" iinumin mo to oh ibibigay ko kay River to. Come on Jared, what a night, you fuck !! "
Formal night is over and speeches and greetings are done. The birthday boys are finally here after hanging out with their guests.
Kung kanina ay hindi napilit ni Alvior na magsalita si Jared, ngayon ay hindi niya na ito tinatantanan. He keeps pouring on Jared's glass and all his teammates are having fun.
" Gago ka ba. Bakit ako ng ako ang sinasalinan mo ? "
Inilayo ni Jared yung baso niya dahil sa totoo lang, kanina pa talaga siya sinasalinan ni Alvior. I cant count how many times now.
" Oh !! Oh Riverbabe oh ?? Hey for the record, it was always me. Everyone gives up on this asshole but I wont. You know River he's my bes bud. I told him many times Yo Jared, get your shit together man, River will come back. And I- "
" Get the fuck out of here Valente. I was never with you since the all stars. Go bug someone else with your bullshit. "
" alright, alright.. I know. It's nice to see everyone made it tonight. You know, I'm grateful. I'm glad to see everyone. Thank you to the bottom of my heart. "
" oo na oo na putangina mo, lasing ka na. Matulog ka na. " Rob pulled Alvior away from Jared and forces him to go to another Lanercost table. Pinaulanan siya ng kantyawan dahil halatang lumalabas na ang kulit nitong si Alvior. He's not that crazy drunk though. He's just hyper and it's still his normal behavior.
" Dont believe that fuck. Lasing na yan. "
Ininom niya yung huling sinalin ni Alvior at bumuntong hininga dahil halatang mapipilitan na lang siyang ubusin ito.
" so where were you after the all stars ? "
Painosente kong tanong sa kanya. I just want to test if he's still sane after those shots.
He glared at me but shook his head in disappointment.
" Like I thought. " he whispered.
Well he's the one who brought up a conversation right ? I wasnt gonna ask that anyway if he just continued to be silent.
" up for an adventure ? " I tease again even though I sense he's going to be sarcastic.
" Kind of. I meet with few people once in a while. I go places I've never been. We do things. "
I stared at him for a while. It sound ridiculous but just like I anticipated, I know I will not hear a decent statement. As much as I disdain senseless banter, things arent always what they seem when this is the people involved. I hated the fact that they can manipulate me just because they know something about me that I dont.
" that sound so general. It seems like you've been up with personal business too. " I pushed through with this conversation because I'm intrigued.
" what do you think Fabiery ? I've been here longer than you do. You think I dont know how everything works in here ? You've never been to the dark side of metropolitan. The things you hear, whatever information you got. That's what stupid people talk about on the surface. What do you think I'm up to all this time ? "
I remain staring at him trying to process that. His sense of humor was never the witty one. What the hell is even this ? The hell is he saying ?
Sa kakaisip ko tuloy ay wala na kong naisagot pang muli. Natahimik ako at isinandal ang likod ko sa upuan. It surprised to feel his arm on it. I immediately looked at him.
" Arent you worried Jared ? Vice governor Dunst is here too. He might see you with me. "
" they should be more worried about me and not the other way around. "
