Blockmates With Benefits

Chapter 2: Victim Of The Night

After the long tiring days sa school, we finally had our summer break. Pero next semester kailangan na namin mag lie low, magthi-third year na kaming lahat and for sure mas hectic na ang buhay namin. Inistart ko na ang aking Audi at habang nasa daan, iniisip ko parin ang pwede ko isuot mamaya.

Ang hirap naman kase maging babae.

I silently curse as I drove to our condominuin.

Naabutan ko si Anne at Karen na nagaayos na. Tinignan ko ang relo ko and it's only 6:00pm. Napakaagang mag ayos!

Karen decided to wear her sparkly top with her denim skinny fit pants. Anne paired her faded denim boyfriend pants with white leather top that hugged  her cup A boobs. I wore my red satin long sleeve that has  low neckline and I decided to pair it with my black saude skirt that has two slits. At dahil palaban kami tonight we all wore 4 inches stilettos that matches our outfits. Gosh, I hope we dont regret this later.

Pagkatapos namin mag ayos ng halos tatlong oras, we finally arrived sa pinakapaborito naming club, Sinfull Heaven. This place is always crowded patok kase ito sa university belt since lahat ng makakasalamuha mo ay puro college students. Millennials. Dito rin ang escape place namin if me and my girls have troubles. This is where we forget all the bullshits and just have fun. Dito lang naman nabuo ang mga bitchy personalities namin and where our friendship grew deep.

I saw a masculine man aproaching us and excitedly greet us.

"Goodevening Day, Karen and Anne. You girls are quite early tonight. What's up? May hinahunting kayo?"

It's only 9:00 pm and hindi ko alam kung bakit ang aga namin tonight. Who comes to bar at this hour?

This masculine man is the manager of Sinfull Heaven, and we've known Mac since our freshman year. At dahil naging suki na kami dito, hindi lang si Mac ang nakilala namin, there's also James and Johnny, the twin brothers which are the bartenders in the bar, Anton the waiter who's always serving us and there's Kuya Ben, bouncer na super protective saamin and of course Tuck, the resident dj here which also happens to be one our close friends. He's our schoolmate.

Amusement formed in Anne's face as she scanned the dancefloor.

"Mac, duh of course. And we came early ngayon to give life to the party. Oh Mac, you know what I mean. Hahaha!" Sagot ni Anne na tumatawa.

"Kuya Mac, you know we dont entertain boys, they entertain us. Let's go na?"

"Okay girls. Come on let's go to your reserved table."

Sinundan namin si Mac hangang sa second floor. As the girls sat down, I scanned the dancefloor. Sana naman may matarget ako tonight. Ang tagal ko nang hindi lumalandi. And im starting to miss the touch of a man. Dont judge me, Im just a human I also crave for a sensual affection.

"Day, what's wrong? Parang walang kang gana" Kuya Mac asked me sincerely. Do I look like walang gana? Grabe iba talaga ang epekto ng stress sa school its making my face stiff and giving trouble to my friends.

"Im okay Kuya Mac. Im just tired dahil sa school. Im just thinking, ang tagal ko nang hindi lumalandi. Hahaha Im quite worried lang if my pheromones will still affect these boys." I said as pointing out the boys who were dancing in the dance floor sa baba.

"Nako. Ikaw pa ba? Everyone here wants to hit on you! Pero syempre mga pili lang ang swerteng hunks na nakakalapit sayo! Taas kase ng standards mo eh. Kawawa naman yung iba hangang tingin lang sayo. Oh sya Day, i'll leave you and the girls here. Duty calls. Have fun, but dont get too wasted." He winked before taking his way. Napaisip ako sa sinabi niya.

Hah, sorry naman kung mapili ako sa lalaki. Im just avoiding a disastrous outcome na syempre ayokong mangyari saakin or to my girlfriends. And to avoid those we made a game and rules: rules that should never be broken, and one should follow it kung ayaw mong mabaliktad ang sitwasyon.

You dont want to be their target wont you? Instead, if you perfectly follow the rules hindi ikaw ang kawawa sa huli, the boys will.

We call this game, Victim of the Night. Once played, you cannot play it again with us. We only want one thing and that is ONK, one night kalandian. Dont expect for a personal information, kapiringot wala kang makukuha. That is why people only know us as the party bitches.

Anne poured the three glasses with our favorite Jose Cuervo and she was now headed in my place. Nakatayo kase ako sa may railings habang pinapanood ang mga sumasayaw sa dance floor.

"Here's your drink." Anne gave me my glass and I glady accepted it.

"One shot na ba?" Hamon ko sakanila.

"Cheers muna! Cheers! Okay, one-two-three!"

After the third count of Karen, sabay sabay kaming nag one shot sa Cuervo. I couldn't hide my face with the bitter and sourness that I tasted. I let out a not so loud Ahhhhhh as an aftertaste sound. Natawa ako sa itsura ni Karen since she's not a heavy drinker. And once she's tipsy, oh boys should better be ready.

"Day! 10 o'clock to your right! Yung lalaking naka white long-sleeve, shit naka unbotton pa. Ang hot niya!" patiling sabi saakin ni Anne.

Syempre I started scanning the the place. And there he was, the guy in a white long-sleeve na nakaunbutton nga ang first three buttons. Damn that brushed up hairstyle of his is matching it well with his porma. He was sipping in his glass at nakasandal siya paharap sa railings.

Tinignan ko rin ang mga kasama niya, hmmm good, all boys and I hope na all singles ang mga to. Binalik ko ang tingin ko sa lalaking nakalong-sleeve at sa gulat ko nakatitig na ito saakin.

Those eyes... They look so... inviting.
His deep gaze made my butterflies inside of me go wild. Five more seconds and I could have been hypnotize by his devouring eyes, even from afar. Mabuti nalang at narinig ko ang pagtawag saakin ni Karen at Anne. Niyaya ako na bumaba para sumayaw sa dancefloor pero tinangihan ko ang alok nila dahil feeling ko nakatitig parin yung lalaking nakagray saakin.

Nang umalis na pababa ang dalawa kong kaibigan I went to the restroom to calm myself.

What the hell Day? Eye contact lang yun why is your heart beating so fast? Wala naman akong napagaralang--pag ikaw ay tinitigan ng isang super yummy and hot na lalaki or a man with a devouring eyes, eh titibok-tibok na ang puso mo! Ano yun? Ang lakas naman pheromones?

I need to calm my tits. Lalaki lang yun...Yes, he's just a boy! Tinignan ko muli ang aking sarili sa mirror and I started fixing my self. Nag retouch ako, I made my hair messy to look hot and calmed my self.

Remember your rules Day, remember them and he'll come at you. Paalala ko sa sarili ko.

Umalis na ako sa restroom and went to our table to grab my purse. Pinabantayan ko muna kay Kuya Ben ang table namin. I found myself walking towards the bar counter and sat down gracefully in the high chair. I crossed my leg and run my fingers through my hair. Tatawagin ko na sana si Johnny, nang may tumabi saakin na lalaki na nakasuot ng white long-sleeve na nakaunbutton ang first three buttons nito.

He looked at me and as I looked into his eyes I am, once again drowned into his devouring eyes.