Lost & Found

Ch. 5 – Hanging Out

Pia was so glad about the little chat she had with Utt.

"It was fate!" said Kyle.

"I totally agree!" replied Pixie.

Pia, Kyle, Kate and Pixie were closing up PIA. Everyone was so excited for Pia. Pia on the other hand told her friends every single detail. How everything happened accidentally and embarrassingly. Her friends found her experience amusing, yet a very fortunate one.



Utt was staring at his ceiling thinking about the girl in the drawing. Jay had spent a whole day with him and talked him into about the 'girl in the drawing idea' again. So as cause and effect reigns over lives…Utt was stuck with the faceless girl with another night. Utt went to his kitchen and drank a glass of water. It was one o'clock sharp, Utt knew he needed to get as much sleep as possible because he had work the next day. He sat in the kitchen until his eyes got droopy. It was 2:15 in the morning and Utt finally felt sleepy. Lying down on his queen sized bed, Utt dreamt about Pia and how cheerful she was. A few hours later he woke up and was ready to go to work. He remembered about how he dreamt of Pia. He seemed really anxious to chat with her again. There was just something about her that makes him uneasy-in a good way. It makes him feel so uneasy when he thinks of her, what was it about her that just makes him wanting to talk with her, and sit with her more? Was it her happy tone? Her treating him to a good drink? Or maybe it was clearly just the drink that made an effect in him. He didn't know, but something, there was just something, and he couldn't figure it out.For lunch, Utt hurried off to the galleria hoping to see Pia once more. While he was walking around, some girls came up to him to ask for his autograph. He enjoyably agreed. Then more girls came to ask for his autograph. Then, it became like a RIOT!!! Fortunately, his friend Jay was at the galleria as well. He was on his way to look at the situation, when he heard Utt sounding like he can't breathe."Utt??" screamed Jay.

"A little help?" asked Utt.

"Hold on, I'm trying to get through this huge crowd of girls!" Jay got through a minute after.

As soon as he got to Utt, he grabbed him and started running. The girls started running after them too, screaming, "Utt! Utt! I love you!!!"

Utt and Jay ran all the way to the galleria exit.

"What happened? Totally cornered, ambushed!" said Jay.

"Yeah, thanks for saving me. I felt like I was never gonna get out of there!" Utt said, as his face was all red and sweaty.

"Yeah, well next time don't go somewhere alone. What were you doing here anyway?"

"Oh I was on my way for lunch."

"But don't you have a superb cafeteria at the studio?"

"Yeah, but I wanted to eat at the food court here. Maybe I can get some uh…Panda Express."

"You still want to get some food? I'm starving!"

"Yeah! Of course! I can't skip my meals…I need to recharge!"

Jay and Utt went to get some lunch at the food court. They got Panda Express, and as soon as they finished they went to PULP.

Utt went inside hoping to find Pia, but unfortunately the friendly girl wasn't anywhere to be found. Utt ordered a Green Apple Passion aka GAP bubble tea. Jay got a drink as well. And Utt headed out the store disappointed.

The next day came, and again Utt went out to the galleria to go window shopping. Though this time he decided to ask Donita to come along...just to make sure that people wouldn't ambush him. Then a thought stroke his head. What if more people ambush them because guys would want to get Donita's autograph, too?

'Oh no!' thought Utt.

Luckily, Donita thought of a good idea.

A disguise!

Utt wore a black baseball cap and sunglasses and Donita did the same as well. The shoppers stared at the couple walking together, they wondered if these two were just regular mall browsers, or the actualy VJs, Donita and Utt. Utt and Donita's heart raced as more people started noticing them. Luckily no one noticed.

Once again, Utt went to PULP. Utt told Donita about the girl he had met. Donita on the other hand was excited to see this happy hyper fan of Utt.

They went inside the store and headed to the order line. It was quite long, but they stayed and waited until it was their turn. Utt was talking to Donita when the girl at the cashier asked for their order,

"Sir?" asked the girl.

"Oh sorry, I'd like a chocolate croissant and a bottle of Evian please."

"That'll be $3.19."

Utt handed his payment, and as he was looking around, he saw Pia behind the counter.

"Pia!" he raised his voice.

Pia turned and saw Utt,

"Oh, Hey! I thought you wouldn't remember me anymore!" she replied.

Pia went out of the counter and shook Utt's hand. Utt introduced Donita to Pia, "Pia, Donita, Donita, Pia." he smiled.

"Hey, I heard you can be a good talker, like Utt. Our chatter box!" Donita said as she shook Pia's hand.

Pia wiped her glasses as she replied, "Yeah, I'm a little or too hyper, but it was a really nice little chat."

"Yeah, and we need catching up to do! I was wondering around the galleria yesterday and I got ambushed by some girls." said Utt.

"Oh, really?" said Pia.

"So do you work here?" asked Utt.

"Uh, yeah sort of" replied Pia.

"Sort of?" Utt looked confused, "What do you mean?"

"Oh, I own the shop." Pia fixed her always-on-reading glasses.

"So that's why you have connection, coz you're the owner! Utt told me that you got connections here." Donita chuckled.

Pia giggled and offered the VJs to seats on the bright colored couch. A long conversation then started...



Pia felt so happy knowing that Utt actually considered her as his friend. She fell in love with him more and more. She saw the real Utt, and this wasn't anything that happened everyday to someone like her.

Utt would often hang out with Pia whenever he was around the galleria. Basically they were like galleria buddies. They would hang out together and laugh both their asses off. Play tricks on each other, and play tricks on Pia's and Utt's friends.

As they hung out together, Pia fell in love with Utt more and more, though she didn't show her undying affection to Utt. She was afraid that if she knew how much she loved him he would suddenly avoid her. Utt on the other hand was confused about what he was starting to feel ... he didn't know what it was ... but he knew that it was consuming him and his whole body.