Luminaria

Chapter 1

Payment

Life sucks, so I'm sucking it all in expertly now.

I swayed my body sensually as the erotic song filled the whole bar with the wild people drowned by the bottles of alcohol, not minding anyone now. Inilandas ko ang kamay mula sa aking leeg, hanggang sa balikat patungo sa sa aking bewang. I could hear the wild cheers slightly hurting my ears. I smirk in annoyance when I suddenly felt a hand resting on my waist.

Oh, this pathetic dude... with a black eye later.

"Come on. I wanna dance, Morina." The playfulness of this jerk's voice would never be pleasant to my hearing.

Humarap ako sa lalaki at agad itong nakilala. Jayace, my ex-suitor who assumed and spread a ridiculous rumor that we're on even after his cheating issues. Oh well, I didn't waste any second or attention to him. He's just a fucking waste of space and air—very unworthy for me.

"I wasn't informed you're invited," inosente ngunit nanunuyang bati ko rito. Tinaliman ko ng tingin ang kamay niyang nakapatong sa aking bewang. He seemed unfazed by the mockery in my tone.

"I am." He didn't even remove his hand! His cheap flirty moves is disgusting the hell out of me.

I mentally rolled my eyes, reminding myself that this person is one of the invited guests for my 18th birthday debut after-party. I find my mother's suggestion quite disturbing...
Inimbita niya lang naman ang lahat ng estudyante sa unibersidad na pinapasukan ko. I immediately disagree.

Still, she managed everything without my knowledge. Our school is filled with insecure bitched and assholes, perhaps this guy in front of me was mistakenly invited. I don't want to be rude, but I am.

"Try to hold your own waist instead of bothering mine." Inilipat ko ang kamay nitong nakahawak akin at nilagay sa sarili niyang bewang. I chuckled amusedly.

He look so confuse holding his own waist. "Swaying your hips would make it more wonderful," I sarcastically smile. "There you go. Enjoy your dance," flipping my hair purposely hitting his face, I left him dumbfounded.

Tinalikuran ko na ito. Naramdaman ko ang pagbuntot nito sa akin ngunit agad ring natabunan ng dagat-dagat na mga panauhing tila wala na sa maayos na katinuan dahil sa kalasingan.

I don't have time to entertain any boys right now, so handle your own rulers.

"Morina! Impakta ka! Tumakas ba naman. This brat... finish you shot first," said by Hale, my best friend together with our circle.

Nakapalibot sa iisang bilogang lamesa ang pinakamatatalik kong mga kaibigan. I'm taken aback to see them complete since they typically wander around, flirting or making out with anyone. I can't really blame them, though. Most of my friends are a few years older than me, except for Hale, na ilang buwan lang ang tanda sa akin. Just to clarify, I'm the youngest one.

"Whatever, Hale." Inagaw ko ang papainum na alak mula sa kamay ni Jevin, isa rin saaking mga kaibigan. He was about to drink his shot but my sneaky hand immediately stole it away. Agad ko itong inisang lagukan, making them bark like a dogs.

Lumandas ang labis na init nito sa aking lalamunan. It taste too strong, nabigla ang katawan ko. I shook my head as I suddenly felt a bit dizzy.

"Hoy! An'tapang no'n. That drink was only for boys." Inalalayan ako ni Jevin paupo sa tabi ni Hale na ngayon ay nag-aalala ngunit tila nag susupil ng tawa para sa 'kin. I glared at her.

"How dare you guys! You should've stopped me," I blamed immaturely. Slightly feeling the alcohol in my system.

"Nanisi pa," tawang-tawa na usal ni Hale.