Jade's POV
"Saan ba tayo pupunta?" I asked her while buying our beers sa isang store.
"Secret. Haha. Makikita mo din naman eh." She said as she got our food and drinks.
"Seryoso nga. Saan ba talaga tayo pupunta?" I said.
"Pag sinabi ko na sa'yo, di na siya secret. Wala nang thrill!"
"Hay nako. Ewan ko sa'yo!" I mumbled.
"I promise that you'll be safe. Oh ano, tara na ba?" She said.
Umalis na kami sa store at sumakay sa sasakyan niya.
"Nice car." I smiled.
"Of course. We aim to please. Hahaha!" She laughed.
Her laugh's a soothing sound to my ears.
Dumiretso na kami at there's silence between the two of us.
"Bakit ang tahimik mo, Jade?" She worriedly asked.
"Malay ko ba kung ipapasalvage mo ako!" I said as I smiled to her.
"Baliw ka ba? Ang morbid mo! Di kita ipapasalvage no!" And the car was filled with our laughs.
"Hahaha I was joking! Malapit na ba tayo?" I asked her.
"Medyo. Haha. You'll like it there." She said while looking at the road.
Dumating kami dito past midnight kaya naman wala nang tao. It was a football field. Malawak at para bang kami nalang ang natitirang tao dito.
"Bakit naman dito mo ako dinala? Sabi ko na eh ipapasalvage mo talaga ako!" I said while covering myself.
"Pwede ba? Hahaha. I just thought you'll like it. Para kasing problemadong problemado ka." I looked at her.
"May problemado bang tumatawa?" I asked.
"Smiles and laughters are usually a person's way of covering the pain." She smiled as well.
"Tara na nga! Doon na tayo sa field!" I ran and ignored what she said, kasi totoo naman.
"Wait for me!!" She said.
Pumunta kami sa gitna ng field at nilatag yung sheets na binili namin kasama na yung chips at beers.
"Sure ka bang pwede talaga dito?" I asked her.
"Nope. Anong oras na so I think wala na talagang tao dito. Besides, I usually stay up this late sa lugar na 'to pag gusto kong mapag-isa. Minsan masaya maging loner kasi that is when you realize things." Wow. Ang lalim naman nitong babaeng 'to.
"Dramo mo naman." I laughed.
"Hindi naman eh! Hahaha. So Jade, mind telling me your story?" She picked up our beers and opened it.
"Do you really want to know?" I asked her.
"Dadalhin pa ba kita dito kung hindi ako curious sa life mo? The moment I saw you, naramdaman ko na pareho tayo ngayon ng nararamdaman." She said while drinking her beer.
"Parehas ng nararamdaman?" I nervously asked. Anong ibig sabihin non?!
"I can see the pain in your eyes. The moment I saw you at RK, I knew na parehas tayong may pinagdadaanan." She smiled.
"Ahh. I don't want to talk about it." I avoided her gaze.
"Sayang naman yung roadtrip natin! Di ka din naman pala magkukwento." She said.
"I didn't ask you to join me, fyi."
"I know. Kaya nga inisip ko na baka gusto mo lang nang may kasama." I sighed.
"Oo na! I was supposed to get married. Pero niloko lang niya ako. Kaya andito ako ngayon sa Pilipinas para mapag-isa. Ayoko muna na makita sila kaya umalis ako ng L.A."
Naramdaman ko nanamang tumutulo yung mga luha ko while remembering what that asshole did to me.
"That punk. Bakit naman niya gagawin sa'yo yun? Hindi siya nag-iisip." Inangat niya yung kamay niya at pinunasan ang mga luha ko.
Ano ba yan, naiinis na nga ako, pinapakilig mo parin ako.
"I'm fine. Gusto ko na lang makalimutan ang lahat." I said while eating our food.
"You know what? I envy you." She directly said.
"Why would you envy someone who's broken right now? Are you out of your mind?" I harshly said.
"Why not? You're strong, Jade. You can leave all those shits without looking back again." She said while looking at the other side.
"Me and my girlfriend broke up few months ago." Girlfriend? She looked at me and smiled.
"Yes, I'm a lesbian." She said.
"Pero you dress like a woman. How could you be a les?"
"You lived in the states pero hindi mo alam ang mga katulad namin? Hahaha. Hayaan mo na. Basta ang bottomline, iniwan niya ko." She said.
"Oh sorry." I said.
"You know what? Halika tumayo tayo." She stood up and offered me help.
"Ano naman gagawin natin?" I said while looking ay her hand.
"Pwede ba tumayo ka muna? Dami namang tanong nito eh. Kunin mo na yung kamay ko." I held her hand para makatayo nadin ako.
"AYOKO NAAAAAA!!" She screamed.
"Uy ano ka ba, Althea! Nababaliw ka na ba?!" I said, worried na baka may makarinig samin.
"LAST NA 'TO. HINDI NA MAUULIT!!" She screamed again then she looked at me.
"Try mo naman. Promise masarap sa pakiramdam!" She grinned.
"Ayoko nga! Nakakahiya. Ang ingay mo!" Pinalo ko siya sa braso habang nagtatawanan kami.
"Seryoso! Try it."
"No. We're already drunk. Uwi na tayo!" I seriously said.
"Psh. KJ. Di tayo aalis dito nang hindi mo naalis yang sama ng loob mo!" She said.
Ugh
"AYOKO NA SA'YO, DAVID!!" I yelled.
"GO DIE IN HELL!! CHEATER KA!! YOU DON'T DESERVE US WOMEN!!" I shouted at the top of my lungs.
"Whoo! Go! More!" Althea said.
We end up shouting dun sa field. Noong matapos na yun, umalis na kami at dumiretso sa isa pang store para bumili ulit ng beers. Pumunta naman kami ngayon sa park para uminom nanaman.
"Hindi ka pa ba lasing, Jade? Andami mo nang naiinom!" She said.
"No, no! I'm fine! *hick* Tara let's drink some more! *hick* Gooo!!"
"Lasing ka na. Tara na. Let me guide you."
Tumayo na si Althea at inalalayan ako papuntang sasakyan niya.
"Jade, please cooperate! Pumasok ka na sa sasakyan." She pleaded.
"Ayaw ko! *Hick* Ayaw ko pa umuwi."
"Jade, it's already four. You need to go home." Althea said.
"Ehh!" Ugh. My head hurts.
"San ka ba nakatira? Malapit lang ba yun sa bar?"
"Hulaan mo!" I grinned.
"Jade!"
"My head hurts. I think I'm gonna puke." Uhhh
"No! Hindi pwede! Hay nako. Dadalhin na nga kita sa condo ko. Let's go."
Inalalayan niya ako sa kotse niya at ipinasok ako doon. Sinecure niya na yung belt ko after nun ay sumakay na siya sa sasakyan. I was really sleepy kaya hindi ko na masyadong narinig yung mga sinasabi ni Althea.
"Ugh. What am I doing?" She said as she started the car.
