Whispers of Hope ✓

CHAPTER 8

ISH POV.....

After taking Isabella ma'am inside the VVIP section, I told her to get change. Once she was done with her changing session I went inside her room. She was smiling while looking at me. I still remembered what Mr. Joshua said to me. I need to take care of her.

I give her the sweet smile and told her to remove her bathrobe. She was hesitant first but I tried to make her feel comfortable here.

"Ma'am don't worry. You are safe here. You can remove your bathrobe because I need to give you massage." I said to her. I don't know why I am feeling a connection with her. A connection which is more like a daughter and mother connection. Maybe I never felt a motherly love and she is also in her 50s.

She nodded her head and started to remove her bathrobe but the next second I stood rooted because of what I see. THOSE MARKS.

Marks which is giving me goosebumps on my body. From which I started to think about my past. Marks which is saying lots of stories. I can hear the shouting, pain, crying everything.

"How did...this...happen to you?" I asked while shuttering and I guess she knows what I am talking about.

"This...actually...my...husband beated me....so..." She started to explain but I saw something in her eyes. The fear, the loneliness, pain. I don't know what I am seeing in her eyes is right or wrong but I am sure that her past is not so good too.

"Did Joshua sir know about this?" I don't know how this slipped from my mouth

"No-no he doesn't know about it. When...when...he was in my womb...I...left his father and started to live alone....."

"Don't worry ma'am. Please be relaxed. Take this water. Have this then we will start our session." I said making her drink water and after that I started to treat her. I know that she stiffed when I touched her back. I need to make her feel better.

"Joshua sir told me that you didn't go outside from past 20 years then how did you came here? It must be difficult for you?" I asked and I wanted to know that how she comes outside because now I wanted to leave my fear. I wanted to live my life, want to go outside. I even tried so many times to go outside but failed miserably and I always was left crying. I need to recover myself. From the last time I saw Joshua sir I felt some connection between him. Maybe I am thinking too much.

"My son helped me a lot. I tried to come outside but failed. Today my son held my hand and helped me to go outside and this me give motivation." She said smilingly and I can feel her body is somehow relaxed. This is a good sign. We talked about everything. I got to know about her likes dislikes. His son is the main topic which she is doing mostly.

I am glad that she is trying to open up with me. I think I should discuss her case with Joshua soon.

JOSHUA POV......

"I'm not repeating myself here Mr. Gomez. I clearly told you the last meeting to handle everything right with our international partner companies and what's this I'm seeing? India's base sent me message regarding the cancellation of products and it seems that nothing has been moved yet by regarding India's side. I won't settle for less here Mr. Gomez, we cannot lose our Indian data base; they are more than important for our company so move and fast!"

The meeting hall was left silent as the old director went out and settled the problem he caused. I was expecting that we will have to just talk about the hiring of new employees but problems just came after another problem. I cannot just let this mess going on for this long; the company is at stake.

"So next; Ms. Santos, I saw your public speech with the media and you forgot to mention about the official cancellation of the products, worldwide. You have to patch things up fast before the media speculate their own false outlines of our company. Post an official statement in our international website for viewers and our consumers to know about the real situation, and fast."

"Understood sir."

The young female director nodded as I only went and stood up front he wide platform of the meeting hall. Everyone was silent as I gestured my secretary to begin flashing on the screen the plans of hiring new employee. I always have to personally report about the hiring of employees in my own company because I want every person entering my territory just as safe as how I could trust them.

"Before the meeting is adjourned, I need to inform y'all of my plans to hire employees as so to patch the vacancies. We cannot leave the company with limited employees. So I have here lest of possible and competent enough people that can enter our company base."

I went and pressed the little remote as the screen showed some list of people who are candidates of entering the company.

"Our therapy department is the one that has lost majority of employees and everyone here is aware how our therapy base is going wide internationally especially here in the Philippines. And our Indian therapy base is also getting many good reviews and attention by the Indian consumers so we have to hurry and call for the employment."

Everyone nodded in agreement with what I said as I gestured for all the board directors to scan the list of employees. I prepared beforehand a hardcopy of the list as so my people could get a fair-share of look on the employees to hired. So long as they see no problem with the list, then I will have to assign them the soonest for the employment.

"So as how you've seen in the list, there will be a total of 327 candidates. But for now we will be needing only 50% of this number; a total of just 164 employees. We only need 164 employees and so Ms. Santos, I want you to start the job employment and interview the soonest possible."

"Understood sir."

"And Mr. Bautista; inform our Indian base with the employment coz we will deport half of the employees there for the vacancies. I will have to call the Indian representative personally to talk about hiring Indian employees as well. We can't afford to lose consumers and customers because of language barrier so we also need to hire employees with pure or with Indian decent."

"Understood sir. I already sent an email to the official Indian base."

"Good. Go over the list again please and tell me if you know any of them. and if you know how good they can be as our companies' employee then give me a heads up."

Everyone nodded as I went and sat on my swivel chair waiting for everyone to settle down with checking the list. The list is long and so the meeting will also have to take longer than I expected.

A moment later, one female director raised a hand and I gestured for him to state whatever she has in mind.

"Sir, we have one employee without a last name. Tho her records and work experience is clean; her name is just weirdly doubtful, Ishita?"

I sat erect as I heard her name. I totally forgot that I also had Ishita's name on the list. Tho I haven't told her yet about my plans of hiring her, I just listed her name out of the many, just in case.

"Let it be. I know her personally and so I will personally have to recruit her. Get her out of your lists and leave Ms. Ishita to me."

Everyone was silent and their doubt and shock was just obviously visible for me not to notice. My secretary cleared his throat when the female director still didn't answer my command to get Ishita out of the list.

"Oh yes, yes sire. I understand."

I nodded silently as I went and checked my own copy of the list as everyone in the meeting hall remained silent for the rest of the meeting period til I settled everyone for the official start of employment.