The Beauty of Being Unfuckwithable

Chapter 5 ~ Mess

~ A m b e r ~

After loads of calls and emails we got through to all the investors. Sadly, we probably lost half of the remaining investors after an argument over the phone. They didn't believe we could make up the money so they pulled out before they got any deeper into the mess that was Mary Lynn. I have to admit dad was a mess. He kept saying it was over, and there was nothing we could do. Honestly, it was hard to argue. Mary Lynn seemed to be a downward spiral or failing investments and upset business women and men.

Sighing, I rubbed my aching temples. "Dad it's okay. Even if we fall, like you said, we can build back up again." He shook his head violently. "Like you s-said Amb, the company name falling in the dirt is almost unrecoverable!"

I smiled "Ah. The key word there is almost." But he just sighed. "Just give it up Amb." Then Dad got up and left his office, sulking all the way out. I've never seen him like this and I was worried about him. I sighed, there was nothing more we could do. We called banks all over town, all over the state, asking for an investment but we got turned down. We tried to convince the current investors to stay but the big investors all ended up leaving. Even Nathan Calaxan left us.

I couldn't think of anything else to save Mary Lynn. The empire my father built up since my mother was alive. Suddenly I felt a huge weight settle down in my chest, like I just let somebody down. Mom maybe.

I sighed and left the office, tears already streaming down my face.

We lost.

We lost the company, our name is tarnished, we're basically ruined.

I stumbled up the stairs and to my old room, ready to go to bed and forget about the entire day.

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I got out the shower and headed toward my closet to look for some pj's. Almost all my stuff was still at the apartment with Jan, I was in such a rush to leave. I groaned and shoved some cloths out the way to look for pajama bottoms.

I froze.

Through the wall I could hear moaning and wailing. The walls weren't that thick, and my closet wall was shared with my dad's bedroom. I pressed my ear against the back wall of my closet and listened

"Mary I'm so, so, sorry. I never meant for any of this to happen. I- I just- I thought I was doing the best by making a deal with Jerry. It seemed logical, knocked out two birds with one stone. Less competition and more money, I though I had it all figured out. Obviously not. Amber is probably so disappointed in me, she warned me but I didn't listen. She was right and I ignored her, I'm shocked she's even here. I just feel so- so- guilty. Amber doesn't have a company to inherit, I lost the company dedicated to my dead wife, and now my income is lower than ever because I might as well be unemployed."

I pulled away and now fresh tears were running races on my cheeks. I violently wiped them away. I racked my brain for something we could do to fix this, but we already tried everything I though of; and we can't expand internationally, we don't have the money.

Le sigh.

It's over.

The weight on my chest got heavier as I stumbled over to my bed and buried my face into my pillow and wailed.

"Why me?! Why?! Isn't there anything I can do?!" But of course my pleas went unanswered. I wailed again into my pillow, and repeated the process of pleas and wailing until I fell asleep.

Red eyes, puffy cheeks, strangled voice... a mess. The company, my life, me... a big mess.

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Hey guys!

I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I didn't want it to seem like Amber wasn't sad about this, that she was optimistic in the face of unmistakable doom. So I made her cry until she fell asleep. I hope she didn't seem to happy throughout all this.

Dang that was morbid.

XD

What do you think happens next? Now what should/will they do?

Aaannnyyyywayyyyyyy..... vote, share, and comment!

Thanks guys!

~Ell