Conflict

A community of buildings stood tall together in the city center, reflecting both the blue and the clouds of white-silver hue. These tall buildings, so different from one another, are so very content to reflect the beauty of each neighbor. Centuries of grand design and sculpture came together in the wide avenues to form that eclectic yet peaceful cityscape.

Inside a room of one of the communities of buildings seemingly an average company looks from the outside but it inside looks grandiose and full of decorations.

A man sits in his office, his office wall is made of glass except for the back. In their writing 'Avelino Group', the long time business rival of The 8th Avenue.

The door opened and a woman appeared into the view.

The man continued his work; signing papers as if no one entered.

The woman then sits on the couch and pour some whiskey into the shot glass.

"How was it?" the man asked.

The woman sipped "great! The company is acquired"

The man drops his pen then walks into his glass wall.

"This is only the beginning, their company is gonna be ours," the man said with strong desire.

"Remember what we agreed. After we get the company I'm gonna marry him" the woman spoke.

The man gazes at one of the tallest buildings he can see.

"The company is on the brink of bankruptcy" the woman suddenly said.

The man laughs like a maniac while staring at the building '8TH AVENUE'. His laughter resonates in the whole room.

***

4:17 PM

"The meeting is over"

Jameson ended his first meeting. He walks into his office and sits in his chair. Thinking about his first day at work, he massaged his temple, just thinking about it makes his brain hurt.

It's his first day of being the president of the company. He thought it's easy to manage but he experienced a dilemma.

The company reports these past months that the sale is going down and the sales department doesn't know the reason why.

They lose about 2.5 million a day and the meeting was about how to solve the loss of sale.

He sighs thinking this is a big problem he needs to find a supplier or sign another contract with the partner company.

He heard a knock on the door.

"Sir?" her secretary probes her head from the door.

"come in Celia," he said.

Celia was the old lady who was his father's secretary, his father requested that Celia would stay cause he trusts her and he obeys his father's request.

"here is the last document to sign today sir"

"just put it there," he said.

"Uhm sir your father said that he will call you later" not surely said.

He weirdly looks at his secretary thinking why would his father tell it to her than calling him directly.

"He said he did not call you because you are busy," she explained.

He thought about it and it makes sense.

"sorry Celia, you can go out now" he instructed.

"No problem sir"

1 hour later

Office hour is over and his employees.

In the elevator, he checks his watch.

Ting!

The elevator door opens, he looks outside, he sees the employees heading down to go home.

When they see who's in the elevator they hesitate. He saw that so he invited them in.

He smiled and said "Come in, don't be shy we work at the same company"

"Thank you, sir," they said and then everyone went into the elevator.

"What department are you in?" he asks them.

"we're from the finance department sir" one of the guys answered.

"what's your name?"

"I'm Mark sir" Mark replied.

"The short woman is Felicity" he pointed to a woman, she waves "hi sir, I'm Felicity"

"This is Carl, the chubby in the group" pointed next to him. Carl greeted him

"And this is Joy, the cute one" Joy smiled at him.

They talk about the company, all of them works for the company for a year now and their experiences in the company was good.

Ting!

The elevator is on the ground floor.

"Goodbye guys, see you tomorrow" he bid goodbye.

They bid goodbye too.

He greets his employees who was about to leave. As he walked into his car, his phone rang.

He answers "hello?"

"Son how is your first day on the job?" his father asked

"It's okay dad, you gave a big problem dad and you didn't say to me that the company is in debt!" he said with a hint of anger.

He listens while he walks "Son I only know it recently when I see the monthly report"

He didn't say anything he was expecting that the company is in a good shape and run smoothly but the first he know is the company is in a need.

"I'm sorry son, I'm gonna instruct Celia to compile all the documents to help you" Jameson I'm old, that's why I gave you the company so you can help me." he said helplessly.

He sighs. "It's okay Dad, aren't you worried the company will go into bankruptcy?"

"No, If we reach that point I have a plan B" his dad said confidently

His father said out of nowhere "I'm old son, I need you to get married, I want you to have a son or daughter"

"Dad is gonna talk about this over the phone?" he asks.

"Yes! You didn't go home last Christmas, I have this 'kumpare' and his daughter is single. I'm gonna introduce you to her" his dad suggested.

"No Dad! I'm busy in the company" he is pissed off.

"Come on son, it'll help the company" his dad insist

"I said no dad, goodbye" he said dryly

He was gonna press the hang up his father's thundering voice said "are you still into that girl Jameson? It's so many years! I will tell you no! I will not accept that golddig--!"

He hangs up and drives off.