Mine! No Objections Allowed (Mikhaiah Adaptation)

Chapter 49 : She's Not Going To Argue With You

The media didn't expect Mikha to appear. At first, there was silence, then the 'Ka-ka-ka' sound of the cameras inundated the silent night. The sky was dark, the lights along the red carpet not bright enough; the flashes were very much visible. Afraid that Mikha might not be used to it, Aiah smiled for barely a minute before tugging on Mikha's sleeve and taking Mikha's arm over hers.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming?" she asked when they got inside.

"It was a last-minute decision. I finished the deal earlier and saw that I had enough time to join you." Mikha's frown was tight as she stared at her legs. "Do you know what the temperature outside is?"

"Cold?" Aiah said innocently. Hoping the joke would make Mikha worry less. "In the past, even when it's really, really cold you only wore a short-sleeved shirt."

Aiah just then realized what she had accidentally let slip. She hurriedly turned her head and smiled, making a motion of zipping her lips. Then, holding Mikha's arm, she brought her to the center of the back row to sit down. Since those in charge of this event weren't too sure how many celebrities would be willing to show up, there was no requirement for the seating arrangement, it had all been left up to the guests.

Mikha didn't say anything, allowing Aiah to pull her along. In the past, when they had to go on a mission during typhoon season, they would usually put on a jacket. They wouldn't wear short sleeves unless it was one that involved tons of physical work, the kind that would make them sweat. Only then, because they found the jacket troublesome, most soldiers would choose to take it off.

When had Aiah seen her in short sleeves?

She had carried out too many missions to recall it right away. Because they had arrived a little late, most people had already found their seats. Although it wasn't a large-scale event, the organizers had a huge network and there were still plenty of big names in attendance. Among the guests, the ones who were a bit more well known sat nearer to the front, while those who had just entered the industry or those who weren't that well known and knew that they wouldn't need to go receive awards had obediently sat in the last row.

Once there were people filling up the front and the back, the center row nearer the back became mostly empty; between people there tended to be a few seats, and it was why Aiah chose this seat.

After sitting down, she was about to sneakily hold hands with Mikha when the speaker system around them sounded.

"Test." An event organizer tested out the mic before saying, "Good evening everyone, the seats in the center row are a little more spread out and there's a portion in the center that's a bit too empty. It would look strange on camera, so could we have people change their seats please? The ones sitting at the back, if you could move forward please, the ones in the front don't need to sit so close to each other too... Thank you for your cooperation."

Once the person in charge finished speaking, those at the back didn't react, but those in front started moving. Not too long after, the seats around Aiah were filled.

The person sitting beside her was an actress she once worked with. She said with a smile, "Aiah, if you had said earlier that you're coming I would've waited for you to walk the red carpet together."

The two were okay when they were filming, and had run lines together before, but after filming they hadn't been in much contact.

Aiah tilted her head and smiled. "I decided to come last minute too."

"You're filming 'Undercurrent', right?" The actress held her elbow very easily as if they were really close. "At QC Film Park? I'm going to Manila in a few days, I'll go visit you."