"So"

"So"

Both of us chuckled at the same time. I'm intoxicated. I really can't think straight at this moment.

"Sorry, go ahead Miss Irene. What was it?" I asked her to go first because I could not decipher the words I wanted to say. Her beauty was just so mesmerizing.

"Oh please, just Irene will do. You know I'm not that old right? Or did Joy tell you something I should know?" she replied with a smirk.

That smirk! That one nasty smirk. I really could not help myself staring. There felt like millions of butterflies were dancing and knocking against my stomach. "Uhh..." was the only sound that came out of my mouth.

"Well, I don't know... Joy did save your contact as Aunty Irene, so..." I replied awkwardly while trying not to look directly at her.

She broke out a dolphin laugh. After a while, she stopped and spoke loudly.

"AUNTY IRENE? REALLY?" then she continued laughing as if no one was there. She even banged the table, much to my surprise.

"Wow, that kid. She's gonna get it from me later, I swear! Hey Wendy, do you wanna guess how old I am? Come on, make a wild guess."

Just when I was about to open my mouth to speak, her phone rang. By the way her face glowed while looking at the caller ID made my heart kind of break a little. I have to shake this feeling away. This is not right.

"Sorry, I have to take this call". There she went, leaving me alone. I quickly took a sip of my now cold green tea latte. Tasted bitter, just like my heart. "Come on Wan, stop it", I repeated those like a mantra. It felt like forever while waiting for Irene to come back. I decided to play with my phone, checked on my email for any latest auditions and castings. to my dismay, there were none. In the end I texted Joy and told her how she was gonna get beaten up by her 'Aunty Irene' later. Sh