It was lunchtime and us, four (Leni, Amanda and Jessica) were enjoying our food at the cafeteria.

"Nako, bakla! Kamusta si papi Stuart mo?" Jessica asked, his eyebrows wiggling as if juicy for some details.

"Ayos naman. Nasa abroad sya ngayon. Business trip." Leni said and bit on her baked macaroni.

"Naku, naku, naku! Siguraduhin mong business trip yan! Baka mamaya, may iba ng monkey business!" Jessica said and nudged her.

"Wengya! Wag mong kinocorrupt ang utak ni Leni!" Amanda said and shook her head as she chewed her spaghetti.

I giggled at their friendly banters.
I sipped on my mango juice and listened to their exchange.

Suddenly, I noticed a group of four guys watching our table.

I turned my head to the sides and saw that aside from us, there were also tables in both our left and right side and in front of us.

Maybe, I was just imagining things.

Maybe, it wasn't really us.

Baka naman mga empleyado lang din. At dahil baguhan pa din ako, hindi ko pa kilala ang ibang department.

"Uy, bakla!" Jessica, who was sitting across from me, called my attention and I immediately turned to them. "Anyare sayo? Sino hinahanap mo?"

I shook my head.
"Wala. May naalala lang." I said and continued eating.

Amanda shrugged and Leni rolled her eyes. "Uy, kinse minutos na lang. Babalik pa tayo sa kanya kanyang opisina naten."

"Loka! Isang department lang tayo. Si Oli ang sa admin." Jessica commented and drank his water.

I smiled and immediately finished my food.

We stood up and threw our styros in the appropriate garbage bin before leaving the cafeteria.

Thankfully, the elevator was empty when we arrived. We quickly occupied it and pressed for our floor numbers.

"Bye, mga bakla. Gagawa ako ng GC naten mamaya. Para kahit hindi tayo magkita, may tsismis tayong sagap." Jessica chuckled when they reached their floor and we automatically slapped his arm. "Namimisikal na naman kayo! Aping-api na ako rito ah!"

"Gaga! Umiral na naman pagkatsismakera mong bakla ka. " Leni commented and clung to her bestfriend.

"Bye, Oli. Chat chat nalang us sa GC." Amanda smiled and they left me alone.

Their office is at the seventh floor while mine is at the eleventh.

The door was about to close when two of the group of four men awhile ago entered the elevator.

I stepped to my side and they went inside and pressed the tenth floor.

I was silent and waiting for my number when one of the two men spoke.

"Ang ganda pala talaga nung Catalin, noh? " The smaller guy asked his friend.

My eyes would automatically glare at them but I refrained to do so.

I wanted to know what they are planning to do so I maintained my composure.

I just wish they wouldn't recognize me.

"Takte. Tiba-tiba si Arnold dun pre. Jackpot ang lolo mo." His friend said and even whistled.

"Makinis pa. Hay. Bakit kasi may gf na ako!" The smaller jerk remarked and shook his head. "Pasalamat sya, faithful ako. Wala syang kahati kay Catalin, kundi sinulot ko na yun."

Aba'y gago to ah!

I breathed deeply and wished for my floor to arrive.

Fortunately, the two men stepped out and as soon as the door closed, I stomped my feet in frustration.

May mga balak ang manyak!

Kailangan kong malaman kung sino yung Arnold na yun!

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Park So Jin's POV

I was busy signing important documents for our resort when my phone rang.

Without looking who it was, I swiped to accept the call.

"Who's this?" I asked and continued reading the document.

"Peter, dude! You really forgot about me?" A hoarse voice asked and I frowned.

"Who the hell are you, doofus?" I demanded and put down my pen for a moment.

"Stuart, the man!" He exclaimed and chuckled over the phone.

"You mean, Stuart the rat!" I commented and laughed. "How are you? How did you know my number? Where the hell are you?"

"Tss. Too many questions! How about, let's meet later for a drink?" Stuart asked.

"Call! Text me the details where. But I can't afford to meet in the afternoon. Too many papers to sign. I can make it after work." I said without hesitation.

"Always the workaholic Dude. Fine. Meet me around 7pm. Be texting you the details later. Hanging up now!" Stuart said cheerily before literally hanging up on me.

I shook my head and grinned.

Stuart Montgomery is my old buddy. We used to travel together and the last country we went to together was Hongkong, five years ago.

I decided to finish these documents before my meeting in twenty minutes.

After these, I will have some booze and party time with an old friend.