If Anything Goes Wrong

Chap 18

Kiefer.

So... they're cousins.

"Are you part of our group?" Tanong ni Kio.

"No."

Nagkatinginan kami ni Fin dahil sa awkward nilang dalawa kanina pa.

Magkatabi si Fin at Kio at katabi ko naman si Atlas. Nakabuklat na ang laptops namin habang si Atlas ay nakikibasa lang sa akin.

Bakit ba ayaw niya pa umalis?! Hindi naman sa ayaw ko siyang kasama...

Kiefer: pwede ka na umalis mamaya mo na ako landiin

Tiningnan niya ako ngunit nagkunwari lang akong may ginagawa sa laptop.

Atlas: Maybe later. Am i distracting you?

Kiefer: not just me T_T

Atlas cleared his throat and stand up.

"I'm gonna go now," he said and looked at me. "I'll see you later."

Tumango at kumaway. He seems cool about it. Sana lang! Please, ayoko manuyo.

Kiefer: i'm sorry you had go leave, let's just study together later?

Binaba ko ang phone ko at saktong nag salita naman si Kio.

"I guess you're close with him?"

Natigilan ako sa pagbasa. "We're friends," I said.

"So he has a friend," he said as he chuckle.

Dapat ba wala?

We finished with the study before 6pm. Wala pang reply si Atlas, kanina ko pa hinihintay! Hindi ako mapakali dahil baka galit siya.

"I'm gonna go," paalam ni Kio.

"Okay, ingat ka."

Fin decided to go home earlier. Ewan ko ba sa taong yun, nagiging busy masyado. Which is  good. Walang peste sa condo ko.

Niligpit ko ang gamit ko at pumasok na ng kotse. Wala pa rin siyang reply sakin. Nakakairita na ah!

Kiefer: are you coming tonight?

Delete.

Bahala na nga siya! I'm gonna drink tonight. At hindi ko rin siya rereply-an!

Kiefer: inom? carps ba?

Fin: ano ba tong taong to alam na alam kahinaan ko

Trish: i'm gonna pass

Drake: g

I left my things in my condo. Drake will pick us up so no hassle for us.

"Mahal na mahal talaga tayo ni Drake mah boy," Fin said while playing something on his phone.

"What's happening to you? May gf ka na ba?" I asked.

Tumawa siya ng malakas. "Gf? Gago."

Kumunot ang noo ko. "Bf?"

"Wala nga. Waitings."

Sus, kelan pa siya nakakapag hintay? Kung sino man 'yan, they're lucky.

Drake came and we arrived at the bar at exactly 9pm.

"Why are we here? Wala na ba kayo alam na ibang bar?" Tanong ko ng patayin na ni Drake ang makina.

Nandito nanaman kami! Paano kung makita ko siya rito? Iniiwasan ko nga, eh.

"VIP na ako rito eh. Wag ka na ngang mag reklamo!" ani Fin.

Pumasok kami at sinalubong ako ng malakas na tugtog. Maraming tao rito at may nag escort sa aming lalaki papunta sa couch.

"Bro, how much did you pay for this? May sarili tayong butler," Drake said while we sit at the couch.

Nasa taas kami at nakikita rito ang stage at dance floor. Mukha naman walang tutugtog dito.

Thank God.

Tiningnan ko ang phone ko kung may reply na. Nothing. Is he kidding me?

Tinungga ko ang baso na nasa harap ko habang inis na nakatingin sa 'delivered' kong message.

Is he seriously ignoring me over something like that?

"Shit, bro..." Napatingin ako kay Fin. "That was a fucking whiskey."

Ngayon lang nag sink in sa akin ang lasa pag tapos kong ibaba ang phone ko.

Ang pait! Mas mapait pa rin yung di ka replyan, though.

"What's wrong?" Drake asked.

Bago ako maka sagot ay may tumunog na mic sa baba.

I couldn't really see the person behind the mic because of the blinding lights that were thrown onto our area.

Tumunog ang intro ng Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High ng Arctic Monkeys.

Now it's three in the mornin' and I'm tryin' to change your mind
Left you multiple missed calls and to my message, you reply
"Why'd you only call me when you're high?"

Tumayo ako ay pumuntang cr. Fuck. That whiskey and the song fucked up my brain. Nahihilo na ako.

Naghilamos ako at lumabas. Only to see that my friends aren't there anymore.

Weird. Mag isa lang siyang tumutugtog. Who is that, anyway? I can't see his face!

Because i'm getting bored, I decided to call him. I miss him so much. I'm not even trying to deny it.

He's not answering.

"Fuck."

I left him 11 missed calls before getting out of the bar. Only to see that asshole is the one who's on the stage.

I wish he'd tell me.