Chapter 16: A Comforting Embrace. ლ(´ ❥ `ლ)
"Oh my God!" Screams filled the atmosphere...
Leo hit the floor with heavy force, and the impact knocked the breath from his lungs. The two cups of hot coffee he was holding seconds before... tumbled with him, and now sloshed everywhere... A searing warmth spread across his skin as the dark coffee splashed, leaving a black stain across the expensive-looking clothes of the girl he had some issues with...
He scrambled upwards, trying to push himself upright, his mind spinning really fast... A dull, painful ache was already forming in his elbows...
The girl shrieked in frustration, her voice so loud it could probably be heard from outside the plane department zone... "My outfit! You fucking moron! Look at what you’ve done!"
Before Leo could even stammer a word or an apology, the head staff who was there...
His face, usually composed, was now a mask of horror, disappointment, and anger... He walked over, pushing Leo roughly to the side... "Leo! What have you done?!" His voice was low, but laced with rage, resonating with his emotions...
The girl, now on her feet, was fuming, her face red with anger and indignation. The black-suited bodyguards immediately surrounded her, creating a protective barrier as if Leo were some kind of dangerous wild animal... One of them, a massive man with a cold stare, stepped towards Leo, his hand moving subtly to his side, a clear threat...
"Get away from him!" Mr. Yokohama Leo’s boss shouted at the bodyguard as he fully entered the door of the plane department zone. He then turned back to Leo, his eyes blazing. "This is a disaster! Do you have any idea who this is, or what you have done here?!"
Leo, still disoriented from the fall and the sudden confrontation, tried to stand properly, feeling the sticky warmth of coffee soaking into his uniform shirt... "I... I’m so sorry, Sir. I tripped. I didn’t see the cable wire."
"Didn’t see the wire?!" the girl scoffed, practically spitting the words. Her gaze was intense, stripping away any last shred of Leo’s body composure... "You clumsy fool! This outfit costs more than your entire life savings! And now look at it! The shoot is ruined!"