The Day We Met

2.

"We looked all over for you!!" Kylie worriedly hugged me.

"I said I will wait here!" It's already 12:30 am when we saw each other.

"You aren't even answering your phone, Red!" Kylie scolded me again.

"There is no signal. Chill, Kylie I'm fine."

"You guys want coffee?" We drove by a coffee shop and grabbed some muffins and iced latte.

"Woah! Let's blow the candles! It's already your birthday!" Justin said. We stopped by a middle of nowhere. We're enjoying the night.

We talked about a lot of things and I told them about a guy I met a while ago.

"Lovelife!" Justin exclaimed.

"You found your soulmate!" Kylie giggled.

I nudged and went on with our own stories. Kylie is only my girl friend, while she has tons. I have a guy best friend. He is my childhood friend so that explains our closeness.

"I'm sleepy. Let's go." Justin opened the door for the both of us.

Kylie tapped me and I wake up seeing our house by the window. Gosh, it's already 2:30 am. Blue will really get mad at me.

"Good night!" Kylie waved good bye and I made a half smile. I'm really sleepy.

"Seriously, Red? It's already 2:30!! I told you to come home early!" Blue was waiting for me with a coffee on his hand. He turned down the volume of the television and faced me.

"I'm tired. Go away." He pulled me from the back when I was about to go upstairs. He's so oa.

"You're grounded, sis."

"You're not my parents."

"I'm the oldest among us. I will fetch you tomorrow. I believe your dismissed by 5."

"Blue!"

"Red, you always go out with Kylie and her boyfriend. Aren't you sick of them?" Blue also took my phone, but I first made a favor.

"Hey! I'm 22 already! I am responsible of myself! Give it back!"

"No, Red. You have been like this for days. You're not a teenager anymore!"

"Okay, Blue. Fine. Can I borrow my phone for a while?"

"5 minutes."

I dialed my best friend Kevin's number.

"Hey Kev!"

"You went home late, didn't you?"

"Yes! And Blue will confiscate my phone so I won't be able to talk to you! Let's meet next week please?"

"Yes! Go to sleep, Red."

"Miss you, Kev. Good Night!"

"Night, Red."

I ended the call. He would probably worry about me if I won't text him. We don't do social networking because we both find it a waste of time. Well, I need to search for things and to look at the trending topic because it is part of my work.

I gave my phone back to Blue. I went to bed and remember the guy named Leo.

Why did he approach and ask me if I know him?

Does he know me?

I shook my head to get back to my senses and tried to sleep. I can't.

I opened my laptop and searched for a Leo in a Ria Leslie concert. Nothing of course. Leo is  a single name and maybe even a nickname.

I sighed and turned my laptop off. This would be a long night.

I haven't gotten enough sleep so my works are very unadorned and plain. I have been writing this simple article for hours yet my boss tells me that it needs more effort. I hate sleeping late because this happens. I excused myself and went to the clinic to get meds. My head is aching.

Finally, I made a meaningful article. I usually make 5 each day, but because of my headache, I only have one.

"I emailed you details about another article, but this would be on the first page, so I expect more from you."

I jumped in glee. This is my very first goal!! It it to write for the headlines!!!

I opened my email and looked for the one my boss sent.

I screamed... That my voice was too loud I got attention from my co-workers.

I was about to get my phone from my bag but I remember Blue confiscated it. Ugh!!!

The task is to interview Ria Leslie and the people involved. Yup, the famous Ria Leslie who had her concert here in Manila last night. Kylie will surely ditch her work and come with when I am going to interview her. It would be a day after tomorrow so I have to prepare the questions and to call her management if the interview could push through the said date. I will have to ask Kylie more details tomorrow or later. I could even interview her for the sake of a fan's perspective.

I gave the document containing the questions to my boss and I will have to check the revisions he considered later. It's time for me to go home, and as for that, Blue will fetch me.

I waited for minutes until he arrived. I asked him for phone because I need it for work. Seriously!!! I need it for work!!! He ended up giving it to me by midnight. I first asked Kevin if he could drive me to Kylie's house tomorrow. Blue will be using my car because he wants to. Weird right? He wants the people to think that he owns two cars. This arrogant man. Then, I called Kylie and I expected her reaction to be like that. She screamed so loud, enough for my ears to hurt. Swear. She also volunteered to film the interview and to take the pictures of Ria for free so my boss was glad to hear about it. After all, Kylie is professional enough to do the picture-taking. I asked if it is really okay for her to do it for free and she replied with "For the love. It's the least I can do for Ria Leslie.

The questions were okay. He said that I don't need to revise or change it. I am so excited about this big project.