"How are you feeling? I had two new kids in class today. Anyway, your lunch should be there soon. Text me when you're at your roof top already." Niko messaged Riki as soon as his work ended.
Riki had fallen asleep after her last text exchange with Niko. Strangely enough, she also woke up to his message although her phone registered 6 unread messages; all of which were work related.
"Dino day. Will work later." Riki messaged Ton.
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Riki's apartment intercom rang, "Ma'am, may package po kayo dito sa baba." Ate Jackie, the guard, said. As per her condo's delivery protocol, the resident should be the one to receive the package from the lobby unless otherwise advised.
"Kanino galing?"
"Ronnie daw po ang pangalan nung lalake na nandito...galing lang daw po dun sa katapat na building"
"Ah sige, bababa na ako. Salamat"
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Riki noticed that Ronnie kept on looking toward the hallway and lobby of the building's main entrance.
"Andun ba sya?"
"Po?"
"Si Niko, yung nagpadala nito" Riki said while she signed for the delivery.
"Ah...eh...basta sabi nya, i-deliver ko dito...Riki po pangalan nyo diba?"
"Oo...Riki..."
"Ayun...tama...sige po...babay!" Ronnie said as he checked his clipboard and immediately left.
"Ma'am" Ate Jackie called Riki's attention to take her temperature and offer her some alcohol. "36.7 Ma'am...medyo mainit kasi dito sa baba..." Ate Jackie said.
Riki nodded. She was slightly scared that her temperature would be raised because of what happened to her just the evening before. She was relieved when Ate Jackie's thermometer registered a low reading.
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"Did you get the package?" Niko texted a few minutes after Ronnie left.
"Opo. Para namang secret agent e."
"Huh?"
"May pa-package pa e. Why is the paper bag so big?" Riki said as she peeped into the paper bag she was holding while waiting for the elevator. "I'm on my way to the roof deck." she replied.
