KARA'S POV

I stirred on the bed and slowly opened my eyes, blinding lights from the window immediately flooded my vision.

"Ugh! Shit !" I groaned and closed my eyes again. Pakiramdam ko ay sasabog ang ulo ko. I swallowed hard feeling the dryness of my throat.

Paano kaya ako nakauwi? Asan na kaya si Yareli? Umuwi din ba siya? I tried to recall what happened last night pero wala talaga akong maalala. The last memory I have on my mind was when I was drinking with Brax.

"Flirtini... What the actual hell" I laughed remembering Brax's lame flirting line. Did I blacked out after that? How come I don't remember a thing after that?

"Did I blacked out?" I asked myself.

"Yes, you did!"

Nanindig ang balahibo ko pagkarinig ko ng boses na iyon.

'oh shit'

I mentally cursed myself. Unti-unti akong umupo, napalunok ako at Unti-unti ring inangat ang paningin ko. Kuya is leaning on the doorframe with his arms crossed over his chest, staring directly at me. Napalunok ulit ako.

I smiled sheepishly and looked away closing my eyes.

'What the hell! Am I in big trouble?'

"Bumangon na kayo jan at bumaba" sabi ni Kuya. Nakahinga ako nang maluwag nung maramdamang nakaalis na siya. Teka! Kayo? Eh mag-isa lang naman ako dito.

Napalingon ako sa tabi ko nang may maramdaman akong gumagalaw. Nanlaki ang mata ko nang makita ko si Yareli sa tabi ko na hawak-hawak ang ulo niya.

"Ugh! I hate hangover" She groaned.

"Did we get too drunk?" I asked her. She opened her eyes and looked at me.

"Yes!"

Napalingon kami ni Yareli sa may couch. Brax was there his hands crossed over his chest with a serious look on his face.

"Brax!"

"H-How long h-have you... been there?" I asked.

"Since last night?... or should I say dawn?" he said. So I'm thinking that these two slept over at our place. Iniuwi kami ni Brax?

"We slept over if that's what you're thinking... ayaw na kasi kaming pauwiin ni Tito Dominique---"

"And don't worry si Tita Serene ang nagbihis sa inyong dalawa" He said pointing at us. Napatingin agad ako sa suot ko, bihis na nga kami at hindi na suot yung mga dress na suot namin kagabi.

"Bumangon na kayo jan, nagluto si Kuya Kayden ng hangover soup." Tumayo siya mula sa couch at pinanood namin siyang makalabas sa kwarto ko.

Nagkatinginan kami ni Yareli. "Ganon ba tayo kalala para magalit silang dalawa?"

She laughed. "Ikaw lang" sabi niya at napahawak uli sa ulo niya.

"Ugh! My head."

Magsasalita pa sana ako kaso pakiramdam ko ay lalabas na lahat ng kinain ko. Agad akong tumakbo sa banyo at sumuka.

'Ugh! I'm never drinking again!'

I washed my face and brushed my teeth. Umiling ako habang tinititigan ang sarili ko sa salamin. Bakit ba wala akong maalala?

//

Nandito na kaming lahat sa dining room at lahat kami ay tahimik.Nandito rin sila Mommy at Daddy kaya medyo awkward ang hangin dito sa loob.

Tinititigan ko lang ang hangover soup na nasa harapan ko. Ganun din si Yareli na nasa tabi ko.

"Anong pang ginagawa niyo? Kumain na kayo" sabi ni Mommy.

Susubo na sana ako nang biglang magsalita si Kuya. "Hindi na mauulit yung ginawa niyong yon" sabi ni Kuya. Napalunok ako, nagkatinginan kami ni Yarelu tsaka unti-unting napatingin kay Kuya.

"Ano ka ba naman Kayden, let your sister enjoy... normal lang naman ang malasing" dad said smiling.

"Tsaka wala namang nangyaring masama sa kanila ni Yareli" sabi naman ni mommy.

"Hihintayin pa ba nating may mangyaring masama bago natin sila pagbawalang lumabas?" Kuya asked.

"Tama na... Parang hindi ka naman dumaan sa ganyang sitwasyon, hayaan mo na ang kapatid mo" sabi ni Mommy.

"Mom! I drink, yes. Pero hindi naman ako umabot sa ganong sitwasyon... alam ko parin ang ginagawa ko" sabi ni Kuya.Napalunok ako dahil ramdam ko ang tingin niya saakin.

'Ano ba kasing ginawa ko kagabi?'

"Calm down, Kayden... We're eating" sabi ni Daddy.

Kuya sighed at ibinaba ang hawak niyang kutsara't tinidor tapos ay tumingin saamin ni Yareli.

"Drake sent me the CCTV footage last night...." bumaling siya kina mommy at daddy.

"And guess what? Kung hindi dumating si Brax baka kung ano ng nangyari kay Kara" he said. I heard my dad sighed. Napalunok uli ako at tumingin kay Yareli.

"A-Ako po! Kasalanan ko po Tito! That... That's my fault... Iniwan ko po kasi si Kara---"

"Kasalanan niyong dalawa dahil lumalabas kayo ng walang kasama." Kuya said cutting Yareli off. Tumayo si Kuya at tumingin muli sa amin ni Yareli.

"S-Sorry" I said. But he just sighed and started to walk away.

"Nawalan na ko ng gana" He mumbled.

"Kayden!" tawag sa kanya ni mommy pero nag dire-diretso lang siya sa pag-akyat.

Yumuko ako at bumuntong-hininga. I know when Kuya's mad. He never leaves the dining table unless we're all finished eating, kahit nga may tawag siya sa opisina di niya sinasagot. Pero ngayon di pa niya nakakalahati yung kinakain niya nag walk out na siya. I closed my eyes and sighed. He's fuming right now. bakit ba kasi hindi ko maalala ying nangyari kagabi? What did I do last night to make him so mad?

"Kumain na kayo" Sabi ni Mommy. "Mainit lang ang ulo ng kuya mo" sabi pa niya.

"But next time---" tumingin si dad saaming dalawa ni Yareli. "Hindi na kayo pwedeng lumabas ng kayong dalawa lang.Understand?"dad said and we both nodded.

"Palalagpasin ko to ngayon.... kaya umayos kayong dalawa" dad said pointing at us.

"Yes Dad"

"Yes Tito"

Kaming tatlo nalang nila Yareli at Brax ang naiwan dito, Yareli took a deep breath nung makaalis sila mom at dad.

"Grabe! mas nakakatakot pa si Kuya Kayden kesa kay Tito Dom" she said.

"Tsk. Pasaway kasi kayong dalawa" ani ni Brax tsaka umiling.

"Wow! said the guy with a Fake I.D duh!" Yarelu said rolling her eyes at Brax.

"The guy with a fake I.D saved your asses, duh!" Brax said mocking Yareli. I giggled and nodded.

"Thanks Braxton Flynn!" I said.

"Mr. Flirtini" I laughed. Tinignan niya ako ng nakasimangot. Yun lang ang maalala ko hanggang sa Flirtini lang ni Brax, bakit ba wala talaga akong maalala?

"If I remembered correctly we just had a few shots... so why did I blacked out?"

Braxton laughed. "Few shots? FEW?!? Kulang nalang inumin mo na lahat ng inumin sa bar" sabi ni Brax.

I smiled sheepishly. "Oh?.... baka yung everclear, nakakaclear ng mind kahit isang shot lang.. hehe" I joked. But he gave me a cold stare.

"Wait! You drank everclear?" tanong ni Yareli. Tumango ako.

"I had one shot"

"Isang shot huh?" tanong ni Brax. I looked at him confused. Tumango ako pero natawa na naman siya.

"Tsk. You had like four shots of Everclear, then you ordered a bottle of whiskey and drank it all by yourself---"

"Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Alcoholic ba kayong dalawa? Ang lakas niyong uminom eh" sabi niya habang umiiling.

"Ugh!" I groaned. Kaya naman pala ako na blangko kagabi,naparami pala yung ininom ko.

"I think you underestimated the power of Everclear" Brax chuckled. Kaya naman pala ako nalasing dahil sa alak na yon?

"Oh my God!" I mumbled. Kaya ba galit si Kuya? dahil masyado kaming nagpakalasing? o may nagawa pa akong kahihiyan?

//

"Ugh!! Why. Can't. I. Remember. A. Damn. Thing!" I groaned habang inuuntog ang ulo ko sa mesa bawat salita, napasabunot na naman sa ulo ko. Nandito na ako ngayon sa Selene kasama ko si Yareli dito sa opisina ko.

"Isn't it weird? that I don't remember anything from last night?" tanong ko kay Yareli.

"Yareliiiii........" tawag ko dahil hindi niya ako sinagot.

"What?!"

"Do you remember anything from last night?" tanong ko.

"Clear as crystal!" she answered. Napaayos ako ng upo at tumingin sa kanya."And how I wished I blacked out just like you!" she said and closed her eyes.

"What do you mean?" tanong ko.

"I still feel embarrassed..." she said and glared at me. What did I do wrong?

"Huh? May ginawa ba ako kagabi? did I danced on tabletops? yeah did I took too many shots? Think I kissed someone but I forgot? Did we maxed our credit cards? did we get kicked out of the bar? ---"

"Kara!" she said in a warning voice.

"So we hit the boulevard? We went streaking in the park? Skinny dipping in the dark? ---"

"Kara Seriously! I'm gonna punch you"

"Did we have a ménage à trois?"I continued. Ang saya talaga pikunin neto.

"Ugh KARA!!!"

"yeah I think we broke the law---"

"KARA VIXEN! CAN YOU PLEASE STOP  QUOTING KATY PERRY!" She screamed at me. I shut my lips and and nodded.

"Thank You!" she said when I finally shut up."Tell me then 'cause I don't remember a damn thing!" I said.

She sighed and looked at me. "You seriously can't remember anything?" she asked. Tumango ako.

"Maybe Katy Perry will help" she laughed at me, I rolled my eyes at her.

"Seriously!" she said and reached for her phone. "listen to this song."She said. Tumayo ako at naupo rin sa couch.

Katy Perry's Thinking of You started playing.

" That's a great song actually---"

Napalunok ako.

"You..... You're mine. "

"That was the besttttt kiss I ever had"

"I Love you mister stranger!"

Umiling ako. Was that memories from last night? Oh my God! don't tell me I kissed someone? I touched my lips ang looked ar Yareli. What the fuck. She stopped the song and looked at me.

"What? Did you remember something?" She asked.

"D-Did... I... I m-make o-out.... with a r-random s-stranger?" Tanong ko.

Umiling siya tsaka bumuntong-hininga. "No, but what you did is big trouble!" she said. Nanlaki ang mga mata ko.

Tangina naman!

"Hooo...Ako ang nahihiya para sayo eh" she said cringing. I closed my eyes and pulled out my hair.

I groaned again. Why can't I remember a damn thing? Tumayo si Yareli at nagsimulang maglakad papunta sa pintuan. Tumingin siya saakin bago magsalita.

"I'll give you a clue.... you told me this when you saw me---"

"Yareli, look I found him!" she said imitating my voice. I looked at her confuse. Sino naman ang nahanap ko?

"Mag-isip ka muna... I'll see you later!" she said and saluted. Nakatitig parin ako sa pintuan hanggang ngayon. Iniisip ko yung sinabi ni Yareli. Sino naman ang nakita ko kagabi?

Naupo ako sa couch at sinabunutan ang sarili ko. Ano ba kasing nangyari kagabi?

May manyak na lalake, tapos dumating si Brax para iligtas ako.Pagkatapos non ay uminom kami, tapos uminom pa ulit ako. Tapos uminom pa ulit ako, I remebered ordering a bottle of whiskey, then Brax stopping me sinasabi niya na umuwi na daw kami.

"Kill joy!" bulong ko sa sarili ko.

"After that... He took the bottle from me, tapos.... tapos...."

"what happened after that?" tanong ko sa sarili ko I groaned again and pulled out my hair again. Pagkatapos ng araw na to siguro kalbo na ako.

"Ah! We went to the dancefloor" I laughed finally remembering that part from last night. "We were dancing and then I saw someone who look like Taehyung! and I followed him---"

I stopped after realising what I'm saying. "Oh?!" Natutop ko ang bibig ko.

'No way!'

That's probably not him right? Mas okay pang total stranger nalang yon kesa siya. That will be too awkward for the both of us.

"That's probably not him" I whispered to myself. I shut my eyes and and swallowed the lump in my throat. My heart beat getting fast, hindi ko alam pero pakiramdam ko ay ninenerbyos ako na ewan.

"You.... You're mine"

"I kissed him!"

"Mister! Remember this, You... You're mine"

"This guy..... is mine.... oh?... Understand?"

"You.... I.. loveyou!"

"Kiss me!"

"I said Kiss me"

"I. Love .You"

"Now kiss me"

"That was the besttttt kiss I ever had"

"I Love you mister stranger!"

Napamulat ako. Para akong binuhusan ng malamig na tubig dahil sa mga katagang nagpapaulit-ulit sa utak ko.This is too embarassing. Sinampal ko ng paulit ulit ang pisngi ko. My Ghaaaad! Bakit ko ba iyon ginawa? Bakit ko ba sinabi ang mga iyon? I just confessed to someone, ordered him to kiss me and owned him like he's mine. And now I remember singing my heart out to Katy Perry's Thinking ot you. Then admitting that I still love him.

'Kara Vixen! nakakahiya ka!!'

"I.. I didn't say that to Taehyung right?" I asked myself. Umiling ako at napalunok.

"Right! Bakit naman siya pupunta sa bar diba?" I laughed. Umiling uli ako.

"I said that to a total stranger no harm done---" Napatigil ako nang maalala na hinalikan niya ako pabalik. I touched my lips, I know he kissed me back last night.

"Kung sino man yon... quits na kami" I said.

Napapikit ako at nahiga sa couch. Sana pala hindi ko nalang pinilit alalahanin kung anong nangyari kagabi. Ngayon nagsisisi na ako, parang gusto ko nalang mag pagkain sa lupa at mawala na.

I was startled when my phone started to ring. Napalunok ako nang makita ang caller I.D.

Future Husband💜

My hand is shaking while I was reaching for my phone, debating whether I should answer or not.It has been a long time since I received anything from him.And its funny that after all this time His name hasn't been changed yet.

I took a deep breath, napapikit ako nang ilapat ko ang cellphone sa tenga ko.

"H-Hello?" My heart feels like going out of my ribcage right now.

"Kara!"

"W-Who's t-this?" Napalunok ako. I know who this is but I'll just pretend that I didn't know who it was. I heard him sigh.

"I-Its me.... Taehyung---"

"Can we talk?"