Sunburst

Kabanata 13

~ BRIELLE~

Back to Fritzburg. After almost 168 hours in North Hill, I'm back! And the first stop on my first weekend back is the club.

May gig ang mga hayop ngayon kaya naisipan kong pumunta para makipag-chikahan kay Aileen. May special guest daw sila ngayon kaya madaming tao.

"Brielle, mabuti dumating ka na. Kanina pa kita hinihintay, pasensya na 'di ka na nasundo nila Ace. Nagmamadali kasi kami kanina dahil maagang nagsimula ang programa."

"Ayos lang Aileen, saan ba tayo ngayon?"

"Second floor. Block B. Nandoon sina Annie at ang boyfriend niya. Puntahan mo na lang, check ko muna ang mga boys."

Tumango na ako at agad na nagtungo sa private room na sinabi ni Aileen. Compared sa mga gig outlet na pinupuntahan namin. Allure is one of those establishment to have an all glass, soundproof private rooms that has a view of the stage. May sarili rin itong speaker so you can adjust the sound to your own liking. It's really a high end music outlet.

"Annie-dear, long time no see," agad kong bati kay Annie nang makapasok ako sa private room na sinabi ni Aileen.

"Long time no see, Brielle." Her eyes glisten with glee even in this dimly lighted room.

Matagal din kaming 'di nagkita. After graduation kasi, bumalik siya ng Spain kasi taga-doon ang parents niya tapos last year lang bumalik para magtrabaho sa kumpanya ng demonyo niyang pinsan na si Aries.

Ipinakilala ako ni Annie sa boyfriend n'yang Kastila na miyembro rin pala ng isang banda. Mukhang matino naman, at mas repetadong tignan unlike Aileen's pets.

''Don't tell me sila ang guest na sinasabi ni Aileen?''

''Yup. One of Ignacio's ex-band mates lives here so when they met not too long ago they decided to have a reunion jamming at one of the gig outlets they used to play. Isn't that fun?"

"Ofcourse," I replied before taking a seat. "But who would have thought? Small world uh."

"I didn't either. And worst, he's about to get hitch without us knowing," sabi ni Ignacio

"For real?"

"Yup. We plan to throw him a bachelor's party soon but for now, we'll just have to enjoy the music like the good old times."

Napangiti naman ako sa sinabi n'ya. Good friends and good music is always fun. I wish I could say the same to my group, except for Aileen, all I get is headache and hangover. Crazy animal friends + music + club = mental institution. It always works that way. I'm just glad I wasn't part of the jungle family.

"Do you want to go down and watch up close, Brielle?" Annie points out the dance floor by the first floor, where everyone's having a good time.

"Naku hindi na,"pagtangi ko. "Ayos na 'ko dito. Gusto mo bang bumaba? Amoy alak na ang mga tao doon."

"Oh no," she shook her head. "Baka kasi mas ma-eenjoy mo ang music kapag upclose."

"Annie-dear, I'd rather be here, far away."

We listen to the performances of each group. Ilang kanta rin ang pinatugtog hanggang sa matapos na ang live band at napunta na sa DJ ang music.

"Annie, C.R lang muna ako.''

''Go ahead."

Umalis na ako agad at nagpunta sa pinakamalapit na washroom but for some reason, mahaba ang pila kaya pumunta ako sa first floor washroom pero wala rin. Ano ba yan, pati banyo puno?Sigurado bang walang kababalaghang nangyayari d'yan baka mamaya puro katas ng pagmamahal ang makita sa bawat panig ng banyo. Kadiri.