Chap.o56
"Whoa cheers!" Masayang wika ko sabay taas ng baso ko.
Tonight's just like a get-together. Nandito sina Toby, Macky, Law, at Jen. At nasa Hex kami ngayon. Nagkayayahan lang kaming lima at naisipan na naming mag-bar.
"Ang taas ng energy, huh? Dahil ba yan kay boyfie?" Pangangantiyaw ni Jen na nasa harap ko.
Katabi nito si Toby. Para talagang may something sa kanila. Hindi ko lang ma-point kung ano yun.
"Oo naman. He's Jude Ysrael Maniego. He's perfect." Mayabang na pahayag ko.
I'm still sober at alam kong nagsasabi ako ng husto sa mga oras na ito. Kararating lang naman dito sa Hex actually kaya hindi pa ako nalalasing.
"Mas gwapo kay Clive?" Narinig kong tanong ni Law at nahuli ko pa nang sikuin ito ni Macky.
"Oo naman." Ngiti ko. I won't let them see that I'm not affected by Gav no more. I know that I moved on. No hard feelings anymore.
"Speaking of the devil, where is he? Matagal na yung MIA, huh." Wika na ni Toby pagkatapos. So pati sila ay hindi alam kung asan si kuya Clive.
"Akala ko sa akin lang hindi nagpaparamdam si kuya eh. Sa inyo din pala." Sabi ko na.
"Baka busy yun sa babae nya. Whats her name again? Emily?" Si Jen naman ang sumunod na nagsalita.
"Yep, Emily's the name of the girl. Pero tinanong ko din ito one time nung nagkita kami sa restau. I asked her if she know where Clive was, and she didn't know his whereabouts daw." Law said.
"That's bad." Komento naman ni Macky. "Baka nakidnap ang gago o kaya naman ay na-amnesia at hindi na nito alam kung sino sya."
"Sige Macky. Ikaw na ang may pinakamagandang sinabi." I said, my voice was filled with mockery.
Nagtawanan na ang iba after at dun na ako nag-excuse para pumunta sa powder room.
While making my way, someone caught my attention - Ysrael. What's worse was that he's with a petite, pretty girl. Is he cheating on me? Kaya di na ako nag-atubiling lumapit sa bar counter kung saan ito nakapwesto kasama ang babae nito.
"Hi, babe." Bati ko paglapit ko at nakita ko ang pagkabigla ni Ysrael kahit na hindi pa ako nito tinitignan – kahit na nakatalikod ito. Boses pa lang, alam na nito kung sino siguro ako.
"Who are you?" Sita na sa akin ng petite na nasa tabi ni Ysrael - the one who was flirting with my boyfriend a while back. She even raised her eyebrow at me as if he was bitching out on me.
"I'm the girl of the guy who you were flirting with." I said with confidence. "Am I right, babe?" I even asked Ysrael who is gaping at me right now. Maybe he couldn't believe that I am here.
"Come on, baby. Tell me who I am to you." I again said to Ysrael.
What I've said made him stop from looking intently at me. He then faced the girl and proved to her that what I was telling a while ago was all truth. That's when the girl turned his back at us. At nang umalis ito, umupo na ako sa binakante nitong stool.
"You didn't expect me to be here, did you?" I asked Ysrael as I took his glass and drank the whiskey in it.
Hindi naman ito kumontra sa pang-aagaw ko ng inumin nito. Bagkus, umorder ito ng iba at saka iyon ininom.
"I thought you are in your unit at this hour." Simpleng sagot nito sabay tingin sa akin ng seryoso.
"Oops, don't blame me. This is my friends' idea, not mine. Besides, hindi naman palagi akong lumalabas na kasama sila." Kibit-balikat kong paliwanag.
I again snatched his glass shot and before he could utter his protest, I drank it straight. I liked what I am doing eh. Libre pa ang mga iniinom ko.
"Hey, don't. Don't drink too much." Dun na ito kumontra. "Kailangan mo pang mag-drive pauwi mamaya."
"I don't have my car with me. I'll go with you na lang mamaya. I'll sleep in your bed again."
"As you say." Sagot nito saka ako binigyan ng inorder nitong beer. I was about to protest when he glared at me. Beer won't make me drunk.
"I don't want my woman drunk." He supplemented before giving me his grin.
My woman. It sounds possessive of him but I still want it. Para kasing inaangkin ako nito at ayaw ako nitong ipabahagi sa iba. Just for him kumbaga.
"Wait, wait... Paano mo pala ako nakita? And what about the babe, huh?"
Damn, nasa hot seat ako! Sinagot ko na ito kung bakit ko ito nakita. Sa powder room lang sana ang pupuntahan ko kanina pero napatingin ako sa banda nito kaya nakita ko ito. I explained it to him clearly.
"And the babe thing, uhm wala lang. I want to show that girl that you're mine and she should back off."
"Jealous? Bakit honey, nahulog ka na ba?" He faced me that time.
"Of course not! Ano ka sinisuwerte?" Ganti ko naman.
"Really?" Paninigurado nito at mas lalo pa itong lumapit.
"I could smell him already - his musk plus the alcohol. Even if he smells of alcohol, it doesn't make him bad. It even adds to its hotness.
"Uh-huh. Patience, babe. Mai-in love din ako sayo." Sabi ko na lang dito sabay kindat. Susulitin ko na ang pagtawag ng babe dito.
We remained silent after. No one dared to utter even a single word. It was Ysrael who broke the ice when he asked me to dance with him.
I gave my approval naman. We went to the dancefloor holding each other's hand and when we started dancing, I let out all the inhibitions in me. We went wilder to every song we danced.
Hanggang sa nagreklamo na ako at nagyayang umuwi dahil masakit na ang mga paa ko.
"Awww. It hurts." Reklamo ko habang papasok kami sa lift. Nasa building na kami ng penthouse nito.
At nagulat na lang ako nang buhatin ako ni Ysrael. He carried me like a bride while we are in the lift and all I could do was to look at him - at his good-looking face. He's so damn handsome and I wonder what made this man love me. Am I deserving to his love?
We reached the floor after at ako na ang nagpindot sa passcode nito dahil karga ako nito.
Diretsong naglakad si Ysrael hanggang sa kwarto nito at dun nya ako maingat na inilapag. I felt like a delicate thing to him that he doesn't want to break and hurt. I'm so damn lucky having him.
And when he was about to leave, I stopped him by holding his hand. Bumalik naman ito at umupo sa gilid ng kama. At dahil bumalik ito, tumayo naman ako at umupo para pantay kami.
"Why honey? May problema--."
Hindi ko na sya pinatapos pa. I shut him off by kissing him.
Hindi naman ako nabigo nang gumanti ito ng halik. I even found myself asking and begging for more.
