We were already in the bar. It was around BGC kaya medyo natagalan kaming nakapunta and also the traffic. The ambiance around feels surreal. 

Zophiya and I went upstairs to go to our friends' table. I already saw Leigh who was already drinking a cocktail.

She was wearing a black velvet bralette and black skirt partnered with black lipstick. It emphasized her boobs. I immediately looked at mine and I got suddenly conscious. UGH!

" Hey!" I greeted her. Umikot ako para makaupo sa tabi niya. " Where's the two?"

" CR?" She questionly answered. " Kumusta ka pala? Long time no shit!"

I chuckled because I didn't give them a proper farewell. " I'm doing great." I gave him a small smile.

" Mukha nga. Masarap ba mga Thomasians?"  She suddenly mentioned that made me shook. She even poured a laugh while having a drink. " Ay! Wait, tagay ka muna!"

Napailing na lang ako. I don't want to be KJ pero my other friends weren't still here. " Later," I replied.

I glanced to the stair where someone was walking upstairs. She placed her hair on her left shoulder and waved.

" Musta girls?" Ashley greeted us at afar. " AAAA!" She suddenly shouted in excitement when she saw me.

She was wearing a gold camisole top and a pair of mom jeans partnered with a piece of neck jewelry.

She kissed both sides of my cheeks and came to my friends too.

" Like that wear, Sis!" I pointed out. She looks sexy in it.

" Whatever!" She chuckled. " So where's Emma? Hindi ba talaga siya pinayagan ng mama niya?" She laughed and she took the shot glass that Leigh's offered me earlier.

" I don't know," I shrugged my arms. " Try to reach her! Calls? Text?" I suggested while touring my eyes inside the bar.

" Okay! Fine," Zophiya insisted.

" So! Ano ganap?!" Leigh asked us because she was busy drinking.

" Ang taas naman ng tolerance mo! Sana all ha!" Ashley mentioned while looking at her.

" Gaga!" Leigh cursed and she had a drink again.

" Nakikita mo 'yun, Leigh?" Ashley suddenly pointed out to the guy who was leaning his arms in the barrier. He was talking with his friend.

" Sino ba riyan?!" Leigh whispered to us while glazing her eyes properly. She looks excited.

" The guy in white!" Ashley answered back while tapping her arms.

" E, parehas silang nakaputi, Gago!" Leigh rolled her eyes in frustration.

" Ay! Tanga! Linawan mo mata mo!" Ashley answered back.

" 'Wag na lang," Leigh sounded lost after he figured out the whole wear of the guy.

" Oh! Gucci," Ashley whispered slowly.

" Hindi tayo mayaman, beh! Kaya manahimik na lang tayo 'no?! I-enjoy na lang natin," Leigh mentioned, losing hope to catch the guy. But on the other hand, I just lost their connection for I don't know years so I don't know what's happening to Leigh.

" Pero bet mo bang kausapin? Nakainom ka naman na ata!" Ashley forced again.

" Sige, be! Ikaw na nakaisip, ikaw na rin gumawa. Idamay mo pa ako sa kakatihang namumuo sa katawan mo!" Leigh said.

I chuckled when I heard that they fought again because of guys. I'm only staring at the bar door, hoping that a girl will enter.

" Shit!" I suddenly ran to the girl who was downstairs to meet her.

May mga nababangga na rin akong mga guys and girls. Until I passed the dance floor and went to the door.

Emma was in a high ponytail. She was wearing a plaid terno crop top and skirt partnered with thigh high heels. She was glazing her eyes around the bar looking like a lost girl.

" Emma! You came!" I hugged her tightly. I know it's so awkward doing this. But god damn! I miss my best friends!

" My ghod, Natasha?! Ikaw na ba 'to?!" She looked at me from my top to the bottom. I turned around so she can see my whole wear even though I am still wearing my school uniform. I will wear sana 'yung jacket ko but I remember na pinahiram ko 'yun kay Giselle. " Pretty isn't it?"

" Pretty eshnot et." She mocked.

" Ugh! Let's go! They're upstairs." Pag-yaya ko.

We already went upstairs and I saw Ashley and Leigh laughing together.

" Okay..." Emma wondered while looking at the two 'will be wasted' girls.

" Emma!" Zophiya immediately hugged her.

We already went to the table. And a guy asked for Leigh's number but Zophiya handled it. She just didn't give her number even tho Leigh wanted it.

" Wait! Girls, I will go to the counter. I will buy more hard drinks." I shouted at them because it's so loud here especially the bast boosted music and the students talking too.

" A bottle of Cuervo and... that one!" I pointed in Bacardi. I don't think if we can drink that all night but at least we have fun. It's so great again to see that we're a whole squad again.

I saw the bartender gave me two bottles of it. I hold it with my two hands because it was so heavy.

" Can I help you?" A guy suddenly asked permission. I glazed my eyes to see him carefully because of the dancing lights. He wore a grey dress shirt tucked inside his pair of black slacks partnered with leather shoes.

" Uh... Uh!" I stuttered. " If you may." I smiled.

" Oh yeah! Sure." Until he insisted to carry it.

" How are you, Ms. Natasha? It's been years. If I can count properly." He asked me while we were walking upstairs.

" I'm doing great with my studies. Actually, I am taking Business Administration as my course." I excitedly replied to him. " How about you? I'm not hearing any news after I left." I asked.

" I'm doing good. Don't worry about me. I'm helping my dad with his business here. And also I'm doing a part-time job din." He answered and gave me a smile.

" What do you mean by having a part-time job here?" I asked him, wondering.

" Yeah! Yeah! My dad owns this place." He proudly answered but still sounded humble. " I want to help the bartenders too. I just want to explore things. I don't want to be stuck always in our house." He laughed.

" Really? You own this place?!" I shockingly asked. I don't know that this is their bar!

" Yeah!" He laughed.

" We're here." I slowly whispered to him. And I even pointed out our place.

He placed it on the table.

" Lance?!" Napako 'yung tingin ni Zophiya sa kaniya after he help me to brought the beers. Lance also is one of Gilbert's friend.

" Why so shock--" I stopped when I realized something. " Never mind, girl,"

" And! Yeah," I let out a deep breath. I glazed my sight to Lance. " Thank you,"

" If you want free beers, just catch my attention downstairs," He tapped my shoulder and I gave him a smile.

" He owns this?" Zophiya whispered to me while my friends were busy drinking.

I gave her a nod.

" That's a hundred percent fuck shit and bull shit." She massaged her head. " AAAA! Punta na lang tayo sa different bar!" She pleased. " It's too awkward,"

" We are here already," Ashley suddenly answered. I don't know that she was eavesdropping on us earlier.

" Umiikot na paningin ko! Dati Tanduay medyo kinakaya ko pa!" Leigh mentioned in a drunky voice.

" Paanong hindi iikot, kanina ka pa umiinom?!" Ashley shouted and tapped our arms and that was the sign na tatayo kami. "Dahil diyan, it's time to party!

" Really?!" I asked her.

" Sasayaw lang, Sis!" Ashley mentioned. " Leigh! Pakitaan mo nga 'to ng cheerleading steps!"

" Hoy, Boba! Binibigyan mo ng idea 'yan! Mamaya mag-split pa yan sa dancefloor, e!" Emma immediately joined the conversation.

We were now walking going downstairs and we just blend into the crowd. And I make sure na nakadala ako ng shotglass na may laman.

Hindi pa ako masyadong nakakainom also Zophiya and Emma. We just saw Ashley and Leigh dancing around.

" They're fucking completely drunk," Zophiya whispered while crossing her arms.

" Wasted kamo!" Emma replied back.

" Let's just join them!" Yaya ko sa kanila. I want to have fun because in a few days we were going back to study days again! And also we were in college so less time in everything.

I slowly moved my hips sidewards and just feeling the beat while I'm holding the shot glass on my right side.

" Woo!" I saw Leigh shouting. She was really enjoying it.

I saw Zophiya who was standing there. Looked like a mannequin.

" Ugh!" I expressed myself because Zophiya was being a KJ!

" Yea! So baduy!" Ashley suddenly mentioned habang ginugulo niya yung buhok niya.

" Who will drive you all home kapag nalasing ako, huh?!" Zophiya immediately mentioned. She was not that frustrated but sounded like she was caring about the girls.

" Puta! Ang sakit ng ulo ko." Napahawak si Leigh sa braso ni Ashley until I heard a puke sound.

" Tangin-" Ashley stopped and suddenly ran to the bathroom.

" Hala! Shet! Sorry!" Leigh was catching Ashley. Until Zophiya stopped her from running.

" Let's just bring her upstairs muna, Jusmiyo!" Zophiya massaged the bridge of her nose while Leigh was hugging her body.

" 'To panyo! Punasan mo muna bibig niyan!" Emma got her handkerchief inside her bag.

" Thanks," Zophiya replied.

Tumulong na lang ako sa pagbuhat kay Leigh habang si Emma ay sumunod sa bathroom kung nasaan si Ashley.

" How can I drink if they are already wasted?!" I rolled my eyes.

" Tanga!" Leigh suddenly held her head high. " Hindi... ako l-lasing." She stuttered. She was not admitting it.

" Rest first," Zophiya ordered Leigh while resting her body on the couch. " Pakibantayan, I will buy water downstairs lang so she can be hydrated." She mentioned this to me while getting her pouch.

" Really?!" I stopped when I saw that Zophiya was walking now away.

I looked at Leigh's face and she was in red! And I glazed my sight sa Cuervong binili ko earlier. It was 3/4 already!

I poured it on the shot glass and have a drink while waiting for my friends. I just want to try even though I'm drinking all the different hard drinks that we bought earlier.

Until I saw a text coming from Emma.

From: Emma

I-uuwi ko na si Ashley! Pakisabi na lang kay Zophiya. Umalis na rin ako kasi baka ma-grounded pa. Thank you for the night! And also enjoy. 'Till next time

I immediately looked at the text carefully and also I read it repeatedly. They went home without saying goodbye in personal?! UGH!

I just have a toast again but now I drank the Bacardi ones.

Naduwal ako when I tasted it.

" Here!" Zophiya suddenly appeared. " Then now you're the one who is drinking?" She furrowed her brows.

" Y-yeaH!" Banggit ko. " You are so beautiful tonight!"

" What a pain in the ass!" I heard her whispered while opening the bottled water.

" Where's Emma and Ashley na ba?" She asked me.

" They left us!" Pagdadrama ko. I even touched my chest.

" What the shit!" She mentioned it in a different way. It sounded like she was mad. " I will go home you two na," She insisted.

" I just left you saglit and then you are already drunk!" She mentioned to me. " And also!" She remembered something.

" Girl! The debut party surprise plan!" She whispered to me but I think she was still angry about what's happening.

" Surprise!" I chuckled with action.

Zophiya immediately covered my mouth when I said that.

She gasped. " Let's just talk about it tomorrow. Or let's just re-schedule about it. Looks like you couldn't understand what you're saying right now, Natasha," She mentioned to me.

" Let's go home," She said in a calm voice.

" I will call my driver na lang!" I laughed at her. " I don't want to be a 'pain in the ass'," I replied.

" I can't leave you here," She fired back, concerned.

" I can, Zophiya. Just go. And bring my best friend home safe," I ordered to her and I drank a glass of Bacardi again.

" You're sure, huh?" She questionly answered to me. " Just call your driver first para mapanatag ako."

I chuckled because she didn't stop ordering me. " Okay!" I took my phone inside my pouch. 

Pinakita ko rin sa kaniya that I'm finding the contacts even though my sight was really blurry that time. " It's ringing!" I smiled.

Napailing na lang siya. " Okay! I can leave you na." She kisses both sides of my cheeks. " See you again!" She waved at me while brought Leigh's weight. And I saw that they were gone in my sight and the call suddenly answered.

" Kuya Ronald, can you pick me up here?"

[ Huh?!]

" I said! Pick me up in here." I laughed.

[ O-Okay?] He questionly answered. He sounded na parang nag-aalanganin din. [ Send the details.]

" Fine!" I let out a sigh and I ended the call. I also gave the complete address.

After the call. I drink a glasses of Cuervo and after I drink it, I immediately poured Bacardi. It was like I'm exchanging it! I'm having fun!

Until I felt that someone was touching my legs that time. I stared at him.

" What the fuck are you doing?!" I pushed him but it wasn't enough.

" You look sexy, miss. Wanna have fun tonight?" He held my face and leaning his face into mine.

I suddenly poured a drink again to a shot glass. Iniwasan ko na lang ang paparating na halik.

" You want?!" I laughed.

He massaged his head and he even felt my elbow going down.

" Hey! What are you ugh!" I stopped when he touched my breast.

" I have a place," He whispered to me.

" I don't want to!" I chuckled.

He immediately pulled my hands. Forcing me to stand.

" Gosh! I am hurting!" Pinipilit kong piglasin yung kamay ko sa kaniya pero hindi ko talaga kaya. " Fuck!"

I'm already standing because he forced me to stand " Arte mo!" And he suddenly walked away.

I touched my chest. " That hurts! But okay. I'm fine!" I chuckled. I'm walking back to my seat.

I almost fell and someone caught me. His right arm was supporting my back while his left was holding my head. I can feel his heartbeat and I think I was sober at this moment.

Gusto ko sanang pumiglas pero hindi na talaga kinakaya ng katawan ko.

" Your driver has arrived," Gilbert whispered to me and formed a smile. He was blurry but I can smell his familiar manly scent.

I immediately fixed our position because that was so awkward! I stand again and this time. I almost fell again from many times buti na lang napahawak ako sa braso niya.

I'm tapping it. " I called Kuya Roland! Not a kuya cheater!" I slowly mentioned it to him.

" But?" He asked me. He took his phone from his pocket and showed me the recent call. " I can take you home." He whispered to me in a mature voice.

" I want Kuya Roland!" I shouted at him and punching his chest repeatedly.

" I'm not Kuya Roland but I can still take you home safely, Natasha." And he suddenly place one arm under my legs and the other supporting was in my back. It's like a groom carrying his bride position. It made me shock but I can't move since I am completely drunk.

" Thanks, bro!" I heard Gilbert talking to Lance.

" So wasted!" Lance laughed.

" Until next time." The last thing I heard from the bar.

He placed me on the shotgun seat. He even did my seatbelt.

He massaged the bridge of his nose. " Saan ka umuuwi?" He was looking at the front.

" Who are you talking to?" I mentioned it even though he didn't understand me anymore.

Until I heard a call coming from the Bluetooth radio that cut our conversation.

" A minute." He whispered to me and he answered it.

[ Hey, Babe!]

Babe, huh? 

" What now?"

[ Where are you?]

" Uhm," And he glanced in my direction and I just gave him a furrowed brows. " Taguig,"

[ You're too far, babe. Magpapasundo lang sana ako,]

I fixed my position and aakto na sanang akong bubuksan yung car door.

" Maybe I'm disturbing you and your 'babe'," I emphasized.

" I'm with Natasha, Angel. I saw Lance in his bar. I will hang now," He suddenly answer the call.

I didn't mean to that he was talking to Angel!

And he ended it.

"It's just Angel. You can calm yourself," He mentioned to me while laughing. " Sa dorm ko ba kita iuuwi? Ayaw mo sagutin 'yung tanong ko, e'," He sarcastically answered.

I suddenly remembered that my mum went home already and maybe she will be mad if she knew that I was drunk and wasted!

" At your dorm." I immediately replied.

" Ha!?" He looked at me. " Seryoso ka ba?"

" My mum will hate me." Tipid kong sagot.

" Okay then." Tipid niyang sagot.

We were now spanning the road.

" Water?" Alok niya sa akin.

I nod at him so I can be hydrated.

He silently opened the bottled water and gave me the bottle cap instead.

" Just kidding," And he exchanged it for a bottle when he saw my serious face.

" You didn't tell me that you are taking dormitory," I whispered to him while resting my back.

" Why would I? Pero puwede rin naman," Bawi niya agad and I gave back the bottled water.

I chuckled. " So how is your life? No great, good, fine, or any the similarities of it."

" Actually I am reviewing earlier for my exams tomorrow in BioEthics and in Pharma too." He answered my question like a serious guy. "Hanggang sa nakatanggap ako ng call coming from you,"

Did I just disturb him? I gotta admit that it's my fault because my vision was kinda blurry when I'm finding the contacts!

" Sorry," I pleased him.

" I'm done already, and I will just review a few after we got back," He answered to me.

Hours passed and he already parked it.

" You can walk ba?" He mentioned to me while we were inside the car.

Umiling na lang ako. " Ah. I will carry you instead,"

" Don't carry me like that earlier again," I replied back to him.

" Uh. Okay," Sagot niya. He already took the keys and he placed them inside his pocket and went inside until he opened the car door of mine.

" Let's go?" He mentioned to me. I can see his pulchritudinous face. He has still had a tough feature. What a total package.

He turned around from me, maybe he will carry me in the back.

We were now walking while he was carrying me. He even formed a superman position.

" Don't joke please, I will fall from the ground, you devil peasant," I said to him while my head was resting at his neck.

He chuckled. " I can catch you. Any time." He replied to me but it sounded nonsense.

" We're here," He slowly mentioned to me. He jangled the keys and opened it.

" Where are your dorm mates?" I asked him and I'm now sleepy. I can see nothing but beds.

" My dorm mate left. Lilipat kasi siya ng school," He answered to me. " So I don't have yet."

" Wait lang. May bibilhin lang ako," He ordered to me while he was slowly giving up my weight. And I walked into the bottom bed. " Stay here."

" Where are you going?" I asked him.

He stuck his tongue inside his cheek. " Sa labas lang."

I just nod at him and he went already outside. I walked to the water station so I can sip. After I did it, I toured myself inside his room. You can see how he was clean on his table. A book was placed on it and a yellow pad paper. I'm so glad for myself that we don't have a quiz for tomorrow nor home study unlike him.

Minutes passed and he went back with a plastic.

" What's that?" I pointed out.

" Uh.." He looked nervously. " Your hygiene materials? Wala kasi akong extra, e. Kaya napabili ako," He even shyly showed it in the air.

He handed me it. It has soap, a toothbrush, and a towel even it was not that long and big.

" So, when will you change your clothes?" He pointed.

Fuck! I remember that I have a class tomorrow!

" Can I take a bath?" I asked him, pouted.

He moved his lips. " Yeah!" He answered. " I will prepare your clothes na lang and uh... I will continue my review."

I pursed my lips and prepared myself. I removed my school uniform and started to have a bath. After I wrapped my towel on my body. I went back. I found his clothes ready on the bed.

I glanced at him who was busy reviewing. He even wear his glasses and the lampshade was on. His place was great because in front of this was the outside place. He can see the building lights and the full moon.

He slowly moved his swivel chair. " That's yours."

" Uhm. Okay. Thank you!" I said to him. It was an oversized tee for me and a pair of basketball shorts! I looked like a siga guy!

" Do I look fine?" I stand beside his study table.

And he let out a laugh that made my brows furrowed. " You look awesome, darl--" He stopped. " Natasha." He corrected.

I just shook my head and I didn't make a big deal about it. I'm now in college and I need to be mature.

Bigla akong nagutom and I asked him if he have food prepared, but he just said nothing. I just found a bag of chips and I asked him if I can have it and he agreed.

I'm now sitting on the bed and looking at his position. " Is that really what med students do? Ugh!" I whispered to myself so he cannot hear it. I even took a capture of him without him noticing.

I finished eating the chips and I'm planning to brush my teeth.

" You will not sleep yet? It's already so so late!" I whispered to him.

He highlighted a word from the book and didn't notice me.

" Okay," I said to myself. I walked to the bathroom.

I placed toothpaste on it and nagmumog ako. I'm now middle in brushing my teeth until he came inside kaya napatingin ako sa kaniya.

He took his toothbrush and put an amount of toothpaste on it. My brows furrowed while we were looking at the same mirror.

Nagmumog ako and I brushed my teeth again. And he exactly did it too. I tried to spit again and he imitated it immediately what I did!

" Brush flirt!" I whispered to myself.

He spits again and washed his mouth. He even tapped my shoulder and went outside that made my brows met each other.

I finished brushing my teeth and I facial my face using clean water. I can't use his master!

I went outside of the bathroom and I saw him sitting in the upper bunk bed. His legs were hanging while reading a medical book.

He removed his glasses. " May uniform ka pa bang isusuot for tomorrow?" He asked me in a warm voice.

" I already hung it up," I answered back.

" Amoy alak 'yon diba?" He asked me. " Matulog ka na lang." He suddenly ordered me. He looked serious.

Nagtaka naman ako and I just followed his order. " Do you have an extra blanket?" I questioned him. " It's cold,"

He coughed. " Wala. Pero gamitin mo muna 'yung akin," He gave that to me.

" Lights on or off ba?" He asked to me that made me nervous. " I mean sanay ka bang matulong nang naka-patay or nakabukas?" He cleared.

" No lights," I answered.

He suddenly turned the light off and he went back to his place.

Napatikhim ako habang nakatulala sa wall. " Gilbert?" I called him.

And I didn't hear his response.

" If you're just awake," I mentioned to him while looking upwards. " Thank you for the night," I smiled while saying. "I appreciate it."

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