And by night, I find myself in front of Palladium Club in Makati. I have to struggle through the long line just to tell the guards I'm invited in VIP1. "Tara, sir. Sunod kayo sa'kin." As I step foot in VIP1, I'm deftly surprised to see Cash with Ms. Medina and the other girl from mortgage. There are also a bunch of guys which I remember seeing in one of the days I spent lurking around Mr. San Juan's funeral. "Loob tayo," Cash almost screams in my ear. "Kahit anong mangyari, 'wag kang gagawa ng gulo, okay?" Why he has to say that, I don't know. But I just nod at him in agreement. I can already smell the sweet scent of Margarita in his breath. I wonder how long they've been drinking? "Boss! Anong ginagawa mo dito?" Ms. Medina's friend says, approaching me. I can tell she's already drunk

