She dreamt of meeting her just once. But who knew that fate will not just let them meet in person, but to become part of their lives they themselves wouldn't dare expect.
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As the mentoring session for that day ended, Ellie bids goodbye to her coach and thanked both her and her brother Gerard. She left the music studio and waved goodbye to the staff members she came across while leaving the studio A set.
It was almost 5:00 pm when she got out to the entrance of the studio. At this time, she could feel all the exhaustion dawned down on her body. Her mind is telling her to go home and lie down in bed as soon as she could but she thought of going somewhere else to eat first, as she doesn't have the energy left to cook for herself.
Ellie took out her phone to look for restaurants that she could drop by along the way. There are lots of names listed on the app she's checking out. She goes through each menu to see if anything would pique out her interest..
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Fortunately for her, Lea had finished all of today's rehearsal and mentoring session that needs to be taped. Though feeling tired, she does not let others see that on her face. As her last mentee just left the music studio, she quickly discussed with Gerard on what his intakes on the overall coaching sessions they had for all the artists.
Few minutes later, she said her goodbyes to everyone left at the set as she prepares herself to leave the premises. Gerard had to stay a little while as the director would have to discuss about music arrangements for the show.
Lea then went towards the entrance of Studio A and saw a silhouette of a familiar person.
"Ellie?"
The young woman then turned back and was a bit shocked to see her face.
"Oh! Hi Coach.. Uhm.. Thanks again for today, and take care going home." El shyly greeted her mentor even if they just saw each other minutes ago.
"Thanks. I have to leave Ger back there as he still have some matters to take care of. What about you? Are you waiting for someone here?"
"Oh no, not really. I was just checking some places nearby that I could drop by before going straight home."
"Oohh. Are you perhaps looking for somewhere to eat?" As Lea felt her fatigue, she also felt her stomach might have tantrums anytime soon. After all, she only had coffee the whole afternoon.
"Yeah, kind of." Ellie held her phone tightly as she feels embarrassed talking with Lea. She still could not get used to in seeing her close face to face and to hear her voice speaking with her directly.
"Would you like to come eat with me? I know a good place around here." She blessed the young woman a smile that no one could resist.
Ellie could not believe what she's hearing right now, her idol, the person of her dreams is asking her out to eat together. Though it comes with no malice, she felt in that moment, a bliss of paradise as she sees her killer smile.
"That would be nice. But are you sure?" She tries as hard as possible to hide the excitement through her voice. After all, it's very rare for a renowned celebrity to just go out and eat with a random person in public.
"Of course you dummy! Why, is it because I am your coach? Isn't it all the more reason that we can dine together? Tara na. (Let's go.) Let me just get my car from the parking and I'll pick you up here."
Once Lea wanted something, there's no stopping her on doing anything so she could just get it done. Ellie then waited patiently at the same spot she's standing at before as her coach's red car drove over. She was reluctant in opening the passenger door as she's still not sure if going with her is right.
From the driver seat, Lea could see doubts in El's face. When she was driving around the car park to go to the entrance, she herself, also had thought twice on why she suddenly invited this girl out for dinner. In her case, there are other staff members that she could have asked to eat out with her instead.
She felt something unexplainable that makes her drawn to this young woman. There's something with Ellie that makes Lea want to know more. And since she came across a good opportunity to talk with her without any cameras around, she grabbed it acting out normally.
Lea doesn't want Ellie to change her mind about getting dinner together so once she saw the worried look on the latter's face she immediately unlocked the door for her and told her to take the seat in. Fortunately, the young woman got in on the passenger seat and locked her seat belts in.
Lea felt relieved as she started to press down the gas pedal and drove off.
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