Bottoms Up, Forget Tonight (Revelry Series #2)

End of Revelry

"Maybe it's not your father, anak. Calm down, Zathrian!" my mother's strained voice echoed in the whole mansion.

Mariin kong kinagat ang labi. Here we are again with this. I wonder when she'll realize that my father is actually cheating on her? He's been unfaithful for who knows how long!

Hindi siya? He has been seen a lot of times already with a woman! I heard him talking on his phone with another woman!

Fucking disgusting.

I frustratingly brushed my hair upwards. She won't really believe me.

"It's him! My friends saw him in the mall with a woman just my age!"

"Maybe it's his client—"

Can't help but to cut her off. This is damn frustrating!

"Holding hands? Kiss on the cheeks? Still a client, Ma?"

Her shoulders fell as she heard my words. I felt a pang of pain. Nag-iwas ako ng tingin dahil hindi siya kayang tignan na ganoon ang itsura.

"Let's not conclude things first—"

I took a deep breath. "Buying the girl a designer bag? Fucking touchy with each other? That's still a fucking client?"

"Shut up, Zathrian! Just shut up!" my sister suddenly shouted.

How could I fucking shut up when our father is cheating on my mother?

"Zarina, if it's your boyfriend that's cheating on you, I would fucking tell you!" I countered.

"We're still not sure if it's really Papa! Are you seriously gonna believe your friends more than our own father?"

I gritted my teeth. Now, it's my fault, huh?

"You studied law! That's a fucking evidence—"

"Not all evidence is true! It could be tampered to destroy someone and twist the truth!"

I laughed sarcastically. All for defending that man?

I lost all my respect for him since the first time I knew he was cheating.

"But you can't ignore the evidence—"

"Zathrian, tumigil ka nga!"

Mariin akong suminghap at nilingon si Zayden. He's my older brother. He's just watching us fight about this matter. Come on, say something!

"Zade?" mariin kong tawag, inuudyok siya na magsalita.

To my fucking disappointment...

"Zathrian, they're right—"

First sentence and I'm already done.

"—kausapin muna natin si Papa. Hearsay evidence is not admissible."

I harshly raked my fingers through my hair.

"Tangina..." I cursed out of frustration.

I don't want to blow my up anger to them so instead of insisting it more, I just turned my back. Hindi rin naman sila naniniwala kaya ano pang silbi?

Magkibit balikat na lang at umalis.

That was why love was tainted for me. Commitment is ridiculous. Relationships are crap.

Love is bullshit.

I refused to have it. Para ano? Maloko lang din?

No. Fucking. Way.

I'd rather have a fling than commit and get cheated on eventually. I don't think I'll fall inlove with someone, anyway.

Imposible.