Scrutinizing Myself [Engineer Series #3]

17

Dedicated to rebekahsalt

/Chapter 17- Troublesome/

"Savannah, dahan-dahan lang sa alak." pagpapaalala sa akin ni Octav kaya inirapan ko siya.

He doesn't care if I drunk tonight as long as I can because I can handle myself. Hindi naman yata tamang sila lang nila Ken at Ralph ang umiinom ng marami rito! Well, it's not that I'm being alcoholic, but because I have the right to drink as much as I can!

"Napaka-KJ mo!" inis kong sabi sa kaniya nang bigla niya na lang ininom ang alak sa baso na hawak-hawak ko.

"You shouldn't drink that much, little girl." aniya pa at kinindatan ako kaya sinamaan ko siya ng tingin.

"Grabe naman 'tong love birds dito!" natatawang sabi ni Ken.

I know that she was just playing inno enf about us.

At saka hindi naman kami love birds!

Hindi ko tuloy maiwasang pamulahan ng pisngi dahil napunta lahat ng atensyon nila sa aming dalawa ni Octav. My friends also teased me hearder when they noticed how my cheeks blushed because of them.

"Gago! Prof namin 'yan!" inis kong paalala sa kanila ngunit tinawanan lang nila ako lalo na ni Ken.

"It's just inside the campus, Sav! Wala naman yatang nakalagay sa batas na bawal ang estudyante ang guro magkaroon ng relasyon? Hindi ba?" panunuya pa ni Ken at tumawa pa nang malakas.

"You're drunk, Ken."

Inirapan ko siya at saka kinuha ang cellphone sa aking bag para tingnan kung tinatawagan na ba ako ni Tita. But good thing because Tita and Tito wasn't texting me if where I am.

Alas dose na kasi ng gabi at kanina pa kami rito umiinom ng alak. Nakailang kanta na rin naman sila Octav at hanggang alas diyes lang naman sila. I was also invited to sing with them. And I might say that the feeling was fantastic when I sung.

Through singing, I can express myself. Ako rin kasi ang pinapili ng kanta.

"You're also drunk, Sav." rinig kong sabi ni Octav sa aking tabi kaya napatingin ako sa kaniya.

"I am not, Sir." I told him, but it seems like he don't believe me. "Ikaw yata ang lasing na eh," napangiti kong sabi sa kaniya ngunit umiling lang siya.

Tumagay ako ng beer na nasa harapan ko at biglang nailang dahil sa paninitig ni Octav sa akin.

I know that even if I'm not looking at him, I can feel his damn stares!

"Stop staring, Sir." I said and looked at him intently, but he just gave a grin smile.

"Tss," aniya at saka nilagok ang huling tagay na para sa kaniya.

"Shall we go after 10 minutes?" he asked after a miute of silence.

Wala na kasing imik si Haisely sa gilid habang si Ken naman ay nasa dance floor na. Napakamot na lang ako sa aking ulo dahil paniguradong mahihirapan kaming hilain siya mula sa dancefloor.

Damn! Ang ingay at ang kulit niya pa naman lalo kapag nakainom ng alak!

"I think we should first calm Ken from being wild at the dance floor," Ralph cooly said while looking at the dance floor.

Maingay na roon habang kaming apat rito ay nakaupo at pinagmamasdan si Ken na makisayaw sa mga taong naroon. But while I was watching Ken from a far, I noticed someone hugging Ken from behind.