THE DEAL

TD- 43

She has been frowning the whole day. She has been looking at her phone to check if Aga texted her or dropped a call she missed during her meeting but she received none.

She harshly threw herself on her couch and heaved a deep sigh, "Bwisit na Aga 'to. Porket may magandang ka-meeting."

As if on cue, her friends, Dawn and Vice entered her office. "Ano, 'teh? Init ng ulo mo today. Bakit?" Vice asked her.

"Si Aga. Hindi pa rin nagtetext hanggang ngayon. Naiinis na ako."

"Busy lang siguro?"

"Saan? Sa meeting nila ni Yna?" she asked.

"Yna? Who's Yna?"

"Yna Arceo." she tells. "Ynang..."

Vice and Dawn bursted into laughing and looked at her, "Nagmumura ka ba?"

She smirked, "Sabi ko, Ynang Bayan."

"Maganda 'yon, ah? Baka ipagpalit ka ni Aga, friend. Hala. Kabahan ka na." Vice told her which earned him a glare from Lea.

"Lumayas ka sa harap ko."

"Laki ng tulong mo, Vice! Grabe, hiyang hiya kami." Dawn answered and sat beside Lea. "Tara, coffee?"

"Oo, you need to freshen up your mind. Mahal ka no'n. Kapag pinagpalit ka pa niya, ewan ko na lang." Vice told her.

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They reached the coffee shop at almost noon. They were at the counter when her eyes caught two familiar faces, laughing their lungs off.

Her eyes squinted and her jaw clenched upon seeing them.

"Anong oorderin mo, Lei?" Vice asked her.

"Kutsilyo. I want a knife." she answered without removing her eyes off the two.

Vice and Dawn looked at the direction and both held Lea's arm. "Bakit dito sila nagmemeeting? Pwede naman sa office, ah?"

"Malay ko. Coffee date. Kaya pala walang text. Busy na palang makipagtawan. Mabilaukan sana silang dalawa." she answered.

"Lalapitan mo ba?" Dawn asked her.

She looked at the counter. One cashier called Aga's name to get his order. But he's too busy to hear. An idea popped into her mind and approached the cashier. "Is this Aga Muhlach's order, miss?"

The cashier nodded.

"Sige, ako na lang magbibigay sa kanya. I know him."

Vice looked at her, "Uy, 'wag mong ituloy 'yang balak mo."

"Let me." she answered and walked towards their table.

She showed them a smile, "Here's your order."

Aga looked at her and his eyes widened upon seeing her. "Lei."

"Lei na lang ang tawag mo sa akin ngayon? Nagka-amnesia ka ba?" she asked him. "Hi!"

"Ms. Salonga." Yna extended her hand and greeted her.

Lea waved her hand and smiled at her. "How's this date going so far?"

"This is not a date, Lei." Aga reasoned out. He could feel the dragon's madness.

"So, what do you call this? Recess? Break? Coffee break?" she sarcastically asked him.

"Lea naman."

"Sorry to interrupt the both of you, ha? Dinala ko lang 'tong order ni Aga. Hindi mo kasi narinig, babes. Busy ka kasi." she said. Emphasizing the word 'babes'.