CHASING HER | Maloi Ricalde

Chapter 4

Chase Pontejoras' Point of View

"Ah fuck!" I groaned soon as I woke up. Sobrang sakit ng ulo ko, this is the worst hangover I've had so far.

When I looked at my clothes, it's still the same as what I was wearing last night. Tumbang tumba ako kagabi bwisit dinaya ata ako nila Alexa.

As I was about to search for my phone, bigla itong nagring and I found it on the nightstand. It was Alexa.

"Ano buhay ka na?" sabi nito pagkasagot ko sa tawag niya.

Alexa is my closest friend, she's from the province as well. We've been close ever since Grade 7. Siguro kung hindi si Mikha ang best friend ko ay baka si Alexa 'yon.

"Fuck you. Dinaya niyo 'ko 'no?" I said while stretching, ang sakit ng tiyan ko. It was her birthday yesterday and she invited me over with her manila friends, it's my first time in a night club and I'm so not used to it. Back in the province, sa bahay bahay lang kami nag iinuman.

"Hoy hindi kaya! Sadyang sobrang pagod ka lang talaga kahapon kaya nalasing ka agad."

I remember I've had a long day before last night. P.E. day namin kahapon at sobrang dami pang pinagawa sa ibang subjects. Maybe that's why grabe agad ang tama sa akin ng alak. Added pa that I have a low alcohol tolerance. Good thing it was Friday night. I don't have Saturday class.

"Ka-close mo din pala si Maloi? Grabe ka na ha. Gine-gatekeep mo sila sa'min. Magpapapicture sana kami kaso abyarin ka."

The mention of the name got me frozen in my spot. Memories of last night came back as a slap.

"You should never ask for a picture sa kanila na nasa bar, stupid. You know the drill, shut your mouth, okay?" I reminded, lagi kong sinasabi sa kanila na whenever they encounter Mikha or any other Bini members, they must not disclose any information sa iba.

"Bye na, thank you for last night!" sabi ko at pinatay na ang call.

Napahilot nalang ako sa sentido nang maalala ko ang mga nangyari kagabi.

Shit, I recklessly kissed Ate Maloi.

On top of that I said careless words. Oh god, it's so embarrassing.

Ang pinagtataka ko lang ay bakit si Ate Maloi ang nagsundo sa'kin eh si Mikha daw ang tinawagan nila kagabi?

It's almost midday. Sobrang haba ng tulog ko. Bumangon na ako at dumeretso sa kusina para uminom ng malamig na tubig. I had to take a cold shower para mawala 'tong pesteng hangover na 'to.

Bago ako magluto ay naisipan ko munang tawagan si Mikha. It's her fault for sending Maloi to fetch me up. Kung siya ang sumundo sa akin edi hindi sana nangyari yung kagabi.

But then again, I have to blame myself and not Mikha. Hadn't I drank too much, I wouldn't be so wasted.

"Hey, what happened last night? Bakit si Ate Maloi ang sumundo sa'kin?" I asked soon as she answered the call

"So you're okay now? I'm not in the mood to nag at you right now, Chase Avani. I'm not feeling well."

She's not feeling well? Maybe that must be why she couldn't leave last night at si Ate Maloi ang sumundo sa'kin.

Her raspier voice says it all. Minsan lang lagnatin si Mikha pero malala kapag nilagnat 'yon.

"Are you okay? Do you need to go to the hospital or something? Kumain ka na ba?" sagot ko nang may halong pag-aalala. Never gonna lie, nakakatakot lagnatin si Mikha.