The Forgotten Lover

Chapter 27

TASY's POV

"Good Morning, Ma'am" I nodded at my secretary and went inside my office. I sat down on my swivel chair and started massaging my head.

This past few years, i felt like I'm just going with the flow of life. Na parang isa akong tubig sa ilog na na patuloy na umaagos hanggang mapunta ito sa karagatan.

I sighed heavily and opened my eyes, I started scanning the loads of paper on my desk. Binuksan ko ang laptop ko and started working.

I was busy with my work when i heard someone knocked on my door, "Come in" mahinahon kong sabi.

Merry, my friend back in college, entered my office. She smiled and greeted me. I smiled back at her at inalis ang tingin sa laptop ko.

"Hey, what brings you here?" Umupo siya sa sofa sa harap ko. Merry became my friend back in college, and up until now. She's half filipino half American, she grew up here in America but can understand and speak Tagalog because her Mom teaches her.

"Just passed by, you look really busy." She said. Tumango ako sa kaniya at bumuntong hininga.

"Yeah, there's been a problem with our artist in the Philippines," Aniko. Tumango ito at tinignan ang phone, siguro para hanapin ang issue.

"Oh, this one band member who got involved with a...dating scandal?" She asked. Tumango ako sa kaniya at humilig sa swivel chair ko.

"Yep, and fans are reacting violently because of it. At hindi ko alam kung bakit!" Hinilot ko muli ang sentido ko.

"Maybe this will die down after weeks or months, just like the previews ones?" She said. Umiling ako sa kaniya. I licked my lower lip and stood up.

"Hm, I don't think so. Ang isa pang involved ay sikat na modelo at singer sa buong asya at Europe. And, the girl is seriously involved with different kind of scandals noon pa, mukhang hindi ito magda die down immediately." I heard Merry stood up and went beside me.

Nasa harap kami ng glass window dito sa opisina ko, kita rito ang buong view dahil sa taas ng floor kung nasaan ang opisina ko.

This is the main branch of our Company here in America. But, he have branches all around the world because of the models and artists in different countries.

Second biggest branch of our company is in the Philippines, where the issue is coming from. At mukhang hindi na kinakaya ng nagmamanage doon ang kaguluhan kaya umabot na sa akin.

I'm the CEO of our company, MIR. Entertainment. I became the CEO three years ago, because my father told me to. I wanted to go from the lowest but he insisted, so i became a director first before becoming the CEO of our company.

"Being the CEO sucks, huh?" Anito. I shrugged and went back to my table. Merry bid her goodbye, kaya bumalik na ako sa trabaho.

My secretary then knocked on my door, "Ma'am, it's time for lunch" Tumango ako sa kaniya at binalik ang atensyon siya laptop. After a few minutes, i felt my stomach growled. I sighed and stood up, lumabas ako ng office at nagpunta sa aking Elevator.

I went down to the parking lot, and drove off to a restaurant for me to have my lunch.

Nang matapos akong mag lunch at agad rin akong bumalik sa opisina dahil meron pa akong meeting buong mag hapon. Gosh, this Issue is stressing me out! Bakit ba sobrang big deal naman nito?

It's just a dating issue, for heaven's sake! Umiling ako at naglakad na papunta sa isang room kung saan magaganap ang unang meeting sa hapon na ito.

"We believe that the stocks will decrease because of the issue," tumaas ang kilay ko dahil sa narinig. I groaned silently and massaged my head.

"And, Miss Mendoza" napatingin ako sa nagprepresent ngayon, dahil tinawag nito ang pangalan ko.

"Your father wants you to manage that issue, go back to the Philippines to handle it properly." My world crumpled!

"W-what..." mahina kong tanong. All of the people who was in the meeting looked at me, "Miss Mendoza, are you okay? You look pale." A board member said.

I slightly shook my head, trying to knock some senses into me. "N-no, I'm okay...please continue." Tumango lang ang presenter at nagpatuloy.

"Miss, are you okay?" My secretary asked me. She gave me a glass of water kaya tinanggap ko iyon. I gulped down the water at agad akong huminga ng malalim dahil feeling ko ay nauubusan na ako ng hangin.

"Do we have any meeting left?" Tanong ko sa kaniya habang papasok kami sa opisina ko. She shook her head, telling me that there's no meeting left.

"Okay, I'll go now. I have to talk to my father, please tell anyone who will come here that I'm not around and reschedule them." Tumango ito sa akin.

"Of course, Miss." tumango ako sa kaniya at naglakad na patungong elevator. My mind is occupied about what i hear earlier. Did my father really told me to go back to the Philippines?

He don't know why i came with him that night but...i shook my head.

Come on, Tasy! It's been what? Eight years since you left. He already moved on, for sure.

Huminga akong malalim nang bumukas ang elevator at nagpunta ako sa kotse ko. I went inside my car and drove off to my father's house.

I'm sure he's in the house, dahil minsan lang naman ito lumabas. My father retired when i became the CEO, and he said to me that i can handle it and he believes in me.

Nang makarating ako sa bahay niya, agad kong pinarke ang kotse ko sa garahe at bumaba.

The maids greeted me and told me that my father is in the garden, reading newspaper. I thanked them and walked towards the garden, at naabutan ang Ama ko na nagbabasa ng dyaryo.

"Dad," bati ko rito. Binaba nito ang dyaryo at nang makita ako ay ngumiti, "So, have you decided if you will go back there?" He said.

-End of Chapter 28-