Eleanor Mendrez

11 Eleanor

My goodness.

"Bakla, akala ko bang negative 'tong si Miles sa 'yo?!"

Nagising akong katabi si Lotti dito sa kwarto n'ya. Hindi ko alam kung paano akong nakauwi but the series of images that immediately played in my head when I woke up... were me and Miles kissing on the dance floor.

I think I passed out after that.

My goodness ulit.

I hid under her blanket but she kept on pulling it away from me. It was just nine in the morning and I swear my head was killing me. Ginising pa ako ni Lotti para tanungin ako tungkol sa pinsan n'ya.

"Eleanor Mendrez, wake your ass up! You need some explaining t--"

"Shut the hell up, Charlotte!" I hissed and pushed her away.

Bakit ba kinukulit n'ya ako? Did she see us making out last night?

Hinila nanaman n'ya ang kumot sa akin kaya wala na akong choice kung hindi ang maupo na. I really wanted to throw up. I could feel the cold sweat all over my body. I had to take a shower.

"Bitch, I'll shut up if you answer me."

Napansin kong ibang damit ang suot ko. It was probably hers. "Sinong nagpalit ng damit sa akin? Nasaan sina Lia?"

"My sister. I was knocked out, too. Regarding the other two, they're in the guestroom."

"Paano tayo nakauwi?"

"My sister said it was Miles." inis n'yang sagot sa mga tanong ko. "Alam mo bang pinagsasabunot ako ni ate." dagdag n'ya pa na para bang nagsusumbong sa akin.

Wait.

Kumunot ang noo ko. If she was wasted like me, why the heck was she nagging me about Miles if she didn't see us making out? I could only remember bits of it myself.

"Why are you nagging me about Miles?" reklamo ko. Sinabunot ko ang sarili ko sa sobrang sakit ng ulo ko. "God, I'm not drinking again."

"He posted you on Instagram!"

Napaupo ako nang maayos dahil sa kanya.

"He-- What?" naghihisteryang tanong ko. Nagpalinga-linga ako sa paligid para hanapin ang purse ko. I found it on the floor. Halos takbuhin ko 'yun para kunin ang cellphone ko.

Ten percent nalang ang battery ko. May six missed calls galing sa isang unknown number. I was sure it was kuya Eleazar. I scrolled through the unread texts and saw the same unknown number on my messages and Miles. I ignored them and scrolled to see if... there were other important ones.

Wala.

Of course.

Naalala ko lang na titingnan ko nga pala 'yung tinutukoy ni Lotti nang tinabihan n'ya ako sa pagkaka-upo ko sa sahig. My phone automatically connected on their WiFi.

Napapikit ako sa sunud-sunod na notifications mula sa Instagram at Messenger.

Miles Ramos tagged you in a photo.

Sunud-sunod rin ang mga nag-like nung picture na pinost ni Miles.

It was a black and white candid picture of me. It was a side view photo. My hair was up in a messy ponytail and I was obviously listening to music because an earplug was visible in my ear. This was in the cafeteria while I was reading my notes. I remembered being alone here. He didn't approach me kaya hindi ko talaga alam na may picture akong ganito.

It was posted few hours ago and the caption was '5'-- the date today.

Five my ass!

He probably posted this right after he dropped us off here.