CHAPTER 9
"Back to work, eh?" natatawang bungad sa akin ni Zarina.
"Mmm, get out-"
"Na naman? E, wala pa nga." Reklamo niya.
"Get out, Zarina Josefina Gregoria Andello."
"You brat!"
Pagkaalis niya ay tinawagan ko ang aking sekretarya.
In not less than a minute, I saw her, tired.
"Haduan Falls. They need more."
"Okay, po, Ma'am."
Umalis din siya pagkatapos.
"Jefrey, Camaya Coast. Set it, now."
"Yes, Ma-"
Binabaan ko na agad at tinawagan si Amethon.
"Go travel, hijo, you can now go home."
"Mom?"
"Umuwi ka na-"
"Mom.."
"Amethon, I'm giving you the chance to go home and meddle around."
"Ayoko."
"Fine-"
"Mommy, pagbuksan mo ako ng pinto, please."
"Goddammit," bulong ko at saka tumayo.
I opened the door for him and get back to my sit.
"Paano mo nakakayanan ang ilayo ako sa 'yo, mom? How do you do it?"
"D'you wanna know 'coz you'll do it to me?"
"Para ako na lang ang kusang lumayo," bulong niya.
Hindi ako anghel, pero mabilis mahabag ang puso ko. Lalo na kung ang anak ko ang nagkakaganito.
"Ang hirap, mom. The way you ignore me, I can't do it back."
No one can tame me, back when I was eighteen. But if it was Amethon who'd been there and like this, I'd be tamed. As fuck.
My thoughts stopped when Travis called.
"The agency, Damiel has brought here corrupted half of the investments." Kalmado niyang sabi.
"And the investors believed in them?"
"Damiel made them believe."
"Ibabalik ko ang nawalang pera. Just wait 'til ten."
Binaba ko agad ang tawag at itinuon ang buong pansin sa laptop at computer na nasa harapan ko.
I emailed one of the banks I own to set one of my cards and change it into Travis' name and company.
"Are you sure about this? Half a million of your company's owned money to be given to Beunavides-Ferreas Corporation?"
"Do it as soon as you can or else you're banned."
Binabaan ko siya at sinigurado ang lalabas na resulta sa aking email address.
"Half a million of La Liga Unite has been given to Buenavides-Ferreas Corporation." Dinig kong sabi ni Amethon.
Dali-dali akong lumapit sa aking mesa.
Galit ang naramdaman ko nang makumpirma ang sinabi ni Amethon.
I told them to get half a million on my account. Not in my company's money!
"I told you to set my card. What did you do, huh, Zarina?" galit, ngunit pilit kong pinapakalma ang sarili.
