PAPER HEART

1. Meet and Greet

"Good havens! Jacky!!!" Sigaw ng aking manager na si Ms. Dorothy habang hawak hawak ang listahan ng sales ng libro ko for the past weeks. 

She displays a bright smile while telling me my schedule for today, "And lastly you will be having a private interview by C.L from MEGTOON, aafter your book signing", Napatingin ako sakanya ng wala sa oras dahil sa pangalang narinig ko, walang iba kung hindi ang famous Comic Creator na si C.L or mas kilala bilang si RADMON, that person was incredible kahit na walang nakakakilala sakanya in person maliban sa company na pinag tatrabahuhan niya, and it was an honor to be the first one to meet RADMON!, Well to be exact my book was chosen for the MEGTOON 2020 anniverstory! at siya lang naman ang gagawa.

"Ms. Jacky, ready na po ang set up sa labas at nakapila na po ang mga fans ninyo" Sabi ng moderator saamin at sinamahan kami hanggang sa makaupo ako sa pwesto kung saan nag aantay ang mga taong bumili at nag basa ng libro kong ito, the book that i only wrote for fun but it actually clicked with not only young ones but also sa mga matatanda.

"We will start in 1,

2

3

-" Tinanggal nila ang naka harang na tali and one by one bumati at nagpa autograph ang mga fans ko, some pictures, some gifts, and also letters that are filled with notes of motivation.

"Hi, I'm Yuriko!, I really loved your english version of the story because I can't read ta-galogu that much and it helped me so much, Arigato and please take this." A lovely Petite japanese girl gaved me a transparent box with paper hearts inside, i was awed with the cuteness so I kept it beside me and sign the book with all of my love and appreciation!, before she left nag bow siya saakin at nag bow din ako pabalik as a sign of respect.

Some fans are chaotic like screaming or losing breath and uses their hands as a kunwaring pamaypay, someone actually have a sticky note inside that says "Marry ME", reaction? siyempre nakakatuwa pero ako I already declared to live for myself and my art only.

Paunti na ng paunti ang mga taong nakapila at dalawang oras na ang nakalilipas, hanggang sa wala ng nakapila at matapos ang event ay masaya parin ako, It may be too overwhelming to think about the things that they will look forward to what is next, pero kakayanin ko naman to siguro diba!. 

"Jacky nanduon na raw ang MEGTOON sa office!, grabe 30 mins early!" She cried but manages to sort things para mabilis kaming makarating sa office ng walang abala. As usual moderators guided us out to the parking lot na akala mo celebrity, sumakay kami sa Black Van at dumiretso sa office ko, nag ayos pa ako na akala mo mag aaudition at akoy kinakabahan ng sobra!.

12 mins had past at nakarating na kami sa building ng Gonzales Publising, Media and Entertainment Company, we rode the elevator up to floor 6 kung saan makikita ang office ko.

Habang pataas nang pataas ang level sa elevator ay mukhang tumataass din ang level of KABA, sino kaya siya at sino ba naman ako para piliin niya e kabago bago ko lang s industry na ito tapos ako agad diba, I was just stating the tru-

*TING* 

I gulped once the elevator door opens at bumungad ang pintuan ng office ko, "Ms, Dorothy ok lang ba ako?, Do i even look proper?" tanong ko habang hawak ang kopya ng libro ko, she gaved me a two thumbs up at binuksan ang pintuan, i was surprise to see a tall man figure looking out the window, maybe he was RADMONS manager?, "Go inside Jacky" Ms. Dorothy said at pumasok na ako pero bat walang ibang tao?, nag CR?, nag Walk out?, omg hindi pa ako late!.

"Ms. Dorothy di ka papasok?" She said no at kinabahan ako lalo, gaano ba ka private to?, ipapa patay ba nila ako kaya kaming dalawa lang nasa loob?

"You must be Ms. Jacky" Nagulat ako nung nagsalita yung lalake at humarap saakin, *THUMP* what is this feeling?, Parang naramdaman ko na to nuon..

His tall body figure, his face, his voice, even the vibe here it feels nostalgic?. Those brown eyes, but where...

"Excuse me is there something wrong?" He waved at me at bigla akong napakali dahil sino ba tong nasa harapan ko.

"Are you RADMONs Manager?, uhm Hi, Yes I'm Jacky" I offered my hand and he responded with laughter na akala mo may sinabi akong nakakatawa, bigla siyang umalis sa pwesto niya at umupo sa couch, he even tapped the next seat beside him telling me to sit there. 

"C'mon, I don't want my precious time to be wasted in an introduction" He said while smiling, agad naman akong umupo dahil sa sinabi niya, nako don't screw up jacky! Donchudare biss!.

"So uhm, first of all maraming salamat sa pag pili ng story ko, and i would like to know if there will be revisions or edits para sa gagawin ni RADMON" he smirked at me na para bang nang aasar, and he gazed down to my....

"That book, can i borrow it" I gulped and handed the book to him, he started to fast read while talking as if he was a professional Proofreader and a comic artist, omfg could it be? no I'm not sure yet.

"Ms. Jacky?, You listening?" Tanong niya at nag nod ako habang tinititigan ang mukha niya, he shrugged and grab a brown leather suitcase behind the table at naglabas ng red pencil at sketch pad, "So what do you have in mind when you created this characters?" He suddenly asked.

"I-I uhm at first i wanted to romanticise a happy ending, but it turned out that i created-"

"Tragedy" He started to draw on his sketchbook pagkatapos niyang mahanap ang description ng Male character sa story, he was smiling while reading it e nako pano kung may saltik pala to. 

He later on flipped tha page from 45 back to 3, kung saan mahahanap ang female character. Tinignan niya ako at bumalik sa libro, paulit ulit niyang ginawa ito na para bang hindi sangayon sa kanyang binabasa.

after minutes of silence, he looked at me.

"I never payed attention to the details of you characters, but it seems promising that you looked like the main protagonist, and the Male character just looked me" Sabi nito at naalala ko na kung bakit napaka nostalgic sa feeling nung nakita ko ang mukha niya kanina. But there is a trait na hindi ko makita kaya hindi ko man lang naisip na siya yung nasa panaginip ko but what is it...

"The characters from this story and the actual thing was a scene from my dreams, na paulit ulit kong napapanaginipan, at yung male character resembles you but not really you" He was shocked sa sinabi ko, amazed at the same time. 

"Well I'll leave it to you dahil ikaw ang nag sulat" He winked at me at inabot ang sketchpad niya, i was awed by the sketch, mabilis niya itong nagawa pero ang linis at ang ganda!, it felt like onti na lang ay magiging totoo na tong nasa harapan ko. 

"Charlie Lewis ngapala, or should i say RADMON" He offered his hand to me at sa kaloob looban ng isip ko ay ang sinabi niya kanina about sa intoductions, but i did it anyways! Nakipag shake hands parin ako habang naka tulala sakanya.

And without hesitation I said, "I thought you're a girl" He laughed again at tinitigan ako, he leaned closer to me at nangalumbaba sa left leg niya habang diretsong nakatingin saakin.

"So.. do you like me?"

"Excuse me?"

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AUTHORS NOTE: I'M back, Hey what's up you guys alam kong nakalimutan na ninyo ako dahil sa story na hindi ko natuloy nuon dahil busy sa school but i promise to finish this, anyways hindi ko na pahahabain pa ang pag dadakdak ko at sana may makapansin (LOLS).

Hope you like it and give me a heart and comment kung may gusto kayo saakin, este sabihin saakin <3...