Dancing With Fire

Kabanata 3

Kabanata 3

"Girlfriend...what?" Gino suddenly asked, confused.

I noticed how he smirked probably was about to answer when I cleared my throat and looked around.

"Uh...may girlfriend ka dito? Andun ba?" Turo ko kung saan pa.

Jenny and Jesusa looked around too.

"Oh, nandito si Veronica?" Jenny asked, looking around.

Tumiim ang bagang ni Rai habang nakatitig sa akin, I quickly noticed how he opened his mouth to speak but I showed him my sharp glare and simply shook my head.

I saw Lucian on the couch, sipping on a glass of whisky with three other handsome boys. He waved cutely when he saw me, I smiled awkwardly a bit and shook his head.

I saw him said something quietly at kita kong sabay-sabay na nagsilingunan sa akin 'yung tatlong gwapong kasama n'ya.

"Uhm, nice meeting you!" I said timidly, he raised his brow at me and eyed the man beside me.

"Sa inyo din!" Dungaw ko sa mga lalaki roon sa couch at bahagyang umatras at hinila si Gino roon na nagtataka sa asta ko.

"Sige, uuna na kami!" I said happily and stepped back, simply dragging my friends away from them.

Nag-inarte pa ang dalawang babae pero sinabihan ni Gino kaya kumalma rin at sumama.

Damn, too much for flirting handsome rich men!

Pagkababa namin ay niyaya kaagad ako magsayaw ni Gino na walang pasubali kong tinanggihan.

I simply waved my hand at the waiter and took a glass of vodka and sipped it.

"Bakit kasi tayo umalis kaagad, Sera? I wanted to talk to Wave! Papapicture ako!" Jesusa murmured and shook her head.

"Then go up again," I said. "Ayos lang naman, I just find it kinda awkward to talk to them...they're kinda intimidating."

"We know pero sayang. Tsaka oo, they are intimidating but of course, may ibubuga naman tayo! We are rich too! Maybe not to the extent that we can reach their wealth pero pwede na!"

Kayo lang ang mayaman. Ako? Mayaman ako sa utang.

Hindi ako kaagad umimik.

I thought he's Ephraim Miranda? Why the hell is he called Vioxx?

"Anong buong pangalan 'nun?" I suddenly asked, confused.

Nakita kong natigilan ang mga kaibigan ko, mismong si Gino ay napatitig sa akin at hinawakan ang braso ko.

"Sino? Si Vioxx? O 'yung mga pinsan n'ya?"

"Yung engineer," I answered.

"Oh, he's Vioxx Ephraim Miranda." Jesusa answered me. "But he is called by his friends and family by his first name, I read from an interview na ayaw n'yang patawag sa pangalang pangalan. Though, it's really hot." She chuckled.

"I suddenly imagined him choking me then I will call him Ephraim while moaning--"

"Uminom ka nga!" Inabot ko sa kanya ang alak sa lamesa kaya natigilan s'ya.

Kumunot ang noo ko.

"Ang pangit 'nung Ephraim, mas ayos ang Vioxx. Kadiri pakinggan." Ngiwi ko at diretsong ininom ang natitira sa baso ko.

"Anong kadiri? Ang hot nga!" Jenny exclaimed.

Ngumiwi ako at hindi na sumagot, sumandal nang maramdaman ang hilo sa biglaang pag-inom ng alak.