Close As Strangers

Chapter 29

  A/N:  am sorry for the late update

"The Presidency of MLouise Designs will be held in a restaurant this afternoon and right after we'll proceed to the factories to check and the signings of the new brands were postponed today—" napaangat ang tingin ko dahil sa sinabi ng sekretarya ni Daddy.

"Postponed? Bakit makakansela? Matagal na sinet ang date na ito and they'll postponed it?" saad ko sa sekretarya.

"We don't know too ma'am—" for the second time I cut him off by raising my hand.

"You should know the reason! Hindi basta-basta 'yung mga clothes na ibinabalandra natin sa public. We are trusted, you should know that." Ani ko at hinilot ang sentido.

"Any meetings for this day?" dagdag ko at inayos ang mga papeles na natapos ko na dahil siguradong may mga panibago na naman.

"None ma'am." Tumango ako at umalis na ang sekretarya ni Daddy. Bigla naman pumasok si Pia, dala-dala ang mga panibagong set na kailangan ko pag-aralan, it's their ideas actually and I am right the new sets are here.

"Ito na ba lahat?" I asked her while putting my eyeglasses again. Maybe I should use contacts again. I shrugged at that thought.

"Yep, I can say na it's good lahat, I mean pinag-isipan nilang mabuti ang mga 'yan, I read some of those."

"Uh Ara, may problema nga pala." Nangunot ang noo ko dahil sa sinabi niya, "What is it?" alam kong seryoso ang sinasabi ni Pia dahil ramdam ko sa tinig niya, hindi ko tuloy maiwasan kabahan kahit papaano kasi last two months it's about the team who tried to steal some of our ideas.

"From Accounting 'to Ara—"

"Pwede bang straight to the point na Pia look, madami pa kong gagawi—"

"Ang sabi nila ang ganda ko daw at dyosa pfft." Napanganga ako sa sinabi ng pinsan kong assuming. I so much want to yell at her and scream because of the frustration but I can't so instead, "Umagang-umaga Pia wag mo sirain araw ko."

"Ito naman ang serious mo kasi masyado Ma'am Ara, take it easy okay?" napa 'whatever' na lang ako sa mga pinagsasasabi niya. *sighs*

*vibrates phone*

+1029737*****

I ignored the text message dahil aasikasuhin ko pa ang mga factories, the brands, the clothings, ang mga chain of restaurants namin. I get up and immediately naman na dumating si Nick.

"Let's go." Sabi ko at napa woah naman ang kumag. "Come on, may meeting ako with the MLouise Designs you are my driver Nick walang angalan panindigan mo."

"Ara you take it seriously come on." At humalakhak siya na parang nasa bahay at nakikipag kwentuhan sa kung sino. I grab his ear at piningot ito. Don't try me Nicko.

"Ah—Ouch! Bitiwa—Aray!—Titigil na ko—Fvck Ara masaki—aray!"

"I don't care Nicko. I don't care." Tumindig ako ng tayo at inayos ang corporate attire ko.

"The themed that we will launched is all about the rain not to mention it's rainy season but we need to put it in a fashion and detailed way plus our new designs are catchy with the eyes of the youths at the same time the oldies too. You can take a look at those." The manager handed me the portfolio.

As I scan it, marami agad akong nagustuhan and pasok siya sa trends. "If I would suggest to put some of the 80's themed will you add some more?" tanong ko. Actually, that's the other ang napansin ko todays, people loves more yung flowery and loose pants.