Hindi ko sigurado kung ano ang gagawin ko sa librong 'yun. But, one thing is for sure, and that is I don't want to flip any page from that creepy book ever again. So, pitched it in the trash before I head back to work around 3 P.M.; and left Anna alone in my apartment.
"Sir, akala ko hindi ka na babalik this afternoon." Nakabungisngis na pagbati ni Don. Ang nag-iisang datihang staff kong natitira pa rin sa team ko. "Tatawagan ko na lang po sana kayo tungkol do'n sa mga interviewees na darating daw po bukas. Ang sabi po ng H.R., mga 10 A.M. daw po."
"Ilan daw?" Habang umuupo na ako sa aking puwesto. "May sinabi ba sila?"
"Ahm... may apat daw pong naka-schedule for interview bukas."
Tinanguan ko ito bago ko muling binubuhay ko ang aking desktop.
"May natapos ka ba ngayon?" I am referring to the manuscripts we need to read, accept and reject at a certain deadline.
"Opo, pero..." Kakamot-kamot ito.
"Pero ano?"
"May dalawang manuscripts po akong inilagay sa folder n'yo."
I checked the virtual folder he's referring to. It's a folder in a shared drive where we could access all our common files. May dalawang bagong manuscripts nga ang nakalagay na sa folder ng mga rejected.
"Holy crap..." Bulong ko, habang binabasa ko ang sangkatutak na marks of typographical and grammatical errors, notes about the story loopholes, flaws and etc. Tiningnan ko rin 'yun isa. The sight is even worse.
"I'm sorry Sir, if I stopped reading at chapter 5. I will proceed if you'll ask me to, but those two were really badly written. Hindi rin po maganda ang storyline. Sa dami ng manuscripts na kailangan nating basahin, I am not quite sure if you'd want me to give up our most precious time to find hope in those two."
Umiling ako. "Go ahead and read the others. I will take care of these."
Oh boy. Here's to the thing I really hate doing as the head of the Editorial Department; writing a letter of rejection.
Hindi pa man din ako natatapos sa isinusulat ko'y may nag-pop up na bagong email coming from one of our writers. Yes, one of those... popular brats. Whose real colors are not seen by their fans. This one is complaining about her rejected manuscript, who, instead of accepting our reasons for non-acceptance, turns against us to question our editing skills.
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To respond nicely--and professionally, while all you really want to do is to strangle the disrespectful brat behind that email, is surely one of the most challenging task in my most forsaken career in the Publishing Industry.
"Sir..." Pabulong na wika ni Don; busy ako sa pagta-type.
Sinuyapan ko ito sandali, "What?" Muli akong bumaling sa aking ginagawa.
Mas lumapit ito sa aking lamesa, at pabulong na sinabing, "Alam n'yo na po ba ang development sa team nina Miss Jen?"
"What about them?" I pretended I don't give a damn.
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ParanormalStandalone [Completed] Language: Filipino Ang matinding takot ay may pangalan. [Editor's Note] Writer: A. Atienza Content Editor: DPEditors Classification: Novel Genre: Paranormal Series: Standalone Cover Design: M. Castro Started: November 2...
