"Goodnight, Sam! Enjoy your leave! Go disappear with a pretty girl and don't come back until next week."
"Yeah yeah yeah. I'll be back on Monday. Don't fuck up my schedule tables! Hoy, Gonzales! Don't forget to readjust Batch 28's nesting sched so it doesn't conflict with Bat—-"
"Go. We got this."
With one last wave to everyone, he broke into a jog to catch the elevator. He got off on the basement level and walked to his car. Before he could get in, his phone rang.
"Faulkerson dude, miss me already? Hindi pa nga ako nakakaalis ng building o!"
"Gago. Pina— —nong n— —ei kung —nong or— s— —hay."
"Fota. Choppy ka dude. Text mo na lang! Pasakay na ko ng kotse. I'll call you back paglabas ko ng basement parking."
He ended the call and tossed his phone onto the passenger seat. After a quick pat check of his pockets, he slid into the driver's seat, turned on the ignition and started pulling out of his parking slot.
Two brisk knocks on his window stopped him midway.
He rolled down his window.
"What do you want?"
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Author's note: Part one of two updates today.
