Aiming High

EPILOGUE

Reese's POV

Inabot sa'kin ni Criz ang isang shot glass, "Shot! Shot! Shot!" sigaw nila. Itinungga ko ito at sabay kagat sa lemon na kanina ko pa hawak. Napailing ako habang nakapikit ng mariin dahil sa magka-halong asim at pait na umiikot sa bibig ko. 

"Oh, si Unice naman!" sigaw ni Monique, mas malapit niyang kaibigan. Few of my girl friends came; Unice, Alli, Criz, Monique, Jamie and Stacy. Sila-sila lang rin kasi talaga ang lagi kong kasama 'pag nasa school, the rest were just my acquaintance. Sunod-sunod silang uminom habang may isa sa'min ang nakanta gamit ang videoke. The night went so much fun, almost 2 am na kami natapos sa pagliligpit ng mga gamit namin habang nagpapahinga ang ibang mga lasing naming kaibigan. 

"I have to go, Reese," paalam nila sa'min at naiwan kami nina Alli sa couch habang si Criz naman ay nagbabayad sa counter. 

"I wanna vomit," ani Alli. Kunot-noo naman akong napatingin sakanya na nakatulala pa rin. "'Kala ko ba okay ka na?" natatawa kong tanong.

"Nandyan naman si Criz, she can take me home".

Lumapit na sa'min si Criz at tinulungan nang makatayo si Alli, nakakalakad pa naman siya ngunit pagewang-gewang kaya medyo mabagal ang paglakad nilang dalawa at nauuna ako. 

When we got out of the bar, a police siren greeted us. Everyone is running but we still have no idea why. "Is this after party?" Alli joked. 

"Iuwi mo na 'yan Criz, papasundo na lang ako kay Devin," I said since I saw how Criz was having a hard time carrying Alli. She nodded, trying not to panic so am I. 

"Shoot, dead bat ako. Can you call him?" I asked before she would walk away. "Sure, just stay there okay? 'Wag kang makitakbo sakanila," she reminded me. After she called Devin, I let them go to her car already.

My heart beats went faster as the police sirens went louder. I could almost hear them coming near the street, and it was exactly what happened. 

Nagsimula na akong mag-panic nang makarinig ng putok ng baril. I wanted to cross the road so Devin would easily see me but when I was about to step my foot, a stranger bumped into me which made me fell on my back and he stared at me with his furious eyes. 

Nabigla ako nang hinalain niya 'ko sa braso ko kaya nakaladkad ako hanggang sa marating namin ang kanto ng kalsada. Hindi na siya nakatakbo nang napaligiran na kami ng mga pulis. 

"Let me go, please. I have nothing to do with this," I begged as my tears started to fall. He didn't listen to me, he even took a gun out of his pants and pointed it at me. He immediately grab my neck with his arms, "Ibaba niyo baril niyo kundi papasabugin ko utak nito!" he yelled.

The policemen weren't listening to him. 

Fuck. Is this the end of me?

I felt a little relieve when I saw Devin but it was replaced by so much worry and nervousness. "Fiancée ko siya!" Everything went back to me, he's right. Magpapakasal pa kami, I shouldn't just be standing here. I should think of a way to get out of the suspect's grip.