Blinded

Chapter Forty-nine

"Hoy be sport! Ikakasal ka na. Might as well enjoy and participate," ani Yas. I bit my lip.

"Guys, why do I have this feeling that this game will put my dignity on shame?" I voiced out. Humagalpak ng tawa ang iba, pero nangilabot ako sa ngisi ni Yas. Her eyebrows wiggled up and down. I frowned.

I pushed away that thought, "Okay, bring it on."

"Good! So 'yon nga. Kapag nagawa mo ng tama ang dare at nasagot ng mabilis ang questions within 5 seconds, pipili ka ng isa na ilalagay mo sa hot seat at ipapaulit lahat ng ginawa mo, game?" tumango ako.

"First question!" ani Elysa at nagtaas ng kamay.

"Are you still a virgin?" napanganga ako sa tanong niya. But I still managed to collect my shit together and answered the question for the sake of winning.

"No," diretsong sagot ko na nagpatili sa lahat. Hinagisan pa ako ng throw pillow ni Yasmin.

"Omg! Follow up question! P'wede?" sigaw ni Gela. Umalma ako.

"That would be the second question. No follow ups," I said and rolled my eyes.

"Okay, second! Size or performance?" this time, nurse Tin is the one who asked.

"Size and performance," sagot ko. Binatukan ako ng malakas ni Yas. The uproaring laugh of the crowd made me more embarrassed.

"What the fuck?"

"Akin last question!" sigaw ni Yas. Napatigil ang lahat at natahimik.

"Hindi 'to green ha! Mga tanong niyo! Hmm. Demi, how do you like your eggs in the morning? Fertilized or not?" laglag ang panga akong nakatingin sakaniya. Natawa ang lahat.

What the fuck?

"Kidding! Sige, seryoso na. Why, Alec? There are trillions of people in the world, but why Alec?" I smiled with her question.

"Because... why not Alec? I mean, I don't know. Dati akala ko, it just happened to be him. Until now, it makes me wonder how did Alec loves me this much. I don't think I deserved it. But he treated me like his world," I answered smiling. With my words, I could feel my heart pounding in happiness.

"Aww. Demetria the boring grumpy woman is being so damn vocal with her feelings," she teased. Instead of fighting with her, I just rolled my eyes.

I inhaled, "I managed to answer the three questions. What about the dare?" Yasmin's sarcastic face vanished but a playful smirk plastered. What the fuck?

"Okay. Guess you're already ready. You have to be," aniya. Hinarap niya si Elysa at ang iba naming kasama pagkatapos ay malalaki ang ngising tumango.

I waited patiently. I watched them doing some conversation through their eyes. Yas faced me again and took a deep breath. She pointed the stage in front.

"I dare you to do a daring grind dance, game?" literal na bumagsak ang panga ko sa sinabi niya. What?

It's probably the dirtiest dare I could think of. I thought, shameful dares would be my challenge. Guess I'm wrong, though. I used to  party a lot back in New York, but I never danced so daring to the point that I'm already grinding with someone so fuckin' horny.

Umiling ako, "No way."

Nilagok ko ang baso ng tequila at inirapan sila. Umalma si Yas, "Madaya! Bilis na! Lalagyan ka naman namin ng blindfold as part of the challenge. Bilis na!" pilit nila. Pikit-mata kong nilagok ang isa pang shot.

"No. Fucking. Way. Guys, it's like cheating. P'wede ba? I'll probably just kill your joy than to do such nasty things. I'm not single anymore, I'm getting married," I pointed out. Elysa shrugged her shoulders.

"I must agree with that. But hey, this is the last second of you being a maiden. Might as well seize the moment, right? And I'm telling you. This is no cheating. You are just doing this for a dare. Come on," inisip kong mabuti ang sinabi ni Elysa. In the end, I found myself gulping the last shot of tequila. Padarag kong binitawan ang shot glass.

"Fine! No video! Goodness, I'll tell Alec everything. He'll get mad."

"He will. But maybe he'll forgive you soon? Come on, biatch! Dance!"

Wala na akong choice kung hindi ang tumayo. Just let everything flow, Demi. This is just for fun.

Diretso akong pumunta sa may stage ngunit pinatigil ako ni Yasmin. All I can feel is the soft cloth that covers my eyes. Iginiya niya ako sa may stage. Everything feels like heaven. Pakiramdam na nakalutang ka sa napakaraming tao.

May sigawan akong narinig and I could feel everyone is staring at me.

"If you didn't do your dare properly, you have to dance for the rest of the night. Get that?" pasigaw na sabi ni Yas sa mukha ko. I unconsciously rolled my eyes. I'm not an idiot to just stand here and dance pathetically. I'm not going to bury my dignity. Never. Might as well, bring it on.

Napapitlag ako ng may mga kamay na humawak sa baywang ko at sinundan ito ng sigawan ng maraming tao.

Umalingawngaw ang pamilyar na tugtugin. I could smell the man's perfume. But it's not familiar to me. At all.

I know what you came here to see
If you're a freak, then ya coming home with me
And I know what you came here to do
Now bust it open let me see you get loose
It's going down for real
It's going down for real
It's going down for real

The man danced sexily in front of me. I could describe it 'sexy' 'cause I can feel his belly onto mine, grinding. Sinabayan ko siya sa pagsayaw. Bawat ritmo ng galaw niya ay sinasabayan ko.

Everyone shouted so loud. I could hear my colleagues' shouts calling my name. Damn it.

His hands went at the back of my waist. Aalisin ko na sana kaso ay baka makita nila Yas. I don't want to do this dirty dare for the rest of the night. I need to finish this perfectly. His hands went onto my neck almost choking me but still dancing.

Pinatulan ko ang bawat sayaw niya. I could almost feel his growing arousal poking my belly button. Damn it. Nang natapos ay kaagad akong tumigil sa pagsasayaw kasabay ng lalaki. Tinanggal ko ang blindfold. The blinding light flashed through my eyes. Nang medyo naka-adjust na ako sa liwanag ay tatalikod na sana ako.

But I noticed and stiffed when I saw the man's face. When I saw my man's face.

"What are you... oh, goodness. Alec?"

Umalingawngaw ang slow romantic music sa background ngunit hindi ko na iyon pinagtuonan ng pansin. All my attention where gathered together for Alec.

"Akala ko you were at Raven Manila? How did you..." I trailed. I was still shocked. The whole time we were dancing, all I could feel is familiarity from his touch but I refused to acknowledge it.

We are still in the middle of the stage and I could sense the intense stares from the audience. Some are dancing with their partners, but some are also sitting on the bench either having a chitchat with their friends or eyeing us.

He smiled, breath hitching. Tumutulo pa rin ang pawis mula sa noo niya at mabigat na nakatitig sa'kin.

Napapitlag ako ng hinapit niya ako sa aking baywang. His gripped tightened. I felt a little awkwardness because his hardness is poking me. Like it was teasing me and telling me to free him.

He leaned over me and whispered beneath my earlobes which made my body convulsed with the familiar scorching sensation.

"You made me so damn horny tonight, baby. Make love to me."

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-Tenshi