"I Love you Nerd PART 2" (COMPLETED)

Chapter 15: Forget

Zoey's POV

I'm not okay. How can I be okay? Ibinabad ko ang sarili ko sa trabaho dahil alam kong 'yun lang ang tanging makakapagpaalis sa akin sa pag-iisip kay Nathan. Naka-ilang imbita sa akin si Paige pero hindi ko siya sinasagot. Wala naman siyang kasalanan dito pero hindi ko lang sila kayang makita. 

"What?!" Parang umakyat lahat ng dugo ko sa ulo ko sa narinig ko. "Hindi niyo nasabihan ang Baguio na dumating 'yung mga steaks?!" Hindi nakasagot ang purchasing team. "How much?!"

"H-half million ma'am Zoey." Napaupo ako sa upuan ko sa narinig ko. 

"How can you be so irresponsible?! You are 15 in your team, wala man lang nakaisip na i-inform sila?!"

"Ma'am, I think it is the responsibility of the Baguio team to check as well. They sent a purchase request, they should follow it up.", sabi ng Purchasing Manager sa akin. Hindi ako makatayo sa narinig ko. 

"Was this already investigated?" 

"Yes ma'am." Pumasok ang HR Officer para ibigay ang summary incident report. It's clearly the fault of the Purchasing Team. Since it's just one container filled with steaks that cost around 50, 000 each, Manila decided to send it through bus instead of the company's delivery truck to lessen the cost. The protocol is for the team to inform the Baguio team if the steaks have already arrived but the Manila team was "too busy" to inform the Baguio team. Kaya ayon, walang nag-pick up which caused the spoilage of the steaks. Of course you can't serve that! 

"This is clearly your fault.", sabi ko sa Purchasing Manager. "This happened on your watch." 

"Ma'am, we have been handling Purchase Requests of not just the Baguio Team but of the other properties as well. It is the holiday season that is why we are busy.", sabi niya sa kalmado pero inis na boses. 

"Nasa employee by laws ang negligence of duty, hindi natin napupulot ang 500,000. We have a protocol and your team didn't follow it. Someone should be penalized." 

"But ma'am, that is not humane!", sigaw ng Manager. 

"So now what? Goodbye 500,000?" 

"Ma'am, with all due respect we have been working our asses of for this company for so many years now. If sir Carlo is here, he would recommend otherwise." Tumitig lang ako sakanya pero mukhang nagulat din siya sa sinabi niya. "I-I'm sorry ma'am Gen."

"All of you get out of office now.", sabi ko sa pinakamahinahong boses na kaya ko. Kahit gusto kong umiyak walang lumalabas sa mga mata ko. Nagulo ako nang biglang may kumatok sa pinto. 

"Zoey-"

"Kuya Carlo?" Tumakbo ako papunta sakanya at niyakap siya. "What are you doing here?" Ngumiti lang siya sa akin at niyakap ulit ako. Hindi ko na napigilan 'yung iyak ko. 

"Are you okay? I heard what happened." Ikinwento ko ang nangyari at ang mga detalye. 

"Recommendation ko nalang ang kulang kuya. They should pay for those!" Ngumiti si Kuya at pinahinanhon ako. Tumawa lang siya at nilabas ang cellphone niya sa bulsa at nag-selfie kasama ako. "What kuya?! Are you not even bothered? That's half a million! Pinaghihirapan natin 'yon!" 

"I know- but first calm down." Pinaupo niya ako at ngumiti. 

"Zoey, what's your intention on recommending the penalty?"

"Of course I want them to learn and it's in the company policy! We should follow it for us to be objective. Para sa susunod, aayusin na nila 'yung trabaho nila." Tumango lang si Kuya. 

"So you think that if we charge them with that amount, they will automatically improve on their jobs?" 

"Well they should be, it's the company's loss!"