It is an unusual night for Emily as she could not feel Riel's presence now. Usually, her favorite reader pops-up a 'Hello' message at around nine in the evening. It frustrates her a little bit as she is very excited to tell him the good news. She received an email from JACP congratulating her as her entry won in the romance category. And she confirmed it when an email for Don Jose pass through her from JACP informing the chairman who are the winners for JACP contest.
She recalls how happy the Chairman was when he read the message from JACP. The old man immediately called Franco to deliver the good news.
"I'm sorry, hija, inunahan kitang magsabi ng good news kay Franco. Sobrang na-excite kasi ako. I'm sure this will be another best seller," Don Jose said.
"It's all right, Mr. Chairman, no worries," Emily replied. "But honestly, Sir, I don't know how Boss Gab take it once he learned that I send an entry to JACP contest," she added.
"And that entry won," Don Jose uttered. "And do you worry? Hindi ba napagkasunduan na namin ni Grace na Chief-Editor at Lawyer lang ang makakaharap mo sa contract signing," he added.
"But we could not deny the possibility that he would find out the identity of 'TheLostGirl' author," Emily said.
"I don't understand why you worry that much, hija. Gabriel does not have time for stuff like that. Masyado syang busy sa DBS para pag-aksayahan pa nya ng panahon na alamin the identity of TheLostGirl," Don Jose said.
"I could not understand myself, too, Mr. Chairman. Natatakot kasi siguro ako kay Boss Gab kaya ganito na lang ang worry ko," Emily uttered.
"Then stop worrying about something that is far from happening," Don Jose uttered.
She came back to her senses when her phone suddenly ring and the call is from her mother. "Hello po, Nanay, kamusta po kayo?" she answered.
"Anak, congratulations! Pasensya ka na ngayon lang kami nakatawag sa iyo para batiin ka, ngayon lang nakapag-paload si tatay mo eh," Nanay anna uttered.
"Maraming Salamat po, Nay," Emily uttered.
"Congratulations, anak," she heard her father exclaimed.
"Salamat po, Tay," Emily replied.
"Pinagmamalaki talaga kita, anak. Aba eh sinabi ko na sa mga kapitbahay natin dito na dapat eh bumili sila ng libro mo," Tatay Ador uttered.
"Grabe ka, Tay, nakakahiya sa mga kapitbahay," Emily said, chuckling.
"Aba, anong nakakahiya dun, anak? Mabuti nga at malaman ng mga kapitbahay na may libro na ang anak ko," Tatay Ador uttered. "Kelan ba ang labas ng libro mo?" he asked.
"Hindi ko pa po alam, Tay. Pero kayo po ang makakaalam kung kelan ilalabas ang libro ko," Emily said.
"Naku dapat pala paghandaan ko na yang book launching mo, anak," Nanay Anna uttered.
"Pasensya na po, Nay, wala po akong book launch kasi iniiwasan ko pong magpakilala. Alam nyo naman po na si Don Jose ang may-ari ng JACP, baka makulayan pa po ang pagkapanalo ko," Emily said.
"May katwiran ka, anak. Pero paano namin maibebenta yung libro mo kung hindi natin ipapaalam kung sino talaga si TheLostGirl? Malamang hindi maniwala ang mga kapitbahay natin sa ikaw ang sumulat ng libro," Nanay Anna commented.
"Ayos lang naman yun, Nay, hayaan na po natin ang mga kapitbahay natin dyan sa Bulacan," Emily said.
"Sayang naman, Anak. Pero kung iyan ang gusto mo eh ikaw ang masusunod," Tatay Ador said.
"O sige na, Anak, matulog ka na at may trabaho ka pa bukas. Agahan mo ang pag-uwi sa Sabado at magluluto ako ng espesyal na ulam para celebration na natin," Nanay Anna said.
BINABASA MO ANG
Three Men Plus She (Completed)
FanfictionDon Jose Alcaraz, owns Dynamics Bookstore under Jose Alcaraz Corporation. In its more than thirty years of existence, DBS tops the list of the country's big bookstores. Don Jose lives in Laguna with his three grandsons, Jose Gabriel 'Gab' Alcaraz...
