Blueprints of a Life with you

18

"David, papunta na rito si Sol!" sigaw ko dahil malakas ang music. David just nodded. He suddenly stood up to greet someone. Hinayaan ko na dahil medyo hilo na rin ako sa mga kaganapan sa paligid!

Nakailang shots na kami! Nasa'n na ba kasi si Solana?! Tumingin ako sa paligid. Si Jenna nakikipag-make out na sa isang foreigner! Buti nalang hindi kasama ni Isla iyong girlfriend niya, dahil kung nandito 'yon, kanina pa may contest ng laplapan. Si Miah nasa tabi lang, umiinom. Parang gago naman. Broken ba siya?! Wala pa naman si Alex para damayan siya.

"Ba't ang gulo?" Sumandal na ako kay Phil at uminom ng tubig. Nahimasmasan ako ro'n!

Phil held my neck to kiss me. Kaagad ko namang pinatulan ang mga halik niya. Sa sobrang tagal ng halikan na 'yon, hindi ko na naramdaman ang tingin ng isang kadarating lang! When we stopped, I glanced at that person. I was shocked and happy at the same time to see my bestie, Solana!

Lumipat ako sa tabi ni Sol at niyakap siya. Nang akmang ibebeso ko siya ay umiwas siya. Oh, I get it, my friend! Ang arte! Akala niya siguro ang kalat ni Phil humalik!

"Anyway, Solana, this is Phil, my boyfriend. Babe, this is Solana, my best friend." Phil just raised his brows once and smiled a bit. "Shy type ang isang 'yan." Well, it's just a nicer term for a man who's not friendly to girls! He just knows how to handle girls. Because he doesn't want me to overthink.

"Si Larrick?" I felt Phil glancing at Sol. Ang chismoso niya pagdating kay Larrick! After he knew about Larrick's feelings for Sol, parang ayaw niya na akong tantanan about Larrick. Well, pareho naman kami ng bet. We support David for Sol.

"Hindi makakasunod, e. Nabalian 'yun dahil sa basketball na 'yan. Tanga tanga maglaro amputa. Hayaan mo, may iba naman kaming na-invite. Ayun, si Jenna, kaibigan ko. That's Jeremiah, you already know him, he's David's friend. And that's Isla, she's also a friend."

I felt the tension between Sol and David. Hindi na ako nakapagpigil nang makita ko na mukhang hindi komportable si Sol kay David. I kissed Phil's cheek before walking to their side.

"Sol, tara, sayaw tayo! Papakilala kita sa classmate ko. Ayun siya!" I pulled her with me. "Hindi ka ba komportable kay David?" I asked.

"N-naninibago lang. Naparami na yata inom niya. Grabe 'yung tension na naramdaman ko ro'n. Pinagpawisan yata kili-kili ko!" Natawa ako ro'n. Ang o-obvious nga naman!

"Tingnan mo, susunod 'yon dito. Kapag sumunod siya, iba na 'yan, Sol. Sigurado akong may nararamdaman din siya for you!" Well, it's based on my experience. "Three, two, one. Ayan na nga!"

I almost screamed when I saw David coming to us. I winked at Sol as I left her with David. They should be together now! Para naman magkaibigan ang mga boyfriend namin. And I cannot see any better man for Sol. Si David na 'yun!

When I went back to the couch, Isla was already drunk. She was making random people do body shots. Umiwas na ako para makapag-video call with Tessa. I headed to the parking space at the back of the area. I was welcomed by the cold breeze. At hindi man lang ako nagdala ng cardigan!

"Come on, Tess... Answer the call..." After a few rings, Tessa answered the call. I jumped out of excitement when I saw her face. She was on her bed... with someone? "Oh, sorry. Am I disturbing you?"

[Not at all, Issa. Kumusta?]

"U-uhm, okay naman. Happy birthday ulit! It's past midnight na here but I still wanted to greet you via call." She smiled at me. Hindi ko nalang pinahalata ang gulat ko nang sumiksik siya sa katabi niyang lalaki. "Our friends are here too. I wanted to celebrate your birthday with them. Even if they don't remember. I thought I'd be lonely if I did it alone."