Mafia Series 1: Petunia

Chapter 6

MA F I A  S E RI E S #1
P E T U N I A (Meisie & Isaiah)

Chapter Six

"What drinks you want, Meis?" Miss Kathy asked.

We've already arrived at the Petunia Bar, on sir Harold's private room. Sumaglit lang kami sa condo ko para makapagpalit ako. I'm wearing a blouse, terno checkered jacket and short on my mall show earlier, then I changed into a cashmere bodysuit that's tucked into my acid wash straight jeans and then my velvet loafers.

"Shirley Temple nalang po, non-alcoholic. Thank you, miss K..." I answered miss Kathy with a small smile.

Hindi na nagpalit si miss Kathy ng damit nya, she's fine with her off-white turtleneck sweater and black trousers.

"What? You're not gonna drink alcohol, Meisie?" Untas ni sir Harold, he's sitting at the center of our big sofa. Beside him is his close friends and business partners.

"You should drink alcohol, it's my treat. It's also my way of congratulating you for a successful overseas tour...if that shit didn't happened, dapat noong paguwi mo pa tayo nag-celebrate eh..." Sir Harold added.

"It's alright, sir. I should say sorry to you because of what I did..." Sambit ko.

"No, No, Meisie..." Ani sir Harold habang umiiling. "Don't say sorry, it's not your fault, okay? Alam ko namang wala kang gagawing ikasisira nang name mo at ng agency natin...We shouldn't talk about this here, we're at the bar, let's party!"

Tinaas ni sir Harold ang kanyang baso, naghiyawan naman ang ibang mga kasama namin sa private room at nakipag-cheers kay sir.

"Sa atin lang ito, Meisie, huh, pero sa totoo lang...ikaw talaga ang paborito kong alaga..." Sir Harold whispered, then he winked at me.

I silently chuckled, mukhang lasing na ang CEO namin. Pagkadating palang namin dito ni miss Kathy umiinom na sila. They're drinking whiskey, wine and other cocktail drinks.

"Hey, sir Harold, wag na wag mong ipaparinig 'yan sa iba mong alaga kung ayaw mong si Meisie nalang ang matira sa agency mo." Biro ni miss Kathy.

Natawa kaming lahat nang mag-quiet sign si sir Harold. Isa din sa dahilan kung bakit nag-sign kaagad ako ng contract sa company ko ngayon ay dahil kay sir Harold. He used his personal email address to contact me, he told me how much he likes my cover songs and he's always watching my videos online. He's very friendly and easy to get close to. He's a father figure to me and I like it when he's making old dad jokes. Kahit hindi ako sobrang close sa iba pang mga artist, I'm glad that I'm with the people I'm comfortable with and it's enough for me.

Nawili ako sa pakikinig sa mga kwento ni sir Harold at hindi ko namalayan na kanina pa pala umiinom si miss Kathy ng margarita, mukhang may tama na rin sya. Samantalang iyong inorder para sa akin ni sir Harold na Mimosa ay hindi ko pa nakakalahati.

"Where are you going, miss?" I asked my drunk manager when she suddenly stood up.

"I'm going to the restroom..." She said in monotone.

"Huh? But we have our own private restroom here..." Sambit ko sabay sulyap sa restroom sa likod lang nang inuupuan nya.

"I'll go to the restroom, Meis and you'll come with me..."

Hiwakan ako ni miss Kathy sa kamay at hinigit palabas ng private room namin. Napasulyap pa ako kina sir Harold bago tuluyang makalabas, but they're all occupied, I don't know if they even notice us leave.