[xlii]
The main leads... not meeting? It would result to a disaster of a manuscript. Everything will be changed. Magda bit her lower lip. Kagabi pa siya hindi makatulog. Puyat na nga siya, wala pa siyang naiisip na plano. Mayroon na siyang main task, there's a side quest... what the fuck?
"Is there a reward for the side quest?" She asked the parasite on her mind, summoning Boy Buwesit.
"Of course, there's a reward for every task and every side quest. Anong tingin mo sa akin? Abusado at hindi nagbabayad ng tama?" defensive na tanong ni Boy Buwesit.
Magda sneered at his question. "Hindi pa ba? You were making me work so much with a little compensation." Umirap siya sa ere.
Sa twenty chapters niyang pananatili sa istorya upang ayusin ang manuscript sa kagustuhan ng karakter, dalawang oras lang ang bayad nito sa kanya? Hindi pa iyon umaabot ng dalawang oras. She only had ten minutes after finishing the first arc. Ilang minuto lang din ang itinagal niya sa pangalawang arc dahil muli siyang sinubukang patayin ni Serene. That bitch!
Umangal si Boy Buwesit sa kanyang paratang.
"What is the side quest's reward?"
"In time, you'll know. I can't disclose it yet."
Mas lalong umasim ang mukha ni Magda sa sagot ng kausap niya sa kanyang isipan. Bumangon siya upang maghanda ngayong araw. She owns a flower and coffee shop combined. Accomplished din sa buhay ang karakter na ito.
Ibinalik niya ang salamin upang kahit paano'y makakita siya. "Can't you give me a remedy for my dysfunctional eyes?"
"Sorry, you don't have enough balance to barter." Boy Buwesit replied with a hint of smirk. Magda is just merely surviving, she's too poor to afford anything. Palaging ubos ang buhay na pinagtrabahuhan niya.
Nang lumabas siya sa kuwarto ng kanyang apartment, nadatnan niya ang kapatid sa kusina. Agad itong ngumiti nang makita siya. Mayroon nang nakahandang pagkain sa mesa. Lena stayed in the apartment for her. Magda could understand why Magda (the character) is protective of her sister. She's a precious soul.
"I cooked breakfast..." Lena smiled. "Pasensya na, hindi man 'yan kasingsarap ng mga luto. It's made of love naman."
"It's appreciated. Thank you, Lenlen." Hinawakan niya ang kamay ng babae. Sabay silang kumaing dalawa. Pinagsaluhan nila pagkaing iniluto ng babae. Medyo sunog nga ang itlog pero p'wede namang pagtiyagaan.
"What's your plan for today?" Magda asked her sister, prying on her whereabouts and activities. Kailangan niyang matimbrehan ang bawat galaw nito. Para mailayo niya ng husto sa male lead...
After breakfast, she went to work.
As much as possible, she wanted them not to meet. By not meeting each other, it's securing her victory. Wala namang posibilidad na mahulog sila sa isa't isa kung hindi nila kilala ang isa't isa... is that even possible? No... right? She's starting to doubt her answers to herself.
Bahagya siyang napatalon, nakarinig naman siya ng halakhak, baritono at nakakaloko. Nag-angat siya ng paningin.
It's the...
"Why didn't you inform me the male lead's here?" Magda scolded in her mind.
"I did. You were too occupied to hear the notification. Masyado kang lulong sa sarili mong iniisip." Mahinahong sagot ni Boy Buwesit sa kanya.
She took deep breaths and composed herself. "What's your order, sir?" Iniwasan niyang tumingin sa lalaki.
"A little of what you're smoking."
"Are you seeing something I couldn't see? Maybe, you're the one smoking something." Aside from the task, Magda was also changing a bit of the character's attitude. Para naman hindi ito masyadong aping-api.
[Advisory: Female lead is coming]
Nataranta naman si Magda sa narinig. Tumakbo siya palabas sa counter. The man looked at her with amusement dancing in his eyes. Sa isipan nito, mukha siyang tanga. It was entertaining. Hinila niya ito patungo sa restroom. Mabuti na lang, wala pang gaanong tao at siya ang nauna sa kanyang staff.
"What are you doing?" His eyes were confused.
Pinagsarhan niya ito ng pinto bago salubungin ang kapatid ng may ngiti sa labi. Hindi rin naman ito nagtagal, she just brought what she had forgotten. Nakahinga siya ng maluwag.
[Analyzing the main lead's love for the original female lead: -%]
Binalikan niya si Matias na ikinulong niya sa restroom. Halos napasigaw siya sa nakita. Sa hindi niya malamang dahilan, hubad ang pang-itaas ng lalaki. Nakabukas din ang suot nitong pantalon.
Hindi niya magawang maintindihan kung anong pumasok sa kukote nito. Ginulo nito ang buhok pati na rin ang kanya.
"You're such a screamer, huh?"
Nauna itong lumabas sa restroom. Parang tuod pa rin siya sa kanyang tayo. Nang mahimasmasan siya ng bahagya, hinabol niya ang lalaki. Agad ding napatigil siya nang bumungad ang kanyang staffs na unti-unting lumingon sa kanya.
"Spicy. Spicy. Spicy." Pagsingit ni Boy Buwesit.
Her face became so red. Everyone was thinking... she did it with the man on the restroom.
He made it seem like it...
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