Our Sisters and a Wedding

Chapter 5

I turned around to face Glaiza, my slightly tipsy ass went off-balance a little.

"Oh hi, Glaiza. What brings you to my corner?" I offered the bottle of wine that I was holding in my left hand.

She looked at it, almost looked like she was considering taking it, before shaking her head. "Kumusta ka naman?"

I stared at her as she asked me. Then I laughed my ass off as her question sunk in.

"Seriously? Kinukumusta mo ko ngayon?" I laughed as I poured more wine on my glass, almost filling the glass as I lost control.

"Madami ka na yatang naiinom?"

"And now suddenly you care?" I said after sipping some more.

"Rhian-"

"Nope. Don't you 'Rhian' me. You stopped caring years ago, so don't start caring now." I pointed a finger at her.

My vision was starting to get a little blurry but I could still see the pained look in her eyes.

Serves her right to feel pained. It would be nice if she could feel even half the pain she caused me back then.

"You know what, maybe I'll just miss this whole wedding thing. I'll just fly to New York again. I'm sure my family will understand. Because I don't think I can handle you being this near to me again after everything that you did. I would freaking lose my mind!"

"Can you just please let me explain?"

"Explain my ass! I gave you more than enough time to explain why you did what you did but I never heard from you. Not a single freaking word." At that moment my hands were already shaking and my voice was starting to rise.

"Please wag kang maingay. Maririnig nila tayo." Glaiza placed her hand on my arm but I quickly pushed it away. It was as if her touch burned me.

"The hell I care! Let all of them hear about what really happened to us!"

"Ate?"

I saw a blurry version of Khalil behind Glaiza, looking at us with a confused expression on his face.

"Oh hey, lil bro Lil!" I waved at Khalil and giggled at how my nickname for him sounded at that moment.

"Is there something going on here? Medyo narinig kong tumataas yung boses ni Ate Yon." Khalil asked Glaiza. I shook my head but it made me feel even dizzier.

"Ugh shit!"

Glaiza turned around to face him. "Khalil, medyo lasing na yata ang ate mo."

"Nope I'm not drunk, and I can still handle myself. I'm not the same fragile girl that you left behind anymore." I pointed at Glaiza whose eyes have grown even larger when she heard what I said.

I couldn't help but let out a laugh because she looked like a cartoon character with her expression at that moment.

"Okay, that's it. I'm really sorry ate Glai," Khalil went to my side, took the glass and the bottle of wine from my hands, then he placed my arm around his shoulder as he placed his around my waist.

"Nope don't apologize to her, she should be the one apologizing to me!" I protested as Khalil led me to a bench outside the restaurant, far from Glaiza and everyone else.

"Yon, you're drunk as hell," Khalil dismissed what I said as he sat me down on the bench.

"I'm not. Yet."

"And I kinda sensed that you and ate Glai had some kind of a history. Might be a really bad one too."

"That's not important anymore anyway." I closed my eyes and let my head fall to the back of the bench.

"Well obviously we can't talk about it when you're drunk AF. So save that story for tomorrow when you're sober."

"Ugh no."

"I'll ask kuya to drive you home na. It's a good thing we brought separate cars and a driver pala." I could hear Khalil fiddling with his phone.

I didn't realize I had already dozed off until I felt that I was being lifted off of the bench I was sitting on and being carried to the car.

"Talk to you tomorrow when you're sober, Yon." I heard Khalil's voice. I couldn't open my eyes properly anymore.

"Fuck off."

Khalil laughed before speaking again, "and don't worry about mom, I'll cover for you."

I groaned and he laughed some more before closing the door of the car.

I felt the car door open again but I really couldn't open my eyes anymore to see who the fuck left the door open.

The last thing I heard before dozing off again was Glaiza's voice.

"I'm really sorry, lab. Sana mapatawad mo pa ako."

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Author's Notes: Hi! Let me know what you think of the story so far! ;)