Officially Signing Off Novels & Stories

"At sino ang may access sa accounts? Sino ang huling gumawa ng transaction?" Tahimik ang buong silid. Halos walang gustong magsalita, ngunit sa huli, ang accountant ang sumagot. "Ang mga huling signatories po ay si Mr. Stephan Mondragon at ang board. Pero base po sa records, mukhang si Mr. Mondragon ang nag-approve ng withdrawals."

he declared. Ako rin, dahil alam ko naman kung hanggang saan lang ako. Tsaka si Mr. Walton? No, thanks. Ayokong gumulo ang buhay ko. I stared at the contract at binasa ang pinakadulo at pinirmahan ito. Signed by : Wayne J. Walton : Lauren L. Arevalo "It's a deal, then. Welcome to the company, Ms. Arevalo," he said before he stood up and aimed for shake hands.

Narinig ko ang pormal na pagkatok sa dambuhalang pinto bago ito tuluyang bumukas upang iluwa si Kristoff na pormal na nakasuot ng kanyang madilim na amerikana, hawak ang makakapal na papeles ng kumpanya. "Madam Zamira, I'm sorry to disturb you, pero kailangan nating linisin 'to," pormal na bati ni Kristoff sabay yukod nang bahagya habang inilalapag ang mga dokumento sa lamesang kahoy. "Sir Santi wants me to double-check the signature details sa authorization file."

"Tama. Hinding-hinding mangyayari 'yon." "Sigurado ka?" "Siguradong-sigurado! Kahit itaga mo pa sa marmol!" "No. That's expensive. I'll make it printed in a paper at ipapa-laminate ko." "Go ahead." "Okay. Settled, then." "Anong settled?" "We are now officially dating." "Hindi pa ako umu-OO." "We agreed." "Hindi iyon pagsang-ayon!"

sagot niya. “Ibig sabihin, kapag na-finalize ang figures at na-approve ang settlement, considered closed na ang project sa magkabilang panig.” “Correct. Walang pending obligations at wala nang pending further claims.” “Kung ganoon, upon execution ng settlement at release ng final payment, fully and finally settled na ang lahat ng matters.” “Confirmed. We will treat this as full project closeout.” “We will document this accordingly.” “Agreed. The project is officially closed.”

“Sign this.” Tiningnan iyon ni Bianca. Isang resignation letter at effective immediately. Kasama pa ang isang kasunduan na nagbabawal sa kanya na magkaroon ng anumang personal na relasyon kay Clyde. Kung lalabag siya, mananagot siya sa lahat ng magiging pagkawala ng kumpanya.

Muli ay naunahan na naman niya akong magsalita, "Going back, if they wanted my wet signature, you could bring the documents here in my unit. I'll message you the address. Just ask for the services of the company vehicle. They know my place but I'll send you the address, anyway. Ayokong mag-designate ng Officer-in-Charge dahil nandito lang naman ako. 'Di tulad no'ng nag-Siargao tayo which is far from the office." "Okay po, Sir." Ganito talaga siya magbigay ng instructions. Sunud-sunod, pero malinaw. Hindi ka mangangapa kung anong gagawin. "Also, don't ask anybody else to bring the documents. Ikaw lang. Not even Celine, okay?" aniya. "Okay po." Gusto ko sanang magtanong kung bakit pero hinayaa

“Basahin mo ‘yan. This is the official resolution from the board. And also, the papers for our annulment. You are to sign them today.” Napatingin si Vionne sa puting sobre sa harapan niya. Dahan-dahan niya itong binuksan at isa-isang tiningnan ang laman. Pormal na dokumento ng annulment. Wala man lang personal na paliwanag, wala man lang konsiderasyon. Isa siyang kontratang kailangang tapusin. At ang pinakamalala, pinapirma siya habang nasa gitna siya ng kahihiyan.

Ikalma mo lang, I reminded myself. Pagkatapos niyon ay napadilat ako at pinamaywangan siya. "Gusto mo ba talagang mawalan ako ng pasensya sa'yo, ha? Ano bang problema? Nakapirma na ako 'di ba?" "Yes, you did. But we're still not done yet. We need to complete the specific details before we part ways this night. You see this?" He lifted his hand with the pen. "I'm still signing..."

"After Legal's approval, the final copy was printed and personally brought by Ms. Sanchez to your office." Tumango ako. "I remember. I signed it in front of her." sagot ko. "Lahat ng pages, sir?" Tanong ng Legal Head. Tumango ako. "I always review every page before signing." Tahimik silang nagkatinginan. "After that," pagpapatuloy ni Claire, "Ms. Sanchez personally returned the signed contract to Records for archiving. The duplicate copy was forwarded to Finance." Napakunot ang noo ko.