"Welcome back, Little Miss." Tinanguhan ni Qarly ang bumating empleyado.
"Coral, Qarly is here." Lumapit kaagad si Coral sa kanya at kinarga naman niya ito.
"Nice, Dalmatian," si Rijo. "Syempre she's my treasure." Umupo sila sa table and nagsimulang mag-browse ng menu si Qarly.
"So, you want me to pretend to be your boyfriend until magdalaga ka?" Qarly looked up at him, "Yes."
Napasandal sa upuan si Rijo at tinignan niya si Qarly with doubt. "Paano kung hindi ako pumayag?"
She continued browsing the menu, "I will threaten you until you say yes." Tumawa ng napakalakas si Rijo. "Wow, wala na pala ako choice." Pinagsalikop ni Rijo ang mga kamay niya. "Alright, since this is basically a daunting yet challenging task, I'll do it."
Qarly looked up again, "Good, it's settled then."
Since, hi-tech na rin pala sa dog café ni Qarly, nakapili na agad siya ng gusto niyang kainin.
"May I order too, I'll pay my own." Hinarap ni Qarly kay Rijo ang tablet. Nang maka-order na sila hindi maiwasan ni Qarly na magtanong kay Rijo. "Hey, do you know anyone named , 'Syre Dane?"
"Ah yun? He's an upperclassman at my school." Napataas ang kilay ni Qarly sa narinig.
"Was he frequently rude?" Si Rijo naman ang nagtaas ng kilay. "Nope, he's a nice guy, why have you encountered him?"
Qarly couldn't help but roll her eyes and crossed her arms.
"He was rude to me earlier." Natawa nanaman si Rijo. "Baka crush ka?" Nag-blush bigla si Qarly. "Eww! Bawal magka-crush sa akin."
"Bakit naman? You're pretty adorable, Little Miss." Pinitik siya nito dahil sa inis.
"Hey, don't be physical on me." Rijo rubbed the part na pinitik ng makulit na si Qarly.
"Wala sa plano ko ang mainlove kahit kanino."
Napanganga ng kaunti si Rijo sa narinig niya dito. "Wow, are you an empath?"
Qarly just continued sulking and crossed arms until their order came to their table.
"Enjoy your meal, Little Miss and Young Sir."
"Thank you!" halos sabay na sabi nila Qarly at Rijo. "Jinx! Penge piso!" Napangiwi si Qarly sa kanya. "I don't have piso."
And again, natawa nanaman sa kanya ang lalaki. "Funny ka rin pala, no wonder, Syre Dane was rude to you."
"Tsk, can you stop talking about him? Ikaw ata may crush dun eh."
"Kung crush ko yun, papayag ba ako na maging pseudo-boyfriend mo?"
Qarly just shrugged. "Kain na tayo, lalamig ang pagkain." All this while, Coral was by Qarly's left side. "Magkano rent para iwan aso mo dito?" Tinignan ni Qarly si Coral.
"100 for 2 hrs and 200 for 5hrs and more."
"Hmmm? Mahal and di afford ng mga commoners." Qarly snickered.
"Cause my dog café was never meant for the commoners." Sumubo ng meatball si Qarly habang nanlalaking mata siya tignan ni Rijo.
"Sayo ang, Queen's Dog Café and more?" Napakahabang name ng business pero yan ang gusto ng may-ari. Wapakels na tayo.
"Obvi! Why do you think the employees call me Little Miss?"
"Ah yun, akala ko isasali ka sa Little Miss Philippines, yung sa tv." He got no reaction from Qarly.
"Ngiti ka naman, bunso oh!" Napatingin ang dalawa sa kabilang table. "Speak of the devil."
Rijo smirked at her. "I think you're fated with Syre Dane, Little Miss."