Swan Island

Sixteen

Magkakasama ang barkada sa bar nila Tiffany. Manlilibre daw si Yzzy since matagal siyang nawala at hindi niya naasikaso ang mga kaibigan noong isang araw.

"Jessy, I'm going to the washroom." paalam ni Tiffany at tumango na lang ang kausap.

Silang dalawa na lang kasi ang nasa booth since ang iba ay nasa counter o nasa dance floor na. Party girls, eh?

Habang naglalakad ay nakasalubong siya ng isang couple. Or sa tingin niya ay couple sila. Dahil madilim ang paligid, hindi niya masyadong maaninag ang mga mukha nito. But the girl looked crying and the man irritated.

As she passed by them, narinig niya ang usapan nila.

"Please. Don't do this. Hindi ko kakayanin, Jc." the girl pleaded.

"I'm sorry, Blue. Pero hindi talaga kita gusto. Ikaw lang naman yung kapit ng kapit sakin eh. Pinagbigyan kita kasi akala ko isang araw lang. Pero aba! Isang linggo ka ng ganyan, Blue! Hindi naman kita girlfriend pero yan ang sinasabi mo. Wala sa ayos yun."

Tiffany smirked and snickered.

'Pathetic and poor girl.' she thought then entered the washroom.

Sa loob ay walang tao. Tahimik. Pumasok siya sa isang cubicle and did her thing. Hanggang sa may narinig siyang pumasok at marahas na isinara ang pinto. Kasunod nito ang malakas na pag-iyak.

'Gosh. She's so pathetic for crying out loud.' she thought again.

Nang lumabas siya ay napataas ang kilay niya sa isang babaeng nakatalikod sa kanya at umiiyak. Then she critized her as she approach the sink.

She was wearing a ballooned mini dress. May fake viel pa sa skirt at maraming sequins. She has ballerina shoes and a big fluffy flower headband. Everything she has was in blue. Tiffany laughed in her mind. Because seriously, di kaya naliligaw to? Baka sa isang recital talaga siya pupunta? Ha! Weird girl.

"Walang hiya ka, Jc. Naawa ka lang pala sakin! How dare you?! How dare you?! Gaganti ako sayo! Lagot ka sakin! ARGHHHH!!!" she talked to the mirror the stormed off the room.

Hindi na lang siya pinansin ni Tiffany and retouched her lip gloss before going back to Jessica.

"Tiff! I'm here!" she heard a distinct voice above all the noise and saw Jessica with Yzzy on the counter.

"Ang tagal mo naman ata?" tanong ni Yzzy.

"May nangyari kasi sa CR. Nakakatawa talaga." the she told them the story.

The three girls ended up laughing hysterically while criticizing the poor girl.

"I wonder what she is doing in my bar. I should warn the guards about those people." she joked.

"Don't be so mean. Libreng show din yan pag nagkataon no." -Jessica

"Yeah. Open pa naman ang stage para sa lahat ng magagaling sumayaw." dagdag pa ni Yzzy.

Nagtatawanan sila ng may lumapit sa kanila na isang lalaki.

"Hey girls. Having fun?"

Yzzy froze and stared for a while at the guy before regaining her composure.

"Hi Joseph Carlo Ocampo. Nice seeing you here." she smiled.

"So you know my name. May I know yours?" He answered back.

"I'm actually a fan. My name is Yzzy. And these two gorgeous ladies with me are Jessica and Tiffany."

He eyed the two first and shook hands with the three of them with Tiffany as the last.

"Yep. Indeed, Gorgeous." he said eyeing her with a playful smile on his lips.

"You can call me Jc."

"Hi Jc, What happened with Blue?" nagprocess sandali ang sinabi ni Tiffany bago the four of them ended up laughing.

He told them the story. Hindi naman pala talaga sila. Blue is just a fan na nagrequest ng date kay JC since taga Neon Green nga siya. Then nasundan yung date na yun ng dalawa pa. Hanggang sa kumalat sa internet na currently dating daw sila. Umabot pa sa time na ipapakilala na daw siya sa family ng girl.

"That girl was hilarious!" the girls commented and JC just laughed.

"Oh well. I 'broke' up with her na rin naman. Sana lang hindi na siya kumapit. Ayokong masira ang image ko dahil lang sa napuno na ako sa kanya."

After that statement, someone grabbed Tiffany's shoulder and before she knows it she was bathing tequila all over her. All of them were shocked. Pati na rin yung mga tao sa paligid nila.

"What the h*ll?!" dumating naman sila Sunny galing sa dance floor ng makita ang nangyari.

"What's your problem?!" tinulak ni Seofy ang balikat nung babaeng nagbuhos ng inumin kay Tiffany with so much force that she stumbled backwards and slumped on the floor.

Everyone checked on Tiffany. Si JC naman nagsorry muna sa girls bago itinayo ang babae at hinatak palabas ng bar.

"What the hell was that for, Blue?!" he was raging.

"She's flirting with you! That serves her right!"

"Eh ano na man kung she's flirting with me, ha?"

"Anong eh ano naman?! You're my goddamn boyfriend JC! Of course it matters!" nagsisigawan na sila at nakakakuha ng atensyon mula sa mga passersby at mga fans.

"No, Blue. I'm not your goddamn boyfriend, ANYMORE. I BROKE up with you, RIGHT?" yeah. even if it's not true he was saying those things to just don't hurt her ego that much. It's way better than saying she's a lunatic creep.

Hindi nakasagot si Blue at umiyak na lang on the spot. She even sat down on the ground. Dahil sa ayaw na rin niyang lumaki pa ang gulo, pumara ng taxi si JC at isinakay doon si Blue. She protested first but go on, anyway. He gave the driver the money and the taxi went off.

Inside, everything was back to normal. Bumalik sa booth nila ang mga girls habang si Tiffany naman ay pumuntang washroom to change clothes.

Nakita naman sila ni Jc at lumapit ito.

"I'm really sorry girls. Hindi ko inaasahan na gagawin yun ni Blue. Sorry talaga."

"It's okay, Jc. No one's expecting that to happened. Siguro kahit siya nagulat din sa ginawa niya. I think she's not the warfreak kind." -Sunny

"Hay Para makabawi. I'll treat you na lang. Kelan kayo libre?"

"Di ba dapat, IKAW ang tinatanong namin niyan?" -Seofy

"Yeah. But we can free our schedules for you." the he smiled.

"WE?" -Yzzy

"Yeah. I'll convince the others to come. Mas masaya yun di ba?"

"With Chansel and Russel?" Taesha formed a playful smile on her lips while si Jessica and Rianne naman ay napakuyo bigla.

"Yzzy! Makikita mo na si Reid!!!" masayang sabi ni Seofy but Yzzy stayed still.

Napansin ito ng lahat. Syempre nakakapagtaka. She's head-over-heels with the guy. What now?

"What's wrong?" Jc asked clueless.

"Nothing. Pass muna ako diyan. I think I'll be busy these coming days. And by the way, I need to go. Bye girls." then Yzzy went off.

Everyone has question marks written on their face.

Really, what happened to her while on vacation?