This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Simula
"Shot!" I laughed as I took another shot from my friend, Nikki. We are currently at Central to celebrate the end of our hell week. Sobrang naging stressful ang week na ito sa amin dahil sa napakaraming gawaing itinambak ng mga professors namin kahit na alam naman nila na kailangang mag-aral this week for our midterms.
We already finished a bottle of Cuervo while Billie, another college friend of mine, is making everyone drink straight from another bottle of Cuervo for 5 seconds. Napailing na lang ako sa kagaguhan ng babaeng to. I still can't believe how we managed to get through this week kaya naman sobrang pagpaparty ang pinagplanuhan namin para sa gabing ito.
"Tara sayaw tayo, Ira." Man, Nikki is already tipsy as hell! Hindi pa nga kami nag-iinit dito dahil sa pasulpot sulpot na mga kakilalang nakikita namin.
Tumatawa naman akong sumama sa kanya. Baka kung mapaano pa tong babaeng to kung hindi ko sasamahan at isa pa, hindi ako umaatras sa pag-sayaw. Iniisip ko pa lang ang mga instagram stories ng mga kaibigan ko pagkatapos ng gabing ito, mas lalo na akong natatawa. Paniguradong ako nanaman ang laman ng mga stories nila.
"YAS, GIRL! LET'S GET IT, IRA AND NIKKI!" I was damn right. Talagang pinalibutan pa kami ng mga tao habang sumasayaw kami ni Dominique sa paborito naming kanta.
I guess we just couldn't stop our selves but be one with this tune whenever we hear it. Drunk or not, we'll surely dance our asses.
I was having a really good time dancing my heart out when I felt a really sharp stare which seems to pierce through my soul. It kind of bothered me so I looked around the club to see who's watching me.
"Pagod na ko. Balik lang muna ako sa couch ha." I was starting to feel uncomfortable because I still couldn't find where the stare is coming from. Although, I don't really give a damn kung sino man tumingin sakin, pero this time, malay ko ba baka kakilala ko or someone hot, right? I giggled inside my head. What a thought, Ira.
Nikki rolled her eyes at me. "Oh, c'mon, Ira. I know you can do so much better than that!" Well.. She knows me that bad, huh.
"Sure but I'll go get us some drinks first." Here goes nothing..
"Okay but come back for me, ha!" Gotcha! I quickly moved to get back on our couch but I bumped into someone. "Ay! Sorry!" Nagulat ako kaya medyo na-out of balance ako, buti na lang hindi ako natumba kung hindi, sobrang nakakahiya sa mga tao dito. Karamihan pa naman ng laman ng club, kung hindi mga schoolmates namin, mga nag-aaral lang din sa mga kalapit na universities.
"Oh, it's okay." His voice is so deep and his accent was so strong. I had to look at his face and I got lost in his eyes. That was probably the best decision that I've made in my life. No joke! Ito yung mukha na hindi mo papalampasing hindi titigan. So, that's what I did.
He looked like a half. Perhaps with a Japanese blood because of how his face was sculpted. His eyes weren't so singkit but his features looked so. I was literally staring at his face until I got a snap from reality. Shutacca, Ira. Nakakahiya!
Without looking back, I head back to our couch. Napainom ako ng ilang shots pagkatapos ay bumalik sa dance floor para kay Nikki dala-dala ang shot nya.
That was so embarrassing! I couldn't even handle looking back to his face after my "walk out" because of the shame that is slowly creeping up my body.
"Gago, ang tagal mo dito muntik na kong maiuwi." Hay, this girl. We laughed so bad after that, probably the drinks taking over.
We danced the night away until its time to go home. Nauna naming hinatid ni Billie si Nikki bilang siya ang pinakanalasing sa gabing ito. Well.. as always. Nikki lives in a very secured high-end subdivision here in the Metro. How I wish that I'd also end up living in a subdivision like this.
"Thank you sa paghatid, Billie. Bawi ako next time! Good night!" I was really looking forward to getting wasted so I didn't plan on bringing my car. So, Billie said that she'll be the one to drive na lang. Isa pa, siya ang may pinakamataas na alcohol tolerance sa amin kaya usually siya talaga ang nagiging driver sa amin.
"You should! Shuta, nakakapagod sis." Tatawa-tawang sabi niya bago kumaway at sinarado ang bintana ng Civic Type R niya.
Pagkapasok ko sa condo ay dumerecho ako agad sa bathroom para mag-shower. Hindi ko talaga kayang hindi maglinis ng katawan pagkatapos ng isang night-out or kahit anong paglabas.
After doing my night time routine, umakyat na ako sa upper deck ng bed. Tulog na tulog na ang pinsan kong si Telle.
Dalawa lang kaming naghahati dito sa studio type condo dahil kami lang ang nagkakasundo sa magpipinsan. I bet I won't be able to survive college life without her. She's like an angel sent from above to watch over me.
Nag-browse lang ako sa social media accounts ko pero hindi pa ako makatulog kahit anong pagod ko sa araw na to kaya binuksan ko muna ang dating app ko. I don't really use this that much. Kapag bored lang talaga ako, like this night. I can't seem to sleep so nagswipe swipe lang muna ako dito.
After a few swipes left and right, I yawned. The people that I find aren't that interesting so I guess, its time to sleep? I was about to close the app when the photo of the half-Jap guy from the club earlier appeared.
Napabalikwas ako ng bangon. OMG!
So, his name was Niko and he's 23 which makes him 2 years older than me. His photo was a candid shot where he was wearing a button down shirt with few buttons open. Damn, boy! He's got a tattoo!
Tuluyan na kong nilubayan ng antok ng makita kong nagreply siya sa message ko!
Shit!
