Girls Find Love

Eleven

Ericka's POV

After a few minutes, we finally arrived at HM — short for Hamilton Mall. We didn't have a hard time to find a parking slot because I have 3 parking lots reserved exclusive for me and my family. My parents are close with the Hamiltons, that's why they do business with each other, and also why i'm best friends with Selena since childhood. We immediately stepped out of the car and walked towards the entrance. The security guards greeted me politely as soon as they saw me walking towards them.

"Good day, officers." I said with a smile. "They're with me."

They nodded as a response but what surprised me was when they greeted Franco too. So is he like, a regular at HM? I glanced at him for a bit and saw him raise an eyebrow at me. Damn, are you Selena's long lost brother or something? Napakasungit niyo! I ignored him and chatted with Mika while walking.

"Okay, so let's go eat dinner first. My treat!" I announced. "Where do you guys want to eat ba?"

"Uhmm.. Fast food na lang para 'di masyadong magastos. McDonalds?" Akira asked. I looked at her awkwardly kasi medyo napatingin samin yung ibang taong naglalakad.

"Oh, uhm. There's no fast food here in HM. It's usually classy and high class restaurants. There's restaurant for Chinese Food, Mexican, Jamaican, Thai, you name it. But if you're craving for burgers I know a good burger place here, and they have all sorts of hollywood's best dishes!" I replied. I saw Akira blush, maybe because she was clueless.

"Oh, sorry. First time ko kasi dito." She said, embarrassed.

"Ay! It's fine! Ano ka ba, don't be shy." I said while giving her a warm smile. "I'd like to grab some meals at McDonald's with you, but we'll try that next time na lang. This mall is really exclusive kasi, and people here are from Elite families. Explains the ambiance of the place."

"Ah, kaya pala. You decide na lang where to eat." Akira replied with a smile on her face.

"Well, what do you guys want to eat?" I asked.

"Please! Let's not eat burger! I like, had three burgers this day already." Cameron suddenly blurted out. I chuckled at his pleading expression and replied.

"Well, there a new Italian Café and Restaurant open here. Le Pher, if i'm correct. I've been hearing good feed backs."

"Masarap dun." I turned my head towards Franco's direction. Nagsalita siya! "Why are you looking at me like that?" He asked. I awkwardly chuckled. Ericka naman kasi, nagsalita lang nag-react agad.

"Oh, uhm. Sorry, its just that I haven't heard you talk and then you suddenly speak. You remind me a lot about my bestfriend, Selena." I answered causing him to raise an eyebrow at me. Did I say something wrong?

"Selena? The Stalker?" He asked. Huh? Stalker? Selena? I think this guy's loco.

"Oh, I don't know about that. You must be mistaken, its a HUNDRED PERCENT impossible for my best friend to be a stalker." I replied. He just smirked at me and shrugged his shoulders. Selena talaga. Napailing na lang ako. "Anyway, tara punta na tayo doon."

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We've been in the café for almost thirty minutes already. We're currently waiting for our orders while chatting with each other.

"Really? You're pursuing modelling, Chanel?" I asked. Mika just mentioned that shy as Chanel may seem, she's an aspiring artist. How cool is that?

"Ah, oo. One of my childhood dreams turned into a reality." Chanel answered with a sly smile.

"That's nice. Keep it up! If you like, I could talk to Selena and tell her to take you to their talent agency. I'm sure you'll be qualified!" I squealed excitedly.