MAFIA: Maltreat to Death

Episode 1: Synthevo Company “Congratulations! You made it, Mr. Finn. You are now the CEO of a company!” “At last! All of our hard work and efforts have already paid now. More success will come to us. Cheers!” “This is just the beginning of our success. I will make sure to be the best CEO that anyone could have. I promise to make Synthevo Company bigger and greater than this,” I announced. Everyone applauded their hands in front of me. While I am still standing on the big stage. I am enjoying the feeling of being a famous genius engineer and an expert. I longed for this dream. But now, I’ve made it. I bowed my head to them. “I wouldn’t make it here without the help of each and everyone of you. That’s why I am now bowing my head to all of you, to give my respect and to thank all of you sincerely. Thank you so much for helping me. Your efforts and investments will be worth it to this company,” I added. After my speech, I already went down the stage to greet my business partners. Marami pa akong kailangan na asikasuhin kapag natapos na ang party na ‘to. Hindi ko na dapat sayangin pa ang bawat oras. Bukas ay magsisimula na akong ilabas ang una kong imbensyon para maipakita ‘yon sa buong mundo. Synthevo Company is owned by me. I, Knox Finn, is now the famous genius CEO in our country and a well-known Mafia. I was discovered by a famous scientist the first time that I came to Paris, which is Doctor Medel. He saw my invention and told me that I have potential. He helped me with a lot of things and I also learned a lot from him. Mas nag-improved ang unang imbensyon ko na isang transmitter device. Hindi lang ‘yon basta transmitter na nagbibigay ng signal para makapagpahatid ng message sa iba’t-ibang lugar. I invented a transmitter device wherein we can now transmit not just simple text messages, but also objects. Hindi kalakihan ang transmitter device na nagawa ko, pero sapat na upang makapaglipat ng mga gamit na hindi rin kalakihan. “So tomorrow will be the release of your invention, right?” one of my partner asked me. I nodded at him. “Yes, it will be held in my company. I will show the world about my first ever invention that will surely benefit all of the people living in this world.” “That’s great to hear. I’m very excited right now to see that invention of yours. I haven’t seen it ever since we became business partners. So I guess tomorrow will be the right time to show that thing to us.” I laughed a little. “Of course, Mr. Delta. I just wanted to surprise all of you. That’s why I haven’t announced it in public yet. But don’t worry, you will surely be amazed tomorrow by what I have invented. For sure, we will get higher sales after releasing that,” I answered. Habang nagkakatuwaan ang mga matatatanda ay tinawag naman ako ng aking secretary. Matagal ko na siyang kaibigan at isa rin siya sa tumulong sa akin ng mabuti para lamang makamit ang kung ano ang mayroon ako ngayon. He’s such a good friend of mine. Hindi ko nga alam kung bakit gusto niya lang na maging isang secretary ko. I was offering him a higher position in the company, pero ayaw niya. Hinayaan ko na lang siya kung ‘yon talaga ang gusto niya. “Mr. Finn, congrats bro! Mabuti na lang at sobrang talino mo talaga. I am now a hundred percent sure that we will be a billionaire in a month, after releasing your invention,” he said to me. “Huwag ka munang mag-isip ng kung ano-ano. Baka mamaya ay iba pa ang nangyari. Where’s Yunis?” tanong ko naman sa kaniya. Si Yunis naman ay kaibigan din namin. Siya ay isang psychologist. Ama niya ang isa sa malaking shareholders ng company ko, kaya naging malapit na rin sa akin si Yunis. Nilingon naman ni Edward ang kaniyang kaliwa, saka itinuro kung nasaan si Yunis. “She’s there and talking to some of her friends before. Hindi ko akalain na may iba pa pala siyang mga kaibigan,” pang-aasar pa ni Edward. “We will be having a long day tomorrow, so you must prepare yourself. Sigurado ako na marami tayong dapat na ihanda bukas. Ayoko na magkaroon ng arebya kapag nailabas ko na ang unang imbensyon ko.” Mabilis naman siya na tumango sa akin. “Nag-aayos na rin naman sila sa loob ng Synthevo Company kanina pa. Siniguro ko na rin na ido-double check nila ang lahat. Nang sa gano’n ay hindi tayo magkaproblema sa event bukas. *** It’s now the first event of Synthevo Company. I feel a little nervous. Marami ang mga manonood ngayon sa unang event ng aking kumpaniya. Karamihan pa ay galing sa mga iba’t-ibang bansa. Kaya naman ay kinakabahan ako. Ngunit pinilit ko rin naman na alisin ‘yon sa aking sarili. Hindi ko dapat hayaan na magkaroon ng problema o pagkakamali ang event na ito. Maraming mga mata ang nag-aabang sa aking unang imbensyon. Matagal din nila na hinintay ‘yon. Kaya naman ay hindi ako maaaring magkamali. Ilang beses ko na rin naman na sinubukan ang transmitter device kagabi. Kaya kampante ako na hindi magkakaroon ng kahit na anong problema sa event. “Everything’s ready now?” tanong ko. Tapos na akong ayusan ngayon ng mga stylist na kinuha ni Yunis. Simple lang din naman ang nilagay sa mukha ko, para hindi ako magmukhang puyat. “Yes, everything is already set. Puno na rin ang buong malaking convention room ng company.” “How many audiences do we have today?” “A hundred thousand people will be going to watch your presentation later. Just relax yourself and don’t be ever get distracted by something that isn’t real. Okay?” she said. I just nodded to her. Kahit na hindi ko naman talaga naintindihan ang sinabi niya. She’s also monitoring my condition, after what happened to me. Pero alam ko naman sa sarili ko na ayos lang ako. I am separating my personal life to my business life. Lalo na ngayon at nagsisimula nang magbunga ang mga pinaghirapan ko noon. Lumipas pa ang isang oras at magsisimula na rin event. Naghanda na ang lahat. May maliit na mircophone na nakasabit sa tainga ko, para hindi na ako maghawak pa ng mic habang nagde-demonstrate mamaya. “Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! Let us all welcome the CEO of Synthevo Company, Mr. Knox Finn! Let’s give him a round of applause!” The crowd cheered for me after hearing my name. Lumabas na ako mula sa backstage saka mas lumakas ang palakpakan ng mga tao nang makita ako. Punong-puno ang buong venue sa dami ng mga nagpunta ngayon sa aking first event. Nakakatuwa na makitang gano’n sila karami at nag-aabang sa ilalabas kong imbensyon. “Thank you so much for being here today with me. I know that all of you are now excited to see my invention. This is my very first ever invention and I am happy to present it to all of you. Everyone, keep your eyes open! I will now present to you the unique Transmitter Device that I made!” Namatay ang lahat ng ilaw saka tanging spotlight lang ang nagbibigay ng liwanag sa buong lugar. Nakatutok ang spotlight na ‘yon sa kung nasaan ang transmitter device ko. Nagpalakpakan ang lahat nang makita ‘yon. Miski ang disenyo ay hindi basta-basta. Matagal kong pinaghandaan ang araw na ito. May isang spotlight din ang tumutok sa akin para makita ako ng mga audience. “This is not just a simple transmitter device. This will transmit any object that you want to give to any person that is far away from you. But for now, you can give small objects to the person that you want to receive. Even if the person that you will be sending an object doesn’t have the transmitter device, they will still receive the object. Do you believe me? Do you believe that my invention can send objects to any place?” Nag-ingay ang crowd nang itanong ko ‘yon. Siguro ang iba sa kanila ay hindi rin makapaniwala sa sinabi ko. Pero sisiguraduhin ko na maniniwala sila kapag naipakita ko na sa kanila ang kayang gawin ng aking imbensyon na ito. “So now, I will demonstrate to you how this thing will work. Focus on the transmitter device and don’t blink your eyes. I will start now.” Kumuha naman ako ng isang puting mug. Ipinakita ko ‘yon sa lahat. May big screen din naman sa likod ko kaya kitang-kita ng lahat ang mga ginagawa ko. “This mug will be sent to my office. We will show it to you in live. See the other camera.” Itinuro ko naman ang isang camera at naroon ipinapakita ang office ko. Malinis ang table ko at walang nakalagay na kahit na anong gamit. Kaya naman kitang-kita roon kung may malalagay o wala. “All you have to do is put the thing that you want to send in the middle of the transmitter device. Now, do you all see this? It’s now working because the device recognizes the thing that you want to send. Now, you can verbally tell the transmitter device where you should put this thing in the place of the receiver. Press this blue thing here before you say something. Like this.” Pinindot ko naman ang blue button saka ako nagsalita. “I want this mug to be transmitted in Mr. Knox Finn’s office inside the Synthevo Company.” Para bang kinukuryente ang mug sa gitna ng transmitter. Lumulutang na rin ito dahil sa force at gravity ng device. “Okay, focus only on the camera on my office and to this device. After a minute, the mug will disappear in the transmitter device and received by the office.” Hanggang sa bigla na lang nagpalakpakan ang lahat nang makita na nawala ang mug sa gitna ng transmitter at nailipat na sa opisina ko. Walang daya o kahit na anong edit pa dahil naka-live ‘yon. Kaya alam kong naniniwala ang lahat sa imbensyon na nagawa ko. “Thank you so much for your support. The transmitter device will be available for pre-order only. Not just in our own country, but also to the whole world!” This is it. This is the day that I have been waiting for. The day where I will become more successful than before. This is one of my dreams.