Rekindled

Chapter 2

"First year pa lang tayo pero stress na, how much more na lang kaya kung second and third year na?", pagod na sabi ni Vince.

"Kaya nga dapat di natin e-pressure yong mga sarili natin, Vincess. Remember, it's okay to take breaks. You're capable of achieving your goals without burning yourself out", I said genuinely that made him teary.

"Oh, I love you girl", madramang sabi nito habing niyayakap ako.

"Pero teka nga, bakit Vincess?", tanong ni Jovane bigla.

"Gaga, gets ko nga agad, eh. Vince and Princess, hayst, ang slow. Ang hina ng signal ng dito sim , Jovane, no?", mapang-asar na sabi ni Vincess.

Tumawa nalang kami. Sa aming apat, silang dalawa yong palaging nagsasagutan. Si Sheena naman yong mahinhin at inosente tingnan pero taliwas pala ang ugali kung mas makikilala mo ng matagal. Habang, ako? You'll find me strict physically, but I'm childish and immature sometimes.

"Nay, can I sleep over my friend's house? We have to make an essay, and it's not just an essay but also our exam in this one subject. Since we will be busy in the upcoming days, we're planning to make it in advance so that we're not going to procrastinate," Me trying to persuade my grandma to say yes. And when she nodded as a signed for approval, I excitedly informed my friends.

"Hey, we don't need that," said Vincess to Jovane when he put a lot of unnecessary things in the cart.

Ayan na naman silang dalawa, nag-aaway na naman. Ng mabili namin lahat ng kakailanganin namin ay pumunta na kami sa bahay nina Sheena. Her parents are out of the country, while her brother is working at hindi na don umuuwi dahil may sarili itong condo.

"Gosh, that was fast," I said relaxly.

"Why don't we go chill because the night is still young?" Aya ni Sheena, that made us all giggle.

We just changed our clothes and went to the sky bar.

The three of them ordered beer, while I ordered a shot of tequila. Isang lagok palang, ramdam ko na ang pait nito sa aking lalamunan, but I love the taste.

Inom lang kami ng inom ni Vince at Jovane habang binabantayan kami ni Sheena. At habang tumatagal sumasali na rin ito sa inuman.

"Sayaw na," sigaw ni Jovane, at pumunta kaming dancefloor.

"Whoah!!!!!"...

We were dancing, laughing, and singing with the beat wildly like animals got out of the cage. At nang mapagod ay bumalik kami sa aming table to continue drinking.

Not that long when I was left alone at our table when my friends decided to go to the dancefloor again. I was smiling looking at them because they seemed to really enjoy it.

Pagkalipas ng ilang minuto nakita kong may kasayaw na si Vincess, habang si Sheena naman ay wala na sa dancefloor. Shes nowhere to be found. Jovane, on the other hand, was talking to some people, whom I think are his friends.

Palinga-linga ako sa paligid. Sobrang dami ng tao. Saan na kaya yong babaeng yon.

While looking for Sheena, I was distracted by a pair of eyes who were looking at me like they'd been eyeing me for so long.

There, my eyes met a pair of hazel brown eyes. He's not that far and I am not yet drunk, since I can see his face clearly. Tall guy with messy hair, thick brows, pointed nose, and a reddish with a combination of pinkish lips. Oh, God. He's a goddess. Type ko mga ganito. Eme. I turned my gaze away when I suddenly felt butterflies.

"Ba't di ka sumasayaw bruha?", sabi ng biglang sulpot na si Sheena.

"San ka galing, impakta?" Tanong ko at kitang kita ko ang pasimple nitong pag ngiti.