Moonlight in Paris

Chapter 2

Bar?

Yanna invites us to have a drinks to refresh ourselves from the busyness from school works, kase ilang buwan na kami daw ,hindi nakapag refresh at nagbobonding. Shane did not come with me , kase meron pa daw siyang gagawin na kailangan tapusin dahil malapit na raw ang kanilang due day sa mga gawain .

I wear a red lace-up front shirred cami top, paired with fitted ripped high waist jeans and a pair of heels. Hindi naman mataas ang heels ko, sakto lang para sa kin, hindi pareho sa iba na mataas, hindi ko pa kakayanin ang mga 4 to 5 inches heels , kase hindi ako sanay sa heels eh, not until they forced me to. I wear not too heavy - not too light makeup. I braided my hair into a front dutch braid.

~~~

At the Bar

As I arrive at the bar, Yanna greets me as she walks toward me.

"Hey, Moon!" Yanna waved and smiled at me. Beside Yanna was Samantha who also walked toward me.

"Hello Luna ." Niyakap ako ni Samantha .

"Hi there, Samantha! " I open my arms to hug Samantha back.

"Hey ! Don't ignore me Louisse NatashaVergara ! I'm here ! Ako pa ang naginvite sayo , ikaw pa ang nag iignore, unfair naman sa kaibigan mong ganda!"

Tumawa kami kay Yanna ,habang si Yanna naman ay nagpout.

"You didn't even wave at me! " Reklamo niya.

Ang cute talaga ni Yanna kapag magpopout siya, para siyang manika dahil sa kaniyang itsura at buhok .

"Ay sorry nakalimutan pala kita Yanna HAHAHAHA" Yanna snob as I gave her a peace sign.

"Hello Luna." Naglakad papunta si Via sa kin.

"Hello, Via!" I hug her.

"Oh everyone is here already?" Hindi makapaniwala sabi ni Natalie na nandito na kami sa bar. Mas na una kami , kesa sa kaniya eh, imbes siya yung una dahil malapit lang kase ang kaniyang condo sa bar .

"Hello, Natalie! "

"Hello luna, oh where's Shane?"

"Oo nga?" Yanna bend little her head to the left.

"College works..." Sabi ko.

"Ahh... sayang naman hindi siya nakapagrelax" Sabi ni Samantha

"Yeah... well, she's a hardworking person, can't blame it." Yanna shrugged.

"Oh, Hailey is not here yet?" Natalie asked.

"Yeah, We don't know where she is right now " Sabi ni Yanna.

Then we heard someone at the entrance.

"Here comes your almighty goddess of alcohols, mga aso ko at mga alipin ko! "

Hailey run and walk like she was in the pageant, then she raised her both arms up, winking at us.

' Hailey! '

"Gosh! Akala ko multo ang nagsasalita " Gulat sabi ni Natalie sa amin.

"Excuse me?!"

"Oi, no offense ha! Wag ma pikon " Tumawa kaming lahat sa pag depensa ni Natalie ni Hailey .

"Oh, where's Shane pala, Luna?"

"Hindi siya daw nakapagpunta dahil marami pa siyang gagawin. " Sabi ni Natalie.

"Oh " Hailey makes a sad face, all of us.

"So how are you y'all? " Hailey asked.

"I'm fine" tumawa ako ng mahina.

"Nope, not fine! " Via shook her head.

"Living in this hellish world is not a better experience, promise. " Yanna put both hands on her waist while shaking her head.

"Good, cuz I finished all my work already " Samantha pride speak.

"Aww Sana alll!" Sabi namin lahat.

"Ako naman hindi kase ang dami like so marami! " Natalie makes an unbelievable face to us.

"Hey before we continue this little chitchat thing here, how about let's order a drink first bago chikahan?"

"Yeah" They nodded.

"Okay, what drinks do you want?"

"Mai tai. " Samantha.

"Same with Samantha, Mai tai ." Natalie pointed her thumb to Samantha.

"Our recent favorite one" Hailey winked.

"I'll have margarita and mojito" I raised my left hand kunti lang like a student , ang isa kong kamay ay nakaharang sa dibdib ko ,parang may attitude? Ganern.

"Same with her" Via wanted the same as mine.

"But also add Moscow mule and rum, those are my favorites like Luna." She smiled at me.

"I'd like also to have vodka cranberry and San Miguel Pale Pilsen and oh also and...Redhorse!." Hailey winked at Yanna.

Yanna smirk habang tumingin siya ni Hailey . We all know that these two people are both alcoholics. Oof, I forgot to say Samantha is included.

"That's it?"

"Yeah" we replied.

"How about snacks?"

"Don't know? Anything ?" Hailey.

"I don't know? You choose ." Sarcastic sabi ni Via para mapikon si Yanna ,pero binabalewala lang ni Yanna kase alam na niya na gusto ni Via na ma pikon siya.

"Just pick or buy something delicious, you?" Sabi ni Samantha.

"Just buy something available on the menu. " Sabi ko.

"Okay then! Wait for me, everybody! " Yanna winked before going to the counter.

~~~

After Yanna arrives, she raises her both arms where the left and the right have 2 drinks and 2 snacks, beside Yanna were two servicemen. The right one was holding our buckets of drinks and the other one is holding our snacks.

"Hello everyone, I'm back! "

Both servicemen put our orders on our table.

"Thank you" we smiled at them.

We drink and eat snacks while having a conversation.

Later on, I left our table to check my phone and I noticed that I have missed calls and unread messages.

From: Pamangkin ?

Ate, where are you po?

To: Pamangkin ?

At the bar, why?

From: Pamangkin ?

Ate , can you please tell mommy na hindi muna ako umuwi ngayon ?

To: Pamangkin ?

Bakit naman?

From: Pamangkin ?

Kase ate meron pa akong gagawin eh

To: Pamangkin ?

Sige ,okay.

Pero saan ka matutulog?

From: Pamangkin ?

Sa apartment ko po ate

To:Pamangkin ?

Ahh sige mag ingat ka, Celestine.

From: Pamangkin ?

Opo ate thank you po!

To: Pamangkin ?

Your welcome! Wait... oo nga ?

From: Pamangkin ?

Yes, auntie?

To: Pamangkin ?

Mommy mo lang ba ang hindi nalalaman na hindi ka umuuwi?

From: Pamangkin ?

Hindi po ate, sila kuya Sebastian at kuya Andrew at si daddy po alam nila , si mommy po kase daming inaasikaso hindi matawagan .

To: Pamangkin ?

Ang sige, mag ingat ka ha?

From: Pamangkin ?

Opo auntie salamat, bye!

To: Pamangkin ?

Bye!

Si Celestine ay anak sa ate kong doktora , lagi itong busy sa kanyang trabaho , at dahil sa pagtatrabaho , hindi ito nabobonding nila kapag may activities sa school nila Celestine . Si Celestine naman ay senior high school na siya grade 11 , mag 17 pa lang siya at meron na siyang apartment dahil bigyan siya sa kanyang magulang, kase matanda na siya at halos matamang edad na, at kung hindi siya makauwi dun nalang siya matutulong.

Bumalik ako sa table namin .

"Oh nasaan sila Samantha, Hailey, Natalie at si Yanna, via?"

"Hindi ko alam nasan si Sam at si Yanna , pagbalik ko wala na sila ,pero sina Hailey at Natalie ay nagpaalam na pumunta sa kabilang table at nag uusap sa mga kaibigan ni Hailey, yung mga boys na... na meet natin sa milk tea house?"

"Ahhh...sige hahanapin ko sila Sam at Yanna, Via"

"Ako din, lonely naman ako dito sa table natin, at tsaka alam na natin na when it comes to Samantha and Yanna, when they're drunk, they become flirty and out of control, right?"

"Right, sige, I'll find Yanna, you go find Samantha. "

"Sige , you go right and I'll go left . Let's meet lang dito sa table natin parang nahanap na natin sila o hindi."

"Sige." Tumango ako sa kanya bago ako umalis.

~~~

I found Yanna dancing at the center of the bar dance hall, twerking. Many boys caught her attention and the others are looking at her clothes, whistling. The others laugh and just mind their own business.

Yanna looks hot today. She wears a see-through long sleeves shirt paired with a black leather skirt and heels that have the same inches as mine, and it fits her OOTD with her fiery make-up hot look?

Everyone at this bar hype Yanna dancing, twerking like she's really out of control, like a wild dog. I drag Yanna out of the center.

"Hey, I'm not done yet dancing, Luna! "

"Gosh Yanna stop it. Many boys and guys are looking in your direction, twerking and seeing your clothes, and the others... well pretty has this disgusting look."

"And so?"

"You're drunk, let's go back to our table."

"Nooo! "

"Stop whining yanna para kang bata."

~~~

We arrived at our table and Via arrived with Samantha who is now passed out.

"Wait, Luna... I think I'm going to throw up" Tinakpan niya ang bibig niya.

"What?!" Sigaw namin ni Via.

"Yes," Yanna still covered her mouth and start making some throw-up noises.

"I'll ask a service guy to have a plastic or something that could throw up Luna, please take care of them first, I'll be back." Iniwan ako ni Via at pumunta sa service counter.

"Okay," Via asks for plastic or something to throw up to the service guy.

"Wait..." Yanna starting more and more noises.

"What?" Lumingon ako a kanya.

"I don't think I could hold on-"

"What? What do you mean you can't hold on?" naguguluhan na ako!

Not even a minute Yanna through up in my hands.

"Luna! Here's the plas..tic" via did not finish her sentence when Yanna throw up at my arms and legs.

'Kadi...ri!' Nakakadiri Yanna naman!

"I think you have to clean first yourself Luna, I'll clean this mess, I'll go ask them. "

"Okay, thanks Via." Via handed me a pack of tissue and wipe Yanna's green and white fluid and food coming from her mouth and stomach, before tumayo ako at pumunta sa banyo diretso.

~~~

I leave them to go to the comfort room and start cleaning my left arm where Yana throw up. When I got out of the comfort room, I hear something familiar voice at another table.

I see Hailey and Natalie laughing and talking and then I see Zion with his friends too!

Zion looks very hot today! He's wearing a black long sleeve shirt with black pants and black shoes. His hair was brush up to the side and on his left wrist, he was wearing an expensive watch. Grabe naman ito parang ma dodrol nalang tayo sa kanya parang pagkain pero human version , ba't ang pogi pa niya! Ganito ba lord ang lalaki kong gusto pakasalin sa buong buhay ko? Please answer me ,Lord.

Nakita ako ni Hailey at tinawag.

"Hey Love! " Lumingon ako pabalik ni Hailey

"Yes?" Sumisigaw ako pabalik.

"Come here! Join us, let's talk with them!" Hailey gestured for me to come, everyone at the table looked at me smiling and smirking.

"W-what?!" Naguguluhan kong sabi.

"Yeah, learn how to make a conversation with our friends, Luna the ambivert !" She shouted back before she laugh.

Yes, I'm an ambivert person, a social.

"No, I'm sorry may gagawin pa ako" excuse ko para makalayo.

"Ay sige na , love! Just do it later!" Sabi ni Natalie na parang tipsy na.

"Oo nga, luna!" Sigaw na naman ni Hailey.

"Ugh... fine." I walk towards them normally, at tumigin sa mga kaibigan ni Hailey ,wow they really have good figures, magkaibigan ba talaga sila o magkapatid?

"Yes!" Nag-apir sina Hailey at Natalie.

I sit beside Zion, while Hailey and Natalie sit beside together on the right side.

Looking closely, guwapo talaga si Zion. He has this perfect matangos na ilong, red kissable heart-shaped lips, his eyebrows were thick, his eyelashes are long and curled, the color of his eyes is hazel, it's a good color to stare at it for a moment with his perfect face, His jaw is perfectly shaped, and not, but not at least, he looks fresh every day even when he's tired. I think maitsuraan ang mga magulang nito ni Zion , kase maitsuraan din si Zion , infairness ha?

Kaya for me perfect talaga kapag ano...hehehehe

I always find him hot while chugging down his beer.

"Hoy love?! Okay ka lang ba?"

"H-ha?! Ano? " Nuutal kong sabi

"Kase kanina ka pa nagtitigin ni Zion eh?"

"Akala ko merong something sa mukha ni Zion kase kanina ka pa tumingin ni Zion?" sabi ni Natalie .

"Hoy, hindi ah!" Depensa ko

"Anong hindi? It's obvious naman , you know me Luna I'm your bestfriend ,I can sense it."

Hailey snob.

"Pikon yan?" sabi ni Natalie na tumawa mahina

"May crush kaba ni Zion ?" Diretsong tanong ni Hailey

"Oi namumula si Luna!" Sabi sa kaibigan ni Zion.

"Ayieeee "

They keep teasing me until I heard Zion Chuckling. My God! Did I just hear Zion chuckle? Is this a torture for me this day ?! Ang hot pakinggan kapag tumawa siyang mahina, please repeat it again!

~~~

Outside

Nasa labas na ako ngayon, I texted my two boybestfriends , Andrei and Vince , to drive them back to their places safely, thank god they're still awake, if not hindi ko na alam anong gagawin sa mga ito.

They arrived after 10 minutes of waiting. I help Andrei, Vince, Via, and Natalie to carry them to their car.

Natalie was in Andrei's car guiding Yanna the drunk Queen I and Samantha the drunk Queen II, while Via is in Vince's car guiding Hailey the drunk Queen III. Vince told me and I'll just have to wait for him after he drives them back safely to their place, and I thank Andrei and Vince for driving them safely to their places before they start their engine.

~~~

Minutes later

It's midnight, and Vince is still not here.

'Nasan na si Vince? Bakit wala pa siya dito? Maybe traffic lang or what'

"Why are you here?" Sabi ni Zion while his both hand are in his pockets.

Bakit nandito si Zion? Diba supposedly nan dun siya sa friends niya?

"I'm just waiting for my best friend to fetch me"

"Fetch? Why can't you drive?" Itinaas niya ang kanan kilay niya.

"No, I go here by taxi" Tumango ako habang nakaawang ang labi ko

"Oh" he also nod.

"Who 's that?" He aded at tumingin siya sa cellphone ko kung sino ang tinext ko.

"Oh it's Vince" Masigla kong sabi sa kanya.

"Vince? Is she or he a female or a male? The name looks like a female." Possessive niyang tanong.

"A male actually " I correct.

"A male?" Itinaas niya ang kaniyang kilay.

'Ba't parang pakiramdam ko nagseselos siya?'

"Oh...then" He averted his eyes on me.

"Then?" I ask dahil ss then niya.

"Is he will be the one who you wait for to drive you back, safely? " Tanong na naman niya nasa bulsa ang dalawang kamay niya at tumigin sa'kin.

"Yes," I nodded.

"How much time, have you stayed here outside? It's cold here. " He stated bago siya umalis at pumunta sa isang sasakyan sa gilid lamang , I think sa kanya iyon dahil may kinuha siya na jacket at bumalik sa'kin at nilagay niya sa likod ko.

"Kanino to?" I ask.

"Sa akin, you can have it and give me tomorrow" sabi niya,

"Are you okay nasa akin na ito forever?" tanong ko .

"Your choice." Kunti naman ang isasagot.

"Pero gamit mo eto eh?" I grip the jacket on my back.

"I have many jackets and I have a duplicate of that." Wow, yaman ah! Pwede mo naman ibigay ang mga gamit mo sa mga donation diyan.

"anyway what time do you go home?" Parang ang eager niya or guni-guni ko lang?

"Hmm... I don't know. Vince is still not here, because I let him drive my friends back to their places and so my other friend."

"Male?" He asked.

"Yeahh...Male?" Tataka kong sabi sa kanya sahl sa kanyang reaksyon.

He nodded then averted his eyes on me.

"How about I'll be the one who'll drive you today?"

"I- what?!" Hindi makapaniwalang tanong ni Luna kay Zion.

Si Zion nag aaya sa kin? Omg! For the first time in my life ganitong ka guwapo ang nag aaya sa kin? Wow, ikaw talaga Lord ha?!

Tandaan mo Luna na huwag magiging marupok!

"It's okay if you don't want-"

Ofcourse gusto ko , sino naman hindi ang tatangi nito eh ang gwapo naman ito pero ang sungit lang eh.

"I want" diretso kong sabi at hinawakan ang kanyang sleeve ng kunti.

"Umm.. are you sure? We only know little about ourselves, and do you trust me?"

"What do you mean? We already know about each other more since the last time we met at the cafe, right?."

"Hmn...Shall we go?" I nodded at him.

~~~

Car

"Where should I drop you? Apartment?" Zion asked while he was driving.

"No, sa bahay lang" patuloy pa din tingin niya sa pagddrive .

"Address?" I told Zion sa address ng bahay ko and he just nodded.

"M'kay" tumingin ako sa bintana na nasa harap ko.

Pinili ko ang bahay ng magulang ko, kase someone can help me and guide me , because I drink alot of alcohols.

Joke lang hindi naman marami...ahh sakto lang? Ay wait , no , marami? O hindi? Huh? Parang lasing na ata ako ha? Pero hindi pa completo HAHAHAHAHA.

And by the time now, Shane is sleeping. I don't want to disturb her sleepy hour thingy, because she stays up all day long to her work, has only had a few hours of sleep, and I drink a lot of alcohol.

Yes, I, now confess that I drink a lot of alcohol, and I'm loud as a goat if I don't get my comfortable sleeping position.

I say goodbye to Zion and thank him for driving me safely.

Nakapunta ako sa bahay ng magulang ko, safely. Pag pasok ko sa kwarto ko, I immediately jump on my bed ,then sleep.

"Ha...I'm so tired..."