Comrades in Action Book 2: Aiden Montaniez

What ifs

He's gone mad.

Yeah. He'd really lost it.

That's the only conclusion he has in his mind right now as he watch his friend drown himself in alcohol the whole day yesterday and..

He gazed at his wrist watch. They started drinking at eleven AM so...

It had been a day and night since it's already four o'clock now in his watch.

Cole cursed.

Imagine? Mula alas onse hanggang alas kwatro ng madaling araw! At sa totoo lang kanina pa nagwewelga ang mga eyebags ko sa kawalan ng tulog.

I would have slept. Kanina pa. I would have left this idiot friend of mine the moment he started talking with the fucking bottle! Damn! If only I wasn't a good friend..

Pero hindi eh. Mason, my other idiot friend kept on reminding me that Aiden might resort to suicide if he is to be left alone.

Suicide? Suicide? Eh kung ako na kaya ang tumapos sa paghihirap nito para matapos na din ang paghihirap ko?

At hanggang ngayon nga, pinapanood pa rin niya ito habang sinusubukan uli nitong buksan ang isa pang bote ng Henessy.

He clumsily tried, as in tried to open it. But the bottle wouldn't budge. Padabog na ipinatong nito ang bote sa mesa. He started ranting like the fucking bottle would answer it! Ha!

"Sheesh! Pati ba naman ikaw? Ha? Ayokomo kong damayhan? Binili kita. Akin ka kaya shundin mohko!"

Samantala, umiling iling naman si Mason habang pinapanood si Aiden na sinusumbatan ang walang kamalay malay na bote ng alak.

He turned his gaze to Cole who's looking at their friend like he'd gone mental. Naka-awang pa ang bibig ni Cole habang nakatingin kay Aiden.

Cole groaned, "I'm getting crazy just by looking at him talking to the fucking bottle like it could miraculously answer him!" He hissed at me. "Make him stop, or I will." Banta nito

Tinitigan ko ulit si Aiden. I winced when he turned his full attention to the 'fucking bottle' as Cole mildly called it.

"Bakit? Dahil ba sa nakita niya ako nung gabing yun na mukhang papatay ng tao? She got schared and finally reallized that she's better off without me? Ish that it? Yun ba iyon?" He started laughing like crazy then downed his last shot of Hennesy. "Wala ng explain explain bashta break na lang. Ganoon ba iyon? Sumagot ka!"

Aba malamang di sasagot iyan. Nonliving thing kaya yang kinakausap mo diba?

Then suddenly, lumipat ang tingin nito sa amin ni Cole. His eyes twinkling like he'd seen his favorite playboy bunny wiggling their butt in front of his face.

"Mason..." He said while smiling broadly.

Tumikhim ako saka pasimpleng umusog palapit kay Cole. He was suddenly became uncomfortable with the way he's looking at him!

"Oh. Andyan pala kayo. Here, drink. Magpakasaya tayo!" Anunsyo nito.

Aiden grabbed the now empty bottle and started pouring its empty contents in their glasses. Kumunot ang noo nito ng walang alak na lumabas doon. He raised it and looked at the openning earnestly. His frown deepened, he looked at them accusingly.

"Where's the fucking alcohol?!" Sigaw nito sa kanila.

Doon na naputol ang pisi ni Cole.

"Aba't tarantad---- hmmp! Hmmp!"

Pumiglas si Cole ng takpan ko ang bunganga nitong paniguradong magsesermon kay Aiden.

"Ano ba! Bitiwan mo ako! Babangasan ko lan---- hmmp! Hmmp!"