The Billion-Dollar Proposal (COMPLETED)

XVIII: Defining Labels

A/N: Last update for tonight! Probably I'll stop all the hurting soonest, since another tangled plot will roll over mwehehehe. Pasensya lang talaga ang kailangan mga bading! Thank you thank you sa lahat ng mga new readers na naparito! Salamat po sa mga votes and comments and reads huhu. Pardon me for the grammatical errors and misspelled words.

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Another target schedule on Leni's campaign schedule has been crossed off the list that their team had to complete. Due to the fact that it is getting darker and darker, the whole group has come to the conclusion that it is best for them to part ways permanently and return to the OVP. This is due to the fact that tomorrow will be another day during which they will have to promote themselves to the people and serenade them in order to win their votes. They are done for the day and quite blessed that they didn't encounter any difficulties.

"Ingat kayo pauwi, 6 am assembly time bukas ah," muling paalala ni Leni sa mga kasama. Tumango naman ang mga ito at nagsialisan na sa kanilang mga pwesto.

Dahil magkatabi lang ang pagkakapark ng sasakyan ni Kit at ni Leni ay sabay silang nagtungo sa iisang direksyon. They limped their way down the lane, their legs becoming increasingly unsteady and their feet are completely worn out. Kit grabbed Leni by the hand and turned her head so that she turned around and stopped what she was about to do. Leni had just clicked the unlock button on her car and was about to open the door and get inside when she was interrupted.

"You look tired, I'll drive you home," pag-aalok nito.

Leni's face was drawn with hesitation, "Medyo malayo-layo pa yung sa inyo tapos traffic pa along the way. I'm good, Kit. You don't have to worry about me."

"Nope, I insist. Tignan mo nga yang mga mata mo o, konti na lang pipikit na. Baka mapano ka pa sa daan, mananalo ka pang pagka-Presidente," he ticked a little bit of fun out of the presidential aspirant.

She laughed, "Siraulo. Sige na nga."

They just walked a few steps forward and hopped into the congressman's vehicle as they fastened their seatbelts, "Dyan na lang muna yang kotse mo, tutal dadaanan ka lang naman sa condo mo bukas then we'll be back tomorrow here and the cycle goes over and over..."

"Yup," she timidly replied, getting Kit's point. She breathed out and looked away from the driver's seat.

Tahimik lang si Leni habang nagmamasid sa mga ilaw at sasakyan sa daan. She saw some people arguing on the streets yet the vehicle was moving so she didn't get to have a clear understanding and view of it at all. She just kept her eyes out of Kit's seat at baka kung ano pang kagaguhan ang pumasok sa isip nito. Kit was fancy enough to respect her wishes yet he could hear her deep sighing more often these past few days after Ceboom 2.0 happened. To make an attempt to lighten her mood, he broke the ice.

"Do you want to grab something to eat before I drop you off?" he politely asked her.

"Ay wag na, nakailang food chains na tayo sa labas," she replied. Yet because of the food talk, suddenly, an idea crossed her mind. "Do you mind staying right after you drop me?"

Kit blinked twice, "H-ha?"

"Naalala ko may frozen shrimps pa akong naiwan sa freezer. Baka gusto mong magdinner sa bahay at willing to wait ka...kasi I'll cook," Leni brightly offered him.

It was Kit's turn to let out a breath, "Magpahinga ka na kaya? Wag mo na pagurin yang sarili mo. Let's just grab something to eat and-"

"Kit, I'm okay. Mawawala rin tong pagod ko pagdating ko sa bahay. Konting tsaa lang then I'm perfectly good as new," she squeezed his right hand. "Makabawi na rin sa mga pag-aalaga mo sa'kin tuwing campaign."