Deanna
"Pabida ka na naman Sachi. You don't have to say that! You and I knows that you wouldn't let anyone among us take over the mall right? Don't you deny it, since we're kids ay sayo na napupunta lahat ng best."
I didn't rebut. I still respect her kahit ganito siya sa akin. She is my eldest sister pa rin kahit immature siya.
And yeah, I'm used to it.
"Deanna, in my study room, now."
Si Dad.
Umakyat na si Daddy at Mommy sa kuwarto nila.
Tumayo na rin kaming lahat. Si Ate Cy ay naglakad na rin papunta sa room niya.
Ate Nicole and Joseph hugged me and Jema then waved us goodnight.
Ganito talaga sila pag may misunderstandings sa pamilya.
Less talk, less mistake.
Nakaabang na si Deti sa hagdanan. Siya kasi ang nagbubuhat ng wheelchair habang inaalalayan ko si Jema.
"Love sa kuwarto na ko ha."
Said Jema. I just nodded.
"Are you out of your mind Deanna? You and I both know that Cyrielle is not capable of running the company. Yung canning nga lang na smooth yung takbo before she took over ay muntikan na bumagsak eh, tapos ibibigay mo sa kanya ang position mo? Gusto mo ba na bumagsak lahat ng kabuhayan natin?"
Daddy has a point but,
"We all know Dad that she never wanted the factory. She did not want to handle it from the very start. Who knows if she was meant for Iza Mall all along."
I told Dad. Baka kasi pag binigay sa kanya yung gusto niya ay lumabas yung expertise niya.
Wala naman masama kung ita-try.
"My God Deanna! You will rely on a 'maybe' regarding Iza Mall? You know that it is not an easy job hindi ba? Halos hindi na ako natutulog noon habang hinihintay ko si Cyrielle makagraduate. There were a lot of times na sumasakit na ang ulo ko handling Iza and the canning at the same time. Kaya nang makagraduate siya ay pinahawak ko na agad yun sa kanya. After ten years of handling it, look at what happened?
No Deanna. I don't want her in Iza. She had proven her incompetency enough.
Iza Malls is a fast growing company. It had withstand all the calamity, the fluctuation of currency and the never ending problems in the labor sector. Nandito pa rin tayo sa tuktok dahil napatakbo ito ng maayos.
For more than twenty years ay continuous ang expansion natin. Gusto mo na bang maghirap Deanna?
Ito ba ang napili mong paraan para bumagsak tayo?
Ayaw mo bang maabutan ng magiging mga anak ninyo ni Jema ang kumpanya?"
I don't know what to say. Honestly, tingin ko rin ay baka di kayanin ni Ate. But I know that it's Iza that she wants.
Ever since ay gusto niya yun. Kasi panganay siya? Kasi it is her who dreamt of owning a mall nung bata pa siya? Kasi nagseselos siya sa akin?
"If you can't trust her in the executive position, why not try her in one of the departments? Para lang malaman niya yung ins and outs ng Iza. She will continue being a pain in our necks hanggang di pa niya nae-experience magtrabaho doon."
