It's currently 4:43 pm and I'm waiting for Ali after fixing myself, I'm wearing a rose gold spaghetti strap silk dress and silver heels, I'm checking my make up when my phone buzzed.

"Is Ella even coming boo? she's not answering my calls" I read Ali's text.

"She is boo baka busy lang magayos" I replied.

I applied my lipstick bago nagpaalam kina tito na hihintayin ko na sa labas si Ali. He doesn't seem to support yung lakad ko ngayon pero sabi ni tita wag ko na daw pansinin and that I should have fun every now and then.

After 5 minutes I saw Ali's car na paparating so I stood up from the bench and waved at her.

Her windshield is really dark so I can't actually see her but I know she's smiling right now.

"Hi gorgeous.."

She came down the car before opening the door for me.

"Stop teasing Ali, magsisimula palang yung lakad natin"

She giggled.

"Dapat ba pag patapos na?" she asked.

I just smiled at her silliness.

"So? san na nga kasi part dorm ni Keily?" she asked bago kami umalis.

"Omg hi guysss!!! I'm soooo excited! sana maraming pogii!" Keily shouted while getting in sa kotse.

She looks so chic in her black pencil cut skirt and cropped ruffled white off-shoulder.

"So?! which club do you guys plan to go?!" she excitedly asked.

We just looked at each other.

"What?! hanggang ngayon di pa nakakadecide?!"

"We'll decide when we get Ella" sagot ni Ali.

Nagchikahan lang kami hanggang sa dorm ni Ella.

"Hoy mga bakla!! angaganda niyo naman! pero saglet papasok ang pinakamaganda" Ella greeted before getting inside the car.

"Excuse me? stop talking about the driver, nadidistract ako" sabat ni Ali.

"Ay may umeepal ayoko na" pagtatampo ni Ella.

"Then get out" pagbibiro ni Ali.

Nakatanggap naman siya ng batok dahil nasa likuran niya lang si Ella.

Ahh how I missed this.. it's true, we all really needed to make walwal.

"So? where do we go?" tanong ni Keily.

"How about Xylo?" Ella suggested.

"Too crowded" Ali answered.

"Hmm Royal Night Club?" dagdag ni Ella.

"Too luxurious" Ali again aswered her.

"Okay, Top of the Alpha?"

"Too formal"

"Alam mo ikaw puro ka reklamo! ikaw nagyaya diba?!ikaw na nga magisip! " inis na sabi ni Ella.

Ali smiled.

"Oh bakit ako? I just thought baka ikaw expert dito walwalera ka e"

"Revel at the Palace nalang" sabat ko.

"Sounds good!" sabi ni Keily.

"Di ako papayag, we'll settle this my way" sabat ni Ella.

"Jack en poy!"

"Ahhh puta!" sigaw ni Ella.

"Haha I won." I said.

Ali chuckled looking at me.

The car ride was rather full of bickering ni Ali at Ella habang tawa lang kami ng tawa ni Keily.

"Okay look, ayoko na okay? talo na ako!" they've been doing this over and over now.

"Okay so spill it, what's been bothering you?" Ali asked Ella.

"Ano kase!"

"Ano nga?!" naiinip na sabi ni Keily.

"Teka lang naman teh!may lakad may lakad?!" sagot ni Ella.

"Ano na nga?" mahinahong sagot ko.

"Si ano e... ano kasi.."

"Ay pucha!" Ali shouted.

"SI ETHAN!" galit na sigaw ni Ella.

Natahimik naman kami lahat di makapaniwala sa narinig namin.

"I thought you broke up with him?" seryosong tanong ni Ali while still driving.

"Oo pero.."

"Pero ano?!"

"Alam mo kung nagmamadali ka mauna ka na!" sinigawan ni Ella si Keily.

"Ano ba naiintiriga lang!" pagdepsensa niya.

"Pero kasi I recently found out na he has been cheating na pala noon pa.."

"WHAT?!" we said in uniform.

"He's been seeing this girl na pala kahit kami pa"

"And by 'this girl' you mean you know her?" I asked.

She showed us a picture.

"Gurl!! ano ba yan!? ampangit mo na nga mas pangit pa sayo!" sigaw ni Keily.

"Ewan ko kung matutuwa ako Keil ha hindi ko talaga alam!" sagot ni Ella.

"So you're saying you haven't moved on yet?" singit ni Ali.

We were left speechless.

"Ha? e.."

"Say it" Ali once again attacked Ella.

"I mean it takes time diba?!"

"It takes time if it was a good relationship! but it wasn't actually like that right?" I asked.

"Well, it was.. I swear it was, pero kasi nga! ah! ewan ko basta bahala na, nahurt lang ako no!" Ella said in defense.

I saw Ali frowning tightly holding the wheel.

"Remember there are a lot of fish in the ocean, but there's more to it than meets the eye" Ali said.

"There's also trash in the ocean" dagdag niya.

Natawa lang ako sa pagpapahiwatig niya na basura lang si Ethan.

"Ewan ko kung words of wisdom ba yon o you're raising awareness sa water pollution" sagot ni Ella.

"Yes" hayup naman Ali. Napairap nalang si Ella.

"Hoy ano ba that's not why we're together, let's just party na!" Keily just saved the atmosphere as Ali lightly smiled again.

"Ay gurl angganda pala dito!" sabi ni Keily habang papasok kami sa entrance.

"Let's have a good one" Ali smiled.

Di pa kami nakakahanap ng mauupuan when Ella stopped in her tracks.

"Wait.. isa that?" Keily asked while looking sa direction ng mata ni Ella.

"Is what, what?" Ali asked.

"10 o'clock" Keily whispered.

"Why the hell is Ethan here?" naiinis kong tanong.

"Uhm hello, may karapatan din naman siya magclubbing" sagot ni Keily.

I looked at Ali who's clearly disturbed while trying to look at other things.

"Uy shet wait wait! is that 'the girl'??" Keily emphasized.

Ella is still standing frozen in her place looking straight kay Ethan at yung girl na naglalandian.

Before I could even turn to look at Ali, I saw her charging towards the two before grabbing Ethan's shirt and punching him in the face.

"Ali!" I immediately ran to them and held Ali's arm bago sumunod sina Keily at Ella.

"What the hell?!" sigaw ni Ethan habang tumatayo at hawak ang pisngi.

"Holy- Sam?! what was that for?! that hurt like shit!" he looked at Ali confused.

"And you think hindi nasaktan yung kaibigan ko?!" sigaw ni Ali pabalik.

"Wha-" he finally noticed Ella sa likod ni Keily.

He licked his lips and grabbed his hair.

"Good God, antagal na nun ah! how many months ago?!"

"It doesn't fuckin matter!" Ali again shouted.

Ethan looked at Ali straight in the eye.

"If you leave now, I'll forget this ever happened" he seriously said.

"Try me" Ali coldly answered.

"Tama na! Sam tara na" hinila ni Ella si Ali pero tinanggal niya yung kamay niya sa pagkakahawak while still looking at Ethan ng masama.

"Fine, we'll leave.. this never happened"

I understand ayaw ni Ethan may lumabas about this, Ali's name is already big enough plus he's a criminology student baka mapahiya siya pag naikalat tong nangyari.

He left with his 'girl' na nagsnob lang kay Ella.

Hayup na yan kala mo kung sinong may pinaglalaban.

"O.M.G!!ahhh that was so much fun!" excited na sigaw ni Keily.

Ali scoffed.

Natawa nalang kami, I almost forgot na nagsisimula palang yung walwalan namin.

"Thanks" rinig kong sabi ni Ella kay Ali.

"Ew" Ali replied.

"Tanginang yan! buti nga naaappreciate ko e!" bawi ni Ella.

"Yeah yeah next time kasi pumili ka ng maayos" sagot ni Ali.

We already found a place and sat down before ordering drinks.

"Hey uhm, can we have tequila shots, a bottle of vodka and four glasses of clean whiskey" Ali ordered sa waiter.

"And oh keep it coming" dagdag niya.

"Hoy gagooo! hahaha I feel drunk already!" natatawang sigaw ni Ella.

Andami naman kasing inorder ni Ali kala mo naman talaga, if I know naman her alcohol tolerance is so low she'd be dead after a bottle of gin.

Dumating na yung drinks namin at agad namang sinunggaban ni Ella. Gosh I can feel her pain from here.

"This is why I told that dude to keep it coming" Ali said before taking a shot herself.

"Let the games begin!!" sabay abot sakin ng shot ni Keily.

Suddenly the DJ blasted a loud music.

Ah yes, tonight we let go of reality.

God anong oras na ba? di nauubos yung iniinom namin ah. It came to a point na humahagulgol na si Ella, she revealed na she's been having a hard time kasi binabawi na siya ng biological parents niya para pagaralin sa college.

She said she didn't want na magkaron pa ng kahit anong utang na loob sakanila after they abandoned her like that, everything she is and will be is for her mom now.

I can't stand her biological family too, angkapal ng mukha e. Imagine ipapamigay mo tas babawiin mo ngayon at may patutunguhan na?, ano to aso lang?! ay apaka talaga.

I'm a bit tipsy already after all those shots but compared to Ella, I feel so alive. Halos nagdikit na sila ni Ali sa kakasiksik niya.

I can clearly see how annoyed Ali is pero hinahayaan niya lang kasi nagdradrama pa si Ella at lasing na rin siya.

Suddenly sumandal si Keily sakin at tumawa.

"Guys guys bet tayo, I'll make that guy buy me a drink" sabay turo sa lalake sa may bar.

He's got a good built but kind of formal in his dark blue suit drinking beer.

"Ano nanamang trip mo?!" I shouted at her.

"Shh shh just watch this.. " she said before standing up dizzily.

I didn't stop her, this will be a good show. We just watched her as she started to move closer to the guy, we were facing his back so we couldn't see his expression.

Nagulat kami when a girl suddenly grabbed her arm na nasa braso nung lalake.

Tatayo na sana ako to help her when she bowed sakanila parang nagsosorry and came to us agad agad.

"So? how'd it go?" Ali asked sounding drunk.

"Walangyang bungangerang yan! akala mo naman kung sinong maganda! mas hot ako ha!"

"Ha? e sino ba yon?" I asked.

"Girlfriend daw niya"

Ella accidentally spit her drink bago tumawa ng malakas.

"Hahahaha! what the hell Keil!? gaano ka ba kamalas?! hahahah!"

"Iinom mo nalang yan" sabi ni Ali before taking a shot once again.

"Saglit I have to use the restroom" nagpaalam ako sakanila bago pumuntang banyo.

Paglabas ko anlakas lakas na ng music at andami nang tao sa dance floor, nagulat ako wala na silang tatlo sa table namin.

"What the hell?, san nagsisisiksik mga yun?"

Tumingin ako sa paligid when I saw Ali standing sa may gilid ng dance floor.

I went to her and grabbed her hand bago hilain pabalik ng table namin.

"Where the hell is Ella?!" I shouted so she could hear.

"I'm not supposed to tell you!" she shouted back.

"What?! what happened?! anong pinasok niyo!?"

"I have nothing to do with it this time!"

"Cut the shit Ali! nasaan si Ella?!"

She sighed before rolling her eyes.

"She's fighting 'the girlfriend'" she emphasized.

"What girlfriend?"

"Yung suit guy na chinansingan ni Keil, apparently she called Keily 'haliparot'" she emphasized again.

Ali is more than drunk, she's almost stumbling in her tracks.

"The fuck?! then where the hell is Keily?!" I asked.

"Stopping Ella from fighting 'the girlfriend'"

"What?! and what are you doing there sa may dancefloor?"

"Ugh! I'm supposed to be stopping you from stopping Keily from stopping Ella from fighting 'the girlfriend'"

Lord bakit naman! jusko kayo mapapahamak kaming lahat nito e.

"Sit down and don't move!" I commanded Ali in which she quickly obliged, halos makatulog na siya the moment she sat down.

Ish this kid.

I went around looking for Ella and Keily when I bumped into someone.

"Aray!"

"Ahh miss? hala sorry ah di ko sadya andami kasing tao e, okay ka lang ba?" taranta niyang tanong before he helped me up.

"Oo, I'm good thanks" wala na akong oras sakanya tinuloy ko nang hanapin sina Ella.

I finally saw them sa gilid ng pool sa labas nakaupo habang nagbabasa ng paa.

"The hell guys! I've been looking for you! san ba kayo nangugulo ha?!" sigaw ko.

"Chill naman jan teh! tingnan mo kami oh chill lang, ha? chill" sagot ni Ella halatang lasing na lasing na.

"Gaga ka e, basa na yung jeans mo! parang tanga talaga" I lifted her up before taking her shoes.

"Keil let's go, si Ali magisa sa loob,help me with Ella"

"Arghhh this bitch, masisira pa yung outfit ko e bigat kaya niyan" pagrereklamo niya.

"Tutulungan mo ako o itutulak kita sa pool?"

"Fine fine.. highblood e"

Nakabalik na kami sa loob and just as we entered the back door to the pool I saw someone na nasa table namin with Ali.

"Aray Ella umayos ka nga muna, di ka magaan" nadistract ako sa bigat ni Ella that when I looked back sa table the girl is already toppling Ali.

She's clearly dead drunk halos nakahiga na siya.

"Putang inang higad ka anong balak mo sa buhay mo ha?!" I couldn't control my words when I grabbed the girl's hair and pulled her sa dance floor.

I ignored her cries of pain and continued to drag her along.

"Hoy malande! you're clearly taking advantage of a drunk woman! tangina mo!" I was raging.

"Hindi ko alam na-"

"Anong hindi mo alam?! hindi mo alam na lasing yung tao!? pwes alam ko na kaladkarin ka so it's either we fight now o we fight sa labas!"

I got startled when someone pulled me away.

"Keil bitawan mo ako! let me go I have to teach that bitch a lesson!!" nagpumiglas pa ako sa hawak ni Keily.

"Enough!! myghad! akala ko outfit ko lang masisira!! look at my make up?! urghh so annoying!"

She pushed me paupo sa couch katabi ni Ali na tulog parin, at ni Ella who's still drinking.

Panginoong mahabagin andami nang nangyari gusto ko nalang rin lamunin ng mother earth.

I looked at Ali before inayos yung belt at zinipper ulit yung dark green cropped long sleeve niya at inayos yung kwelyo nito.

Her abs are showing again dahil sa posisyon niya kaya minabuti kong takpan ng panyo ko. No more higads for you tonight Ms. Buenavista.

We were basically wasted and it's just 12:17 am. I decided na ivideo call si Bri sa phone ni Ali since lowbatt na ako, 12:17 pm na sakanila ngayon.

"Bri?! naririnig mo ba ako?"

"Ha? nasan kayo?!" she looked confused.

"Oh we're at a club!" I answered .

"Tangina bat ka den tumawag? nasa club pala kayo?!"

"Aba nagreklamo ka pa buti nga naalala parin kita!" I teased her.

"Angingay naman e!"

Tch arte naman ng babaitang to.

"Keily! request ka nga ng slow song sa DJ!!" inutusan ko si Keily para magkarinigan na kami dito.

"Hi bebe Briiii!" bati ni Ella bago uminom nanaman.

"Ramdam ko yung pagkalasing niyo hanggang dito" sagot ni Bri.

"Ohh not meee!!" singit ni Keily.

"Okay sige sabi mo e"

"Bri? I called kasi miss ka na namin!"

"Oh ano ngayon?" she sarcastically answered.

"Ay hayup ka apaka walang kwenta mo" paginarte ko.

"San si Ali?" tanong niya.

I pointed the camera at Ali which made Bri laugh so hard.

"Ahhh some things never change"

Sinandal ko yung phone ni Ali sa bote sa lamesa para makita kami apat sa frame.

"Let's pretend na magkakasama lang tayong lahat" I said.

"Okay! so ayon! hahaha! woooo! hindi ko alam kung bakit ko ba pinasok tong course na'to! dapat sumama nalang kami jan sayo!" sigaw ni Ella habang umiiyak nanaman.

"Ella you're a drunk hot mess, get a grip" Bri answered.

"I know I'm hot, thank you for noticing"

I mentally facepalmed.

"By the way Bri, how's studies?" tanong ko.

"Really? you really called to ask me how's studies?" she asked sarcastically.

"I don't want a word about that! party kayo? sali na rin ako" she said before showing that she's holding a can of beer.

"Guys guys! ganda yung kanta sayaw ako ha!" paalam ni Keily.

"Don't screw just any guy!!" bilin ni Ella.

These people really, what a headache.

I was talking to Bri when Ali's phone suddenly rang and I saw the caller ID.

"Dad"

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uwu :>