ELLA
Our car pulled up in front of me. Ang sundo ko na pala. Agad akong sumakay dito, from the airport ay dumiretso na kami sa bahay.
Mom is waiting for me when I stepped inside our house. She gave me a long and tight hug.
"I miss you, anak." she said.
"I miss you too, Mom." sabi ko sabay halik sa noo niya.
Iginala ko ang aking mga mata. Wala halos nabago sa ayos ng bahay. Matagal na din kasi akong hindi nakapasok dito lalong lalo na sa kuarto ko. Too much memories in my bedroom.
I avoided coming here after I came back from the US. Sa condo ni Mae ako nag stay hanggang lumipat kami ng Cebu.
"Tara na, kanina ka pa hinihintay ng Daddy mo." she said kaya naman sumunod na ako sa kanya para pumunta sa office ni Dad na nasa bahay.
"Ella, it's nice to see you again." Dad said.
Niyakap ko agad si Dad pagkakita sa kanya. He aged and looked troubled. We both sat down after exchanging pleasantries. Ikinuwento niya na agad ang mga anomalyang nangyayari sa kumpanya.
"Millions are missing!!" he exclaimed.
Hay, mukhang stressed na stressed si Dad. Kung hindi siya mag-iingat, he will have another heart attack.
"Don't worry too much Dad." I said.
"How can't I be? It is happening again pero ako ang idinidiin nila this time." he replied.
Idinidiin.
"Okay, that is a serious allegation Dad. We really need to get into the bottom of this. First, baka nagkamali lang sila sa figures. Baka yung money nasa liquidation process pa. Maybe some documents are missing. Madaming dahilan para mawala ang pera pero hindi naman ninakaw talaga. Pwede ring nalugi talaga ang company. There are several factors na dapat tignan ất busisiin." I explained.
"Enough of that scenarios! May nakawang nagaganap ất malakas ang kutob ko na that someone is an expert. Also, some people in the organization wants to destroy me and our company." he said.
Tama nga siguro si Dad. Tumayo ako at naglakad lakad.
After finding out kasi sa nangyari noon that involved Jema, nag aral ako during my free time on how she did it.
As per the records shown to me by Dad and Ate Joyce, Jema embezzled the funds.
She created bills and receipts for activities that did not occur and then kept the money paid for herself. She must have used it for personal expenses.
But how come she is still working and living modestly? Where is the money? Saan niya ito dinala?
Maybe, there's really no money.
Naalala ko yung pirmado niyang dokumento sa aking bàg. Malakas ang kutob ko na makakatulong ito sa gagawin kong imbestigasyon.
"There is someone? I thought you've had the culprit 2 years ago! I thought you had her caught and done! You told me that it was Jema who did all the stealing in the company! Don't tell me that she still have an accomplice inside!" I frustratingly said.
Biglang nag iba ang mukha ni Dad pagkasabi ko sa pangalan ni Jema. Matagal na din kasing hindi nababanggit ang pangalan niya at every time na isinasali ko siya sa usapan, they just ignore me.
"Maybe. I don't know what to think anymore." mailap ang mga mata na sagot ni Dad.
"Or maybe, you are not sure anymore on what really happened before. Tama ba Dad?" I asked.
BINABASA MO ANG
KUMPAS
RomanceUnlucky in love, Jessica Galanza thought that she finally found the one. She is happy and contented with her new relationship and was hoping that a proposal is soon on the horizon. However, she discovers about her boyfriend's infidelity thus breakin...
