*OUTSIDE THE RESTAURANT*
As Rita was observing the bike in the parking lot, she was quickly grab by the arm.
“Ouch! That hurts! (Trying to yank his arm away) What the hell you think your do-” she was cut short when she realized who it was.
“YOU!!” both shouted in unison.
“So you’re that night worker chic (name he given to her by the way she dressed)!” still hanging onto Rita’s arm, Rome look at her up and down.
Speechless and embarrassed that he called her out in front of his friends, Rita swing her arm out of Rome’s hand. “Think Rita, Think. Don’t let that jerk embarrassed you like that. But Damn he‘s HOT” as she told herself. Shaking the thought of how sexy and attractive he was, she stood up tall and pretend like she wasn’t digging him at all.
“Me (pointing to herself) a night worker?….Excuse you!! (now all up in Rome‘s face) I think you’re mistaking me for your girlfriend. Wait I meant to say boyfriends. ( pointing out to all the guys that was hanging with Rome)”
“Honey (wrap his fingers around Rita’s little finger) there is nothing gay about me!” Rome exclaim in a manly tone.
“Ugh (yank her finger out of Rome’s) Don’t touch me with that disgusting hands of yours. Who knows where’ve they been.” as Rita rub her finger away as if it got infected with something. Noticing that they were standing an inch away from each other’s face, Rita pushes him away from her.
“Oh feisty! (now getting closer to Rita’s face) I never have to try hard to get a girl. (looking into her eyes) But for some odd reason, (gently touching Rita’s hair) I think we have a winner.” Rome declared to her as she smacks his hand away. “Fellas, let’s hit the road.” Rome insists.
Rita, on the other hand, was like in another world. She was speechless and mad. But for some odd reason, she couldn’t believe that Rome was looking into her eyes. She felt like he knows what she was thinking. Shaking that thought away, she quickly grab a hold of the rare end of Rome’s bike.
“Hey what the hell you think you’re doing?” Rome says when realizing he couldn’t move his bike.
“Last time you got away with it…this time you are not going anywhere.” Rita insists with both hands still hanging onto the bike.
*AT ANN’S CONDO*
“Dang, slow down Noon! How could you eat that anyways?” Ann question as she shallow hard. Noon was eating pickle grape vein. To top it off, she was eating it with tangerine seasoning.
“I don’t know. (still eating it one by one) They’re just so good.” Noon reply as she focused on which one she’s eating next. “I guess that how pregnant people eat stuff.” Ann thought to herself. On the other hand, Paul anxiously walked back and forth in the dinning room. “What do you mean she’s not there?” Paul hollered into the cell phone. Noon got up and checks up on Paul. “Babe, what’s wrong?” Paul explains to her how Aumpt wasn’t there to pick up his step-brother. While the two were talking, Noon suddenly got a phone call. “Hello? ..Aumpt where are you at?”
*AT THE AIRPORT*
“Noon, I can’t find him.” Aumpt replies as she scans through all of the gates. “What do you mean that I wasn’t here? (still talking to her sister) I am here. ..ok I was late. How late? About thirty minutes. Ok ok ..I am still looking for him.” Aumpt hang up her phone and starts to mumble to herself.
“Excuse me Ms.” A male voice asks politely tipping Aumpt on her shoulder. “What!” Aumpt angry yelled. “Are you Aumpt? (looking at her photo that Paul gave to him) Noon’s sister right?” Stephen asks. Stephen was stun by her charm, her aggression, and attitude. A sudden flash of the lady that yelled at him and his girlfriend came to mind. “That’s her!” He thought silently to himself. “No wonder this picture look familiar.”
*CHINA*
“See thanks to you Ken. (throws China’s newspaper at the desk) We didn’t make it to the championship. I told you not to go out and drink. See how that affect us.” As his sponsors yell and holler at him. “You know what (got up and stood face to face with his sponsors) I quit. I have been boxing for 9 years now. I have enough with all of you.” Ken insist as he grab all of his belonging and walk towards the door. “And you know what? (looking at each one of them) It’s a pleasure to do business with you all. Peace!” Ken throws a sign and left. “Ken Ken!!” as his manager ran after him. Knowing that his manager was always faithful and there for him, he stop and turn. “Look! I can’t take it anymore. You can’t stop me. I made up my mind.” Ken explains as he throw his jacket over his shoulder. “I know. But what are you going to do now?” His manager asks, knowing how bad this could affect his career. “I think its best if you go somewhere away from China for now.” Ken knows that his manager is right. “Hey you got connection in Thailand right?” Ken suddenly remembers. “Thailand? Why Thailand?” His manager wonder.
“Yup! Thailand” Ken repeats quietly smiling to himself.
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