Isay's POV
"Hindi ka parin ba kinontak ni pogi?" Tanong ni Tine. Birthday ngayon ng boss namin at maaga kaming umuwi para mag celebrate ng birthday niya sa bahay nila.
"Hindi pa. Hindi narin naman ako umaasa na kokontakin niya ako" sagot ko
"Pero sis ang hot niya talaga ah! Hindi mo ba talaga siya naging jowa?" Tanong naman ni Angelique
Umiling ako "Hindi nga ang kulit niyo, ilang beses ko ng sinabi yan sa inyo" sagot ko at sumubo ng spaghetti
"Sampung araw siya sa bahay mo pero wala kang gimawang aksyon? Ang hina mo Sis!" Sabi naman ni Tine
"Sana diba may mapulot din akong kasing hot niya tapos sa akin siya titira ng ilang araw hihihi" Sabi naman ni Angelique
"Bet ko yan! Hahaha" tumatawang sabi naman ni Tine
"Kayo talaga, noong una ayaw niyo pang maniwala sa'kin sinasabi niyo nag h-halucinate lang ako tapos ngayon todo hiling kayo na mangyari rin sa inyo" natatawang sabi ko
"Masisisi mo ba kami? Pang korea nobela kasi ang kwento mo at may kasabihan nga what you see is what you believe" Sabi ni Tine
"Kung di ako bibigyan ng kasing hot ni Kendrick mo sana lang kahit makita ko ulit siya for inspiration" Sabi naman ni Angelique na niyakap pa ang sarili
"Huwag na kayong umasa na makikita niyo ulit siya, sinabi ko naman sayo bumalik na siya sa Canada at wala kaming komunikasuon. Kung may balak kasi siyang mangumusta alam naman niya yung number ko at mahigit isang linggo na mula nung huling nakita ko siya. Sigurado nakalimutan na ako nun." Mahabang sabi ko
Pilit ko na ngang kinakalimutan si Kendrick pero lagi naman siyang binabanggit ng mga kaibigan ko. Isang beses lang nila itong nakita pero na in love na ata ang mga bruha sa kanya. Hindi ko naman sila masisisi dahil gwapo naman talaga ang damuho na iyon, pangit nga lang ang ugali.
"Mukhang nagkakasayahan ang mga magagandang tindera ko ah! Kain lang ng kain marami pa tayo doon, tapos mag iinuman tayo. Walang uuwi na hindi lasing" sabi ni boss at tumawa
"Alak talaga ang sinadya namin dito boss" Sabi ni Angelique na tumawa rin
"Sige po boss salamat" Sabi ko
"Susuka pero hindi susuko" Sabi naman ni Tine
"Basta kumain muna kayo hindi kayo mauubusan ng alak hahaha" Sabi pa ni Boss bago kami iwanan sa kung saan kami kumakain
Nang matapos na kaming kumain ay nilapagan kami mismo ni boss ng isang case ng redhorse sa mesa. Medyo may tama na daw yung iba kaya mas magandang magsariling mesa nalang kami. Sumang ayon naman kami agad sa kanya.
Habang nag iinuman kami nakiupo sina Alkinna at yung pinsan niyang si Francine. Ka close namin silang tatlo minsan kasi umeekstra sila sa ihawan.
"Na late yata kayo mga bakla?" Tanong ni Tine na binigyan sila ng tig isang disposable na baso na may lamang alak
"Hindi kasi namin alam nag text lang si Jerry na birthday ni boss, nasaan ba sila?" Sagot ni Alkinna
"Nasa may likod yata sila mga shenglot na kanina pa kasi mga iyon nainom" sagot ni Tine
"Mga bakla dito nalang kayo sa'min makukulit na mga iyon" Sabi naman ni Angelique "humabol kayo nakaka 2 ikot palang kami" Sabi pa niya
"Ano pala raket niyo ngayon sama niyo naman ako minsan" Sabi ko naman
"Wala nga akong raket ngayon e pero itong si Alkinna nagtatrabaho na sa isang beauty parlor" sagot ni Francine sa'kin
"Akala ko ba kung saan siya dapat nandoon ka?" Tanong ko. Hindi kasi sila mapaghiwalay na mag pinsan
"Ayoko dun wala lang choice yang si Alkinna kaya nagtatrabaho dun, may jowa kasi siyang sinusuportahan" sagot ni Francine tsaka tumawa
"Feel kita bakla! Dumaan din ako sa ganyan at nagpakatanga kahit alam kong may jowa siyang babae. Kaso na enlightened ako nung pinagsabihan ako ng ermats ko. Okay lang daw maging bakla at magmahal pero hindi okay yung harap harapan na ginagao ka. Ang sabi pa ni mader earth kung gusto ko ng lalaki magbayad nalang daw ako. Sinunod ko payo niya so far sa good, kapag napapansin kong pineperahan na ako goodbye na, hanap nalang ako iba" Sabi naman ni Tine. Totoo naman talaga mga sinasabi niya at nakausap ko pa ang Mama niya. Dati kayod kalabaw siya hindi siya nawawalan ng raket sa umaga pero ngayon pa chill chill nalang at nabibili pa minsan ang mga gusto niya.
"Alam ko din yan bakla kaso nagmamahal ako eh wala naman siyang ibang hinihingi sakin kundi baon niya sa school. Hayaan mo ang importante masaya naman ako" sagot ni Alkinna
"Oh shot puno! Huwag na pag usapan ang lovelife maawa kayo sa'min hindi maka relate" Sabi ni Francine
Nagpatuloy kami sa kwentuhan, madalas tsismis ang pinag uusapan namin. Medyo tipsy narin ako dahil hindi naman talaga ako umiinom pero iininom ko parin ang lahat ng binibigay nila sa'kin.
May mga kaibigan na rin nakisali sa mesa namin, pati si boss ay umuupo minsan at dinadalhan pa kami ng mga alak. Nagsimula narin magsayawan ang mga kasama namin, hindi narin maawat si Francine na makipag dirty dance kay Troy na kasamahan din namin sa trabaho.
Lasing na ang lahat kaya nagsipag uwian na ang iba. Ang mga matatakaw sa alak ay nandoon parin, mga walang balak umuwi hanggat may nakikitang alak. Dahil lasing narin ako nag paalam narin akong umuwi. Ayokong umuwi na gumagapang sa daan.
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Kendrick's POV
I ordered my two men to watch over Isay since I left. Maybe I'm delirious but I'm a bit nervous that the three jerks might come back and hurt her . Fortunately hindi naman nangyari ang pinag aalala ko
"Umiinom po sila ngayon boss mukhang birthday ng boss nila" Rassel updated me about Isay in text message.
I rub at my temple in annoyance.
"Okay, tell me when she gets home" I replied
I just arrived from Thailand and I went straight to the company to take care of my pile of work that I need to sign. I was also gone for a week, fortunately my staff is reliable. Actually I plan to visit Isay the day after tomorrow tatapusin ko lang ang dapat kong tapusin. Because if not I might lose my mind thinking about her how she is and what she is doing. May pagka stupid kasi siya.
An hour has passed but Ras and Levi still have no update about Isay if she has returned home. I looked for their name in my contacts and called Levi.
"What's going on what's the update on her? Is she already home?" I asked one after another
"Eh boss hindi pa po siya umuuwi umiinom pa sila, heto nga mukhang lasing na si Ma'am" Levi answered
"What?" I said in disbelief. I rub again my temple and sighed deeply. "Keep an eye on her and update me every hour" I said and ended the call
I forced myself to focus on the documents I was reading pero parang kabuting sumusulpot nalang siya bigla sa utak ko. "damn! How can I fininish this" I crumpled up the paper and stood up. I put on my coat and left na office.
I was already in the car and driving when I received a text from Ras. "Boss mukhang matatagalan pa sila may mga dumating pang kaibigan nila" I continued driving and didn't bother to reply.
it was almost an hour ago when Ras last texted. I called him and asked where their exact location was and immediately saw their car. They both got out of the car when they saw me.
I was about to hit them when Isay suddenly came out of the gate singing and holding an umbrella. "What stupid thing is she doing now?" I exclaimed
I watched her as she walked happily singing. Her umbrella was open even though there was no sun because it was night and damn it wasn't raining. She looks even more stupid.
I followed behind her because I was worried, there were people looking at her and laughing at her. They probably think she's crazy, even I would laugh at her because of her stupidity.
I was alerted by a man who was planning to approach her. This is what I tell her when she comes home late at night. She is very careless, she doesn't think that there are many scattered bad people around. "Hey!" I said while looking at her. She stopped for a moment and looked at me. Sa dulo ng aking mata ay nakita kong umiwas ng lakad yung lalaking lalapit sana sa kanya.
"Kendrick?" She asked and I nodded. "hoy bakla ikaw nga!" She said happily and jumped to hug me "ay teka baka mabasa ka" she said and picked up her umbrella
"Put down your umbrella it's not raining". I said and snatched the umbrella from her.
"Hala! Nababasa ako!" She grabbed the umbrella and opened it again. She looked at me with a wide smile as we shared her small umbrella.
Her face was red, obviously very drunk. God, how does she make herself look beautiful even in this condition. "Let's go home" Sabi ko nalang at hinayaan siyang payungin ako habang akay siya pauwi.
"Tignan mo shila para shilang tanga wala shilang payong hik" puna nito sa mga taong naglalakad at naka tambay. If only she wasn't drunk I would have left her because of the shame she was giving me
"We are the ones who look stupid tsk" I told her in a whisper.
"Bakit ba ngayon ka lang? Nandito ka lang pala sa Pilipinas pero hindi mo nagawang kumustahin man lang ako" she stopped and looked at me. Why does she seem to be crying?
"Did you missed me?" I asked while looking straight in her eyes
Her face completely changed and tears came to her eyes. She sat like a child on the road sobbing. Lalo tuloy kaming pinagtitinginan ng mga tao.
"Stop crying" I said and stood her up
"Sira ulo ka kasi! Ang tagal mong nawala tapos tatanungin mo'ko kung na miss ba kita?! Syempre hindi! Sino ka ba?! Ako nga hindi mo naisip kumustahin! Bakit kaba nagpakita ngayon?! Ano ba kailangan mo?! Gusto mong guluhin na naman ang buhay ko gan-" I moved her waist closer to my body and pressed my lips to her. She was getting too loud and I had to cut her off.
The people who were watching us applauded.  My eyes widened as Isay suddenly fell into my arms. Nung tignan ko nakatulog na pala siya. I picked him up and put him in my car that Ras was driving now.
"Take us to her house" utos ko at hinilig sa balikat ko si Isay para hindi siya mahirapan sa pagtulog.
In less than ten minutes we arrived at her house. I took the key from her bag and lifted her out of the car. I also opened the door of the house and brought her to the bedroom so she could rest.
I left the room and went to Ras, I put my suitcase inside and said that he and Levi can go home. I plan to stay here with Isay kahit dalawang araw lang.
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