Desperate Measures

DM 1

Chapter 1

Ang lakas ng tugtugan at 'di na magkaintindihan ang mga tao sa paligid. This party is wild. Just how Kyungsoo likes it. Hard and wild. Tuwang-tuwa siyang sumayaw sa gitna ng dance floor, andami niya na ngang nadidikitan na kung sinu-sino pero wala na siyang pakielam basta masaya siya.

He feels free and alive everytime he's at the club or in parties. Hindi katulad pag nasa school siya, pakiramdam niya mamatay siya sa sobrang pagkaboring nito.

He danced to his heart's content until he got thirsty and went to the bar to order drinks. He's actually not under-aged for this. 22 to be exact. Since he had gotten older, his life was like this every night. Dance, drink, party.

Isang lagukan lang ininom ni Kyungsoo ang inorder niya. The tequilla sunrise that he drank gave these nice sensation in his throat, that it was breathtaking. Nakakailan na rin' siya nang maisipan niya ng umuwi na at sumakay ng kotse. He'll just comeback whenever.

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Tinatapik-tapik ngayon ni Mrs. Do ang anak niyang natutulog. Aish ang hirap talaga nitong gisingin kahit kailan. Alam niya naman kung saan nanaman ito nanggaling. And she's really dissapointed in him because of that.

Alam niya at ng kanyang asawa ang mga pinaggagawa nito. Right from the day they adopted him, Kyungsoo was a wonderful child but he was also so hard to tame. Lalo na ngayong lumalaki ito, his getting even worst.

Wala ng nagawa si Mrs. Do, kundi hampasin ang puwetan nito.

"Do Kyungsoo! Hindi ka ba babangon diyan? Ha?!"

"Hmm...ayaw ko."

"Get up! Tumayo ka na!"

"What for?" Halata sa boses nito ang antok at hindi manlang talagang nagawang gumalaw sa kanyang hinihigaan.

"You need to attend school"

"..." Napabuntong-hininga nalang si Mrs. Do nang hindi siya sagutin nito. Malamang ay tinulugan na siya nito.

"Stop being stubborn and get the hell up Do Kyungsoo."

"..."

"Ayaw mo?"

"..."

"Fine. I'll get all your credit cards then...and also why don't you try to commute nowadays? It would be great if I confiscate your car."

"Tsk. Fine" Kyungsoo groaned as he got up.

"Good boy! Baba ka nalang ha."

Inayos na ni Kyungsoo ang sarili niya. Isang malalim na buntong hininga bago lumabas siya at bumaba para kumain. It's another day in hell for him. Walang kagana-ganang na-upo siya sa lamesa kasabay ng mga magulang niya. It was always like this inside their house. So quiet that it feels empty, even though you're all together and facing one another.

Tahimik silang natapos kumain at umalis na siya, kasi hindi niya na kaya pang manatili doon. The dissapointment in their eyes is just too much for him, and now he has another problem. He has to go to the univesity again.

Naiinis siya sa mga tao doon. They were all unreal, fake. At nasusuka siya sa mga taong ganun, lalo na 'yung mga duwag. If you'd ask him, why doesn't he look at the bright side instead. Ayaw niya, because it's long gone.

Imbes na tahakin ang daan papunta sa university nila, dumiretso si Kyungsoo sa lugar na pinakapaborito niya. He's riding his convertible car. Feeling the wind in his face and hair.

After minutes of driving napunta siya sa lugar na tinatawag na 'The Green Cliff'. It was indeed far away, but the place itself is so serene and quiet.