I am so dead.
So so dead.
Ni hindi ko man lang namalayan ang oras!
Kanina pa ako hindi mapakali saloob ng kotse ni Kaz. We're on our way to my house now. I was so rattled nung nakita ko yung oras sa phone kanina sa drag race. It's already 1 A.M! I just hope my mom didn't go to my room to check-- hindi naman siya tumawag so ibig sabihin lang non ay hindi niya pa alam na wala ako sa bahay diba?
And manong Alexander didn't call me too! So that means I am safe.
But still, kinakabahan parin ako. This is my first time disobeying my mom's orders and to top it all--- kasama ko pa ang anak ng rival company sa business namin.
Nakakatakot isipin kung anong pwedeng gawin saakin ni mommy bilang parusa.
So I did my best not to think about it.
"Stop fidgeting" Ika ni Kaz sa gilid ko.
Sa sobrang galit ko, sinapak ko siya sakanyang braso. "This is your fault!" I shouted. The alcohol giving me the confidence I needed. "I already told you na hindi ako magtatagal sa karera but you didn't even remind me about the time!"
Nagsalubong ang kanyang mga makakapal na kilay sa sinabi ko. "Ikaw 'tong gusto pang uminom"
"You should have told me na to stop!"
"Sigurado kang titigil ka?"
"Yes! Of course!"
Kinamot kamot niya tenga niya, subtly telling me that I'm being too loud and that he's already getting annoyed by it. Pumanget ekspresyon ko sa mukha sabay nagkrus ng mga kamay. I know naman na it's partly my fault for accepting his offer but I already told him na hindi ako pwedeng mag tagal. So still--- it's his fault at the end!
Bumaliktad ang sikmura ko ng bigla niyang pinaharurot ang sasakyan. I automatically held on to the door and faced him, "Kazael!"
"Nagmamadali ka diba?"
I gaped at him and spanked his arm again. "Slow down! Wag ka ngang pampam!"
"Hindi mo ba kayang magsalita ng hindi nakasigaw?" This time, ramdam na ramdam mo na ang inis sakanyang tono. Mas lalo atang nagkasalubong ang kanyang mga kilay ngayon at parang anytime, he was ready to toss me out of his car.
The audacity of him to be angry when this was his idea in the first place!
Padabog akong humarap, making sure na makikita niya 'rin ang pagdadabog ko. Childish, I know, but do I look like I care if I acted like a spoiled brat? No.
"Anong gagawin ko ha kung nahuli ako ni mommy?"
"Is it that bad?" he asked. Doubting.
"Uh, yes? Mag-iinarte ba ako ng ganito kung hindi?" I threw back at him.
"Maarte ka naman sa lahat"
"You're not funny, you know"
"Hindi naman kasi talaga ako nagbibiro"
I exaggeratedly breathe in and out. One last push and I'm going to lose it. "Gusto mo ba akong umiyak uli?"
Kaz's jaw was set and his eyes didn't look soft at all. Am I that annoying? Good then. That was the plan all along. He annoyed me, I should annoy him too. Times ten.
"Tell them you were with your friend, Zee"
"Tha--- oh, wait" I cut myself off when I realized his answer wasn't that bad at all.
Zee and her family weren't able to attend the party because of an emergency, if I explained carefully to my mom that Zee called for me, siguro hindi na 'yon magiging super duper galit.
