Accidentally In love

Chapter 2: Meeting Direk

Sean's pov

It's 5 in the morning and I've barely slept. Two hours of restless tossing and turning, all because of tito's phone call last night. If you guys remember, tito mentioned he'd speak to Direk Lauren about me possibly working for him. And, guess what? Tito called, and I'll be meeting him today.

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8 hours ago

ringgggggggg

I grabbed my phone, still dripping from the shower, the cold bathroom tiles under my feet grounding me for what I was about to hear.

"Hello, tito? Sorry natagalan ako sumagot, I was taking a shower."

"Sean! Don't worry about it. Remember what I told you? I talked to Direk Lauren. He's agreed to meet you tomorrow morning at 8." he said excitedly while I froze. 

My heart started pounding, excitement and panic mixing like two rival ingredients. I could barely form the words., I mean who wouldn't that's big time character right there and there's even a big possibility of working for him

"Tito, seriously? That's incredible! Thank you so much!"

"No problem, Sean. I told you I'd do what I could. Matulog ka na, you'll need your energy tomorrow."

I thanked him once more and then I ended the call and immediately started pacing. This was a huge opportunity, maybe the opportunity, and it could change everything.

End of flashback

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Yeah that's what happened and.....I ended up preparing my materials and documents to show Direk later and now, here I am, groggy and bleary-eyed, hoping two hours of sleep won't be my downfall.

 I dragged myself out of bed, performing my morning routine like a robot—shower, brush teeth, make coffee. I needed to clear my mind, so I headed to the basement. The gym greeted me, pristine and fully equipped—a gift from my mom

Before I came back from LA, mom called me to check up on me and you know the usual "worried about you" things and then she mentioned she's excited for me to live with them again and that's where I cut her in and told her that I won't be living with them and asked her if I could live at one of her apartments. She's in real estate and owns more properties than I can count. I'd asked her for one of her apartments instead of moving back home.

I know that might sound cruel, rude, disrespectful and whatever evil things you could conjure in your head but I still am not ready to go back home and see them, specially dad, so for the time being until I'm ready I will be living in this apartment. 

I started working out, working out helped me center my thoughts, pushing through the lingering tension of the upcoming meeting. Each rep was like a mental note: "Don't mess this up." LA was hard enough—alone, no friends, foreign country—but here? This was my chance to make things right.

By 6 AM, I realized how stupid it was to shower before working out. I took another one, dressed in my carefully chosen suit, and double-checked my materials. My nerves were bouncing all over the place, but I was ready—well, as ready as I'd ever be.

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Direk's pov

Bogart called me last night, a friend of mine who runs a restaurant talking up about this fresh graduate from LA. Sean Godfrey, a kid with supposed talent for music production.

I wasn't too keen on this, I wasn't thrilled about the "fresh grad" part. What I really needed right now is someone who is good and talented, someone experienced, But Bogart vouched for him, and I trust Bogart. So, I agreed to the meeting, out of respect, mostly. I had time for this, though. Besides, you never know. Sometimes, the most unexpected people can surprise you.