Chapter 6: Truth or Dare
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ENZO
I wasn't really a party-goer and I often hate noisy places.
But tonight, I was convinced by Dwayne and some of our friends na lumabas para mag unwind.
At first, hindi ko alam na magka-club kami. I thought, chill chill lang kami somewhere quiet and cozy kayat napapayag nila ako.
When we arrived here at Mazza, there was no chance na for me to back out anymore! My friends look like they planned this all along because they know I would decline kung alam ko lang na club pala ang pupuntahan namin. Ayoko ko rin naman magmukhang kill joy dahil lang na ayaw kong mag club.
So I had no choice but to go with the flow.
We ordered a bottle of Johnnie Walker Double Black, which is my favorite, by the way and we made a deal na hanggang isang bote lang para sa aming lima kahit pa dalawa lang naman sa amin ang may dalang sasakyan.
I am a very responsible drinker and driver, mula pa man noon kaya’t di problema sa akin ang makainom. I always know when to stop and control myself. I am proud of that trait. That’s why, my parents also trust me whenever I go out. They knew I wouldn't get into trouble.
At sana, hindi magsisimula tonight.
"Oh s**t, bro!!! It’s my lucky night!!!" Biglang napasigaw si Robert so we all turned our attention to him. Though the music was loud, his voice was louder than the music and it caught our attention. Parang may emergency sa sobrang sigla at lakas.
"Anyare sa ‘yo?" Tanong naman ni Lawrence.
"Andito sila!!!" he shrieked. Napataas ang kilay ko.
"Sinong sila???" Nagtatakang tanong naman ni Dwayne dahil wala pa rin kaming naintindihan sa tinutukoy ni Robert.
"Si Robert parang tanga. Andaming tao rito oh! Sinong sila?" Naiinis din na tanong ni Calvin.
Lahat kami ay nakatutok lang kay Robert, waiting for his answer.
“Tangina, bro! Kumpleto sila." Dagdag pa nito at parang kilig na kilig pa.
"Gago sino nga?! Sarap batukan ni Robert oh!" inis na inis na si Calvin sa kanya.
"Look at your left mga tsong. Did you see them? f**k! Sina Rina, Aika, Sophie and Miel!! My ultimate crushes!" Gigil na sumbong ni Robert sa amin pero pilit pa rin nyang babaan ang kanyang boses kahit na maingay naman dito sa loob.
Parang tanga!
I slowly turned my head to my left, at gaya nga ng sinabi ni Robert, they were there, not far from us.
Surprisingly, the only person I saw was Aika, sipping on her margarita. She was with her friends, I can see that, pero parang sya lang ang nakikita ko.
She looked so stunning, with her white, sexy top with a very low neckline and white is contrasting her long, wavy, black hair.
As usual, she wasn’t wearing make-up or shining accessories unlike sa mga kasama nya but she glowed in my sight.
I was just supposed to glance at them, but di ko namalayan nakatitig na pala ako sa kanya ng ilang segundo.
Kung ako ang boyfriend nito, I won’t allow her to dress that way. I won’t definitely allow other men to ogle at her. I unconsciously ran those thoughts in my head.
What the hell are you thinking Enzo? I snapped myself back, still staring at her.
Bumalik lang ako ng huwisyo nang bahagyang siniko ako ni Dwayne and I know his grin says something more.
"Puta, crush daw. Ano ka, high school?" Lawrence commented.
"See them??? Whoa!!! This is going to be a good night!" Excited na sambit ni Robert at wala siyang pakialam kung kinikilig man sya or what.
"As if papansinin kayo ng mga yan." I blurted the words unintentionally in a low voice pero rinig pa rin nila.
"Chance na to, bro. Malalapitan ko na si Miel sa tulong ni Mang Johnny." Robert confidently declared.
"Me too, yayayain ko si Sophie na sumayaw mamaya." Sagot naman ni Calvin.
"Ilibre nyo na rin kaya sila ng drinks para tudo na yang pagpapansin nyo! Sabayan nyo naman ang standards nila oh!" Pagbibiro ni Lawrence. Sa aming lima, sya lang ang merong girlfriend kaya malamang, he wasn’t interested sa iba.
"Pano, eh walang pera ang mga yan. Nagpapalibre lang din nga kay Pres. Hahahaha!" Dwayne added.
"President Enzo got our back! Di ba, Pres?" Taas baba ang kilay ni Calvin sa akin.
"Tsss. Asa kayo! Lalandi kayo, tapos ako ang gagatos sa kalandian nyo?" Was all I could say as I finished my drink in one gulp.
A few moments later,
"Putangina!!!"
"Whoah!!!"
"Huy ano yun?"
"Gago, sana all!"
I heard my friends loudly uttering those lines altogether while I was nailed on my seat, still trying to recover from the shock and being dumbfounded about what had just happened.
"Sorry. My friends made me do it. It's just a dare. No big deal." Aika said in her husky voice that it was close to a whisper and it brought chills to my skin. She then just tapped me on my shoulders before she turned her back at us.
She didn't even wait for me to react!
Anu yun???
The disrespect!
I was surprised when Aika suddenly approached our table, wearing that smug look on her face and she just suddenly grabbed the glass I was holding at ininom ang laman ng baso ko! Straight! Eh di pa nalulusaw ang ice dun sa double black kasi kakalagay ko lang at marami yun!
“Puta, Pres!!! Si Aika yun!!! Low key lips to lips din ah! Painom din sa baso mo, Pres!” hiyaw ni Calvin sa akin.
"Bro, bat ka nakasimangot???” Lawrence kidded me.
"Kinilig na yan! Aminin!” Dwayne added.
Sunod sunod ang mga tanong nila at di ko alam paano ko sasagutin kasi ako rin ay sobrang nabigla at nairita sa ginawa nya.
Pinag-tripan yata ako, pucha!
Akala talaga nila laging okay lang ang mga ginagawa nila.
I know she was already drunk, kasi if not, she would not do it in her sober self.
Which made me more annoyed, dahil ngayon alam ko na ganyan pala sya malasing at di na niya alam ang ginagawa nya.
I clenched my fist and jutted my chin in irritation.
"Anong nakakatawa dun?" I asked my friends with squinted eyes to let them know na hindi ako natutuwa sa ginawa nya.
I quickly glanced in their direction and saw her friends laughing na nagpadagdag sa pagkainis ko.
"Sorry Pres, na shock lang kami. Bigla ba naman hablutin ang baso mo, buti nalang di mo nabitawan." Pagpapaliwanag ni Calvin.
"Tss... uwi na nga tayo!” I said in irritation.
"Mamaya na, bro. Yaan mo na yun, dare lang naman yun.” Sabi ni Lawrence.
"Swerte ka nga, Pres. Sana yung baso ko na lang ang kinuha nya.” Dagdag pa ni Robert.
"Oh, sayo na! Gusto mo?" Iritang sagot ko kay Robert while I pushed my glass to his direction but he also refused it.
"Joke lang Pres, ikaw naman gagalit agad."
"Ang labo mo rin Robert, ano? Sino ba talaga ang gusto mo sa kanila? Kanina, si Miel. Noong isang araw si Rina, tapos si Aika. Hahaha!" Dagdag naman ni Lawrence.
"Kahit sino sa kanila, orb. Mapansin lang nila ako, langit na."
"Asa kang mapapansin nila! In your dreams. Aasa ka lang sa wala."
Masasaktan ka lang. Ang tataas ng tingin sa sarili eh! Ang aarte!
"Hala! Ang bitter! Bakit ka nag-re real talk, Pres? Sakit nun ah!"
"Sa truth lang tayo, bro. Sabihin nyo nga, may nakita ba kayong pinansin ng mga yan? Di ba wala kahit isa sa kanila nagka boyfriend or narinig nating na involved sa kanila?" Tanong ni Dwayne."Di ba wala? Kasi ang tataas ng standard.”
"Oo nga no! Di kaya sila sila rin lang rin ang nagka kagustuhan sa isa't isa?" seryosong tanong tanong ni Calvin.
"Gago, wag kang magbiro ng ganyan bro. Sayang!” Pailing na sagot ni Robert.
Napaisip ako sa sinabi ni Calvin, I immediately brush it off.
That cannot be! Hindi pwede yun!
"Well, we never know." Lawrence shrugged his shoulders. "You can never tell. Pwedeng pustahan tayo?"
I gave them a dismissive wave of my hand. "Tigilan nyo yan! Walang pustahan na magaganap. Dalian nyo na yan at uuwi na tayo.”
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