Love between a Man and a Kid

Chapter 20

"Another glass, please," I said to the bartender in front of me. He looked at Lucas beside me. "Problema?," I asked the bartender and looked at Lucas.

It seems like he's waiting for this dumb*ss to give the go signal. I knotted my forehead and signaled the bartender to move and get my order.

"Bro, nakakarami ka na ng inom," he said while shaking his head. We've been here since I left the Almalvez' house. And yes, I cancelled all my meetings for this day.

I am not in my right mind to continue anything. I can't help but get frustrated with how things were messed up.

How messed up I am...

"I'll let you go,
I'll  let you fly
Why do I keep on asking why..."

D*mn Rafael for having a soulful voice...

I sighed and looked at the newly glass of whiskey on the table. I grabbed it before the dumb*ss got a chance to snatched it away from me.

I glared at him and he just clicked his tongue while shaking his head. He stand up and instructed the bartender.

"Last na yan, brad, wag---,"

"Just go and leave," I sneered at him and shove him away with my free hand.

"Sa VIP room lang ako," he continued saying to the bartender. "Pakibantayan na itong lasenggong 'to," he said then looked at me. "Babalik ako."

"Kahit wag na," I answered with an obvious irritation.

"Putspa, lasing ka na nga," the dumb*ss said with his eyes as wide as his mouth.

That's not true of course...

"Why are you here again?" I asked as Lucas got back to his place but instead of sitting, he leaned forward and whispered on my ear.

"That's Pen, right?," he asked with confusion on his voice. So I looked at the direction he was looking to see what causes his confusion. And I knotted my forehead when I saw her. "Sino yung kasama nyang lalaki?," he asked again and this time he's looking at me with 'wtf-is-happening' all over his face.

I sighed and continued drinking my whiskey.

"Just pretend you didn't see them," I said as I shrugged my shoulder.

"What the hell, Mattheus?!," the dumb*ss shouted. It's a good thing that the people was captivated by Rafael's voice. "She's your fiancee, right? Is she cheating on you? Kaya ka ba naglalasing ngayon? D*mn, I thought nagkukunwari lang kayong engage...sh*t, na-fall ka na ba bro? Paano na ang pagsinta mo kay Gabb--aray-- bakit ka nananakit?!"

"Tang*nang bunganga mo, walang preno," I said seethingly while watching him rubbed his nape. "Sarap bang mabatukan?" I asked while glaring at him.

"Parang nagtatanong lang, nagagalit ka na agad," the dumb*ss said but stopped when I stand up. "O, saan ka pupunta?," he asked but I did not answer.

I walked away from the bar counter and climbed up the stairs to the VIP room. Have to rest for a bit and sober up.

I dropped my body on the couch and rested my head on the back of it while my right arm is on my forehead.

"I'll let you go
Now that I found
A way to keep somehow
More than a broken vow"

"Is that that kid?", Pen asked after Marcus fetched Yielly.

"What are you doing here?", I asked, ignoring her question. I closed the door of my unit and looked at the direction where the siblings went.

"Hindi mo ba muna ako papapasukin?", she asked again. I turned to her and raised my brows.