White Lies

Blooming

"Ms. Lea, regarding dun sa anniversary dinner with Rep, they're asking if mag RSVP ka?" Rona asked.

Lea taps on her cellphone screen and turns it off.

"Uh.. Sige. Sige." Lea replied as she checks her phone again.

"..then tomorrow po at 2' oc.. clock.."

Rona watched her boss in confusion as she checks her phone for the third time.

"Ms. Lea, is there something wrong?" Rona inquired.

Lea hold her phone and check again.

"Rona, can you try calling my number?"

Rona dialled Lea on speed dial and Lea's phone lit up and beeped.

"Oh its working. Okay- what about 2 oclock tomorrow?" Lea asked as she drop her phone on the table.

"Uh.. meeting with TVK prod po, they might start with taping ng blind auditions ng franschise for the kids."

"Oh yeah.. Ang bilis. Tapos na auditions nila?" Lea's phone beeped as the screen lit up for an incoming message.

"Opo tapos na, may slot lang to fill sa VisMin auditionees." Rona was eyeing Lea as she stood up and makes a call on her phone.

"Oh, by the way, please confirm with prod if until what time yung 2 oclock. Wait lang-" Lea said as she went to the window side, overlooking the city below.

"Why are up just now? Kumain ka na? " Lea said to the other person on the phone.

Lea walks further and opened the sliding door. She went outside the terrace of her condo as she giggled.

Rona was confused but didn't bother to read to much into it. She fiddles her phone to call the production manager instead.

"Hello Sir Bern, yes opo, gusto lang po iconfirm ni Ms. Lea yung timeline ng meeting bukas?" Rona asked.

"Oh okay hold ha, check ko with direk, para sure tayo, wait.."

"Sige po."

Rona diverted her attention back at Lea in the terrace. She can't hear what she is saying but she can clearly see her- giggling. She is starting to get curious, there is something different with her boss today.

The prod is taking too long to return in the line so she decided to watch her boss instead. She didn't mean to pry but its nice to see Lea on this kind of different aura.

When suddenly Rona got shocked on what she saw as Lea ended the call.

Rona is no expert but she can totally lip read.

She sure will bet her entire fortune that Lea did said I love you too.

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"Maganda pa ako sa hapon." Vice cheerfully greets as he enters Lea's dressing room.

Lea was done with the rehearsals for ASAP so Vice decided to take a visit to kill time for traffic.

Vice went to Lea who is siting on the vanity wiping tissue on her face.

"Ayyyy ito mas maganda." Vice compliments Lea.

"Talaga ba? Ang oily ko na kaya." Lea said as she checks herself again in the mirror.

"Taray oi-ly... Rona ano pinakakain mo dito sa alaga mo, bakit ang blooming?" Vice diverts his attention to Rona on the couch who is fixing Lea's things.

Rona looks at Lea as she remembered her boss phone conversation earlier.

"Wala naman. Baka maganda lang gising." Rona chuckled.

"Ano ba kayooo.. Wala pa nga ko tulog eh. Ay wait, wait, puntahan ko lang si Sars saglit, balik ako agad." Lea said.

Vice was eyeing her until she went outside and closed the door.

"Sandale... May iba talaga." Vice deadpanned as he flopped himself in the couch.

"Napansin mo din?" Rona chuckled.

Vice's eyes glow in delight, and decided to interrogate Rona.

"May alam ka nararamdaman ko.. Share naman diyan." Vice giggled.

Rona was shakes her head.

"Hoy alam ko pumirma ka ng NDA, pero hindi naman siguro ikaka bankrupt ng ABS kung bakit ang blooming ng alaga mo. Ano nga dali?!"

Rona hesitated but she too is curious, Vice might know more then her.

"Ewan ko Vice ha, pero sure na sure ako, may ka- i love you-han siya sa phone kanina."

"O.m.g. Sinoooo?!" Vice was stunned.

"Hindi ko alam eh, basta nangyari, nagr-run down kami ng schedule niya sa condo, tapos hindi siya mapakali, lagi niya chine-check yung phone niya, tapos may nagtext, then bigla niya ko cut at may tinawagan siya." Rona spilled the beans.

"A-ano sabi? Hala siyaaaa.."

"Basta bungad nya parang something late ka gumising, then kung kumain ka na? Ganun."

"Eeeeeeeh tapos?"

"Lumabas na siya ng terrace eh so hindi ko marinig yung mga sumunod na sinabi niya tsaka kasi kausap ko rin si Sir Bern sa phone ko so hindi ko na masyado nakilatis."

"Oh! Ehhh pano mo na sure na nag i love you nga? Di mo pala naririnig usapan nila."

"Vice, ilang taon akong PA ni Ms. Lea, kabisado ko body language niyan. At sa sobrang klaro nya magsalita, basang-basa ko bibig nya, nag- I love you too  talaga siya."

"Ehhh bakla kaaa! Ha-luh. Sinagot na kaya niya si Aga? Pero imposible eh, kahapon lang nag-aatitude yan kasi nga iniiwasan siya ni Aga."

"Ewan ko, three days ko na din na hindi naeencounter si Sir Aga simula nung nag Tagaytay kayo. Unlike before nagtatanong pa ng schedule ni Ms. Lea yun kasi nga sinusundo niya every morning."

"Naku eh nag-away kasi yan sila! Grabe kilabot ko lang nun, ni ayaw kong umawat kasi feeling ko ako yung madudurog kapag gumitna ako sa kanilang dalawa. Eh teka, si Bamboo ba umaaligid-aligid pa?" Vice inquired.

"Coach Bamboo? Cute din nila mag-asaran no? Haha. Pero wala yun. I'll qoute unqoute 'He is like an annoying little brother' ganun."

"Echosera tong si Lea, mga avoiding tactics eh, walang tulog."

"Pero totoo Vice, feeling ko wala siyang tulog talaga! Tulog siya buong byahe namin mula Alabang to QC. Eh normally sa van pa lang nagb-briefing na kami ng schedule for the day."

Vice's eyes squints as he thought of a great idea.

"O-kay si-ge. Leave it to me." Vice took out his phone and calls someone.

Rona was looking at Vice in confusion.

"Hello Papa Ags, pupunta ka ba ABS today?" Vice said as he winks at Rona.

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