CHAPTER 12

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Andrei's POV

Red: Ano bro? Hindi ka ba talaga sasama?
Chris: Wala namang practice eh! Ngayon lang to tol!
Gwen: Andrei, I'm waiting

I'm just looking at them. Nag-aaya kasi silang mag-inuman wala kasi kaming practice today but we still have our major class by 7 PM. It's already our second sem kasi.

Me: Pre may klase pa tayo, nababaliw na talaga kayo
Red: Dude ngayon lang tayo hindi papasok oh, hindi naman nakakamatay yan
Chris; Ikaw din, you'll miss the half of your life hahaha
Me: Mga bwesit talaga kayo. Tara na nga!
Gwen; Hay nako, sasama din naman pala
Red: papilit lang talaga tong baby natin eh hahaha

Gwen rolled her eyes on me, at tinawanan lang ako ng dalawa, sarap pag-untugin eh. Kanya-kanya kaming sakay ng kotse papunta sa isang bar. I immediately removed my ID at mahirap na, well we're not minors anymore, studyante nga lang. I was about to text Mommy or Mama pero lowbat ako, naiwan pa yung power bank ko sa bahay tsk! I parked my car muna sa gilid ng daan para echarge yung phone ko dito sa sasakyan and continue myself driving afterwards

Pagdating namin, all you can hear is the hiyawan, mga ilaw na kung hindi ka sanay masakit talaga sa mata, young people who we're shouting at the top if their lungs at sumasabay sa isang party music. Nandito kami sa isang VIP area at ang mga ugok nag order agad ng pulutan at inumin.

Red: This is life dude!
Chris&Andrea: Cheers!
Me: Cheers!
Red: Ayaw pang sumama ah?
Me: Siraulo! Hahahaha

I guess, I really need a break after the exhausting practice of our the basketball team, the exam, day after tomorrow will be our basketball league hay sana manalo kami.

Red: So Andrei, what's your plan about Stephanie Line Fuentes

My forehead creased. How do they know about Line? I mean, yes they know her but I didn't tell anyone about what I felt about her. Inakbayan naman ako ni Chris

Chris: Our bestfriend is inlove! Hahaha
Gwen: Head over heels! Hahaha
Me: Wag nga! What are you talking about. Wala no? We're just friends
Gwen: Andrei, you're too obvious, huwag nga kami and besides ilang araw ka ng sinusundan yang mga ugok mong kaibigan.

Gwen said bago ininum ang tequila niya. I look at the two na nag high five lang habang tumatawa.

Red: Eh kasi ang ilap mo na sa amin dude
Chris: It's not our intention na sundan ka pare. Nakita lang namin yung hinatid mo si Fuentes sa isang ospital, what happened that day ba?
Me: Hindi lang kayo human cctv, chismoso din kayo. Amin na yun no?

Nagtawanan lamang silang tatlo and continue drinking habang sumasabay sa music. I looked at my wristwatch and it's already 9 PM in the evening. That fast?! Kinapa ko ang cellphone ko sa bulsa ng pantalon ko pero wala akong mahawakan.

Saan ba yun?

Ay! Anakng----naiwan ko pala sa loob ng sasakyan.

Me: Pre? You have your phone with you?
Chris: Oo bakit?
Me: Tatawagan ko sana sila Mama eh, na matagal akong makakauwi. Hindi kasi ako nakapag paalam mga siraulo kayo
Red: Pre, ilang taon ka na nga? 21? Hindi ka na baby pre, binabawalan ka parin?
Red: Andrei, you have your own life, pwede naman sigurong ipaintindi mo kila Tita na hindi ka na bata

Napahinto naman ako sa sinabi nila. Yeah, at some point they are right. I don't understand either bakit ganito sila ka strict sa akin, maintindihan ko kung babae ako pero baka nakakalimutan nilang lalaki ako, a grown up man.

Gwen: Hoy Andrei! Don't mind these two. I have my phone here, call your parents at baka mag-alala yun
Me: Hindi na. I'll explain to them kapag nakauwi na tayo.
Gwen: Sure ka?
Me: Yeah.

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