Chapter 8: Date 2

Kabado si Tala habang hinihintay niyang mag-load sa screen ng cellphone niya ang app ng banko niya. She had just entered her bank details, hoping that at this time, maari na niya iyong magamit gaya nang dati.

Halos dalawang araw na mula nang makaharap niya si Quint sa kanilang supposed date. Ganoon na rin katagal na nagkukulong siya sa kanyang hotel room because of some unexplained dizziness.

She’s been living off to egg drop soup and clam chowder from the hotel’s restaurant for two days now. And though she would want to order for some other food from her favorite restaurants within Milan, hindi niya magawa dahil naka-freeze pa rin ang mga bank accounts at credit cards niya. But today, she’s hopeful na baka inayos na ‘yon ng Daddy niya dahil nagawa na naman niya ang pinapagawa nito, ang katagpuin si Quint.

However, when the ‘declined’ message popped up on her phone’s screen again, she almost threw her phone off the window! Bakit ayaw pa rin niyong gumana? What does her father want to