Malakas na tugtog,nakakasilaw na iba't ibang kulay ng ilaw, at pinaghalong Amoy ng alak at sigarilyo ang sumalubong sa Amin pagkapasok pa lang ng bar. Everyone was staring at us pero walang naglalakas ng loob na lumapit sa amin habang naglalakad kami sa gitna ng dancefloor.
"That's it be afraid to us slapsoils"dinig kong bulong ng kaibigan kong si Dana habang tinititigan ang mga lalaking nadadaanan namin.
"Stop looking at them like you're goin' to kill them" saway ko sa kaibigan.
"If looks can kill they'll probably dead by now. Talim mo tumigin Jean"sabi naman ng kaibigan kong si Elli sabay tawa.
"If they won't stop looking at us like they're going to eat us alive,I'm going to strangle them till they stop breathing"
"Just don't mind them"Dia said as we enter the VIP section.
We saw the boys waving at us. Siguro kanina pa ang mga ito naghihintay. Medyo nastuck kasi kami sa traffic and pinilit pa namin si Dia na sumama sa amin upang makihang-out sa aming new friends.
"Sorry we're late... Traffic kasi"I said habang pabagsak na umupo sa couch. And then my friends
followed. I sat across Theous so basically I'm facing him,Dia was facing Atlas coz Elli insisted na she want to face Maxus, and last Dana sat on a single seater couch.
"No it's okay la namang bago dito sa metro laging traffic" Vernon said to us while smiling.
"What drink do you want girls?"Maxus asked us but he was only looking at Angelique. I noticed that Dia went rigid as Maxus continued staring right at her.
"Quit staring at her Maxus you're making her felt uncomfortable"saway ni Dana sa binata na siya naman nitong sinunod.
Kumampay ako para tawagin ang dumaang waiter.
"Ano po sa inyo,ma'am?"tanong agad sa Amin ng waiter.
"One bottle of red wine"Dia said.
"Just tequila for me"pagsagot ni ko sa waiter.
"Bloody Mary"Elli responded.
"Sex on the beach and blowjob will do"Dana said in a loud voice.Medyo nahiya ako sa order ng kaibigan. Pagkatapos naming umorder ay umalis na ang waiter because the boys already had their liquor in the table,six bottles of beer and one large bottle of Jack Daniels. That's the time I started talking.
"Seriously Dana, Sex on the beach and Blowjob?sagwa lang pakinggan"I said then my friends together with the boys, started laughing.
"There's nothing wrong with that it's just liquor ya' know"my friend stated. The waiter came back with our liquor.
"Can I ask you something Dana?"Theous asked my friend before drinking his beer.
"What is it?"her friend asked Theous.
"What do you do for living?"
"I'm a nurse, Café owner and sometimes I publish books ya know I love writing stories"sagot ni Dana."you?"my friend asked Theous back.
"I own an airline company where Miss Büchel and Rhystine works and I also own a farm in Rizal"Theous answered.
"So it's a first name basis now for our Riri?" My friend asked Theous with a sheepishly smile on her lips.
"She insisted it so I obliged"Theous said then take another shot of liqour while looking at her intently. While Dana shot me with a ang-landi-mo-riri-kurutin-kita-sa-singit-look.
Para makaiwas sa tingin nila ay ako na ang nagtanong.
"Ikaw Atlas anong ginagawa mo sa buhay bukod sa paghabol kay Elli?"nagtawanan naman ang mga kaibigan niya bukod kay Elli.
"Tinatanong pa ba yan?malamang maghakot ng mga babae"Elli said with irritation written in her face.
"Grabe ka naman sa akin Mi amore you're hurting my feelings ya' know"sabi ni Atlas habang umaarte pa na may pahawak-hawak sa dibdib niya.
"Eh sa yun naman talaga diba?!kahapon nga nilalandi mo yung cashier dun sa boutique"sabi ni Elli sabay lagok ng bloody Mary niya.
"Enough na Elli selos na selos lang?so ano talaga trabaho mo Atlas?"pagtatanong niya ulit.
"I'm a hospital owner, psychology doctor and I own some resto around QC"
"Wow ang cool naman ng trabaho mo pwede bang ipasok namin si Dana sa ospital mo?"pagbibiro ko.
"Hey bat ako? eh kayo ang mga baliw dito?tsaka tigil-tigilan niyo ako baka di ko na kayo patirahin sa bahay ko "pagprotesta ng kaibigan ko.
"Just joking Jean"I said while showing a V sign to my friend. We continued talking about our lives hanggang sa si Maxus na lang ang di pa natatanong.
"Did you pursue photography?"I asked him.
"Yes but t'was just for a short time kasi naging hands on ako sa company ng mom ko dahil na rin sa anak ko"he answered to my question and we were shocked on what we had heard.
"May anak ka na?!"gulat na tanong ni Elli.
"Yeah she's already 4 years of age"
"So are you married now?" Dana turned to ask him.
He showed us his right hand.
"No ring so not yet married"
"Kung ganon who's the mother of your child?" It was my turn to ask.
"I don't know who but I'm suspecting someone"he said while he's full attention was at Dia. I can sense that Dia became tensed on what Maxus stated dahil inisang lagok lang neto ang isang basong wine.
"Ah guys c-comfort room muna a-ako"paalam sa amin ni Dia sabay takbo paalis sa mesa nila.
Tinignan naman kami ni Dana.
"Sundan niyo yung isang yun"pag-uutos pa neto sa kanila.
Tatayo na sana ako ng magsalita si Maxus.
"Ri wag na. Ako na susunod sa kanya"sabi nito sabay sunod kay Dia.
Pagkaalis ng dalawa ay binalot kami ng katahimikan. Walang nagtatangkang magsalita sa kanila kaya inaya ko na lang na sumayaw sina Elli.
"Elli sayaw tayo"
"Tara"pag sang-ayon neto sa akin.
"Kayo boys di kayo sasama?"I asked Vernon at Theous.
"No I'm just going to sit here and watch you guys"Sabi ni Theous habang umiiling. Oh how cute. Gosh Rhystine lumalandi ka na naman.
"Okay bantayan niyo na lang mga bag namin"I said with a smile.
"Ma'am yes ma'am"Vernon said while saluting at us.
"Tara na guys"hinawakan ko sa braso si Elli at Dana at nagtungo na kami sa dance floor. Pumewesto kami sa makikita lang nila Theous sapagkat ayaw naming mag-alala ang dalawa para sa amin. We were dancing dirtily. I sway my hips and put my right hand in the air and my other hand is on my hair.
We were dancing happily when three men approached us. Based on their looks they're already drunk.
"Miss can I dance with you?" Tanong sa akin ng lalaki na siyang nagpatindig sa aking balahibo. Agad akong lumayo sa lalaki at lumapit kina Dana.
"Don't go near me or else I'll kick you in the ass"pagbabanta ko sa lalaki. Parang di naman natinag ang lalaki sa sinabi ko.
"Miss wag ka namang choosy...I'm sure you'll enjoy my company. You and you're friend can join us" the boys looked at us with lust in their eyes.
"Enjoy your Company my ass. Gago pala kayo eh pag di kayo magtigil I'm going to kick your asses out"Dana said with anger. Fudge men being a typical jerk.
"Sige na miss ket sandali lang"pamimilit pa rin sa amin ng tatlong lalaki. The boys step towards us and tried reaching us when a huge built covered us from danger. It was Theous and Vernon who saved us from the maniacs.
"When a woman said NO try to understand"Theous said authoritatively and held my hands. The men only laughed at what Theous said.
"Alam mo pre kami nauna sa kanila kaya you better Fuck off"the man who approached me pushed Theous in the chest. I can see that Theous is just controlling his anger. His veins in his arms are protruding a sign that his on the verge of snapping out.
"No one's going to touch my girl except me. She's MINE and MINE. ALONE" I felt that all the heat in my body came up to my face as I heard Theous marking me like his own territory.
"Di ba pwede pashare dude?ket isang gabi lang?"muling tanong nung lalaki. Si Dana ang biglang sumagot sa tanong ng lalaki.
"Eh gago ka talaga kung gusto mo ng magkakamot niyang Kati niyo maghanap kayo diyan sa gilid-gilid"
"Oh feisty I like it. Wild sa kama"sabi naman nung lalaki na may kursunada kay Dana.
"Gago"sabi ni Dana sabay sipa sa lalaki na agad humandusay sa sahig. Akmang susuntukin ng kasama nung lalaki si Dana ng salagin iyon ni Vernon.
"Walang pwedeng manakit sa kaibigan namin lalo na't babae"sabay suntok ni Vernon sa lalaki. Sinuntok naman ni Theous yung isa pang lalaki at nag-umpisa nang magkagulo sa club. Kahit na nakikipagsuntukan ay di pa rin ako binibitawan ni Theous. Mahigpit lamang ang pagkakahawak neto sa akin.
Agad naman nagsidatingan ang mga bouncer at inawat na sila Theous sa pagbugbog sa tatlo.
"Miss tama na po baka mapatay mo na po yan"awat nung bouncer kay Dana.
"I'm going to kill him for real"pagalit na sabi ni Dana. Agad kong tinanggal ang pagkakahawak ni Theous sa kanya at nilapitan si Dana upang pakalmahin.
"Hangal tama na baka tayo pa makulong niyan"pabulong kong sabi sa dalaga.
"Pasalamat ka inawat na ako ng kaibigan ko kundi di ka na makikilala kung nabugbog pa kita"maangas na sabi ni Dana. Tumango na Lang ako para magpaalam sa mga bouncers.
Lumapit na kami sa mga kaibigan namin at bigla na Lang akong hinila ni Theous at niyakap.
"Are you okay or are you hurt?"mababanaad sa boses neto ang pag-aalala. I felt that my heart became giddy because of Theous' gesture.
"Hey stop hugging me they're staring at us"sabi ko kay Theous at agad naman itong bumitaw sa pagkakayakap sa akin. I simply smiled at my friends who is looking at us with raised eyebrows.
"Lez go guys baka lamgamin na tayo dito"Dana said to us and continued walking towards the exit. Sumunod naman kami sa dalaga habang magkahawak pa ang kamay namin ni Theous. Di ko mawari kung bakit di ko magawang sawayin ang binata na huwag ako nitong hawakan.
"Hays di man lang ako nalasing"pabulong kong turan.
"We can drink anytime you want without interruption"sabat sa kanya ni Theous. Agad akong bumaling kay Theous ngunit nakapokus lamang ito sa nilalakaran namin. I just bite my lips instead of responding to him.
Nang nasa labas na kami ay humigpit ang hawak sa akin ni Theous.
"Uhm pwede bang ako na lang ang maghatid sayo?"
"Okay lang naman ako ket wag mo na akong ihatid...we have our own car"she said then she looked on Dana who's seating on her car's hood like a Queen.
"You can ride with him Riza"Dana said. "But you can't ride him literally coz it's another story" her friend said with a glint of mockery.
Nagtawanan ang mga kasama namin sa sinabi ng dalaga. Samantalang kaming dalawa ni Theous ay nahihiyang nagkatinginan.
"Ano sa akin ka na ba sasabay?"muling tanong ng binata habang kinakamot ang batok neto. I looked at Dana and Dana nodded as a sign of confirmation.
"Okay sayo na ako sasabay pauwi"sabi ko sa binata sabay ngiti.
Hinawakan ako ni Theous sa braso upang igiya papunta sa sasakyan neto. Pero bago pa kami makalagpas ay biglang may sinabi si Dana sa kanila.
"Use protection when you do the nasty."
Agad akonghumaling kay Dana at pinandilatan ito sabay kurot. Napadaing naman si Dana sa sakit.
"Ouch you bitch I'm just giving you an advice"Dana said while laughing. Pinukol ko ito ng mamaya-magtutuos-tayo-sa-bahay-look at naglakad na kami papunta sa kotse ni Theous.
Nang makalapit na kami sa sasakyan ni Theous ay nagulat ako sa aking nakita. Fudge he own one of my favourite expensive car in the whole world. I can't believe that I'm seeing a Bugatti Centodiece not in commercials but in flesh.
"Gosh you own this one?!"namamangha kong tanong habang hinihimas ang hood neto.
"Yeah do you like it?"tanong sa akin ng binata.
"Yeah I mean no."magulong sabi ko na nagpakunot sa noo ng binata.
"I don't like it coz I really love it that's what I mean."pagbawi ko and I can see that Theous face lightens. I bite my lower lip dahil sa nerbyos.
Theous opened the door for me then I entered his car. Agad namang umikot si Theous at sumakay na sa driver's seat. I can smell his scent all over his car. His scent is making me calm.
Theous started the engine and we left the bar's parking lot.
"Uhm where do you live?"Theous asked me.
"Uhm in TAME Condominium..."I uttered.
Actually bahay yun ni Dana pero dun na din kami tumitira. Gusto man namin bumukod pero di namin magawa sapagkat ayaw naming iwan ang dalaga. Kami na lang ang tinuturing netong pamilya kaya ayaw namin siyang saktan dahil lamang sa pagbukod namin sa kanya.
"Oh you live there?" Theous asked me, again.
"Yeah we lived there for almost 5 years,why?"tanong ko pa sa binata.
"Me and my friends owned that one."walang pag-aalinlangan na sabi ni Theous. Are they that rich na lahat na lang ng negosyo meron sila?
After our conversation ay binalot na kami ng katahimikan. Theous turned on the radio and a familiar song started playing.
Jamggan meomchweobwa
Urin dasin mot bwa bihaenggi ddeonamyeon
Nan jal jinaelge neon ggok jal jinaeya dwae
Rago malhago gamyeon
Jal jinael su itgetnya neoramyeon
Aesseo taeyeonhan cheokhajima neo nunmul goyeosseo
Sesang irheobeorindeuthan seulpeumi boyeosseo
Haruman deo itdaga jim pulgo
Iddaga yeonghwana boreo gaja na ulgo itjanha please
As the intro started I already know that it was one of my favorite song. Napabaling ako sa binata at nakita ko na sumasabay si Theous sa tugtog.
Di na ako nagtanong pa at nanahimik na lang. Pero alam ko na fan din ng iKON ang binata kung hindi man baka nagandahan lang sa beat ng song.
Hanggang sa makarating kami sa condo naming magkakaibigan ay di na ako umimik pa. Pinagbuksan ako ni Theous ng pinto at tinulungan na ring makalabas ng sasakyan. Theous walked with me towards our condo unit.
"Thanks sa paghatid sa akin" I said when we stopped exactly at our unit's door.
"No it's my pleasure to take you home" Theous said while giving me his panty melting smile.
"Again thank you so much Theous"I repeated then I tiptoed just to kiss Theous on the cheeks. Nagulat ako ganun din si Theous sa aking ginawa. I can feel that Theous stiffened at my gesture. Fuck bat ko yun ginawa?!
"I-im s-sorry I s-shouldn't have done that. I'd better go inside sir" I said with flushed cheeks. Akmang papasok na ako sa pintuan ng unit namin ng hablutin ako sa palapulsuhan ni Theous and he welcomed me with a kiss. The kiss only lasted for 10 seconds but I can still feel His lips against mine.
"Next time when you kiss me, I want it to be like that" Theous said that made my heart stopped from beating.