VALERIE
"Before we start let me just tour you around for two minutes. The party is in underground," sambit ni Cyla at kumuha ng keys sa isang box na nasa counter.
"Mr. Douglas, just leave your payment at the table we'll get back here soon!" sigaw nito at sinenyasan na kaming sundan siya.
"You know what, Waki. This place is cool and weird at the same time," banggit ko at ginulo naman ni Waki ang buhok ko habang tumatawa at sinundan si Cyla na binuksan ang itim na pinto sa kabilang gilid na mukhang may hagdan papuntang underground sa kabilang side naman ay puting pinto kung saan kami dumaan na kinalalagyan ng mga room na parang mini hotel.
Nasa kalagitnaan palang ng hagdan napansin ko na ang malakas na tugtog ng loob at nang tuluyan na kaming makababa ay napatakip ako ng ilong dahil sa pinaghalong amoy ng alak, sigarilyo at amoy ng mga tao.
Kaagad kong hinanap si Waki. "Why didn't you tell me that this place is a Bar?" tanong ko rito at nilakasan ng kaunti ang boses para marinig nito.
"What? I can't hear you! Let just talk upstairs!"
"What? We walk chopsticks?" tanong ko at sabay kaming lumingon kay Cyla na natatawa sa sigawan na nangyayari sa harap niya. Tumigil naman ito kaagad at tumikhim.
May inabot ito sa amin dalawa na wireless earpiece at tinuro ang tainga niya na senyas na suotin namin. Kaagad kong sinuot at gano'n din si Waki.
"You can talk to each other now," sambit nito na narinig din namin gamit ang earpiece. "To talk to all the workers here tap the earpiece using two fingers and to talk just one we use tap detector and for your buddy tap code is two and mine is one," dugtong nito at kaagad kong tinap ng dalawa ang piece at narinig kong nagsalita ang piece ng, "You're connected to AO432-46."
Magsasalita na ako ng marinig ang sumunod na sinabi ng earpiece. "Cyla disconnected your line."
Napatingin ako kay Cyla na nakangiti sa akin. "There is something important you both need to know. I won't let my 2 minutes wasted, okay?" sambit nito at umakyat na muli nang hagdan.
Nang makalabas na kami ay kaagad kong tinaggal ang piece na suot. This is cool but totally weird.
"How can you do that?" manghang tanong ni Waki at pinantayan si Cyla sa lakad.
"I memorized all the earpiece methods to work. Here's the important signal thing to remember memorize it for a week," sagot ni Cyla at binigyan si Waki ng isang pocket notebook na kaagad binuksan ni Waki at napakunot noo nalang sa nabasa.
"How did you get these things?" tanong ko at ang tinutukoy ko ay ang earpiece. Alam kong wala nito sa isang mall o isang company na under na gumagawa ng technology but this thing is imposible.
"Made by our boss. So better keep it in a nice way," sagot nito at sinenyasan kami na maupo sa lamesang napili nitong pwestuhan namin. Pansin ko lang din na siya palang ang nandito. Nasaan 'yung lalaki na nakita ko sa grocery kanina? I thought he is working here?
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