"Let's go, boys!" Harri said. "Let's make this night unforgettable."
Sabik na sabik ang lima na makisalo sa engrandeng party na kanilang dinaluhan. If it wasn't for Devin and his connections, they wouldn't be able to attend, but who knows what else they have to do other than mingling with anyone around.
"What kind of event do we have tonight?" tanong ni Connagh kay Devin.
"A special one," sagot ni Devin sa kaibigan.
That left Connagh vaguely understood what it was meant. Sumunod na lang din naman sila kay Devin at kung saan ito pumwesto. Natunton nila ang isang table kung saan ay may pangalan iyon ni Devin at ang ikipinagtaka na lamang ng apat nang hindi sila kasama sa table ni Devin. Nag-panic ang apat at dali-dali nilang hinanap ang table kung saan sila nakapwesto. Mabilis namang nakita nina Connagh, Franklin, at Caiden ang mga designate seat nila habang hinahanap pa rin ni Harri kung nasaan ang pwesto niya.
Tiningnan niya ang mga kaibigan niya at tinuro siyang tingnan niya nang maigi ang mga nakasulat na pangalan sa bawat table. Nagtawag pa si Devin ng isang staff para tulungan ang kaibigan na mahanap ang pwesto nito. Saglit lang din naman ay lumapit ito kay Harri at ipinasunod siya patungo sa table nito. Mag-isa pa lamang siya sa table at nasa bandang harapan ito. He was wondering kung sino-sino ang mga katabi niya. He couldn't check all the names who he would be sitting with, but later on, a group of women joined Harri on the table, and the fact that he was only guy in the table made it more good for him.
He cleared his throat to get the attention of the women he was sitting with in the table. Napalingon naman ang ilan sa kanya at binigyan niya ito nang mapang-akit na ngiti at kindat ng mata.
"Hey, how are you?" panimula pa ni Harri. "My name's Harri."
"Oooh," the blonde girl next to him swooned. "I heard an accent there, gorgeous. My name's Annie. Where are you from?"
"I'm from Germany, but I currently live in Vegas," sagot nito at sobrang lapad ng ngiti sa labi niya. "You're much more gorgeous. Do I also hear an accent?"
She giggled, shaking her head. "I think you're just hearing a Florida accent in me. I'm local and it's quite nice to meet someone from Vegas. Why are you here in Vegas?"
"For vacation," Harri answered. "But I come together with my friends."
"Friends? Where are they now? Why are you sitting here alone with me?" she wondered.
He grunted, putting a thin smile on his face. "I don't know what happened, but all of us have been scattered all around, but if it wasn't for Devin, we wouldn't be here anyway."
Naningkit naman ang mata ng babae sa sinabi nito. "Devin?"
He nodded. "Yes. Do you know him? Devin Carrington?"
She smirked, nodding her head. "Fuck. Of course! Why I wouldn't know him? He's one of the richest people living in Tampa right now though I know he lives in Vegas, but hey, the Carrington's are so fine, even his daddy."
"Oh. . ." Harri uttered and as soon as she mentioned that, he guessed something. "You liked daddy's?"
She giggled, nodding her head and pointing to every girl at their table. "We all do."
Kinuha naman ni Harri ang baso ng tubig sa harapan nito at ininom niya. He wasn't expecting to hear those words from her. Doon niya lang din na-realize na kaya hindi siya pinapansin ng ibang babae sa kanilang table ay walang interest sa kanya ang mga ito. He tried to think of some way to get all their attention.
"I could be your daddy," sabi pa ni Harri.
Tumaas ang kilay ni Annie sa sinabi niya. "You can be my daddy?" she questioned, and he nodded to confirm it. "Girls, my new friend here, Harri from Germany said he can be our daddy."
"Ah, your daddy only," pagpapaliwanag pa nito.
Bahagya namang natawa si Annie at saka ito umiling. "Oh, no, Harri. If you're going to be my daddy, you're also going to be the daddy of my six other girlfriends. We all come in a package. Can you afford us? And girls, he's a friend of Devin Carrington, I think he could treat us in some ways especially since he's offering now to be our daddy."
Nanlaki na lamang ang mata ni Harri. He doesn't want to leave the table dahil it was a chance for him to mingle with all these beautiful girls, but he can't be a daddy to all of them. Alam niyang nagbibiro lang siya sa sinabi niya at hindi niya sigurado na seseryosohin siya ng mga ito hangga't sa naisipan niyang mag-excuse at tumungo sa table kung nasaan si Devin. Nilapitan naman nito ang isang forty-plus-year-old na lalaki at binulungan nito na makipagpalit sa kanya ng upuan at itinuro nito kung sino ang makakasama niya sa table. Walang hesitasyong pumayag ang lalaki at saka si Harri umupo.
"I was talking to Mister Donoviche." Ngisi pa ni Devin. "What's going on, Harri?"
Napangisi rin si Harri. "Well, I thought something good was about to happen when I sat with them, but it wasn't a good one."
"I'm sure that's the moment you've been waiting for," sabi pa ni Devin.
"I know," Harri answered. "But it's not what I wanted."
Devin tried to laugh it off. "What happened over there?"
"Don't even talk about it," Harri said, shaking his head. "Let's just talk about some other stuff and move on. Anyway, what else are we going to expect tonight?"
"Oh, boy. you gotta wait and see," Devin answered.
Napahugot na lamang nang malalim na hininga si Harri. Nang makita naman ng iba nilang magkaibigan na magkasama na sina Devin at Harri ay lumapit din sina Franklin, Caiden, at Connagh para makipagpalit ng pwesto sa mga ka-table nila. Nang muling magsama-sama ang magkakaibigan ay inabangan nila kung anong mangyayari ngayong gabi.
Hindi pa rin naman nawawalan ng pag-asa si Harri na makakatagpo rin siya ng taong kokompleto sa kanyang gabi. Who might it be, he wasn't sure, but the night's still young, a lot of things could happen along the way, especially on an event where rich people gather around.
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