ALICE
"Ally, are you drunk?"
Napasinghap ako sa biglaan na namang tanong ni Eric.
Naalala ko tuloy ang araw na nalasing ako sa bahay ni Ate Althea. Nag-alala ako bigla at baka ako pala itong kung ano-ano ang pinagsasabi noong lasing ako. But I remained calm. This is not the right time to think about the past mistakes.
I bite my lips to give me a second to think of an answer. "Hindi, dalawang baso lang naman ng gin ang nainom ko," I said.
It's an abrupt reply but it is the truth. Hindi man mataas ang alcohol tolerance ko pero hindi rin naman ibig sabihin na mababa na ito masyado. Let's say, I am a normal drinker who does not gets drunk over a few glasses of gin.
"But you are drinking beer."
Here comes Eric doubting me.
"I don't get drunk with beer," paglilinaw ko na sinusubukan n
