CROSSING THE WILD WAVES (Familiá Altamirano #2)

CHAPTER 6

The Strange Note

       FRIDAY night, an ocean of people welcomed us when we arrived at Guilly's nightclub in Tomas Morato. I'm wearing a denim patchwork bandana tube crop top and denim mini skirt for the event of Shein pop-up event that I attended earlier.

Mabilis lang naman kaming nakahanap ng table dahil fan pala ni Sandra 'yong waiter na nag-asikaso sa amin. Naglapag ng isang Jack Daniels at dalawang cuervo sa lamesa ang waiter. Sumunod naman ang isa pa na may bitbit na ice bucket, at mga finger foods.

Pagkakita ko pa lang sa mga inumin, nag-laway na kaagad ako. Damn. Deserve ko naman magpakalasing!

Wala pang sumasayaw sa mga kasama ko, hindi alam kung nahihiya ba sila o they were saving their faces to avoid issues since they were famous on social media. But for sure, when these girls get drunk, they will shamelessly dance at our table.

I sipped on my shot glass to dampen my dry throat before I joined the conversation. They were talking about how they got cheated by the man in their lives.

"He still left me after I gave everything," Sandra shared her experience.

I leaned on the chair and crossed my legs. "Losing a man isn't the end of the world." I butted in.

"I know. But it still hurts."  Sandra answered.

"Baka kasi hindi talaga lalaki ang para sayo, teh! Malay mo babae pala," Khyla butted in.

Sandra made a face after hearing Khyla's statement. "Let's just cheers! Fuck men!" She shouted. We all took a shot after that to cheer her up.

"Are you looking for a relationship, Miss Khrizanta?" Celine asked. She's one of the influencers I met today.

Mabilis naman akong umiling.

"Relationship? It's just a waste of time, a headache." I chuckled lightly. 

The moment I bolt that psycho stalker away from me, I will break up with Croisx. Yes, I will. A relationship that started off in lies will never last.

Medyo tipsy na kaming lahat at meron na ring ibang mga tao ang nasa table namin, sinasayawan at nagpapapicture sa mga kasama kong influencer. There were a few who take pictures with me. They said they saw my face in TV commercials, print ads and in the video of Areno Midways.

"May kachat nga ako na mas bata sa akin! Gwapo sana pero ayoko sa kiddie meal," reklamo ni Stephanie. 

I almost choked on my drink before I laughed out loud. "Gaga! Ilang taon ba age gap niyo?"

"5 years teh," sagot niya.

"Legal na ba? Kung legal naman, wala naman problema." I winked at her.

"Legal na teh. Pero alam mo naman mga tao ngayon, judgemental."

I snorted. "Fuck opinions you didn't ask!" I raised my glass and exclaimed, "Cheers!"

"Cheers!" They shouted in unison.

I took three bottoms up to satisfy my thirst. My phone suddenly beeped. I checked it and saw Croisx replying to my story with the message 'Have fun'.

I arched my brows. He saw my story, which I posted not a long time ago. Nasa club ako, iinom at paniguradong makikipagsayaw kahit kanino and all he could say is have fun? I guess he's not the jealous type of boyfriend after all.

I'm not bothered if he doesn't care what I do. It's just that I'm surprised that he's not like the other men in my dms who kept on bombarding me with questions, acting as if they were my father.