asked Jho nang makapasok kami sa elevator. "This building looks elegant."
"Mayaman may-ari. They promote their artists so much pero wala talaga. Kaya nga they're willing to pay insurmountable amount para lang may mapasikat sila." Jho explained, causing me to nod.
Pumasok kami sa loob ng conference room at nakasunod lang ako kay Jho na parang tuta. When we entered the room, I saw unfamiliar faces, hindi ko sila nakikita sa kahit saan pero mukha naman silang artist. Sadyang hindi lang siguro sikat.
"Good afternoon, Miss Vergara. I'm Geo Wilde. The CEO of this company." He extended his hand.
"Nice meeting you," I said and accepted his hand and we shook. "Kami na lang ba ang hinihintay?"
"Actually, mali-late ’yung isa naming artist. But we can start the meeting already if may gagawin ka pa." He smiled at me.
"No, let's wait." Umupo na ako sa seat ko at agad naman akong binati ng mga artist doon and they expressed their admiration on my works.
"Miss Vergara, are you aware na kilalang kilala ka sa buong bansa?" Geo asked kaya napalingon ako sa kanya.
Of course, I knew. But I wouldn't say it. Magmumukha akong mayabang ngayon.
"Of course, she knew. Her Filipino fans went to the airport nang makarating kami. And also, there were lots of billboards na may itsura siya, probably from her fans." Jho explained and Geo nodded.
"Thanks for accepting the offer. This would really help our artist." Geo smiled at me at nahahalata ko na kay Jhoanna na naiinis na siya.
Geo is a good looking man. Mukha rin siyang binata. Siguro nepo-baby ’to. He wouldn't have this much money sa ganitong edad.
Ge stood up at pumunta kung saan ako nakaupo at tumayo lamang siya sa likuran ko. I didn't know what he was about to do pero tiningnan siya ni Jho nang masama.
"I'm sorry, late ako. Traffic sa—" Maloi stopped for a while when she saw me.
"Hi." I raised my hand a bit at lahat ay nagtinginan sa amin.
"Sit down, Maloi. This is Miss Vergara. She's going to be our composer and producer sa next album mo." Geo introduced me to her.
"Bakit siya?" she asked.
"Bakit hindi?" Geo smiled at me. "She's a well-known singer-songwriter. You should be grateful to work with her."
Umupo si Maloi sa seat niya na halos kaharap ko lang din at hindi niya maalis ang tingin niya sa akin at kay Jho.
"Geo, let's start the meeting if complete na tayo." Jho intervened and he nodded.
Well, if this wasn't fate. Hindi ko na alam.
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