Simula
"I failed my exam. Fuck it," halos matawa ako sa itsura ng taong nasa harapan ko ngayon. I don't know if she's crying or not, but I can already tell that she'll cry in any minute now.
She glared at me when she saw me laughing at her, "Stop laughing, Serrano! It's not funny. I hate you! Edi ikaw na nakapasa!"
I jokingly slapped her shoulder, "Cheer up, Sam. May bukas pa, you can try again."
Paano kasi, I already told her so many times that she need to review, pero hindi naman nakinig. Ngayon tuloy ay sa akin siya nagrereklamo na parang kasalanan ko pa na bumagsak siya.
'Aanhin mo ba ang uno na grade kung pasado naman ang tres, 'di ba?' 'Yan ang lagi niyang sinasabi sa tuwing papaalalahan ko siyang mag review at mag-aral. Naiiling nalang ako sa kaniya tuwing naririnig ko 'yan.
"Let's go na nga, Serrano! I hate it here, feeling ko ang bobo ko-"
"Which is true," I cut her off, bago tumakbo palayo sa kaniya at dumiretso sa sasakyan ko.
"Tangina ka talaga, Serrano!"
Natatawa ko siyang pinagmamasdan palapit sa akin. Nakakatawa lang na isipin na kahit ganito ang ugali namin ay napagtitiyagaan pa namin ang isa't-isa. Marami na ang sumubok na makipag-kaibigan sa amin ngunit walang tumatagal. Garapal daw kasi ang ugali namin. Parang hindi raw kami mayayaman at tila tambay lang sa kanto dahil sa ugali naming dalawa. But we don't need a lot of friends either, it's enough to have a friend that you know that true and you can rely on when you're having a hard time, right?
"Where are we going, Sam?" I asked her while fixing my seatbelt.
"Xylo. I want to drink, I want to forget my grades. Huwag ka tumanggi kung ayaw mong tamaan sa akin, Serrano."
I rolled my eyes. When did I say no to this one?
"Yes, madamé."
As soon as I entered the bar, I immediately smelled the smell of cigarettes and different smells of alcohol. Even though I'm used to it, it's still giving me a headache. If I didn't really love my friend, I wouldn't go with her here.
Nasanay ako sa amoy ng alak at sigarilyo nang tumigil kami sa U.S ng pamilya ko. Hindi naman talaga ako mahilig sa ganito, nadamay lang dahil sa mga pinsan ko.
"Kyren Serrano, halika rito! My chiks!" sigaw ni Sam at may katabi agad na babae sa kaliwa niya. Babaero talaga.
I shook my head. Wala ako sa mood ngayon. I don't want to get drunk again. The last time I was drunk, I kissed a girl. Although, it's kinda embarrassing... I know to myself that I kinda liked it.
Bading ka talaga!
I decided to sit to the counter and when I was about to sit someone bumped into me. It's a girl and she's drunk. You can see it on her face. Nasaan ba kasama nito?
"Miss..." tawag ko rito, pero mukhang hindi naman ako narinig.
She's wearing a red fitted dress and black stiletto heels. She has a straight long hair, a pointed nose. She is also tall and has a thin build. I think she's around 5'7. Pero, mas matangkad pa rin ako sa kaniya ng kaunti.
Nagtama ang tingin namin at doon ko napansin ang yellow brown niyang mga mata. Mapupungay ito at tila nangungusap.
"Hey, Miss. Are you okay?" I asked. "Nasaan ang kasama mo? Delikado mag-isa rito," ganoon nalang ang gulat ko nang bigla niyang ipatong ang mga kamay niya sa batok ko.
"Is it okay with you..." she murmured, I can't hear it properly. Ano raw?
"... If I kiss you?" sasagot pa sana ako nang bigla niya akong hilahin palapit sa kaniya. Dumiretso sa tenga ko at doon niya sinabi ang sinasabi niyang hindi ko marinig.
"I said if it's okay with you if I kiss you?" she said, shouting just so I can hear it properly.
Nanigas ako sa kinakatayuan ko. Kiss? No way! Hindi ako humahalik sa hindi ko kilala at lasing siya, hindi niya alam ang ginagawa niya. I don't want to take advantage with her. I respect her even though I don't know her.
"No-"
I didn't finish what I was going to say when already felt her lips on mine. What am I going to do? She's drunk, I'm pretty sure that she doesn't know what is going on now.
"Just kiss me back, Miss..." why do I feel like that she's begging.
Bahala na nga.
I kissed her back. Her lips taste like a strawberry. Sweet.
I'm not planning to make the kiss deep, pero putangina. I can't control my fucking self. Bahala kana, Lord.
She lets out a soft moan when I slipped my tongue on her mouth, "Let's go to my car..." she said.
I gave a small nod to her.
Pagkarating na pagkarating sa sasakyan niya ay pakiramdam ko ay mas lalong nag-init ang pakiramdam ko.
I smeared my tongue across her jaw. The car filled with the woman lewd, high-pitched moans. I sucked a hickey on her nape, shoulder, and her collarbone.
When I was about to kiss her, that's where I found that the girl I was making out with is already sleeping.
What the fuck just happened? Did she just sleep in the middle of this?
Hindi ako makapaniwalang umiiling. Kung kailan nasa kalagitnaan na kami ay saka siya matutulog? Unbelievable.
Inayos ko ang sarili ko at sandaling pinagmasdan ang babaeng nasa harapan ko.
Ganda sana kaso nambibitin.
But one I noticed is... she looks so sad and tired. Ano kaya problema nito? I shrugged my shoulder. Wala na ako roon.
After watching her for a minute. I decided to go home, bahala na si Sam. Pagod na ako sa araw na 'to. Dagdag pa 'tong babae na 'to.
Sana hindi na kami magkita.
"Goodnight, Miss. Sleep well. I hope not to see you again," I said and gently caressed her hair. "Goodbye."
