Chapter 2
1044 Words
Matthew Lemiere
"What took you so long? What is that stain?" My mom asked.
"Sorry.. I came out from the meeting late and a girl bumped me with her taco." I said as I sat down beside my sister. I ruffled her hair and smiled widely at her.
"Don't touch me!" She smacked my hand away.
"How's the meeting?" My dad asked.
"Nicholas.. No talking about business when we're eating." My mom said.
"Chloe.. I'm jus-" My mom shut my dad's mouth with her index finger.
"Let's order."
"Yes! I'm hungry.." Dylan said
"Why didn't you all order first?" I asked.
"You know mom.." Brandon said and we ordered our food first.
"Oh.. Before I forgot.. We're all going to New Zealand!" My dad announced excitedly with his cheeky face and we all turned to him without any expression.
"What's with those faces?" He asked looking at us 4.
"Again?" Dylan asked.
"That's what I told him.." My mom said.
"Babe.. are you kidding me?" My dad turned to her, looking at my mom in disbelief.
"Go there with mom.." Crystal said savagely.
"Oh come on.. I want to go with you guys."
"Dad.. We went there 3x times in 4 months and we did the same thing over and over again." Brandon said.
"How about Greece?" My mom suggested.
"Call me in." Crystal said, raising her hand and smirking to dad.
"Kiddo.. you suppose to be on my side." My dad said to her.
"I'm not your kiddo." She said and my dad rolled his eyes. My mom chuckled.
"I'm going to the toilet.." My mom said and she left.
"Okay, how's the meeting?" My dad asked when mom's gone.
"Good.. We need 5 new people who are good in designs to deal with the brand. We're currently looking for it."
"We opened it like 3 months ago right?" My dad asked.
"Yeah.. We will decide the people next week." I said.
"Why 5?" Dylan asked.
"We need a lot of ideas.. we can't just deal with one." I answered.
"You're dumb." Brandon said to Dylan.
"Boys.." My dad warned.
"I'm staying at Joan tonight." Crystal said.
"No." My dad said as soon as she finished.
"Dad.. are you kidding me?"
"We're watching spiderman tonight." He took out the movie tickets from his inner pocket.
"Great.." Crystal said in a sarcastic tone.
"Oh come on.. We will watch it together with the others."
"Okay fine." Crystal said.
"Honey.. aren't you going to tell them about the training?" My mom said as she sat down.
"What?" Dylan asked looking at my dad curiously.
"I hired 2 more trainers for you guys."
"Anwar and Fred not enough?" Brandon asked.
"More strength training and guns. You need to gain more of that.. Brandon." He pointed at Brandon's hand muscle.
"Ha!" Dylan mocked him.
"Good.. I need to make my butt bigger." Crystal said.
"You're hot enough." My mom said.
"But no one wants to date me.." She hissed and glared at us.
"I want you to date when you're 30.. no.. 35.. no no 40." My dad said.
"You dated mom when she's 23."
"Your mom is diffe-"
"Shut it.. You can date." My mom said.
"Try and date one." Dylan said and I chuckled.
"Goodluck with that." Brandon added.
"Goodluck lil sis.." I smiled sweetly to her and she rolled her eyes. At the same time, the food came and we started to dig in.
"So New Zealand?"
"No!" We all said in unison.
After we ate our lunch, we all get back to work. I started to have a meeting with my brand team. Lemiere is planning to open a clothing line. We already got everything but we still have no designs for the shirts, shorts, hats and etc.
We already did a survey and I think young people these days love cool shirts and street wear kinda thing so we wanna try it. I mean the brand won't be Lemiere but it's called the T I L E. Ask my dad why he named it that.. I don't know the meaning.
We're planning to make world stars wear it so it will be good in the sales. I mean paying them will be expensive but you'll get all the money back soon. Not only world stars.. but we will also wear it.
"Crystal.. I want you to screen all of the design people that applied for the job." I said as I entered her place.
"Me? Are you kidding me? Ask Brandon!"
"Just do it.." She protested again but I ignored her. I gave her the files and believed her to pick 5 out of hundreds of people that applied.
"What's up?" I asked as I saw Dylan enter my room.
"Who's going to handle T I L E?" He asked.
"You.."
"Are you kidding me? I just took on a new project." He looked at me in disbelief.
"You will take it." My dad entered my office and I turned to him disbelief.
"Dad.. I have 6 projects and work in my hands right now."
"He got 7 and Brandon got 5."
"You should give it to Brandon."
"Just do it.. I'm taking the Car assemble project from you." He said as he took the file from my office and I nodded. My dad left after that.
"Okay fine.."
"I'm going to Dubai next week.. Handle it for a week please." I said to Dylan and he nodded.
"Where's the files?"
"I gave it to Crystal." I said and he walked out. I walked out to go to the T I L E team's floor. When I walked out from the lift.. They greeted me right away. I gestured to them to have a meeting with me.
"Next week the new 5 designers will come and please ask them to make a lot of designs. I will lead this time but since I will go to Dubai next week.. my brother Dylan will take over for a week."
"Yes.. sir."
"Okay.. Please find lots of colors and materials again. I want you to bring me all the examples in 2 weeks. That's it.. thank you." I said and smiled. They nodded and I walked out from the meeting room.
New Project.. again..
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