1 The 8th Avenue

"Congratulations! Mr. Jameson Aguinaldo for inheriting your father's company"

My godfather said with happiness "Congratulations! Jameson, you're gonna bring the company to new heights. Don't forget your son"

"Thank you, of course, you are my number one supporter," I said to him.

The other shareholders congratulate me as I keep thanking them because without their support well...

I'm not gonna achieve this.

"Well, congratulations to the youngest president Jameson Aguinaldo. Your dad will be proud of you"

A person on the stage with a mic in his hand talks, that is Mr. Juan Apolinario one of the major shareholders of the company.

"Come here Mr. President give us a speech," Mr. Apolinario said."

And the night had just begun.

"8th avenue is one of the prestigious company groups here in the Country. Today we are here to discuss the results of our hard work and cooperation that was directed particularly at the ultimate success. As we can see, the business results of our firm are great, and we appreciate that all of you considerably contributed to the development of the project that brought unbelievable success to our company. First of all, we have to mention that effective collaboration and excellent dedication were two factors that significantly contributed to the development of the project and its positive consequences.

Our company has been constantly developing over the past ten years. However, only now we can feel the results of this fruitful growth. The goals that we stated at the beginning of the year are achieved. Of course, these results were not just an accidental success but became a sequence of our mutual work. Every person standing here contributed to it and we are glad to inform you that your achievements and devotion will be highly appreciated. We would like to express our gratitude to the supervisors of every operational group for useful appeals to creativity, knowledge, and experience.

While analyzing the results that have been achieved during the implementation of the project, we concluded that our main strength is our employees. Your skills, abilities, and, of course, personal characteristics that include motivation and determination contributed to the economic expansion of our branches.

However, I would like to inform you that it is just a beginning, and what we have today is the start of our constant success. Tomorrow we will face more challenges that should be turned into possibilities. It is key to building a powerful corporation. I believe that you can perform your daily tasks better than you used to show a supreme operational process. For my part, I can ensure that the contribution of each employee will be maintained, and you will get fair reparation for the accomplished work.

Today we are celebrating our victory and the beginning of a new era. We are officially the winners of the economic year, and we have to do our best to prove that we deserve such a noble status. Taking into consideration all the flow of the previous year and the results of the performed project, we can suggest that we will obtain the status of the international company at the closest time. Please remember that you are free to express your opinion and to offer new promising projects. You are welcome to celebrate this great event because you deserve it!"

***

"Wow, dude! Imagine that 25 years old, A president of a multi-million company"

"Imagine? No dude this is reality"

"Dudes let us toast for Mr. President!"

"CHEERS!"

Well, those are my friends. We have been friends since high school.

Mr. Jon Favreu, the first who talk is our chef and widely known for his Michelin star restaurant and he's ugly HAHAHA

The second one is our happy-go-lucky superstar Mr. Dominic Yue, a playboy and dated different ladies.

And last, but not least is our Mr. Goodboy Mr. Arthorin Ivanko, super good boy, no girlfriend since birth.

"Guys I gotta get going," I said to them.

"Nooo, dude! You should drink more" Dominic said.

"Yeah, you should drink more" Art agrees.

"wow! It's a miracle Mr. Goodboy ah, you would drink more" the chef chimed in.

"of course our Mr. President here is gonna be busy and we would not meet AND this is the last time we drink" Art reasons.

"Why don't you convince Jon to drink more?" Dominic asked.

"Nah! I would see him often" Jon said nonchalantly.

"What do you mean?" Dom asked curiously.

"Didn't James say to you?" Jon said

"Say what?" Art.

"Well Jon is gonna be "my chef," I said to them.

"Congrats dude!"

Both of them congratulated Jon.

"Let's continue drinking!"

"whoooo!"

I smiled after several months. I was able to relax again, tomorrow is another day to survive.

***

In a dimly lit room, there's a table with twelve seats each occupied by people with different aura, the room is full of tension.

A man was seated in the middle of the twelve his eyes were sharp and you can feel the dangerous aura wrap around him all eyes were on him.

"The meeting commenced" a deep voice resonates in the room.

"status?" the man in the middle spoke.

A man in the fourth seat spoke "the man is now taking the position"

The man in the sixth spoke "the plan is starting"

"Hmm," the man in the middle hummed.

The man showed a dangerous smile and the surrounding air turned cold, he stood up in his seat.

His voice booms in the room "Let the plan begin!"

He started to laugh maniacally, the people inside were scared including the people in the twelve seats.

The meeting continued and we talked about the next step.

The meeting ends after three hours.

One by one the people leave but one left it was the man in the middle.

"Are you sure about this?" a man appeared and it was the man in the first seat.

"I will do this, I will take down that company, especially that old man," he said solemnly.

"Nothing stops you?" he asks again.

Rage filled the eye of the man "no hatred can stop this now, this is the start of the war!"

The man in the first seat smiled wickedly, the man in the middle didn't see it.

"I will support you young master" the man bowed in front of him and left.

The man in the middle left too.

***

In a conspicuous house, a family of three was having a happy dinner, a little girl happily gobbled the food her mother was looking at.

Her gaze is full of love, the little is talking about how much she is excited to go to school tomorrow her mother too was a little excited and worried about her daughter going to school for the first time.

The little girl did not question her about her father because her mother didn't mention it to her. They were content with their lives and living peacefully, they didn't want any disturbance.

But a storm is coming into their lives, it was just silence before the storm.