SNIPPET OF A FAIRYTALE

Beginning of the end.

"FVCKING YES!" Nathan

"Hahahahahahahaha! Good! All Good!" sabi naman ni Sean na wala na yatang naiintindihan sa pinag-uusapan.

"Kaya nagalit sya sayo? Coz you hug that chick?" Zoey sip from his bottle.

Nathan nodded like a child.

"BUMMER! HAHAHAHA!" Sean

"LIKE WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG WITH THAT?! IF SOMEONE HUGGED YOU AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO HUG THEM BACK??" Nathan moved his arms back and forth while explaining.

"Nah! That chick is hot---but too bad for her. Rox is way hotter! HAHAHAHA! Whaddup!" Sean positioned his hand for a highfive pero hindi naman sya pinansin ni Zoey.

"Bro. That chick, was hot. You hug her back. Syempre magagalit yung girlfriend mo." Zoey

"She doesn't have to be angry with me. Like... I love her this big..." Nathan created a huge invisible circle in air.

"Hey little drunkard! We nees more ice!" sinisipa naman ni Sean si Chino na nakafetus position sa may mahabang upuan.

"Sean. Wag. Tulog yan." Awat naman ni Zoey

Napatingin naman si Sean sa kanya sabay ngiti.

"Ikaw Zo... hehehe! Diba may crush ka kay---" Sean

"Shut up." Zoey

"No... Get ice o ipagkakalat ko na crush mo si..." Sean beamed at him

Nathan flashed his devilish smile too.

"Clue! Starts with R?" Nathan

"Right! Ends with A?" Sean

"UMINOM NA LANG KAYO." Zoey

"Just say it Zo! SAY IT!" Sean

"Right! No one will hear us! It's just you, me, Sean, drunkard Chino! Hahahaha! Shit." Nathan laughed

"Say it Zo..." Sean

"Say it..." Nathan

Parang mga investigator na nang-iinterrogate yung dalawa. Lasing version nga lang.

Gusto na ni Zoey patulugin yung dalawang kasama, na hula nya na isang bote na lang makakatulog na talaga. Pero dala na rin ng konting tama ng alak, nakisakay na rin sya sa trip nung dalawa total naman sila na lang nga ang gising dito.

"OO NGA! MAY GUSTO AKO KAY ARCI!" Zoey

"WHADDUP!" Nag high five
naman si Sean at Nathan.

"Seany?" Roxanne

Hindi nila namalayan na nasa likod na nila sila Andrea. Paglingon nila, nandun yung apat. Nakatayo habang nakatingin sa kanila. Unang naglanding ang mata ni Zoey kay Arci, na unreadable ang expression. He could barely see her face with the dim light on the garage.

"Shitbrix. This. is. major. awkward." Andrea whispered.

Zoey was about to say something when Nathan spoke.

"Pat---" Halos hindi na maimulat ni Nathan ng maayos ang mata nya.

*BLOG*

Bigla na lang tumumba si Nathan sa upuan.

"FVCK NATE!" napatakbo si Pibi kay Nathan na nakabulagta na sa sahig.

"So shorry 'bout this Pibs..." Sean tried to stand up para tumulong pero naa-out of balance rin sya. Kaya nilapitan na sya ni Roxanne para paupuin na lang.

Si Andrea naman nagpyesta sa pagpipicture kay Chino na tumutulo ang laway sa sobrang sarap ng tulog.

"Finally! Hawak na kita sa leeg Angeles! Bwahahahahaha! Tingnan ko lang kung may magkagusto pa sayo pagkatapos ko tong iupload sa facebook! WHAHAHAHAHA! " Andrea

"Geeez Andeng! Just help me here!" sabi naman ni Pibi na hawak ang upper body ni Nathan.

"Wait lang Pibs! Once in a lifetime to!" Andrea

In the end si Zoey rin ang bumuhat papasok sa sala kay Nathan pati na kay Chino.

Si Sean, inalalayan naman ni Roxanne.
It was already 10 pm. Naglatag sila ng kutson at pinatulog yung mga lasing. Si Pibi na ang tumawag sa parents nila ni Nathan na magkasama sila at na kina Chino.

"Yes tito. He's fine. Opo. Ako na ang bahala. Okay po. Thank you. Sorry po ulit. Yes, I'll gve him aspirin."

Nasa kusina silang lima habang tulog yung tatlo. Umiinom sila ng kape nung biglang tumawag ang daddy ni Nathan.

"Anung sabi?" usisa ni Zoey

"Ayun, he said that it's part of teenage life. Painumin ko na lang raw ng aspirin tomorrow, coz obviously hindi naman drunkard si Nathan... and you made him drink too much!" Pibi raised her right brow at Zoey.

"Okay hold up! Hindi ko to idea. Si Sean ang maysabe na ubusin namin lahat." Zoey explained

"At kelan ka pa nagpadala sa advice ni Sean??" Roxanne

"Okay wala na tayong magagawa don. Nangyari na eh." Pibi

Silence filled up the room.

"HAHAHAHAAH! DAMMIT. LOOK AT THIS ONE. SOBRANG NAKAKATAWA TO. NAKANGANGA PA SI CHINO---" Andrea was laughing her ass out.

"For crissakes Andeng! Stop making fun of a drunk person!" Roxanne rolled her eyes.

"Wag ka ngang killjoy dyan!" Andrea did not stop on laughing everytime a new pic appears on her phone screen.

They continued drinking coffee, until Roxanne notice that Arci was sitting a bit far away from them.

"Hey there are few more seats here beside the table. Bakit nandyan ka sa counter top?" Roxanne

Bigla namang napatigil si Arci sa paghigop ng kape at awkward na napatingin sa pwesto nila Zoey sa may lamesa.

"Um. Wa-wala... trip lang. hehe..." she nervously picked up her cup with both hands.

Tiningnan sya ni Pibi at Roxanne ng "who-r-u-kidding look?"

"WHATDAFF! THIS ONE IS EVEN MORE HILARIOUS! MAY PUMASOK PA YATANG LANGAW SA BIBIG NI CHINO! HAHAHAA!" pambasag naman na singit ni Andrea.

But Pibi is not going to let this one pass.
"Uh. Zo." Pibi

"Yep?" Zoey cocked his head

"We heard something kase kanina. Yung... kay... Rams." Pibi

Zoey nearly choked on his coffee. Sinong niloko nya? Kala nya naman makakalimuta na ng mga babae yung narinig nila kanina. 😳 He glanced at Arci, na todo tungo.

"Um. About that... yeah. It was just... A sort of a... I mean..." He bit his lower lip. Mas mahirap pa to sa oral recitation ni Ms. Mariano.

Nakatingin lang yung dalawa sa kanya.
Pasalamat na lang sya umalis si Andeng para kunan ng picture yung tatlong itlog na natutulog sa may sala.
Kung hindi mas lalo syang magigisa. 😒

"Guys. Wag na nating pag-usapan. Awkward kaya." Arci

"Eh di dun ka sa hindi mo naririnig. Tapos sasabihin na lang namin sayo." Pibi was freaking serious. Napataas tuloy ang kilay ni Arci

He decided to speak up, alam nya namang hindi rin sya patatahimikin ng mga to eh. Ang problema nga lang, pano? He really likes her. As in. But he needs to say the opposite, para walang gulo, walang complications.

"I like Arci, but as a friend. Yun lang. Nakukulitan lang ako sa dalawa kanina. You don't wanna talk to drunk Nathan, he's fvckin annoying." Zoey

Nagkatinginan si Pibi at Roxanne. Si Arci naman pokerface lang.

"Really?" Rox

"Yup. Really." Zoey smiled

But he knows deep down inside that it's the other way around.