Chapter 4 My Misfortunes 2

AT HOME

Renata what happened??, why are you home so early??. I didn't even know how to break the news to my parents that I was fired from my job today.

It would be best if you guys didn't freak out with what I am about to tell you.

Okay go on we wouldn't freak out, my parents said. Well, I was fired from my job today all because of a misunderstanding. What do you mean all because of a misunderstanding??, please Renata could you please explain more about what you are talking about?.

Just this morning I was called to my manager's office to discuss my kit which you all are aware of.

Yes Renata we know about the kit which you have been working on since you were in high school. Well, it turns out that not only I was abandoned on my wedding day, but that thief Alonso also stole my kit.

What do you mean stole??, didn't you already register the kit under your name?, my mom asked. No Mom and that is the greatest mistake I have ever made in my life.

What do you mean by greatest mistake??, Renata could you please explain more about what you are saying? Well, it turns out that that is good for nothing Alonso used the opportunity I gave to him to help me register my kit under my name to register the kit under his name and not undermine it.

But why??, I thought Alonso was a good guy, why did he have to go through this length to disbenefit you from your kit, what would he gain by doing all this??, my mom asked.

From what he told me, he said he was never happy with my achievements. Even when I was finally promoted he wasn't happy with the fact I was the one that was getting promoted and that it wasn't him. He always thought that I had an affair with the manager for him to give me that promotion.

I just feel like a fool for believing someone like him. I never thought that someone so close to me could do this to me. All those years we were both together all gone because of jealousy.

Don't beat yourself too hard Renata, we can't change what has already been done, all we have to pray for now is how you will get a job because getting jobs is very difficult, my dad said.

BANG BANG BANG

I'm curious who is knocking at the door like that, let me check who is at the door.

Hello, is this the residence of Mr. Camilo Sanchez Vidal? Yes, this is the residence of the Sanchez Vidals can I help you with anything? This is a notice that is addressed to Mr. Camilo Sanchez Vidal concerning the debt he borrowed from the loan shark Mr. Rodriquez the deadline that he requested has already expired and we came here peacefully to collect the money he borrowed from our boss.

I think you are in the wrong residence because I don't think my dad will stoop so low to borrow especially from a loan shark. Miss if you really want to satisfy your conscience you can invite your father to this conversation so that he can satisfy your doubts.

Renata please who was at the door?, my mom asked. I don't even know how to say this but there are men at the gate requesting Dad's presence. What do you mean men? What did they say??, and why were they at our door? my mom asked.

Dad, they were saying something about you taking a loan from a loan shark, is that true?

Dad, why aren't you saying anything is it true?

I am really sorry for doing this to our family. I didn't really want to collect a loan from Mr. Rodriguez but my stationery business was declining every day, I had no choice but to collect a loan. And the worst part is that even after collecting the loan my business is still declining.

There's nothing we can do now since it has already happened. Let's just see if we can negotiate on the time we can finally pay them their complete money.

Good evening gentlemen, I know the reasons you all are here. I know your boss sent you here today to collect the loan that I collected from him but please please I am asking you all today to give me more time to repay your boss everything that I owe him. I don't really have much now to start repaying the loan, I just need more time, that's what I asked from you all today.

Mister, we already know that you were going to say all these today. So from the instructions from our boss, he gave us the information that you only have one and half months to pay back the loan you borrowed and you must be aware that from the contract you signed if you miss any of the months you are to pay, your stationery shop will be used as collateral as half payment.

And from what we have here, you have missed two months of payments, so from what it means your shop has been taken as collateral for the half payment, what I will advise you and your family is that you all will have to vacate your personal stuff from the shop. And this is also a notice that you all have only three days to vacate from that premises as soon as possible unless you want all your things to be thrown out from that shop on the street. Well, with that being said, we would be taking our leave now. Thank you.

Why are these things happening to us at this time, I was just tired, confused, lost. First, it was Alonso, now our shop which has fed us for so many years.

It was just from one problem to another, I was just so fed up with all these problems.

Family we should head back inside now, they have already left, I said. We can't do anything at this moment we all have to start looking for jobs to repay the loan and also for our sustenance.

I believe with this we would all have to work harder for our daily bread because if not we would also end up in the streets if we don't find a solution.