DROWNED

Chapter Twenty Two

Kiare Cyler's

We're here at a bar to celebrate our graduation. Everything is going well except for Anari who walked out of the stage with the help of Rei and she looks like she's about to cry good thing Rei immediately came to the rescue, I think she and her professor have a problem. I had to replace her and distract the people inside this bar.

"Hey, do you have a song you want to request?" Tanong ko sakanila.

I hope Rei is doing well to comfort Anari.

Agad naman siyang sumigaw ng kung ano-anong title ng kanta hanggang sa may nakakuha ng atensyon ko na request ng isang babae.

"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back, is it fine with you?" Tanong ko sakanila na agad naman nilang sinagot ng malakas na hiyawan.

The whole bar was filled with the loud sound of their cheers while chanting my name. I looked at Athiane who looks really bothered since she received a freaking phonecall when we arrive at the mansion earlier after graduation. I secretly shrugged to erase those thoughts because I know she'll tell me her problems when she's ready.

"Okay, let's be loud and wasted people!" Sigaw ko.

I started strumming the guitar fast because of the song's intro that made the people's cheer louder than earlier. I averted my gaze to my woman who's already looking at me with a smile on her lips so I smiled back. Looks like there's nothing to worry about.

"I wanna follow where she goes
I think about her and she knows it
I wanna let her take control
'Cause everytime that she gets close, yeah"

I looked around again and saw Anari walking out of the bar, looks like she's okay na. I hope so.

"She pulls me in enough to keep me guessing (Mmmm)
And maybe I should stop and start confessing, confessing, yeah"

I started banging my head along with the rhythm of the song before it hits the chorus, the other people were dancing while others are just singing along while drinking their beers.

"Oh, I've been shaking
I love it when you go crazy
You take all my inhibitions
Baby, there's nothing holdin' me back
You take me places that tear up my reputation
Manipulate my decisions
Baby, there's nothing holdin' me back
There's nothing holdin' me back
There's nothing holdin' me back"

The whole bar is starting hyped up because of the song that I'm singing that made me smile. I stopped singing and strumming before calling Ried's attention to sing along with me.

"Ried! Come up here!" Sigaw ko kaya agad naman siyang nag paalam sa mga kasama namin bago umakyat dito sa taas.

"Let's get this party hyped up?" Nakangising tanong ko bago itinaas ang kanang kamay para makipag-apir sakanya.

"Just like the old times!" Masiglang sagot niya habang tumatango bago makipag-apir sa'kin.

"3, 2, 1, go!" I started strumming the guitar again while she sang the next line.

"She says that she's never afraid
Just picture everybody naked
She really doesn't like to wait
Not really into hesitation

Pulls me in enough to keep me guessing
And maybe I should stop and start confessing, confessing, yeah"

Nagkatinginan pa muna kaming dalawa bago kantahin ang chorus ng kanta.

"Oh, I've been shaking
I love it when you go crazy
You take all my inhibitions
Baby, there's nothing holdin' me back
You take me places that tear up my reputation
Manipulate my decisions
Baby, there's nothing holdin' me back
There's nothing holdin' me back"