Now that my brother is in comatose, pareho sila ng sister in law ko na coma, walang nag-mamanage ng company nila at ng pamilya namin.
Papa is not capable of taking care of the company that he let go for 8 years, kasi naniniwala s'ya na my brother is the next heir.
At ngayon, nasa opisina ako ng bahay namin. It's been many years, and here I am now. Nakaupo at binabasa ang mga files na naiwan at tinatrabaho ng Kuya ko.
"Wow, hundred million deal huh." Nagkibit balikat ako, habang isa-isang iniiscan ang investors offers sa company ni Kuya.
I am also wondering, asaan ang bunso ko na kapatid, he is nowhere to be found, and yes. Hindi namin pa nasasabi sa kapatid ko na bunso ang nangyare, we just needed to wait for him to come home, because I knew him so well. Lalo kapag may ganito na sitwasyon. He will choose to drown himself with alcohol first, bago mag-isip ng solution.
Simon will be devastated if he hears that Kuya is comatose now, and there is nothing we can do about it. We have a lot of money, pero ang hirap.
Naupo ako sa swivel chair ng study, and I saw Rafaello's in it.
The file says that my brother has been trying to terminate the partnership with Rafaello's firm, but they keep on declining, hanggang sa bukasan ko ang isa pa na folder. It's all about a motion for termination for partnership pa rin, since there is a lot of grounds for termination, and my brother has been fighting since the day I left.
"It was granted." I said after reading the last folder, at effective s'ya since yesterday!
But yesterday, they got into an accident. Almost 17 hours ang byahe namin mula LA to Philippines, at nakakaisang araw na sila Kuya sa ospital.
I have a bad feeling, hawak ko ang phone ko at hinanap ang contact number ng private investigator ng pamilya namin.
It took six rings, before they answered my call.
"Hey, it's me, Jeana. I know you heard the news about the accident of my brother, can you please provide info about his fight for terminating the partnership between Rafaello's. Thank you." I said before ending the call.
Binaba ko ang phone at pumikit ng bahagya at sumandal sa upuan.
"Accident about what?" Naibato ko ang phone ko sa pinto sa gulat, tapos na bumukas at si Simon ay lumapit sa akin.
Sambot ni Simon ang phone ko, and he is wearing a tuxedo now.
"You're home!" I scream and hug him tight. My little brother is a man now!
"Wow you're a big boy now!" I teased him, pero tinampal ni Simon ang kamay ko at umismid.
"You're just a month old older than me, stop treating me like a child." He hissed at tinawanan ko ito, ginulo ang buhok ni Simon na parang hinimod ng baka.
"What happened to Kuya?" Napatigil ako sa pag-gulo ng buhok ni Simon at umatras
Sumandal ako sa lamesa at doon naupo. "I've been out of the country, kasi Kuya already expanded his business and I am his representative, and I've been calling him since yesterday, I need his answer for the deal-"
"Kuya Philip got into a car accident, he is currently comatose with Ate-"
"That is not true-" hindi ko na pinatapos si Simon sa sasabihin n'ya at nagsalita na ako agad.
"That is why I am here, after we heard the news, umuwi kami agad. And I did not attend my graduation, because Kuya got into an accident, Mama and Papa are still at the hospital and I took home Therese." Napasandal si Simon sa sofa at pasalampak na naupo roon. Sapo ang ulo n'ya at namumula ang tenga.
