AURELIA MEETS GAEL
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Gael woke up the next day and found himself in a strange room
Memories of how he got there flooded in his head.
*Flashback*
Gael stared at his phone expecting Javier's call to apologize. Gael scoffed for the upteenth time and picked his phone, tossing it in anger.
He got up and left the house in disguise, wearing a cap and a black mask.
He took a cab to a famous bar he regularly visited with his friends.
On getting there, he saw Javier.
Gael scoffed and left the bar.
He roamed the environment and walked down an alley that led to another alley and another alley and another alley...
Gael chuckled when he recalled when he, Javier and Eugene missed their way after getting drunk and had started crying. A lady took them to the main road, helped them take a taxis that drove them straight home. None of them could remember the face of the lady.
Eugene had said "...she had glowing silver hair, it's like she was an angel..." and Javier had said "You saw it glowing because you were drunk."
Gael chuckled as he recalled the incident.
He found a bar and walked towards it, he walked inside and got himself a seat.
He ordered five bottles of beer. Gael wasn't the type to get tipsy after five bottles of beer.
He had his eyes fully opened after gulping in the last of the bottles and pondered over what could have happened to Javier over the years.
The door of the bar creaked open and Gael glanced at it. He saw a familiar face and stood up, pulled his nose marks down and rushed to the person.
"Hi. How are you? You remember me, right?" Gael asked, a smile on his face.
"Ah, yes! If it's not the clumsy elevator guy himself." Aurelia said wearing a mockery smile Gael frowned realizing it was the twin sister of the autistic lady.
"Oh! It's you. I thought you were your sister." Gael said, looking disappointed
"Were you expecting to see her and how do you know my sister?"
"None of your business. By the way, has your father been released?"
Aurelia widened her eyes at his question. "How do you know he was in prisoned? Aurelia asked
Gael ignored her and walked back to his seat
"Answer me!" She yelled and followed him.
Gael sat down instead. "I'll tell you only after you apologize for what you did at the elevator." Gael said
"Why should I apologize when you are at fault?"
"How?" Gael asked with raised brows.
"You bombed into me and the coffee spilled on me and I got hurt. See.." She showed him her wrist.
Gael stared at her scalded wrist and felt remorseful "I'm sorry I didn't know you got hurt and you should also apologize to me. I'll lose half of my hair because of you."
"Oh! You think you'll lose your hair because of that?"
"Yes."
"Who told you?"
"My mom."
"No offense but your mom is irrational...so how did you know my sister?"
"I came to eat at your father's eatery and I was there when your father got arrested.
"Wait! Are you one of the guest?" Aurelia frowned
"Yes. The guest that got your father arrested is my...should I say ex friend because we fought after we left the eatery."
"Better! You shouldn't stick with bad friends."
Gael chuckled.
Seeing him smile, Aurelia frowned.
She recalled seeing him somewhere but couldn't remember where.
"You look familiar.
"I am a celebrity." Gael announced, his head high.
"You wish."
"I'm serious."
"I don't care."
"Your sister is autistic yet she recognized me."
"Hello? She's autistic and she has all the time in the world to browse and check the news and I'm too busy fending for her to check my phone so don't blame me if I don't recognize you." Aurelius scoffed.
"Are you a regular here?"
"Yes. I take at least seven bottles of whiskey." Gael raised his head feeling pompous thinking Aurelia would praise him.
"Is that the least you can do?" She asked with a mockery expression.
With such challenge, they both ended up drunk and were forcefully driven out of the bar.
"Do you know your way around here?" Drunk Aurelia asked while clapping
"Yes. I'm very familiar with the alleys." Gael nodded while staggering
"You should." Aurelia nodded and laughed
Gael joined her, laughing over nothing for three minutes.
Aurelia waved and walked...i mean...staggered down the alley going home Gael glanced at his right and left and started crying.
"These alleys are confusing again." He cried.
Aurelia turned to him "This feels like deja vu. I helped three drunk men 6 years ago and they said the same thing..."
"Wait! You are that glowing angel." Gael turned to her with widened eyes.
"Me?" Aurelia asked blushing like a fool.
Thud!
She turned and saw Gael lying flat on the floor.
*Reality*
"AHHH!" Gael screamed.
"She brought me to her house." He whispered, almost crying.
He heard footsteps approaching the door and got up.
He stared at himself from head to toe and realized that he was only on boxers. He ignore it and jumped out of the window running away.
As soon as people recognize him, they started taking videos and pictures.
(Preview of episode seven:
"Forget it. What do you want?" Gael asked.
"I came here to see Gael Martinez." Aurelia replied.
"For chrissakes, I'm HE!" Gael yelled in frustration.
"Huh?!" Aurelia's jaw dropped
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