Chapter Twenty-three
Talk
"Are you okay?" bulong ni Monica.
"Was there a reason to not be okay?"
Bumuntong hininga siya. I don't want to meddle in his life. I should be happy. He's happy now, and that's all I really wanted. Bakit ako magiging bitter kung nagmahal din naman ako ng iba sa loob ng limang taon. And I already clarified years ago that I moved on from him.
"Who invited him, by the way?"
"Your brother,"
Napalingon ako sa kaniya nang kunot ang noo. Nagkibit balikat lang ito.
"I saw him smirking. Kanina pa. 'Tsaka siya rin ang unang lumapit sa kanila para bumati. I even thought he'd punch Aldrius. Kausap ko rin si Kio kanina. Sabi niya, ininvite nga raw ng Kuya mo."
"Why would he do that?"
"Malay ko. Para asarin ka?"
Bumaling ako kay Kuya na ngayon ay nakikipag tawanan sa mga kausap niya. Nang dumating ako rito noong nakaraang linggo ay panay ang bangayan naming dalawa. He liked to pull pranks on me, so I always made sure that I got my revenge. The last thing I did for him was put salt on his rice. Hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa siya bumabawi. Don't tell me this is his way?
"That's Karen, right? I'm not familiar with her, pero based sa memory ko, siya iyong kahalikan ni Aldrius, noon kaya ka nagalit sa kaniya," pagkwento ng kaibigan ko.
I was busy playing with the shot glass in my hands while listening to her.
"Tignan mo naman kung makadikit parang higad." She rolled her eyes. "Oh my gosh! Tinulak siya ni Al!" Kinurot niya pa ang braso ko pero hindi ko magawang lumingon sa pinapanood niya.
All Monica did the whole time was tell me what Aldrius and Karen were doing.
"Naka seven shots na si girl," Monica said again.
I chuckled when I realized what she was doing.
"Hindi ba't broken ka?" pinagtaasan ko siya ng kilay.
"Shut up, you bitch,"
Tumawa ako. Dahil doon ay nawala ang atensyon niya sa pinapanood. Pinaulanan niya ako ng pag rant tungkol sa problema niya. I am more fine with that. Buong oras ay ayaw kong isipin si Al. Kung andiyan lang siya sa malapit ay hindi ko naman obligasyong lingunin siya.
"You're sleeping here?" maya maya ay sumulpot si Kuya sa likod namin. "I'm leaving. I still have things to do later. It's already one am. Huwag ka na umuwi at dito ka nalang matulog."
Ininom ko muna ang huling shot ko sa gabing ito bago siya sinagot.
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