One More Drink

01 | ketana

R-18:
Warning! This story features violence. Read at your own risk.

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Name: Nathaniel Bretan Abueldo
Age: 24-year old
Status: Single

Paulit-ulit itong lumalabas sa isipan ko. Higit isang taon nang nakalipas simula ng una naming pagtatagpo. Hindi ko na alam ngayon kung namumukhaan pa niya ako. Ang alam ko lang, gustong-gusto ko siya. Pero mukhang malabong mangyari ang mga hinahangad ko. He come from the golds while I was born from the rags.

"Let's party girls!" napatigil ang pag-iisip ko nang may dumaan sa aking likuran.

Tiningnan ko sila, at doon ko lamang napagtanto kung nasaan ako ngayon.

Bar.

The bar is at blast; people are all jumping out of their mind. Some of them are kissing with unknown intensity as if no one around could see them. Cigarettes are all over the place, smokes are giving essential to those who dance like t'was an imaginable sky for them. Both man and woman experiencing mindblowing music like it give the errands of needing alcohol.

Hindi nakaligtas sa aking mga mata ang mga kahibangan ng iba sa alak. It seems like there's no tomorrow. I'm not used of this place, I admit that this is my first time to experience this nasty night. I wander and start to travel the whole place by my sight, and even the place is slightly dim, I can still see those guys with pretty faces.

On the other side, I see two birds slowly hitting their wings back and forth. Everything isn't straight. This is gonna be an uptight experience. First time, first experience of chanting into liberated ways of party.

"Can I have you for a dance?"

I stop thinking anything inward. I don't make any responses, I just show a stoic emotion like the stationary momentum of Dr. Jose Rizal at Memorial Park. Goddamn. I don't know if this is too upbeat to attempt me into temptations.

Totoo ba 'to? It's him, the great Nathaniel Bretan Abueldo!

Hindi naman sa pahard-to-get ako, siyempre kilala ko ang lalaking 'to! We met at once and after that, I considered him my love for a lifetime. What a small world? Ewan ko ba kung namumukhaan niya pa ako? Pero sa tingin ko'y mukhang hindi niya naalala ang hitsurang ito. Marahil nga'y mas lalo akong gumanda kumpara sa unang tagpo namin. That was an epic. Gosh, ibaon na lang natin sa limot.

Will I let him continue and consider him as a total stranger? We'll see. Let's take this chance and ride with him.

"Can I?"

Again, I am unlocalize by his firm and mature husky voice. Too calm to be heard. He's wearing white polo shirt and simple jeans which make him more attractive than others. Yes, I'm not lying because this boy, I mean man is obviously different. He got something that I don't know what it is!

"You're different from other girls I've met. You think for the risks before you say yes, huh. I want you."

Out of any instances, the place stopped from moving. Lahat ay parang huminto. Kinetic to stationary. Wala akong ibang marinig. Only him and I - are dominating the intensity inside. I can easily describe that I felt awkward, uncomfortable, and not capable of talking.

Is he for real, isn't he? Am I that too attractive to dance with? Hindi ko alam. I'm not aware of that. This man have an unbeatable aura that I can't resist. He's handsome. He's hot. Kanina ko pa pinipigilan na makagat ang ibabang parte ng labi ko.