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Chapter 19

I talked to almost everyone. Si Aubrey, parang hindi makapaniwalang umupo ako sa pwesto nila.

"Uuwi rin siya agad, eh. Hinihintay ni Reese." sambit niya sakin.

At kahit hindi niya binabanggit kung sino, alam ko agad ang tinutukoy niya.

Hindi ko pinansin ang sinabi niya. Hindi niya rin naman pinilit na mag open pa ng topic regarding kay Janine.

"She's off limits, I'm sorry." she faked an apology when a woman came in their table to hit up on me. "My cousin's wife." sambit niya bago tapikin ang likuran ko.

I laughed but didn't correct what she said. It's not as if I'm in the mood to go home tonight with a woman.

For the past years, I've learned how to enjoy things. I will sometimes go home and bed women there. Not that I have sex every after party. Only when I'm in the mood to do it.

I am no virgin and things are not new to me when Janine left. Tho I enjoy having sex with women, I never dated any of them. It's purely sex and that's all it is.

"You okay?" Aubrey asked.

Hindi ko napansin na napatagal na pala ang pagkakatitig ko sa inumin na hawak.

"Of course," I answered. Doon ko lang din napansin na katabi niya na pala si Janine.

Nasan na yung babae niya?

Ininom ko ang laman ng shot glass at naramdaman ang guhit ng alak sa lalamunan ko.

I raised my brow when I met her gaze. Kung kanina wala ako sa mood mag uwi ng babae, pwes, kanina 'yon.

Galit at iritasyon ang namayani sa utak ko.

Ang lakas ng loob umiyak sa harapan ko tapos hingi-hingi pa ng tawad. Ilang araw lang pala yung bibilangin, may babae na agad.

Tumayo ako at humalik sa mga nandoon. Except kay Janine.

When I came back to our table, Vanessa, a friend, was there.

"Hey," she gave my lips a peck. "Where have you been?" tanong niya na hindi ko sinagot.

I sat beside her and rested my back on the couch trying to remove the image of Janine dancing with another woman.

"Not in the mood?" she asked.

I opened my eyes and scanned her body. Nakangiti na siya noong muli akong nagbalik ng tingin.

"What do you mean?"

"Mahigit isang buwan tayo hindi nagkita. I don't wanna have sex with a random girl tonight." she shrugged.

"I'm sorry, I don't think I'm in the mood to bed a friend tonight." I jokingly attacked her.

"I just unfriended you a minute ago." nakangiting saad nito.

Nang muli akong tumingin sa table nina Janine, wala na siya roon.

I talked to Vanessa and our other friends for a while. Umihi muna ako bago puntahan ulit si Vanessa at isama na pauwi.

"You keep on having sex with her and refusing to my offer!" pasigaw at pabirong sambit ni Nathalie.

"This will be our third and last time, don't worry. I won't bed anyone after her." natatawang sambit ko.

I don't really think I can still have sex with others after Vanessa. Last na 'to. Pagbibigyan ko lang siya at ang sarili ko.

Umirap lang si Nathalie bago humalik sa pisngi namin ni Vanessa.