Rule #3: Changing The Rules

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Chapter 24

"Are you done?"

Lacey had her elbow placed on the table, while flipping through the pages of her book. She looked bored and uninterested, halos dalawang oras na kaming nag-aaral dito, pero wala talagang pumapasok sa isip ko.

"Ngayon palang." she said and closed her book.

"Tara, bar tayo." panyaya ko at pinasok na ang libro sa bag.

She shook her head.

"I don't drink," she told me.

I scoffed and smirked.

"My treat," I said and giggled.

She narrowed her eyes before sighing in defeat. Natuwa ako at pumalakpak. She's just saying that, everytime she doesn't want to spend money. Masyado kasi siyang kuripot sa pera, she keeps telling me that she's saving up for her future children, kahit na hindi pa siya nagkakaboyfriend ulit. Baka nga maging matandang dalaga na siya, dahil lahat nalang ay tinatanggihan niya.

Dumaan muna kami sa condo ko at nagbihis bago tumungo sa malapit na bar. Lately, I've been spending my time on books trying to study well to get my latin honors. Gusto ko maging proud si Daddy sa akin, tulad nung graduation ni Kuya na nasungkit ang Summa Cum Laude.

Agad ko ring tinext si Prince para alam niya kung saan kami pupunta ngayon. I always tell him everything, because I know how he'll react if I miss out a detail.

Ako:

Love, I'll go to a bar with Lacey, kaming dalawa lang. Love you!

Pinasok ko na ang phone sa bag, nung tumunog ulit ito. I smiled, knowing his reply.

Prince:

I love you too. Kayong dalawa lang? Send me the address.

I sent the address of the bar before I resumed to order drinks. Marami ring mga nagpuntahan rito dahil isa ito sa mga sikat na bar. I saw some familiar faces and waved at them. Ang ilan doon mga batchmates namin sa Brierwell.

Lacey started drinking slowly. Alam niya kung paano i-control ang sarili sa pag-inom. Unlike me, that drinks what I can drink as long as I can still stand properly.

"Uuwi daw ulit sina Kale sa birthday ni Theo, ah?" I opened up the topic, before drinking. "Excited ka na?"

She rolled her eyes on me.

"I said, I'm over him," she hissed.

I laughed and drank a shot. May iilang lalaking nakatingin sa gawi namin. I chuckled and returned my attention to Lacey. Hindi niya siguro napapansing kanina pa nakatingin sa kanya ang mga iyon.

"Why don't you try them?"

She scoffed. "Not my type."

I chuckled.

"Ano ba tipo mo? Maputi, matangkad at pangit?" I joked.

"Hindi nga siya pangit," she defended. "If he's ugly in your eyes, then you must be ugly then. Magkadugo kayo e..." inis niyang sabi.

I bursted out laughing and drank three straight shots. Halos mabulunan pa ako sa pagtawa.

"Damn, Lacey boo. Masyado ka namang loyal dun sa pangit na yun?"

Hindi na niya ako pinansin kaya ngumuso nalang ako. Nakita ko ang paglapit nung isang lalaki patungo sa amin. My eyes lit up, before pushing her shoulder.

"Go girl! Talk to him!" bigla akong na-excite para sa kanya.

She groaned before drinking.

"Shut up, Elisse!"