Lies in the Past (Alimentation Series #2)

Chapter 8

The next following hours was more chaotic. I stayed in Macy's company dahil hinila niya ako roon nang makitang wala akong kasama. I was looking for Harminder when he appears in front of me. I didn't do anything and let him held me on their couch.

Their place was way overcrowded. Kaya nga nakatayo na lang ako kasi ang couch ay puro couples naman ang umookupa. The drinks was served restless, sunod-sunod pa ang naging shot ko kasama sila dahil nakakahiyang tumanggi lalo pa at nagchi-cheer ang lahat. Pakiramdam ko may kompetisyon sila, paunahang makaubos ng alak sa shot glass and unfortunately, nasali pa ako roon.

Hindi ko alam kung paano ako napunta sa ganoon, basta ang alam ko lang ay gusto nilang makipagsabayan ako sa kanila na ginawa ko naman. Flashes of phones are waving on my face as I drank the bottle of wine. Nasisilaw ako pero masaya, ang lakas pa ng hiyawan sa paligid.

Drinks that are given to me didn't go on waste. Iniinom ko lahat. Ang sakit na ng tiyan, ulo at mga binti ko sa pagkakatayo pero hindi ko iyon pinansin. Ang gusto ko kasi ay masabayan sila...  at makalimutan ang mga nalaman ko kanina.

There's a fang of pain in my chest. I don't even know where did it came from. As I drown myself in alcohol, I feel much heavier. As much as I want to forget about it, the more it is knocking my mind.

I already consider Shakeera a friend, so I'm disappointed now that I found out that Kent turned out to be her boyfriend. How am I supposed to feel? Maybe I have a right to feel even more disappointed that she lied to me.

The game started, kung kailan wala na akong lakas! Si Macy ang host at nawala ang mga tao sa gitna dahil nahawi sila papunta sa bawat sulok. There was a large space in the middle because that’s where the game will be held.

It seems to be meant to really start the game when almost all the guests are drunk. When I looked at my cellphone for the time, I saw that it was already 1:30 AM. Pero ang mga narito ay hyper na hyper pa rin. They are probably not running out of energy.

Umiikot na ang paningin ko, ramdam kong hindi ko na kaya. I'm just trying to fight the drowsiness but I can't really stand still. Hanggang sa unti-unti nang bumigay ang nanginginig kong mga tuhod sa labis na pagod sa pagkakatayo at siyempre, sa pagod. Sa sobrang kalasingan, hindi ko na talaga kinaya. I suddenly felt myself fall to the cold floor. And there, I can't remember anything after the big impact of my downfall.

"Ang sakit ng ulo ko!" Halos maiyak ako nang maramdaman ang pagkirot ng bungo ko. I haven't fully opened my eyes yet but I feel like I'm going to vomit. I placed my hand on my mouth. "Suka," nahihirapan kong sabi.

I don't know where I am. I just felt something loosen up in my chest. Almost a seconds later, the sound of unlocking door beside me echoed. Pinilit kong imulat ang mata ko at kaagad natanaw ang liwanag pero hilong-hilo ang pakiramdam ko.

Smell of familiar perfume filled my nose. Isang hawak sa braso at alalay pababa, naramdaman agad ng paa ko ang malamig na sahig, and it becomes sensitive. May sapin pa rin naman pero parang namamanhid ang mga paa ko at sobrang masakit. I tried creating a move, kaya lang ay nanginginig ang mga binti ko kaya halos matumba rin ako. A tight grip on my arm prevented me from falling to the ground.

Only now have I felt this kind of tiredness and pain in the legs. It also seems like someone is stabbing my foot. All I feel now is pure pain and numbness.

"Lemonade," it was a whisper over my ear. "Can you stand?"

It's Harminder's voice. God, I'm with him. I tried to open my eyes and hold on to what I could get support before slowly sliding my body to sit on the floor. I couldn't stop myself when I started vomiting.

I could feel my trembling body, hands and legs. Umaliwalas ang pakiramdam ko nang kinuha lahat ni Harminder ang buhok ko at inipon sa likod para siguro hindi masukahan. There was also his hand on my back nuzzling me while I'm still throwing up. Lalo yatang tumindi ang sakit ng ulo ko dahil sa pagsusuka.