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Chapter Three   All through that week and the next, Aileen and the rest of the editorial team worked extra hard putting finishing touches to the latest edition of the magazine. It was due for release the following week as it was the usual custom to allow circulation on newsstands, book stores and grocery stores before the actual month started. The online edition also went live on the same day as the paperback copy. This was done so internet subscribers to the magazine could download their copy on that first day too.  Aileen and Emily both worked the hardest when press time arrived, which was usually second to the third week prior to the release of the new edition. That was because both of them also acted in the positions of managing and production editors respectively. On most nights, Aileen got home very late and extremely tired. And on the nights she couldn’t make it home because of supervision of production procedures, she had to make do with the couch in her office....

Chapter Two  Aileen got to her office pretty late the next morning. And on her table was a notice of meeting for all editorial staff for 8.45am. She hadn’t seen this notice at the close of work the day before. But if she had come in before eight, she definitely would have known. Aileen kicked herself for coming in late. This meeting, she realized was very crucial as all editors had to discuss upcoming events and plans for the latest edition of the magazine.  As the head writer and editor at large, she had already forwarded all articles for the different columns which included photos to the editor in chief, Amy Saunders for her perusal and approval. At the meeting that morning, they were going to be discussing the final draft and ideas for the cover of the current edition which was already in a dummy template.  Aileen checked her watch, she realized she was already  thirty minutes late. She grabbed her portfolio and headed straight for the conference room where editor...