As the elevator opens, the loud music filled my ear. It's been 5months since I last go to a bar I think. I don't remember anything. Dim ang lights pero yung disco lights lang yung naka-on. Ginala ko ang mata ko sa dagat ng tao, some people are dancing. Some people are laughing, some people are drunk already.
Sa isang couch ay nakita ko si Bella na may kausap na na lalaki. Nakakandong na siya sa lalaki kaya napasama ang timpla ng mukha ko. Flirt as always, hinila ko na si Eli papunta kay Bella. That must be our seat.
"Hey," sabi ko as soon as we get there. When she saw us her face lightened up.
"Oh! Your here, come here. Seat." Sabi pa niya at giniya kami sa upuan.
Nasa may railings kami, hindi muna ako umupo at tinignan ko ang buong city. 360-degree view of the city and be mesmerised as the towering skyscrapers serve as backdrop for the street of old Manila. The rooftop bar in bayleaf hotel is designed by rattan cussioned couches, evoking a beach setting and colonial-styled walls and stairs for a nostalgic ambience.
Ang ganda nga dito, nakita ko lang 'to sa google nung naghanap ako ng hindi masyadong wild na bar. As we know that some bars there are have a wild people. Dito ay hindi sila ganun ka wild to the point like your making out or something. You can see here some couples or stranger just kissing and do dirty dance.
And as what I've said earlier that they have a live acoustic band later around 10:30 I guess. It's still 9:35. Umupo na ako after kung tignan ang view ng Sky Deck it was good though. If this isn't a bar it would be relaxing here for sure. May waiter na lumapit samin at binigyan kami ng menu. I'm starting to survey the menu and I just get Jim Beam and Jack Daniels at Cuervo ang kinuha ni Eli.
Naghintay lang kami ni Eli dito at ginagala ko lang ang tingin ko. And bella was flirting a boy here in our table and I just rolled my eyes of her being a flirt. But I don't against to her like that it's her life pero hindi naman sila umabot sa making out, just like that flirting around.
May huminto na lalaki sa harap namin and I don't know who's that man.
"Bella!" Natatawang sabi niya sa kaibigan ko na patuloy parin sa pakikipag-usap sa ilang lalaki.
"Oh, Dominic!" Nakangiting sabi ni Bella. Tignan mo 'to, nakikipag flirt sa iba tapos nandito lang kami ni Eli nakaupo. Akala ko ba catching some things? Ba't nakipag flirt ang isang 'to?
"Pakilala mo naman ako sa mga kaibigan mo," mapanuksong sabi niya.
"We're not interested," sabi ko bigla. I'm not here to flirt around. I'm here to chill and to get relax.
"I'm sorry dom, they're not interested daw eh." Sabi ni Bella. Umalis naman ang lalaki at sakto namang dumating yung waiter at binigay samin ang order namin.
"I thought we'll catch-up things?" Malakas na sabi ni Eli to the point na maririnig talaga ni Bella. At nakaramdam ata ang bruha ay natigil sa pakikipag-usap sa lalaki. May binulong siya dito at hinalikan muna siya ng lalaki bago ito umalis.
As I roamed around the place I saw a familira man near us maybe a few table away? He's with a girl. Naka akbay siya sa isang babae habang ang babae ay nasa may hita yung kamay niya. And my heart beating so fast, it's like there's a horse that running inside and want to get outside my heart. After a months I saw him again.
Our eyes meet, I didn't see any reaction on his face. He remained his serious face. I'm back Adi...
Parang biglang kumirot ang dibdib ko ng muli kung makita ang taong mahal na mahal ko noon. Hindi ko masasabi kung hanggang ngayon ba ay siya parin ba. Pero siguro hindi na.
Sunod-sunod kung nilagok ang Jack Daniels. 3 shots straight at naramdaman ko ang anghang nayun sa tiyan ko. Ngayon nalang ulit ako nakainom ng alak. Hindi ko muna kinausap ang mga kaibigan ko, sunod-sunod ko ulit na nilagok ang Jack Daniels. Parang gusto kung maglasing ngayon, parang ngayon ko lang mailalabas ang sakit na nawala sa 'kin noon.
Parang nagbara ang lalamunan ko, gusto ko ulit umiyak. Pero pagod na akong umiyak and I'm not weak to cry for a certain reason.
"Hey? You're drinking too much." Saway sa 'kin ni Eli. But I keep on drinking, I don't mind what my Daddy just told me earlier. I just need to be drunk right now, I want to be wasted just for now. Bahala na ma hang-over bukas.
"Just let me, Eli." Sabi ko sa kaniya at uminom ulit. Malapit ko ng makalahati yun.
"Are you okay?" Tanong ni Bella sa 'kin.
"Yeah, I'm fine! Don't worry about me and let's have fun." I said a bit tipsy. Medyo nahihilo na nga ako sa dami ng alak na nainom ko but I don't mind. As long as I'm enjoying then so be it!
"Let's go! Let's have some dance. I love the music." It's a disco music that plays and I feel like I want to dance. Hinila ko silang dalawa papunta sa stage at nagsimula kaming sumayaw.
I dance like I'm just the one in the stage. Not minding the boys who's trying to touch and have a dirty dance with me. I started dirty dance with a boy come to me and hold me in my waist and sinabayan niya akong sumayaw.
"Woohooo!" Sigaw ko, there's a lot of people shouting here while dancing. And I don't mind me shouting in this stage. I started doing dirty dance to the man who I can't clearly see because of the dark.
"You look sexy, Miss." Sabi ng lalaki. I just smiled and stare at him. Nilagay ko ang dalawang kamay ko sa balikat niya and I swayed. Hindi ko na alam kung saan na yung dalawa kung kaibigan.
Ang kasayaw ko ay nagsimula ng maglakbay ang kamay sa mga parte ng katawan ko. At bigla akong nag-init sa ginagawa ng lalaki. We were doing dirty dance ng biglang tumumba ang lalaki na kasayaw ko. Napatili ako sa biglang pagkatumba ng lalaki. We caught some people looking shock too.
And before I know someone pulled me away to that stage.
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