AGS 4: The Best Man's Wedding

Chapter 5: Empty

"Ugh! My God." I grunted and scowled. Bigla na naman akong na-stress.Hindi ko napansin si Mat. Lutang na yata talaga ako. "By the way, Kuya's not available for a call, pero tinext ko na siya para sabihin ang plan ni Mum."

"Sabog ba 'yon si Tita Tess?" tanong ni Clark, sinundan ko ang kamay niyang padampot sa baso ng Mojito na nasa table namin ni Mat. "Ano'ng naisip n'on at ipakakasal ako sa 'yo?"

"Ewan ko kay Mum. Dinala pa si Tita Pia sa bahay, nakakainis."

Clark and I cheered our glasses and drank our own dose of alcohol.

The music changed and the speakers roared.

"Time to say goodbye
But don't leave me alone, just stay for the night
I need you, I need you tonight . . ."

I cringed at Clark, bobbling his head like crazy.

"Wala kang kasama?" tanong ko.

Umiling siya habang sinasabayan ang beat ng kanta. "Naghahanap nga ako! Kilala na ako halos ng mga nandito, ang boring."

I scanned him, and he still wore his maroon suit—gaya ng suot niya kanina noong dumaan sila sa bahay.

"Simulan mo na raw ang suit ni Pat," reminder niya.

"Next month!" I shouted so he could hear me.

"May outing kami next month!"

"I know!"

"Paano mo susukatan si Pat?"

My eyebrows instantly raised just to ridicule his offer. "Hindi naman whole week 'yon, hello?"

He grimaced and nodded. He then tapped my shoulder and took the glass saka siya nakisayaw sa mga sumasayaw sa dance floor paalis sa puwesto ko.

Grabe, nanguha pa ng order nang may order. Wala ba siyang pambili ng drinks?

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It was already twelve in the evening, and I was a bit tipsy because of the vodka.

"Kanina mo pa 'ko hinahawakan sa puwet, pare, a. Type mo ba 'ko?"

I laughed like crazy when Mathilda used her macho voice to intimidate the drunk guy trying to harass her. She even pushed the guy and raised her head to challenge him to a fight.

"Ano?" Mat confronted the guy. "Isang hawak mo pa sa puwet ko, babasagin ko 'yang mukha, 'tang ina ka."

"Mat, easy, girl." I pulled her away from trouble, and the bouncers pushed the man away from us.

"Nakakaloka!" she immediately changed her voice to sound like a girl before we went out of the bar. "Hawak nang hawak sa puwet ko! Wala ba siyang puwet! Mukha pang paa, my God!"

Tawa lang ako nang tawa sa kanya habang papalabas kami ng bar. We were both drunk, and neither of us was in the right state to drive properly.

Pagdating namin sa parking lot, I called Kuya Ronie to ask for a ride.

"Kuyaaaa! Service mo 'kami ni Mat!"

"Si Mat? Kasama mo?"

"Hi, Ronericooo!" Mat followed that with a hard laugh.

I heard Kuya's sigh and Jaesie's light voice sa background. Nag-uusap yata sila.

"Psst!"

Sabay pa kaming napalingon ni Mat sa sumisitsit.