Alcavar Dynasty: THE BLACK SHEEP [COMPLETE]

Fourteen: Talo

"Tara bilisan mo Leslie!"

Hinawakan ko ang braso nya para hindi sya mahiwalay sa akin. This is a decent disco bar after all. The waiter is escorting us to our table.

"Ma'am Lorraine, jdlajoiwjdawld"

"HA??"

Malakas na tanong ko dahil dumadagundong ang buong lugar sa lakas ng tugtog na bumabalot dito sa loob.

"KAUNTI LANG PO IINUMIN KO!!!"

Sa tulong ng lip reading at kaunting boses ni Leslie na narinig ko ay naintindihan ko sya.

Tumango-tango ako.

"Woooohhh!!"

Napapasayaw ako sa tugtog, Lakas makalimot ng problema ng beats ng DJ nila dito. A few more drinks ay malalasing na ako.

"Ma'am Lorraine, MAG CCR LANG PO AKO!!!"

Tumango tango ako saka tumayo si Leslie. Pero pag tayo nya ay may nabangga syang lalaki dahilan para mapaupo ulit si Leslie at ang lalaki ay masubsob sa kabilang side na table.

"Hey! Watch where you're going!"

Nakita kong napakunot ang noo ni Leslie at saka tumayo ulit mula sa pag kakaupo.

They're fighting with words. Napasalumbaba ako habang mapungay ang mga matang nanonood sakanila. Nakangiti akong nanonood and I'm just waiting for them to kiss.

"Come on, just kiss already!"

I blabbed out of the blue. Totoo naman eh, bagay sila Leslie at Arthur. Teka, wait? Arthur? Do I know this guy?

They both looked at me nang marinig ang sigaw ko. The man looked at me thoroughly. Inilapit ang mukha nya, close enough to identify me.

"Hey hey hey!!! I know you! We've been together before!"

Napalingon sya kay Leslie na nakatingin sa kanya. Nakita kong parang nataranta sya.

"No, not in that way. I mean we know each other! I swear to God you know me!"

He's snapping his fingers na akala mo sa isang SNAP! ay maaalala nya kung sino ako.

"In Palawan, right? Two? Three years ago? I can't remember when but we became friends!"

Nakapameywang ito habang iniisip parin kung sino ako habang panay ang sulyap nya kay Leslie.

"Excuse me"

Mabilis namang tumabi si Arthur sa dadaanan ni Leslie at saka biglang umupo sa harapan ko.

"Yes! I knew it! Lorraine! It's you! Dude! Arthur. Remember?"

I laughed.

"Hahaha you know what, I recognized you before you even looked at me. Hey, how have you been?"

Tanong ko sakanya.

"Ito, I can speak Tagalog now but, not that much."

Tumango tango ako.

"Hey, by the way, I'm with my friends over there. Itinuro nya ang table kung saan may isang lalaki at isang babae na nag uusap.

"Actually, there's four more but they're digging on the dance floor. They're crazy, I know hahaha"

"Hahaha! Good for you!"

I offered him a bottle of beer at nakipag cheers.

"For a long lost friend, cheers!"

Nakangiti kaming tumungga.

"Hey, uh about your friend earlier, is she--?"

He gave me that is-she-your-girlfriend-look.