"Whoa! Is this our apartment? June, did you do all this work?" Gita exclaimed.
"Yes. Sit down, I will reheat breakfast for you. Have you washed up?" June was putting fresh groceries into the fridge when Gita came out. She finished and closed the fridge before going to the kitchen.
"I washed up before coming out. Wait! I can do that myself." Gita tried to stop June.
"Stop! Miss, can you just let me be a good elder sister today?" June pulled Gita out of the kitchen.
"Elder sister? You are only three months older than me." Gita retorted.
"Still older. Didn't ask you to come three months later." June teased Gita.
Gita looked at June and they both laughed. "You win, big sis." She pulled out a chair and sat down.
June reheated the breakfast and served Gita. She added a glass of juice and put them before her. "Eat!"
Gita smiled and picked up her cutlery. She tasted the rice porridge and smiled. "This is not bad."
"I'm glad you like it." June smiled.
After a few seconds of silence, both of them spoke.
"I'm sorry!"
"It's not your fault!"
They looked at each other and sighed. Gita smiled and touched June's hand. "This isn't your fault. I would have left the job either way. Tatum wasn't someone I would have worked with for much longer."
"But you've worked with him for five years." June stated.
"I did. Because one of us had to work. Now that you and Sari have your work back, I don't need to pretend I was happy working under him. It's a relief for me." Gita smiled.
"Do you have anything planned? If you need anything, money, just let me know. You know I'm always there for you, right?" June asked.
Gita chuckled softly. "Of course, I know you won't abandon me." Gita exhaled. "I've worked my ass for five years, I think I deserve a little break. I will take a little breather and then, think about what to do next."
"That's fine. You should get a lot of rest. Don't feel pressured to think about work. Just relax and take your time. I don't have much going on, so if you want to do something or go somewhere, just let me know. I will accompany you."
Gita smiled. "I will."
"Guys, look at this..." Sari ran out of her bedroom in her short black lace pajamas, holding her tablet.
"What is it?" Gita asked and June moved closer to them to have a look.
"Darling, isn't this your report? The one you wanted to publish and your supervisor scraped it?" Sari asked. She had read it before Gita submitted it, so, she knew it's content.
"Yes, but how did it get here?" Gita was confused.
"This is the blogger, 'Mr. TT', that I told you about sometime ago that he doesn't fear anything and is always leaking information about the dirty secrets of celebrities." Sari remarked.
"Isn't he the one who has been showing support for June all these years? How did he get my report?" Gita looked at Sari.
"He even stated that you wrote this report but couldn't publish it because of work restrictions." Sari remarked.
"I left just yesterday. How did they know this much already? Who is behind this blog?" Gita furrowed her brows.
"Could it be your supervisor?" June noted, unsurely.
"No! That's impossible." Gita argued.
"It can't be him. After everything that has happened between them, which supervisor would secretly publish a report he scraped?" Sari shook her head.
June wasn't convinced, but she didn't want to argue with her cousins.
"I think this 'Mr. TT' is a secret admirer of Gita and wanted to give her justice. You know, in this industry, words get around." Sari said and Gita nodded her head.
"That's true. I should get in touch and thank him." Gita smiled.
"Darling, you can also work for him. You two seem to have the same values." Sari suggested.
"How do you know this person is a 'he'?" June asked suspiciously.
"It's obvious. This person is a 'he' and he might even have feelings for Gita." Sari smiled excitedly.
June sighed and stood up. She was done with trying to make them reason with her. She decided to go back to what she was doing.
Sari and Gita began to discuss about the mysterious blogger eagerly. June stood across them from the kitchen and shook her head.
Well, she wasn't going to bust their bubbles. After all, this was better for Gita. After all, it kept her busy.
.....
Studio Tomorrow
Later that day, June and Sari went to Luigi's label to sign the contract. As they sat in the meeting room, June noticed Sari and Tony flirting but she didn't say anything until they were out of the building.
"Are you dating him?" June asked.
"Mm! We decided to date for three months, passionately." Sari never hid anything from June and the latter was well aware of how Sari dated.
"Did he agree to it? Does he know you will really dump his ass in three months?" June got into the car and asked again.
"Why are you suddenly ambushing me with so many questions? You used not to concern yourself with whom I'm dating." Sari was a little on the edge with the way June was questioning her.
"That's true, but that's because you never dated your coworkers. Sari, won't this make things awkward between you two when you break up? You two are going to be seeing each other. Won't that bother you?" June was genuinely concerned.
"June, why are you suddenly like this?" Sari was clearly uncomfortable with where June was taking the conversation, but it didn't stop June from voicing her opinion.
"I'm just worried that's all." June noted.
"What are you worried about? Do you think I will mess things up for you?" Sari snapped.
"That's not what I meant and you know it." June shook her head.
"That expression is all I need to see to know that you look down on how I date. But this is my life, June and no matter how close we are, you don't get to judge me."
"What are you talking about, Sari? What expression of mine makes you think I look down on your dating life?"
"You think I'm going to mix work with pleasure. You think I'm not going to effectively work for your benefit if I am dating the CEO of your label. Isn't that what you fear?"
"Okay, this is crossing the line, Sari. This isn't just my label but yours too, and whatever you are thinking isn't what I mean. Clearly you have doubts about how this will pan out, that's why you are being so defensive about it."
"What?"
June exhaled deeply. "I think we both need to calm down. Sari, you are overreacting and getting this all wrong."
"No, I am." Sari shouted. "June, even if you think my dating life is a mess, or you don't agree with how I choose to date, you don't have the right to judge me. I don't need you to understand me, but as my family, I only need you to support me."
"I can't support you in doing something that will hurt you later on, Sari. I am talking to you as your sister and not your artist."
"Whoa! There goes the Saint. That's precisely why Carlos cheated on you. You are always overthinking and getting ahead of yourself."
"That's enough, Sari. I will not allow you talk to me like that." June picked her bag and got out of the car.
"You know what? Just get out of my sight." She said as she walked away.
"Where are you going?" Sari asked.
"Somewhere I don't have to see your bitch-ass face." June walked out of the parking lot.
Sari got into the car and drove past her without stopping.
.....
Mory Estates Apartment 507.
"Where is June?" Gita was watching TV when Sari arrived, without June.
"I don't know. She is a grown woman, don't ask me about her." Sari replied furiously as she went to her room.
"Wow! Who pissed you? Did you two fight?" Gita opened Sari's door and asked.
"I want to be left alone." Sari stated.
"Okay?" Gita closed the door and returned to the hall to call June. She stepped out of the apartment and looked at the dark clouds. "Where the hell is she? It's about to rain."
An hour later, June arrived, drenched in the rain. Gita was still waiting in the hall, so when the door opened, she got up immediately.
"June, you are finally home. Let me get you a towel." Gita offered.
"No, Gita. I'll just go to my room. Talk to you tomorrow." June wasn't in the mood to talk to Gita after getting beat by the rain.
....
June woke up with a cold, which was quite expected after getting beat by the rain last night. She kept sneezing while sitting across Gita in the dining table.
Gita poured some warm water into a cold mixture and sent it to June. "Drink this. But I think you need something much stronger than this cold relief. I will go to the pharmacy across the street and get you something to take. For now, finish this and go back to your room and rest."
"Thank you!" June drunk everything and gave the empty cup to Gita.
Just then, Sari came out of her room.
"It's good you're awake. June is not feeling well, I'm going to get her some medicine from the pharmacy. I want you to help her to her room." Gita said as she stood up.
"I don't need her help!" June stood up.