Delayed Quotes Mga Nobela at Kwento

“O-oo. A-ano… wala pang update sila Mr. Quizon. S-si Ma’am Suzanne din wala pang update kung saan siya nagpunta—“ Tumunog ang cellphone ni Charles. Agad iyong sinagot ng binata. “Yes, Ma’am? Alright. I will do as you say,” anang binata, tinapos ang tawag bago nag-angat ng tingin kay Lily. “That was Ms. Suzanne. She said she wants us to delay the pitching for at least an hour.” Muling pinanlakihan ng mata si Lily. “Ha? B-bakit daw?”

“Mark, ilang beses ko nang sinabi na every quarter may re-evaluation. Hindi porke ginamit natin dati, automatic approved ulit.” “Yes, Sir.” “Then why did you let it pass?” tanong ko, diretso ang tingin sa kaniya. “Sir, may pressure po sa timeline—” “Don’t give me excuses,” malamig kong sagot. “I asked for solutions, not reasons. Ngayon, magkano ang delay cost?” Si Ed ang sumagot. “Roughly fifty-two million pesos as of now, Sir. And it’s increasing daily.” Pumikit ako saglit. Fifty-two million. Wala akong pakialam sa halaga kung kailangan, pero ayokong nasasayang dahil sa katangahan.