Agad ako napa ngiti ng mamataan ng mata ko ang lalaking iyon. Damn, I've missed him so much.
"Hey," Pukaw ko sa atensyon nito.
"Hmm? Want do you want? Drinks? Rhum cola, tequila, bacardi, margarita, smirnoff. Name it, ipapahanda ko─" Sunod sunod na litanya niya ng hindi manlang ako tinatapunan ng tingin.
"You're such a drunkard until now, i'm not here for a drink. I'm here for you, asshole." I cutted him off guard.
Agad siyang nag angat ng tingin. "Jiena, you're here." Aniya para bang hindi manlang nasorpresa sa biglaan kong pag dating.
"You're being rude, hindi ka manlang ba na gulat gayong nandito ako?"
"Why would I? I gave you an invitation, at isa pa'y inaasahan ko na talagang darating ka. Matitiis mo ba naman ang napaka gwapong best friend mo?" He admittedly said.
Napa nguso ako at agad siyang dinaluhan at tumabi sa kaniyang kinauupuan. "How's your life?" Pag uusisa ko na agad niyang ikinalingon.
"Hindi ba't dapat na ako ang nag tatanong niyan?" He said as he handed me a glass of drink. I don't know what is that. Only Carl knows.
"I said, hindi ako iinom─"
"Just this one, please? Birthday ko naman, token mo na ito saakin." Aniya habang nag sasalin ng iba pang inumin sa kaniyang baso.
Agad akong napa tango at kinuha ang basong iginiya niya saakin. Napa pikit ako at dinama ng maigi kung paano humagod saaking lalamunan ang alak.
"It's a John Barleycorn, I bet it's a hard one." He said, I rolled my eyeballs afterwards.
"Of course it is, you always makes everyone around you tipsy. So that you're the only one to be left sober and you can easily interrogate them firely, without hesitation." I hissed. Hanggang ngayon ay sariwang sariwa parin saakin kung paano niya nilasing sina Ash at Jez, maging si Hell ng walang kamalay malay.
"Woah, easy. Ginawa ko lang naman iyon para mapaamin sila. That's it." Aniya pa bago sumimsim sa alak at binuhasan ulit ito ng panibago.
Napa iling ako dahil sa ugaling mayroon siya. "What's that? I love the color, may I try?" Pagtuturo ko sa iniinom niya.
"Of course, it's a girly drink. Bagay na bagay sa'yo." Aniya at saka humalakhak.
"Stop shitting me." I almost yelled. "Mind if you tell me something about this drink?" I said as I played the empty glass infront of me.
"Margarita, also known as a girly drink. Not hard kind of drink, neither little. It's just moderate, but it will surely take you to paradise." Aniya bago nag pakawala ng isang nakaka lokong ngiti.
"Inumin parin ba ang pinag uusapan natin dito?" Taas babang kilay kong sabi na agad niyang tinanguan. Agad rin naman akong umiling at iminuwestrang mag patuloy na siya sa kung ano mang sinasabi niya.
"So, as like what I've said a while ago, it's a girly drink. It's a cocktail consisting of tequila, lime or lemon juice, and an orange-flavored liquor." He proudly said as he smirked.
"Woah, seems like you're a fucking bachelor of alcoholic beverages." I said as I clapped my hands slowly.
He raised an eyebrow, "I'm a fucking Monteverde, it's my essence." then he shrug his shoulders.
I and Carl have a little chitchat. We talked about random things. About our whereabouts and what we have been from the past two years since that incident happened until now.
BINABASA MO ANG
At Once
عشوائيLiving in dreams of yesterday, she find herself still dreaming of impossible things. After of that tragic happenings in her life, will she still be able to continue on dreaming? Will she still be able to keep on going despite of all the heart aches...
