Chapter 364 - A NORMAL MAN (1/2)
After Akira left Black Avenue Entertainment, she met with the 'Nag' in a coffee shop outside the Pantheon headquarter. The woman's name was Maya, but her constant nagging made Akira save her as such on her phone according to her dominant characteristic.
”Look at you. You are more beautiful after just a couple of weeks. Your life as an affluent miss is already paying off.” Maya exclaimed as Akira sat down.
”I have always been beautiful.” The response was deadpan.
”You have always been beautiful, but there is something different about you. I can't put my finger on it, but you look a little warmer than usual.” Maya mused. ”Wait, did you get a boyfriend?”
Akira's mind drifted to Kaito, but she shook her head to dispel the image.
”How could that be?” She responded easily.
”I have a sense about these things, so do not try to dismiss me with such a perfunctory response, I can see you have a love interest. Who is it? Tell me. Tell me.” Maya leaned over the table.
”Why don't we talk about your latest break-up instead?” Akira knew how to deal with this nagging woman.
Maya felt like her heart had been stabbed by arrows at the question. However, she could not resist sharing the details.
”Don't sound so accusatory! This break-up was not my fault. That guy was too much of a snob. He was so particular about his coffee, and he was always explaining the tastes and fragrances of different types of coffee. I cannot tell you how many times I heard the words Kilimanjaro, Jamaica Blue Mountain and Hawaii Kona.” Maya tsked.
Akira laughed as Maya got destructed by her issues. ”So, what did you do?”
Akira knew that it was not the end of the story. Her friendship with the Nag was not as long as the one with Hina. However, in terms of entertainment value, Maya was her favourite. Her breakup stories were always the best.
”It is not something bad.” Maya lowered her voice.
Akira knew that it was probably something really good. Well, at least, for her.
”You know you will feel better if you say it.” She prompted.
”It was not something major,” Maya said awkwardly. ”I bought some Kilimanjaro coffee and drank it. Then, I washed the cup in my office, made him coffee with cheap instant coffee from a convenience store and took it to him.”
”Pfft!” Akira laughed harder. ”And then?”
”He was as snobbish as usual. He took a deep breath of the coffee and began yet another lecture on the beauty of Kilimanjaro coffee. How it is grown on the highest mountain in Africa, how rich the volcanic soil is, and how the pure the glacial water used is…” Maya paused.
”I waited patiently until he drank all of the coffee and thanked me. Then, I showed him the catering packet of instant coffee I used. I told him that it's ok if he cannot distinguish different coffee tastes. I was nice about it.” Maya added.
”Who knew he would get so mad at me, claiming I tricked him? How was is it tricking? I was just opening his eyes. My good intentions were blown away without even a thank you.” Maya sighed.
”If you dated a normal man, you wouldn't have this problem,” Akira said.
”I never know they are strange until after a few dates.” Maya leaned closer to Akira. ”And does this mean that our queen is dating a normal man? Did he save the world in his last life?”
Akira thought about Kaito being a normal man. Even his face did not say 'normal'! And then, she tried to imagine him saving the world. Peh! It was more likely that he tried to destroy it in his last life. However, a smile appeared on her face.
”There's definitely a hidden secret.” Maya almost squealed.
Akira cleared her throat and composed herself.
”Let's get to work.” She said professionally as she took out her tablet from her designer bag.
As Maya continued wheedling to get more details from Akira, Ayumi was still in Mountain Ridge City. She was in the downtown area facing the ȧssociates of the men who had attacked Kaito and Akira the previous night.