Emancipating The Love (On-going)

Chapter 4

Captured Attachment

The city public office has been running back and forth the whole week, tirelessly in an organized manner. They have been preparing for an event Lea had been doing even before taking the position as the city Mayor—a donation drive.

The mayora's presence was an eye that kept everyone scrambling on their feet as though even the slightest hint of slacking would cost them their job.

That day wasn't about paperwork and meetings. No formal attires nor tender feet due to stilettos punishing her toes as though mad that they don't perfectly fit its pointed end.

Lea—often dressed in neutral colored suits, 3 inches taller in heels, locked up in her office and in conferences—now stood with the same formidability even in more comfortable attire. She was towered almost by everyone, but never unseen, never ignored. Her presence alone demanded attention despite wearing simple jeans and a white Ralph Lauren polo shirt.

"Are you sure everything's prepared? You calculated the food correctly? Make sure that we'll be able to distribute it to everyone, ha." Lea asked, walking back and forth as she sly at trucks parked all around her van.

There were over-all 4 mini pick-ups filled with packed groceries, clothes and school-supplies waiting for her command to depart for the program they were going to hold.

Lea's been agitatedly busy about it for a whole week, despite having a whole team she can rely on, she wanted to make sure that she'll make people happy, most especially the children who's been a lot at their young age.

"Lea, all is going smoothly. You go inside the van na, we're going to leave. The program will start in 45 minutes and it might be a little traffic." Zen stepped in as she heard the heaviness of breathing after every question and remark of hers.

Exactly what they've foreseen, their way to the barangay wasn't really the fastest-most-efficient ride they've had. The traffic wasn't bad, but the tight road made it hard for their vehicles to enter.

Lea inhaled a good amount of air as her bodyguards opened the door for her and went to their destined place to blend in with the crowds. Her foot took a sense of the ground as she saw the covered-court filled with white-monobloc-chairs occupied with people's butt sitting on it.

There were also children running around and stalls of street food parked at the side with good amount of costumers buying from them.

Aga followed her from behind, him close to being like her shadow wasn't new to her anymore, his near presence makes her uncomfortable at times, but she couldn't do anything. She can't just fire him for merely doing his job.

But she can't help but wonder if he's even a living creature.

She'll go to sleep with him waiting at her door and she'll wake up with him still in front. Does he even sleep? Or eat? He's always in her sight and she had never seen him do any normal stuff a normal human being does.

She walked towards where they were supposed to be. She felt eyes; a lot of them, giving her a good set of judgement.

Murmuring and greetings. Very evident that she wasn't in a place she's accustomed at. Some of their words were clear to her, others were just sounds if whispering.

With her holding a mini-fan, sitting at the side, watching how the other side of the world works, far from what she's gotten used to, Lea realized that if she hadn't worked so hard and had given up her dreams, then she could've been experiencing what she's seeing at the moment. If she didn't take the risk of giving it up, then life could've been worse for both of them.