Flying through the Boulevard (Bons Amis Series #4)

Kabanata 1

"Ysabelle, stop biting your nails and walking back and forth. Ako naiirita sa 'yo sa totoo lang. Tumabi ka nga rito!"

Hinila ako ni Dimmer sa kinauupuan niya at hinawakan niya ang magkabilang kamay ko pero nagsimula namang manguyakoy ang binti ko. She glared at me and I squeal out of too much frustration in my head.

Tumayo ako at lumundag-lundag, kulang na lang ay gumapang ako sa sahig dahil blanko pa rin ang isipan ko sa nangyari kagabi. Was I drugged by this man? Ano bang nangyari? Why does it have be like this in Vegas?!

Umalis akong mag-isa ng Mandalay Bay at agad tumungo sa room ng hotel namin para ibalita ang nangyari. May dinala pa akong furred coat kasi hindi ako sure kung akin ba 'yon. Inuwi ko ko na lang kasi sayang. Mukhang branded pa naman.

"Wait, let me see it again," Nixton said as he took my hand to examine the ring on my ring finger. He instantly searched it up online to look for the same ring and how did it really end up on my finger. It is a white-gold diamond round cut. "I saw it na!" He announced and Dimmer jumped to join us looking at the screen.

"What the fuck?! That's from Tiffany & Co?" Dimmer gasped.

"Magkano naman?" Tanong ko pa pero halos kumabog na sa sobrang kaba ang dibdib ko. I've got the thing in my head na may nilooban ko ang jewelry store na 'yon and I'm already being searched and wanted for robbery. Oh, shit. Vegas just got real!

Bumilog ang mata ni Nixton sa presyo na nakita niya. "Girl! This is 870 dollars which equivalent forty-two thousand in our money!"

Lalo kaming nalula ng estimahin niya iyon. Napatungo ako at napatakip ang kamay ko sa akin pribadong parte.

"Ganoon na ba kataas ang halaga ng pagka-birhen ko?" usal ko.

Binatukan naman ako ni Dimmer na halos bumalentong ako mula sa kama. She can't smack anyone with that hand. Or maybe some bouncy ass?

"Oh, sige, tatanungin kita to make sure na hindi talaga nawala ang pagka-birhen mo. And it's not an issue naman..."

Tumaas ang kilay ko. "How could you say that it's not an issue? Girl, I just broke our motto in life, and I think I've just screwed myself for the whole life."

"Ganoon katindi? Ang OA ah." Komento ni Nixton. "Anyway, Dimmer Sanchez, start your questions!"

Umayos ng pagkakaupo si Dimmer at pinitik niya ang legs ko para umayos din ako at harapin siya.

"First, these questions will determine if you just got tusok by this stranger." Aniya, tatango-tango naman ako na parang may o-authenticate ng nangyari sa akin kagabi. "So, what do you feel? Nakakalakad ka naman ng maayos?"

I nodded. "Yes."

"That's a good start, Ysabelle! Minsan kasi mahihirapan kang maglakad, and oh, I'm not telling based on my experience. Na-chika lang din sa 'kin. Anyway, let's get to the second question!" She cheered and then fall back on his serious face. "Anong feeling mo noong umihi ka? Nakaihi ka na ba? What do you feel? Mahapdi ba or what?"