Lost & Found
Ch.8 – The Dump
Utt stood up from his fall. He looked over the unfinished picture once again. He hadn't looked at that picture for a long time.
"Maybe the girl in the picture is all I can have." thought Utt.
Then he stood up and hit his head. He thought…
"What? What do I mean she's all I can have?"
He wondered why he said that. Again, he felt that unknown feeling, that feeling that made his knees shake and his palms sweat.
Mel knocked at his door.
"Utt!!!" she screamed.
Utt put back the drawing in its package and ran to get the door.
"You look drained! More drained than ever!" greeted Mel.
"Yeah. I'm real tired." Utt replied.
"So let's cut to the chase. Here's your schedule for the next week…all detailed out. For next month, here's your schedule." Mel handed him a folder.
"Ok." Utt looked over his schedules. He saw that the filming for his new TV drama at Bangkok was over. His next big project was the 'Oh Carol!' drama. This was his chance to breathe. He can take his most wanted break!
"Well…it's nice to finish everything in time. You won't be modeling for Giordano next month, but the following season, you are. This month's not that hectic so you're free…any questions? I need to go soon because I have to run errands for your schedules and projects. Call me if you need me okay?"
"Okay."
The doorbell rang. It was Pizza.
"You want Pizza?" Utt asked Mel.
"No thanks. I had lunch at the galleria already. I saw Donita at Pulp by the way." Mel answered.
"Was she with Pia?"
"Who's Pia?"
"The owner of the shop."
"I don't know her…I have to run okay?"
Mel headed out. Utt paid for his Pizza, and he started chowing down as soon as the delivery man left.
He stared at his TV while eating the fifth slice of Pizza.
He decided that he needed to get out of his home and talk to Pia.
"So this store's just a branch of your original store?" asked Donita.
"Yeah, basically." Pia replied.
"Where's your original store?"
"It's funny how the people who know about it call it my name instead of Pulp."
"Why? I don't get it."
"The store's located in a little avenue around the Highland Park. Alley Ave.? Do you know that place? It's like a little avenue with shops, cafés and etc."
"Oh, I've heard of that. I think I have heard of PIA."
Pia paused and looks at the guy who entered her store, Jay!
"Oh Man!" whispered Pia.
Donita looked at Pia's grin at the guy. Pia's face made Donita laugh because she saw her disappointment.
"Who is he?" asked Donita.
"A very irritating guy."
Donita chuckled.
"I think he's heading this way. Oh and look he has flowers for you." Donita looked at Pia and hid her smile.
Pia stood up.
"Pia!" screamed Jay.
Donita winked at Pia and moved to a different seat.
"Please, I need to talk to you. Oh these are for you by the way." Jay smiled at Pia as he handed her the flowers.
"Okay talk." Pia stared into Jay's eyes.
Jay stuttered as he began talking, "Uh…I…I wa-wa-wwwanted to ask you t-t-t-to dinn-er-r."
Pia took her glare away from Jay's eyes. Then her eyes wandered around the shop. As she glanced through the entrance she saw Utt. He was on his way to the store.
Utt stepped into the store and smiled at Pia. Pia smiled back. Utt saw the flowers that Pia was holding and that Jay had a very serious face towards Pia. Pia gave Utt a whimpering look. Utt nodded and headed to get Donita.
Jay lightly turned Pia's face toward him.
"Please."
Utt and Donita were walking towards the both of them.
"I can't" Pia replied.
"You can't or you won't?
"I don't want to go. Sorry." Pia stood up and headed to Utt's and Donita's way.
"Am I not good enough for you? It's all about Utt huh?" screamed Jay.
Pia already reached Utt and Donita. She lifted up her 'always on reading glasses', and gave Jay a wide smile.
"Yeah, it's all about Utt!" screamed Pia.
She turned away, smiled at Utt, and headed out her shop with Utt and Donita.
Ch.8 – The Dump
Utt stood up from his fall. He looked over the unfinished picture once again. He hadn't looked at that picture for a long time.
"Maybe the girl in the picture is all I can have." thought Utt.
Then he stood up and hit his head. He thought…
"What? What do I mean she's all I can have?"
He wondered why he said that. Again, he felt that unknown feeling, that feeling that made his knees shake and his palms sweat.
Mel knocked at his door.
"Utt!!!" she screamed.
Utt put back the drawing in its package and ran to get the door.
"You look drained! More drained than ever!" greeted Mel.
"Yeah. I'm real tired." Utt replied.
"So let's cut to the chase. Here's your schedule for the next week…all detailed out. For next month, here's your schedule." Mel handed him a folder.
"Ok." Utt looked over his schedules. He saw that the filming for his new TV drama at Bangkok was over. His next big project was the 'Oh Carol!' drama. This was his chance to breathe. He can take his most wanted break!
"Well…it's nice to finish everything in time. You won't be modeling for Giordano next month, but the following season, you are. This month's not that hectic so you're free…any questions? I need to go soon because I have to run errands for your schedules and projects. Call me if you need me okay?"
"Okay."
The doorbell rang. It was Pizza.
"You want Pizza?" Utt asked Mel.
"No thanks. I had lunch at the galleria already. I saw Donita at Pulp by the way." Mel answered.
"Was she with Pia?"
"Who's Pia?"
"The owner of the shop."
"I don't know her…I have to run okay?"
Mel headed out. Utt paid for his Pizza, and he started chowing down as soon as the delivery man left.
He stared at his TV while eating the fifth slice of Pizza.
He decided that he needed to get out of his home and talk to Pia.
"So this store's just a branch of your original store?" asked Donita.
"Yeah, basically." Pia replied.
"Where's your original store?"
"It's funny how the people who know about it call it my name instead of Pulp."
"Why? I don't get it."
"The store's located in a little avenue around the Highland Park. Alley Ave.? Do you know that place? It's like a little avenue with shops, cafés and etc."
"Oh, I've heard of that. I think I have heard of PIA."
Pia paused and looks at the guy who entered her store, Jay!
"Oh Man!" whispered Pia.
Donita looked at Pia's grin at the guy. Pia's face made Donita laugh because she saw her disappointment.
"Who is he?" asked Donita.
"A very irritating guy."
Donita chuckled.
"I think he's heading this way. Oh and look he has flowers for you." Donita looked at Pia and hid her smile.
Pia stood up.
"Pia!" screamed Jay.
Donita winked at Pia and moved to a different seat.
"Please, I need to talk to you. Oh these are for you by the way." Jay smiled at Pia as he handed her the flowers.
"Okay talk." Pia stared into Jay's eyes.
Jay stuttered as he began talking, "Uh…I…I wa-wa-wwwanted to ask you t-t-t-to dinn-er-r."
Pia took her glare away from Jay's eyes. Then her eyes wandered around the shop. As she glanced through the entrance she saw Utt. He was on his way to the store.
Utt stepped into the store and smiled at Pia. Pia smiled back. Utt saw the flowers that Pia was holding and that Jay had a very serious face towards Pia. Pia gave Utt a whimpering look. Utt nodded and headed to get Donita.
Jay lightly turned Pia's face toward him.
"Please."
Utt and Donita were walking towards the both of them.
"I can't" Pia replied.
"You can't or you won't?
"I don't want to go. Sorry." Pia stood up and headed to Utt's and Donita's way.
"Am I not good enough for you? It's all about Utt huh?" screamed Jay.
Pia already reached Utt and Donita. She lifted up her 'always on reading glasses', and gave Jay a wide smile.
"Yeah, it's all about Utt!" screamed Pia.
She turned away, smiled at Utt, and headed out her shop with Utt and Donita.