Chapter 49
"Oh good, you're awake," I heard someone said. It's Faith. It's definitely Faith.
Dahan-dahan akong bumangon saka kunot-noong tiningnan si Faith. Why is she here?
I heard her chuckle. "You don't remember a thing, 'no? Black out ka na kagabi," she said.
Mas lalo akong napakunot-noo sa mga sinasabi niya.
And then I remember how much alcohol I drank last night. Nang maalala ko 'yon ay doon ko lang napansin iyong sakit ng ulo ko. Parang binibiyak.
"Bakit ka nandito?" Tanong ko. Dahan-dahan akong tumayo. Pakiramdam ko konting alog lang sa ulo ko, matutumba na ako.
And God, don't get me started with how I can still taste the soju in my mouth.
Ugh.
"Ah... Someone called me last night?" She replied, unsure.
"Ha? Sino?"
"Si Troy," she replied casually. Mabilis akong napatingin sa kanya.
"Anong Troy?" I asked. My heart's starting to beat so fast inside my chest with just the mere mention of his name.
"Wala ka talagang maalala?" She asked. Sinubukan kong isipin pero wala talaga! Sobrang dami talaga ng nainom ko kagabi!
I shook my head as a reply.
"Tinawagan niya 'ko kagabi," she started.
She gestured me to follow her kaya sumunod ako sa kanya. She went to the dining area kaya naupo ako doon. Nahihilo pa ako. Dagdagan pa nitong mga nalalaman ko.
"He said you're drunk and you need someone to take care of you. Saka nagpaalam siyang ihahatid ka niya dito kaya pumayag ako. When I made sure that I don't have so much on my schedule, pumunta na 'ko dito. Sasama nga sana si Love kaso magpapa-exam daw siya bukas kaya kailangan niyang magprint out ng exam papers," kwento niya. "Wala ka talagang naalala? Anything from last night? When he took you here?"
The last thing I remembered was lettuce. Freaking lettuce. Anong gagawin ko sa memory ng lettuce na 'yon?
"Anyways, mamaya mo na isipin 'yan. I made a macaroni soup. Hindi ko alam kung okay na ba 'yon for your hangover? Basta kumain ka and drink meds," she said. Ngayon ko lang napansin na naka-office attire na siya.
"May work ka pala. Bakit ka pa pumunta dito? Naabala ka tuloy."
"Hope, hindi ka abala, okay? I don't know what's going on... why you drank so much. We'll talk soon about that, okay? And also, may imi-meet lang akong client and that's it. Gusto mo bang sabay tayo dinner tatlo?"
Now that I think about it, na-miss ko silang kasama. Hindi na kasi talaga kami ganoon kadalas nagkikita. We haven't talked about things lately. Hindi ko alam ano nang ganap sa mga buhay nila ngayon.
Kaya tumango ako bilang sagot sa tanong ni Faith.
"Great. Ako na bahala magpa-reserve para mamaya," she said as she took her bag. "See you later , okay?" She mumbled before she kissed ny cheek goodbye. And after just a few seconds, I was alone again.
Naalala ko ulit iyong hangover ko kaya mabilis akong naligo saka kinain iyong niluto ni Faith para makainom na ng gamot. In fairness, she's getting better at cooking.
Nasa kalahati na ang naubos kong soup when I heard a knock. Napakunot-noo ako. It's probably Faith kasi baka may naiwan siya. But she doesn't have to knock!
With a weirded look, I walked towards the door to open it.
"May naiwan ka-"
Hindi ko na natapos ang sasabihin ko when I saw who's standing in front of my door.
