"I Love you Nerd PART 2" (COMPLETED)

Chapter 7: Give up?

Nathan's POV

"Sir, we have to close more branches if our revenue continues to drop like this for the next 6 months." Hindi ako sumagot, sa totoo lang. Nauubusan na rin ako ng options to try. The only way we can get past through this is to get a large account. But because of the the scandal, almost all of our clients backed out. Hindi ko inasahan 'to, hindi namin inasahan ni mama 'to.

"Kaya 'yan love, tutulungan ko ang sales ninyo para kumuha ng more clients. Naayos niyo naman na lahat eh, humuhupa na rin 'yung issue, makakabangon din kayo!"

"I know, but the clock is ticking. Naglalabas kami ng pera pero walang pumapasok. Thousands of jobs were already lost because of the scandal, ayoko na sanang mag-alis pa ng mga tao pero kung nagtuloy-tuloy pa 'to mukhang, kailangan na naming magsara pa ng maraming branches. Love, we tried everything already. Pero, hindi nalang kami ang distributors sa Pilipinas, everyone is being so competitive already." Hindi sumagot si Zoey.

"Love, if worse comes to worst, what if bilhin nalang namin 'yung company?" Kumunot ang noo ko. "I mean, kapag kinasal naman na tayo, ikaw din naman magma-manage. And, sabi mo nga the main issue here is the lost of trust sa management, if ever nailipat sa Mercado Group, I think we can get it back. But of course, we need to change the name."

"No.",sagot ko sakanya. Seryoso ba siya sa sinasabi niya? "Love, dugo't pawis ng pamilya ko ang nagpatayo nito. Hindi ko pwedeng ibenta lang to kung kani-kanino."

"Kani-kanino lang ba kami? Nathan, ako 'to oh? Tsaka, wala lang naman sa amin kung binili namin yung company."

"Do you think na ganoon lang 'yon? Ni wala namang connection 'Yung kumpanya namin sa kumpanya niyo, you woudn't even benefit." Nag-init ulo ko.

"Are you angry? I'm presenting a solution here!" Hindi ako sumagot. Kinuha niya ang bag niya. "I'm serious, do you want to know my real opinion Nathan? Talk to your people and ask them how they feel about all of this. Demotivated na sila because they're anxious of their jobs. They can't work well because they know the situation of the company. I know they love this company but them not having an assurance is scaring them. Give them an assurance. Think about it." Umalis siya. Ang sakit sakit na ng ulo ko sa mga nangyayari. I know she's just trying to help but she doesn't know how it feels.

"Ano? Wala pa rin bang progress?",tanong sa akin ni mama."I think we need to close down the business."

"Ma? Are you serious? You're just giving up?"

"Anak, we did our best to save the it. Unless we get a large client, who will save us, pwede tayong makabangon. Alam mo sa sarili mo na malabo na."

"Mom, I'm not giving up."

"Anak, huwag kang mayabang, you're just 25 years old. Hindi mo masasalba yan mag-isa. Your titos and titas already gave up as well. We did our best."

"Ma, habang kaya pa, subukan natin ang ibang options."

"Anak, kung papatagalin pa natin 'to na hindi tayo sure, papahirapan mo din ang mga empleyado. Habang may pera pa and we can pay for the employees separation pay. We will process it as soon as possible."

"Ma, give me one month. I'll look for another way to save this."

"Nathan, it's okay. I know why you're doing this. It's not your fault. We were all fooled by that guy, the decision to appoint him to oversee was not just your decision. So habang may maisasalba pa tayo, isalba natin. My decision is final."

"Ma, please.",sabi ko. The reason why I wanted to finish school and everything is for the company. I poured all of my dreams to this. Pero parang wala nalang sa mga tita at tito ko 'yong pinaghirapan nila noon. Pero ano pa nga ba? Kahit naman wala to, mabubuhay pa rin sila ng maayos. Kami lang naman ni mama ang maaapektuhan ng malaki dahil dito.