Denying Affinity (Affinity #1)

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Buong gabi kong hindi nakausap si Luke Dashiel pagkatapos nang matabang na pagbati ko sa kanya. Ilang beses ako sinubukan lapitan ni Luke Dashiel pero laging may humihila sa kanya at abala sa pag-aasikaso sa mga bisita niya. Nanatili kaming magkasama ni Savion habang si Les naman ay sumali sa ibang mga kaibigan niya.

Nakailang shots na kaming dalawa ng pinsan ko. Bahagyang nag-iinit na ang katawan ko pero ramdam ko naman na hindi pa umaakyat ang alak ko sa ulo. I'm still sober and hardly intoxicated. Samantalang si Savion naman ay halos tumatalon na sa upuan niya.

"I wanna dance! Let's dance, Avis!" sigaw ni Savion. Mukhang hindi pa naman siya lasing. She's just pumped up dahil mas marami siyang naiinom kaysa sa akin. Party girl talaga.

Umiling ako. "Don't wanna."

Mas gusto kong magmukmok dito sa table namin. Wala ako sa mood na umarte na nasisiyahan ako. I'm not drunk enough to dance along with anyone. I'm being a downer, pero anong magagawa ko?

"KJ nito! Tara na!" hinawakan ni Savion ang kamay ko para hilahin pero binawi ko iyon at mariin na umiling-iling.

"You go ahead and dance kung gusto mo." Savion openly scowled. She rolled her eyes and finally gave up from trying to convince me.

"Bahala ka nga." she exclaimed before leaving me behind.

Ngayon ay mag-isa na ako sa table. Mahigit twenty minutes na rin akong naiwan dito. I feel like a wallflower habang pinapanood ang mga taong nagkakasiyahan. The idea of going home passed by my mind a few times but I didn't bring my car with me and I don't feel safe taking a taxi by myself. Especially when I'm dressed like this.

Kinuha ko ang tall glass mula sa ibabaw ng lamesa para uminom. Napasimangot ako dahil magaan iyon at wala nang laman nang makita ko. Hindi ko napansin na naubos ko na pala. I sighed. Ayaw kong umupo lang dito na hindi man lang umiinom.

I decided to leave the table and get myself something to drink. I'll try something hard this time. Maybe the time will pass by when I'm drunk. Maybe it'll help me feel numb.

Sa bar ako dumeretso at umupo sa bakanteng high chair. The two bartenders were busy serving other guests. I didn't want to shout and compete for their attention, that's why I chose to keep quiet and wait for them to notice me.

Naramdaman kong may tumabi sa kinauupuan ko. Iginalaw ko ang ulo para tingnan kung sino iyon at napasinghap nang makita si Kellan Agguire. My eyes widened in surprise. I didn't expect to see him here. He's Luke Dashiel's teammate but I just didn't think Luke Dashiel would invite him to this party. Hindi iyon dumaan sa isipan ko at kung dadaan man ay maiisip ko na ayaw ni Luke Dashiel kay Kellan.

Kellan's smile got bigger when he realized who was in front of him. He looked really happy to see me. He laughingly shook his head. "I knew it was you."

"Hey," I shortly greeted, giving him small smile.

"It crossed my mind that you'll be here since Luke's your sister's best friend..." nakangiti si Kellan habang tinititigan ang buong mukha ko. His eyes dropped, raking my body to fully check me out. His lips parted and amazement filled his face as he returned his eyes on mine. "Wow. You look really beautiful, Avis."

"Thanks." tiningnan ko rin ang porma niya. He's wearing a long sleeved gray shirt and a black tight pants. His hair was a hot mess, his lips were kissable red. He's hot. Napangisi ako. "You look... Decent."

"Thank you." nakatawang sagot ni Kellan. "Did you come here alone?" tumingin siya sa paligid na parang hinahanap ang kasama ko.

"I came here with my sister and my cousin. I don't know where Les is but Savion's dancing somewhere." sumulyap pa ako sa dance floor. Hindi ko tanaw si Savion. She's probably at the center. "Ikaw? You with your soccer buddies?"