Fated To Love

Kabanata 3

INILIBOT ni Rivi ang paningin pagkalabas niya ng kanyang kotse sa lugar na pinagdalhan sa kanila ni Soliel. Not bad after over an hour's drive from the city. The view is amazing and refreshing because it is on the top of the hill.

"Why did you bring us here, Sol?" tanong ni Cole, nagtataka.

Mukhang puntahan din ng maraming tao ang lugar na kinaroroonan nila ngayon dahil sa iba't ibang klase ng mga sasakyan na nakaparada.

"Yeah, why here when there are so many bars in BGC?" segunda ni Lyvia habang siya'y nanatili lamang tahimik at nakatitig sa tanawin sa ibaba.

She likes the place, though. Naipikit ni Rivi ang kanyang mga mata habang nakasandig sa kanyang kotse. Bukod sa ingay ng mga kuliglig sa paligid, sa lamig ng hanging panggabi, dinig din niya ang mabining musika mula sa loob ng bar. Yeah, they still went to a bar and traveled for over an hour.

"Rivi doesn't seem to be in the mood to party tonight so I thought I'd just bring you here." She opened her eyes when she heard Soliel's answer to their friends.

She really had no plans to go out tonight because apart from not being in the mood, her mind and heart were full of worry and fear regarding the problems her father was facing, especially for their company that he built and worked hard for many years. Ang kompanyang nagbigay sa kanya ng marangyang buhay at kaginhawaan.

Masyado lang makulit ang kaibigan niyang 'to at ayaw talaga umalis nang hindi siya napipilit, kaya sa huli'y pumayag na lamang siya. Sinabi niyang hindi sila pupunta sa masyadong maingay at magulong lugar, ngunit ang bruha sa bar pa rin ang bagsak nila.

"Tss! Nag-abala ka pa. Let's go inside," aniya, inirapan 'to.

Only one security guard was guarding the outside and they just went straight in. Nauna sa mga kaibigan niya si Rivi habang nakasunod ang mga 'to sa kanya. She didn't expect that most of the customers she would see inside the bar were women. May mga lalake, ngunit mas angat ang dami ng mga babae na siyang dinagdagan pa nila. On top of the stage was a beautiful woman singing. It was her voice that she heard from outside. 

Rivi chose the table in the corner because all the tables in the front and center were already occupied. The light in their place was a bit dim, which is what she prefers. The bar they were in now was not a typical bar like the ones they used to go to in BGC. This is the kind of bar with a live band singing, the kind you just want to relax while drinking and listening to live music.

"Mas lalo tayong aantukin dito sa puwestong pinili mo, Riv," pag-angal ni Cole nang umupo sa kanyang kaliwa at sa kanan naman niya'y si Soliel.

"Then send the one at the front table away so we can sit there," she answered sarcastically. Kita na nga nito okopado na lahat ng mesa doon, eh.

"Shut up, Cole," saway ni Lyvia.

Si Soliel na ang tumawag ng waiter at nag-order ng kanilang inumin habang siya'y nakatutok lamang sa entablado. Nagpalakpakan ang lahat nang matapos sa pagkanta ang babae at pumasok roon ang isang baklang emcee.

"Problem, Riv?" tanong ni Lyvia na ikinaalis ng kanyang atensyon sa emcee, na mukhang may tinatawag na pangalan ng banda at isang malakas na tilian mula sa mga kababaihan ang kanilang narinig. "You can tell us what's bothering you." dugtong nito.

She could see the concern on Lyvia's beautiful face. Alam niyang hindi pa rin ito maayos simula ng hiwalayan nito ng tuluyan ang nobyo at hindi na nakipagbalikan, dalawang linggo na rin.

"Huwag mo na asahan magsalita 'yan, Lyv. Alam mo naman 'yan, tikom ang bibig pagdating sa kanyang mga problema." Soliel is right. That's why she didn't bother to ask her even though she saw that she had a problem because she already knew her.