Chapter 19

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"The law is the public conscience

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"The law is the public conscience."

Thomas Hobbes

Night classes ended about two minutes ago so here I am packing up my stuffs getting ready for later. I am going to the club again once I finished packing all of these things up. 

"Pupunta ka na naman sa club am I right?" I heard a voice beside me and I guess it was Kenneth again. Why does he care a lot? It's my life, not his. 

"Yeah, correct assumption. Pupunta nga ako doon." I said bluntly and proceed on fixing my things so I'm ready to go. "Aren't your health and studies affected?" He asked out of the blue and I faced him unbothered.

"Nope." I told him

"I think.. I'm stronger than I knew." I added while staring into nothingness.

I stared at him ready to bid farewell but then I don't want to be rude so I rather told something with a bit nicer tune. I'm not that evil naman to people, am I? EHH, I do not actually bite. "But eh, thanks for the concern KenKen." when I said that, he smiled at me like nakakita siya ng anghel.

"O? Ba't parang nakikita ka ng angel. It's so visible with that smile of yours, Anong meron?" I asked and he murmured something to himself. "An angel indeed."  Bitch, I heard that hehe.

"The nickname you gave me. Sana all." He said and I raised a brow. Hayst Kenneth, don't feel so special, parang nickname lang? Are some people really like that? Na ang babaw ng kaligayahan. Well I don't know about that pero eh, hayaan ko nalang si Kenneth maging masaya for a while, I don't have time to argue lalo na I am off to somewhere.

"O-oh.." was all I can say to him, better shut my rude mouth for once. I fixed my glasses and looked at my wrist watch. Dang. "Ahm.. I better go now, pwede pakiuwi nalang to sa dorm? Thank you in advance Kenneth." I said and he suddenly placed his hands on my shoulder. 

"Samahan nalang kita, ako na bahala sa mga gamit mo." He told me and I let out a snort "Fine, be bored in there, you are not among us party people anyways.."

"Marunong akong makisama and mag-adjust okay?" he said and naawa ako suddenly. "Okayy.. Just hope hindi mapasobra pag-inom ko." 

"Amen." he said and I laughed so hard. "Luh. tawa tawa ka jan." dagdag pa niya and I slapped his arm. "Quit being witty okayy?" sabi ko literally pinipigilan ko pagtawa ko and he smirked. My gosh stop!!

"Let's just go there already. Kairita." I told and started walking.

***

Right now as expected, nandito kami sa night club where all my pain can be wiped by alcohol in just two shots. Problems vanishes and burdens are forgotten.

But no, I told myself  I won't drink because of this guy in front of me.

"Baket ka nakatitig sakin? Gusto mo ako?" Kenneth asked and I rolled my eyes in disgust. Me? magugusthan siya? Pupunta muna ako ng bermuda triangle before falling in love with him. 

"No." I said and texted my other friends.

"Then why aren't you drinking?" he asked once again and I stared at him coldly.

OFCOURSE I CAN NOT BCOZ YOU ARE HERE

"Eh.. wag na, I don't want you to feel uncomfortable bro." I told him and he fluttered his eyes right in front of me. "Aw.. How sweet naman. For once hindi ka na nagmamaldita towards me."

Pff, me? maldita? since when ? 

"I am not maldita, okay?" I fixed my glasses as I pause from talking "I am just stressed lately so I am probably unaware of my actions, period" I took a glance at him and he was staring at my eyes, listening properly to everything I am telling him.

"Is that so?" I was quite bothered of his response but I managed to reply in a way na hindi pinapahalata sa kanyang I am bothered. "That is so."

I looked at him and he was scrunching his face.

such a dork

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