You know that day when everything goes wrong and you feel like you were being punished for something? For Lea, that day was today. The day she's supposed to have a meeting with Aga and the heads for the supposed film.
Driving like being chased by a police, her concentration was disrupted by her ringing phone. Curious, she tried to reach for it, but it was too far. " Damn it" she muttered. The phone continued ringing. Whoever this was, it might be really important for that person to keep calling.
Finally, she arrived at a stop light, giving her the chance to reach for the phone.
Aga
7 missed calls
She was about to send him a text when the phone rang again. She hurriedly connected it to the car's blue tooth. She needed to buy one of those blue tooth earpods, asap.
" Hello, Lea? Where are you? "
His voice sounded different on the phone. It sounded serious, yet happy. He might have noticed that she was zoning out because he repeated his hellos for a couple of times.
" I'm driving, Muhlach. " she barked, " I have no driver today, that's why i'm running late. Well, sure naman ako na hindi lang ako ang late? "
" Excuse me, madam. Andito na po ako. Kanina pa. "
Woah. Was this true? Aga was never, ever, early to a meeting before. He was always on time, or late.
" You're shitting me. "
Laughing, he said, " Say hi to Tita Cory, i'll put her on the phone, if you don't believe me. "
" Gods, nakakahiya. " she groaned. " Damn you, Muhlach. Magpapa-impress ka na lang, ngayon pa. " Her eyes widened as she realized what she said.
Thankfully, Aga seemed to be talking to someone else. He spurted out a soft " What? ".
" Nothing. I said i'm near. Sige na, i'll end the call na. "
" Ouch. You don't want to talk to me? "
" Shut up. I'll see you in a few minutes. "
She heard another laugh. " Okay. See you later, babes. "
She was about to answer him when he ended the call.
Fortunately for her, or she might have called him babes, too.
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All eyes were focused on the writers as they explained the plot of the movie. There were no names for the characters yet, but the plot was good. It was so well-written that she could imagine it happening to her and Aga.
Well, in her mind, it's her and Aga.
Two people meeting at the wrong time? The guy trying to be someone else, to fit in the girl's world. The girl making a mistake, screwing things up because of her personal issues. If that wasn't the perfect description of what happened to them, then she doesn't know what else will be.
" So, what do you think? " Direk Olivia asked the room. She wasn't particularly looking at the two of them, but she knew that they were expected to answer.
" Well... " everybody snapped their heads to look at Aga. He's usually just silent during meetings like this. " I think it's perfect. " he said smiling, while looking at her. " What do you say, babes? " His question was met with a chorus of " Ayieeeeeeeeeee " from the people around them.
