Twisted Revenge

Prelude

"I can't find her Chia" my so called "friend" said

"Well, let's split up. I'll look for her here while you look for her upstairs" I commanded

Sinunod naman niya ang gusto ko. I can't believe Astrid would do something this stupid. She's drunk in a bar kissing some asshat that she doesn't know. Ganito ba ang nagagawa ng broken-hearted? Kung ang liver mo ang kapalit para makalimutan ang isang taong minahal mo o mahal mo pa rin, huwag nalang siguro.

While I'm blabbering here I scanned the whole downstairs of this stupid bar. May pera naman siya pero dito pa siya sa isang cheap na lugar iinom, seriously? She could have done better.

And what's worse is, nadamay pa ako rito. An hour earlier I was sleeping on my bed then the next thing I knew may tumatawag sa akin, informing me that my bestfriend left her phone in a bar that the bartender found. At dahil mabait ako tumakbo agad ako palabas ng bahay at nag drive papunta sa bar kung nasaan si Astrid. Clearly I'm stupid because I forgot that I left my phone and wallet at my room. At hindi lang ang mga iyon ang nakalimutan ko.

Apparently, nakalimutan ko rin na naka silk na spaghetti strap and shorts with  bunny slippers lang ako. Pagdating ko sa bar the first person I saw was Steff. She's my so called friend I mentioned earlier. Si Astrid ang nagpakilala kay Steff sa akin, tapos lagi na lang siya sumama samin ni Astrid sa University pati na rin sa hangouts namin, can you believe that?

The different colored lights didn't helped my situation at all, it just made me partially blind. Paano ko mahahanap si Astrid kung wala akong makita at nas-suffocate ako dahil sa amoy ng alak at sigarilyo? Not to mention the people dancing and physically hurting me kasi bulag sila at hindi nila ako nakikita, kanina pa nila ako binabangga. I also noticed some girls wearing lingerie with silk robes, must be hookers.

"Chiara, ano gingawa mo rito?" someone said at my back while tapping my shoulder. Lumingon ako.

"I should say the same, Greg" ugh. The last person on earth to help me find Astrid. Well you see, Gregory is her boyfriend or ex na, ata?

"Look, I made a mistake-"

"-again" I ended his sentence

"Astrid thought I cheated on her" he tried to explain

"Thought? Eh diba yan naman ang ginagawa mo for the last three years?"

"I didn't cheat on her for the last three years, pumunta siya sa bahay kanina and she saw me with another woman, akala niya babae ko pero ang totoo nasa bahay lang 'yun dahil I want to personally thank her for designing the ring that I will use to propose to Astrid" he continued his explanation.

"Engagement? For a twenty year old? Seriously? Ang bata niyo pa para diyan Greg at hindi ako papayag na magpakasal ang best friend ko sa isang tulad mo"

"Instead of lecturing me, why don't we just look for her" he said and left me in the middle of the bar to look for Astrid.

I continued looking for her for twenty minutes until I saw her in the arms of Greg being carried on to the ouside of the bar. Steff was with them until she found me.

"I am truly sorry for tonight Chia, ako nagimbita kay Astrid dito, hindi ko alam na magpapakalasing siya" she reasoned out

"You should have called before you went in this cheap bar" I replied

"Ayaw na namin ikaw istorbohin and besides alam kong hindi mo trip yung ganito, I'm really sorry. I'll see you at monday, good bye" she said. Nakipagbeso siya at umalis na rin.

I decided to rest first and sat on a bar stool because my feet are tired, it's one in the morning for goodness' sake.

"vodka with raspberry syrup please on the rocks" I told the bartender in the counter

"Uh, ma'am wala po kaming raspberry syrup dito, and uh, pati rin po bato" he politely replied while scanning my face and my torso.

"Isang apple flavored san mig na lang" I can't belive this bar, ano kaya iniinom ni Astrid dito?

"Sige po ma'am" Kumuha siya ng isang bote ng gusto kong beer. Binuksan niya yun at binigay sa akin.

"Thanks"

I turned around and scanned the place again until my eyes spotted an eye candy. He has dark hair, a perfectly chiseled jaw and mesmerizing eyes. He's also looking at me while walking towards my direction. After a few seconds he finally reached my spot. He sat on the bar stool next to me and looked at me intenly with a smirk on his face.

"I did not know that a hooker can look this good in sleepwear. Is sleepwear your theme for tonight baby?" he playfully asked. Before I can fully react, he continued what he was saying.

"I only have fifteen thousand here in cash, what can you do with that price? Is oral good?"