Ray had always wanted to chart his own life part. The truth the one percent never tell the rest is that the lives of their children was already decided before they were even conceived.
Reality wasn't any different for Ray. Although He wanted to own his own Hotel at the most absurd place in the world, gaining the support of his parents seemed like He was daydreaming.
"Ray, your Dad owns the biggest Automobile company in the country. It will be a great opportunity for you to follow his footsteps and enlarge his dreams" Mrs. Donovan said.
"Mom, that's Dad's life. I want to own a hotel of my own" Ray replied.
"Fine then. So, where are you gonna get the money to build your so called hotel in that deserted Island?" She asked.
"Ehmm, that's why I've got two rich parents". He Ignorantly replied.
My goal is to buy the Iska Island and build the greatest Five-star hotel there. Even though nobody goes there any longer. The hotel will be like a tourist center or better still. I will build it in such a way that Billionaire's all over the world would come there to have a good time away from the world.
This sounded like a good plan, excluding the fact that the money to get this dream going would be running in billions. Ray didn't want to run his Dad's company, but He wanted the products the company could afford.
10 years later
Ray, I know I told you building this hotel was a bad idea but I take it back. So, you mean to tell me that whole island is a Hote? Jonathan asked.
"It is what it is, brother. It is what it is". Ray replied.
I took a loan from the bank. My Dad ghosted me, so I decided to man up and take responsibility. With the way it's going in two years, we are going to clear our loan.
"With interest included" Jonathan said.
"With interest included, Brother" Ray seconded.
My Dad actually had his board meeting here. We have the biggest conference center in the country. The truth is the uncharted waters are the most lucrative streams. My Dad told me that He won't loan me 5 billion dollars even though He had it because that would be like spoon feeding a 30 year old adult.
Truth be told at some point, I felt like I was daydreaming. Absolutely, not a single person told me I could do it. When i went to the bank to get the loan, they couldn't give me all the loan I needed to get started. My Dad saw how far I went for this vision and that was when He stepped in.
"You mean, He completely gave you the cash?" Jonathan asked.
"Nah man, He spoke to the bank in my name and that was when the loan was now fully secured."
He called me earlier today, asking that I reserve the conference room, they would be having a business summit here by tomorrow. The truth is this, nobody cares about your dreams, visions, even your goals. They are only concerned about how it would benefit them. This was the lesson I learnt from my Dad, when He said no to the loan request.
Sir, the storm is heavy. I suggest you leave the island now for safety. The weather forecast diagnosed this as category 5 hurricane. It normally falls on this island every 70 years.
"Bro, I warned you about this. I told you something was weird about this island". Jonathan screamed
"Get the Helicopter ready" Ray commanded.
"What's the situation report?"
"Ehmmm, Sir, it's really bad sir" Michael replied.
Michael was the manager of the island. He handled everything, including the island's transport system. He was Ray's eye's and ear. The professional behind the boom of Iska island.
I'm a big boy Michael. I can handle it.
"We lost 40 percent of the island to the hurricane." Micheal said.
This is very bad Sir, at this rate, no one would want to come to the island.
"What are we going to do?" Michael asked.
There was a brief pause. One could hear a pin drop and it would be really noisy. Ray turned to Jonathan and then to Michael, he took a deep breath and said;
"We rebuild"
"How do we get the money to build again?" Michael asked.
"Bro, we are still in debt. We are oweing the bank a billion dollars." Jonathan said.
We took a loan of five billion and we were told to pay 5.5 billion dollars. We started business 4 years ago and in that short time we've paid 4.5 billion dollars to the bank.
That was because I advised you to make the island like an estate that would house other branded businesses. That generated alot of money because it made your island look like a country of its own.
"Exactly my point, Jonathan"
Accidents could happen in every and any part of the world. We would take every measure of safety available and get our business up and running.
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