"Schedule the book signing the week after next, if that's the only thing you prepared. Unless you can tell me now that by some miracle you can pull it off for next week as originally planned." I looked at the people surrounding me, ready to end my last meeting for the day. Feeling ko hindi pa tapos yung hangover ko sa sakit ng ulo ko ngayon.
I spent all day yesterday after the family lunch nursing my hangover and headache na hindi ko naman alam na hahabol parin hanggang ngayon. I don't usually hate Mondays, but today I do.
"Next next week nalang, maam. So we can continue the preparations." Pia, the head of Marketing answered me.
"Well you were given a month to plan and execute this, I don't get it why your team didn't use that time wisely. Just make sure the author and his agent are informed on the last-minute schedule change. And if their schedule is full, gawan nyo ng paraan." I stood up and grabbed my laptop and walked out of the room. I didn't wait for any answers.
Derederetcho na ko sa area leading to my office. Pag bukas ko, Xavier was there waiting for me. "What's up?" I asked him and nag lakad na ko sa desk ko to sit down.
"I have a little favor. Kasi may presentation ako later for my masters, can I use your room for it? Panel presentation e and ang pangit nung background dun sa pwesto ko."
Natawa ako. "Yeah sure. What time ba? Kailangan ko bang umuwi agad? Kasi I was planning to review the last of the first prints I need to approve." I grabbed it from my pile to remind myself to start with it already. Feeling ko I'm lagging with work dahil sa mga nangyari lately.
"Hindi yung kwarto mo sa condo." Tinaasan nya ko ng kilay. I wasn't even implying that. Pero syempre he was only joking. I need to quickly adjust sa mga pagbibiro nya. "Joke lang. Makikita ko din yon. 9pm pa naman yung presentation. Okay lang if you're here. Wag mo lang akong pagtawanan." He smiled widely. It was already 6:50pm.
"Oooh, now that you mentioned it, I want to listen in. You need my desk? I can just read on the couch." I offered.
"Wag ka na sa couch mamaya makatulog ka nanaman tapos kung sino-sino yung tawagin mo." He quipped while laughing.
"Oh. My. God." Napa nganga ako then I hurled a magazine at him in disbelief. I can't believe he would bring that up and alam nya talagang nakatulog ako non. Nung binato ko sya I made sure na makakailag sya. Sakto naman sa pag bato ko, pumasok si Franco. Natawa ng malakas si Xavier sa itsura ko at sa ginawa ko.
Nagtataka si Franco kung anong nangyari and if I was really mad that's why I threw something. I glared at Xavier na natatawang pinulot yung magazine ko and placed it on my coffee table. "Forget about using my room, dun ka kay Franco." Inirapan ko sya.
"Sa presentation mo? Wag don pre, ang daming kalat." Franco turned to Xavier. I wasn't surprised na alam na ni Franco yung presentation nya.
"Palagi namang makalat don sa office mo." Sinagot sya ni Xavier. "Saka di ako tatanggihan nyan. Binuhat ko yan nung Sabado e." Nang asar nanaman si Xavier and I scowled at him habang lumabas na sya sa office ko. Alam nyang kwento time namin ni Franco and he probably needs to finalize things for his presentation.
"So ganon ka ka-lasing nung Sabado?" Franco asked with a smile habang umupo na sya sa couch that was previously occupied by Xavier.
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