A Million Dollar Body

Chapter 2

"I thought you wouldn't come? You're sleepy, aren't you?"

Taas kilay na salubong ni Chloe sa kay Marga.

"I changed my mind"

The woman crossed her arms and stare at her mockingly.

Marga rolled her eyes.

"Stop with that look Chloe," she said idly.

Tumawa ang Amerikanang kaibigan niya at hinila siya paupo sa isa sa mga upuan sa bar counter.

"So? Where in Booze I can find him?" Anang Marga pagkaupong-pagkaupo niya. Siya naman ngayon ang taas kilay na tumingin sa kaibigan.

Booze, is the name of the bar where they in. This is an exclusive bar only for elite people at ito ang bar na palagi nilang pinupuntahan. Sa bar din na ito una niyang nakita si Zetch Vince Steffens.

Chloe indulged the Bloody Marys on her glass and gazed intently at Marga.

"Won't you drink at least one glass before you see him? You're too hurry, sweetheart."

"Ugh! Come on, I don't have time—"

"Oh shut up!" Putol ng babae at tinawag ang bartender na lalaki. "Hey! An Appletini for this beautiful sweetheart here!"

Napahinga nalang ng malalim si Marga at muling inikot ang mga mata. Chloe is Chloe, kaya nga naging kaibigan niya ito dahil halos magkapareho sila ng ugali.

Chloe sidled over Marga and whispered. "Hey, you see that guy over there?" Sinundan niya ang tinitignan ng kaibigan. There's a guy guzzling on his beer closed to the dance floor. "He's Arthur De Luca, the son of the French ambassador to America."

Lumingon muli si Marga sa kaibigan ng nakangisi. She tilted her head with a tease.

"How'd you know 'em?"

Lumingon sa kanya ang kaibigan ng nakangisi pagkatapos ay kinuha ang sariling baso.

"One Appletini for the gorgeous sweetheart, Miss Marga." Said the bartender flirtatiously.

Marga smiled tightly and raise the glass to him. "Thanks"

"My pleasure, sweetheart"

Lumingon muli si Marga sa kaibigan at tinaasan ito ng kilay.

"So?"

Napainom agad si Chloe sa kanyang hawak na baso at pinaglandas ang malayang kamay sa tuwid ng buhok.

"I just knew 'em, that's it!"

"Like how?"

"Oh Marga, it's not that important—"

"It is!"

"It's not!" Chloe flipped her hair. "So, you wanna know where your Mr. Steffens is?"

Marga rolled her eyes. "Oh, come on. Don't change the topic Chloe."

"I'm not! In the first place we talked about Architect Steffens here. So yeah, wanna know where?"

Tumaas ang sulok ng labi ni Marga. She knew Chloe is hiding something. She smirked.

"Sorry, not interested anymore. Well, I'll just look for him later." She shrugged.

"What the fvck Marga!"

"Yeah, what the fvck Chloe." Ulit ni Marga at ngumisi. She sipped her cocktail.