Holding On With Maybe (Holding On Series #2)

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"Depends... Are you going to fill in my curiosity?"

After waiting for an hour, Ken and Timothy finally arrived to get us all home. Ken and Prim were struggling to walk down the stairs while assisting Mau who's still drunk, while Timothy, Art, and I are carrying the things that doesn't belong to the studio.

I already texted Rome na sabihin niya sa akin kung kailan siya free para maibigay ko na yung bayad at para malaman ko rin kung makakaulit pa ba ako sa pag-hire. Although, I feel like Art and I made the best team to clean his studio, so I have that instinct that I can still hire his place again.

"Bakit niyo naman hinayaan uminom nang marami si Maureen?" Ken asked matapos niyang iupo sa passenger's seat ng sasakyan niya si Mau. "Mabuti na lang hindi kami gaanong nagpakalasing," dagdag niya at sumandal sa pinto ng driver's seat niya.

"Paano ka magpapakalasing? Noong nalaman mo na may party rin si Mau, dinaya mo na kami sa inuman," Timothy said. "Thank God that Carl instantly noticed you."

"Says the guy who's been drinking the same bottle he opened when the party began," Ken rebutted.

Timothy just shrugged and look away, smirking.

"Nasaan nga pala sila Calli?" Tanong ko dahil akala ko nauna lang talaga silang dalawa rito pero kanina pa sila naririto, hindi naman dumadating sila Calli.

"Bagsak si Callixto, Vaughn, at Carl," wika ni Ken.

"Because you cheated on them with the drinks," Timothy refuted, rather sarcastically.

"Huwag ka ngang hugas kamay, cheater ka rin naman kanina," naiinis na sinabi ni Ken bago tumingin ulit sa akin. "Ayun nga, inihahatid na ni Luther yung tatlo. Wala na rin naman daw siyang... gagawin dito."

I noticed where Ken's gaze went as he said that but I disregard it to make the atmosphere less awkward because, upon the mention of Luther's name, I saw how Art looking away from us.

Tumango na lang ako bago ako napatingin sa pinsan ko. "Prim, makakapag-drive ka ba pauwi?" Tanong ko naman sa kanya.

"No..." She halted as her eyes began to wander around. "But someone will."

Napakunot ang noo ko sa sagot niya hanggang sa sinundan ko kung saan siya nakatingin and I saw someone stepping out from a taxi. A very familiar guy, wearing his white shirt, tucked in his brown slacks. Nag-overtime ba 'to sa company?

"Una na kami," paalam ni Prim sa amin bago niya inihagis yung susi ng sasakyan niya sa driver niya, who's about to say something but chose to pressed his lips together.

We all watched them go and saw Ken, staring at me.

"Ano?" Tanong ko.

"Hindi ba yun yung head architect sa company niyo?" Turo ni Ken sa kakadaan lang na sasakyan ni Prim.

Tumango ako. "Huwag mo sa'kin itanong kung anong meron doon sa dalawa dahil kahit ako, hindi ko rin alam," sabi ko dahil alam ko na kung ano ang patutunguhan ng usapan namin. Hindi ko naman talaga alam dahil hindi naman kami gaanong close ni Prim.

"Okay, sige. Salamat sa inyo." Tumingin si Ken kay Art at sa akin tapos kay Timothy. "Una na rin kami, ingat kayo."

"Text ka para alam namin na nakauwi kayo ng safe," paalala ko.

Tumango na lang si Ken bago siya pumasok sa sasakyan niya at nagsimulang mag-drive paalis.

"I guess, it's our turn," Timothy stated before he opened the passenger's seat for me and also the back seat for Art. "Let's drive Art to my place first before yours," he informed me after he fastened his seatbelt.