See You Never

02

— Beginning —

"Truth or Dare?"

We are playing at Astrid's condo, playing a game of truth or dare. The bottle landed on Theo, so it was his turn to make a choice. May mga alcohol din na binili si astrid kaya ang iba saamin ay nahihilo na.

"Truth."

"Crush mo ba ako?" Tinaasan siya ng kilay ni xynthia.

"Dare na lang pala." Theo awkwardly laugh.

Astrid and I were laughing, while Irene was busy chugging her drink. Noah was giving Theo and Xynthia a serious look, furrowing her brows. And Damon, as always, had his head buried in his books, not giving a damn about the game.

"I-date mo ako." Mas malalong lumaki ang ngiti sa mukha ni xynthia.

"Or na lang..." Napakamot sa ulo si theo.

"Or mahalin mo ako?" Tumawa si xynthia.

"Ganyan ba talaga kapag walang nagmamahal? Sa pilitan na?" Pambabara ni noah.

"Bakit ako tinatanong mo, 'diba wala ka naman nanay at tatay?" Tinaasan siya ng kilay ni xynthia.

Oh my god, this two! We laughed as they argue. Kahit si damon ay napatigil sa pagbabasa dahil sa away nitong dalawa.

"May nanay at tatay ka nga, mahal ka ba?" Ganti naman ni noah.

They kept on arguing, and when Xynthia ran out of words, she joined us in drinking. Damon, on the other hand, wasn't drinking, he had a cup of coffee sitting beside him.

"Inom kayo nang inom, mga masasamang tao!" Theo sat down beside damon as damon looked at him like he was a stranger. "Hindi ko kami gayahin ni demon, mabait!" Pang aasar niya.

"It's deymon." Pagkokorek ni damon sa pangalan niya.

"Kailan pa naging mabait ang demonyo?" Umirap si noah.

"Since the day I was born?" Damon smirked at noah as we all laughed.

"Juice colored." Noah took a shot.

I quickly glanced at my phone and noticed a notification from my mom. Oh, that's right! It was my dad's birthday.

Mom:

Your gown has been delivered to your condo, and your makeup artists will arrive there in thirty minutes.

I informed my friends about the event and politely excused myself. I didn't want to let my parents down once again. Upon reaching my condo, I noticed the gown waiting for me. It was a stunning silver gown, sleeveless, elegantly revealing my cleavage, with a long slit that showcased my thighs. Beside it, I spotted a pair of silver heels. And there was a box filled with silver jewelries.

Akala mo sasabak ako sa fashion show, eh.

I heard the doorbell ring, so I went to open the door, and as expected, it was the makeup artist that my mom had sent my way. Dalawa sila, mga bakla. Inayos na nila ang vanity at pinaupo na ako.