Chapter 11
"Ma'am, pinatawag niyo daw po ako?"
"Ah, yes. Please be seated. I have an important news to you."
Medyo nagtataka akong napa-upo sa harap ng table ni Ms. Evangelista.
Ano kaya iyon?
"Your book before your latest one becomes bestselling book and there's a high demand for it to be adapted in a movie."
Napa-nganga ako sa sinabi ni Ms. Evangelista. Oh, my gee!
"Napag-usapan na ito ng mga nasa kataas-taasan and they approved to make it a movie," she said with a smile.
Kaagad akong napa-takip sa aking bibig. Oh, shocks! It'll be my second book to be adapted in a movie. Oh, goodness!
Habang nasa bus ako, di ko mapigilan ang sarili ko na mapa-ngiti. Damn. Ang saya saya ko kasi iyong mga pinapangarap ko lang noon, nagiging totoo na ngayon. Sobra sobra akong nagpapasalamat sa Diyos dahil sa mga nakakamtan kong mga tagumpay.
Bigla namang nag-ring iyong phone ko at nakita ang pangalan ni Ate Bea.
"Yes, ate?"
"Where are you? Can I meet you?"
"Huh? Why? Is it urgent?"
"Hindi naman. May gusto lang makipag-usap sa'yo," aniya.
"Sino?"
"You'll know when you get here. Asan ka ba?"
"Nasa bus na. Pauwi na sana."
"Oh.. I'll come to pick you up."
"Ay wag na ate. Ako nalang. Saan ba?"
Tinext nalang ni Ate Bea ang address at bumaba na ako sa isang bus stop at sumakay na ng taxi papunta sa address na binigay niya.
Sino naman kaya iyon? Does ate set me up on a blind date? Ganon ba siya kalungkot na makita akong single? Tss.
Pagkarating ko, nakita ko kaagad siya at may lalaking kausap na nasa kabilang side ng table. He's not her boyfriend so who's he? Ayoko namang mag-assume na niset up ako ni ate para sa isang blind date. She knows I hate blind dates. Dahil iyon sa nangyari sa akin noong college. Thanks to his brother who was there to save me.
Inukopahan ko na iyong katapat na upuan kay Ate Bea at nasa kabilang side ko na iyong lalaki.
"Hi. So I want you to meet Mikael Pascua," saad ni ate ng marating ko na sila.
"Hi. I'm Mikael Pascua. People call me Kael so you can call me in that name, too." The guy stood up and held out his hand for a shake.
"Hi. Aria Mercado," I responded and took his hand for a shake.
Pareho na kaming umupo at tinignan si Ate Bea nang nagtatanong. Kaagad naman niya akong sinagot.
"He's an executive producer to where I'm working. He happened to read your books and wanted to meet you."
Nahihiya naman akong napa-ngiti. Alright, an executive producer is here to meet me and what next? It's an overwhelming feeling that someone is here to meet you because of your work.
"So as I was reading your books, I really enjoyed it."
"Thank you, sir."
"Oh, please drop the honorific. We're not yet co-workers."
Nangunot ang noo ko sa sinabi niya.
"Anyway, I liked your work of arts. It's interesting. The way and the techniques you used are very impressive and unique. So I want you to be one of our writers," he said directly with a smile.
BINABASA MO ANG
Lonely (COMPLETED)
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