Chapter 38: Uneasy
"Okay, fine. I'll wipe him."
Kumislap naman ang mga mata ng kaibigan ko. "Great! He's your friend after all, Zee. You should take care of him."
Take care of him? Really? 'Yun talaga 'yung term?
"Hintayin mo 'ko rito, kukuha lang ako ng bimpo at bowl na may lamang tubig para mapunasan mo 'yang... kaibigan mo." Aniya at agarang umalis.
"Should I really...?" I sighed.
Ilang minuto lang ang lumipas at agad na bumalik si Julia at may dala na siyang bimpo at isang bowl na may lamang tubig.
"Oh ayan, punasan mo na siya. I'll leave you two here. Kung kailangan mo 'ko, nasa taas lang ako." Sabi niya sabay lapag ng bowl na may tubig at bimpo sa coffee table. What the—she's gonna leave me here?!
"W-Wag kang umalis, Juls! Dito ka lang!"
"No can do, Zaya. Punasan mo na siya dahil magbabasa pa ako ng libro. Nasa kalagitnaan na ako, eh." Sabi niya sabay halakhak at umakyat na siya sa hagdan, papuntang itaas.
"B-But Juls—"
"Go on already, Zee. Para matapos na." Kumindat pa siya at dali-daling nawala sa paningin ko.
Shit, should I really do this?! I need to! Hindi maaalagaan ni MK 'yung sarili niya dahil lasing na lasing siya!
"You can do this, Zaya. You can." I said to myself and I breathed heavily.
Lumuhod na ako at isa-isa kong kinalas ang butones ng kulay light blue niyang polo. Hindi ko rin maiwasang mapatingin sa buhok niyang dirty blonde. Is this natural or what? It really suits him... And why am I complimenting him anyways? Nasa kalagitnaan na ako nang pagkalas sa polo niya at nanginginig pa ang mga kamay ko nang lumantad na nang tuluyan sa akin ang matipuno niyang dibdib. May abs din siya!
I saw Selton's, and now MK's. Why am I seeing bodies of men?! Kailangan kong madaliin 'to. I should hurry so I can dress him back! This is so not normal for me to see!
"Z-Zaya, it's just wiping. You can do this." I said to myself, trying so hard to calm myself.
Agad kong kinuha ang basang bimpo at pinunasan ang dibdib niya. Shit, he's muscles are well-defined! Pinunasan ko rin ang mga braso niya at pati na rin ang mukha niya. Also, his neck. I then buttoned back his polo. Baka lagnatin pa 'tong lalakeng 'to bukas. Ang dami talaga siguro ng nainom niyang alak. What even got into him to drink alcohol to the point that he got drunk? Ano naman ang pumasok sa isip ng lalakeng 'to para uminom? I wonder what. I haven't seen him like this before.
Bigla kong naalala na kapag uminom ka ng maraming alak, you'll surely suffer from hangover. Agad-agad akong pumunta sa kusina para malaman kung may gamot ba kami para sa sakit ng ulo. And yes, we do. May aspirin akong nakita. I'll give this to MK tomorrow.
Nang makabalik na ako sa living room, sobrang himbing ng tulog ni MK. Hindi na siguro siya magigising ngayong gabi. Baka kinaumagahan na siya magising. I'll leave him here. I'll just talk to him tomorrow.
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|MK's Point of View|
My head is damn pounding! It damn hurts! Naparami yata talaga ang nainom kong alak kahapon! Damn that bastard last night! He keeps getting in my nerves!
"What now, Selton?" I asked the asshole. I'm now at the drinks' station and I just got myself a drink, a glass of Jack Daniels. At eto, nagpakita na naman sa'kin ang lalakeng pinaka-ayaw ko sa lahat.
He chuckled. "Drinking to death?"
"Can't you see that I only ordered a glass?"
"I can really see that... Mr. Bartender, let me have a bottle of Jack Daniels, please."
"You are the one who's drinking to death, you jerk." I said to him and I finished the Jack Daniels that's left on my glass.
Natawa lang naman ang loko at tamang-tama lang at sinerve na ng Bartender ang bote ng Jack Daniels na inorder niya. The bartender also gave him a glass to put his drink on.
"I want to drink tonight, dude. Mind if I join you here?"
The hell? I don't want to hang around with this bastard. He pisses the hell out of me.
"Don't you fucking join me, you bastard." I said, irritated by his mere presence.
He laughed again and that fucking annoys the hell out of me. "Chill, dude. I know you hate me. I really do and I hate you too. But come on, dude, let's knock ourselves out."
I was caught off guard when he put some Jack Daniels on my glass. "Are you out of your mind? Why did you put some Jack Daniels on my glass?"
"Because I share, dude. Ikaw lang naman ang hindi."
"Well, that's true. I really don't share what's mine. So better back off." I said to him. And he surely knows what... or who I mean.
He chuckled and smirked. "You know I can't do that, dude."
That hit it. I fisted my hand and I gritted my teeth. This guy really pisses me off! Gusto kong sabunutan ang buhok ko dahil sa inis ko sa kanya.
"Easy, bro. Let's knock ourselves out. We're both here to drink. Let's not talk about personal stuff right now. Let's just drink, bro."
"'Don't call me 'bro', you asshole."
"Okay, okay, fine... Let's just drink, savvy?"
"Damn you! You try to use pirate words and it doesn't even suit you." I hissed.
He laughed again and drank his whole glass of Jack Daniels. "Pinagbibigyan kita. You don't want me to say pirate words, then fine... What else do you want?"
"Stay away from what is mine," Mariin kong sabi.
"Except that one. I can't stay away." He said that pissed me off big time! I was ready to land a fist on his face when he spoke, "Let's just drink, man. Stop being so hot-headed."
"I can buy my own drink. I have a lot of money to buy plenty of bottles."
"Walang basagan ng trip, dude. Just drink with me. I know you can buy your own, you don't have to tell me that... Maybe you're shy? Oh come on my man, don't be—"
I cut him off, "Fine!"
I immediately drank the whole Jack Daniels on my glass in one shot. Tumawa naman ulit ang loko-loko.
I caught a girl staring at me intently at the side. She's wearing a thick-rimmed eyeglasses. Kanina pa ba siya nakatingin sa'kin? Nang makita niyang nahuli ko siyang nakatingin sa'kin, tumakbo siya palayo. Weird.
I didn't mind the girl any longer and I diverted my attention to the asshole beside me. Nilagyan niya ulit ng Jack Daniels ang baso ko at agad ko namang nilagok iyon.
"Magpakasasa tayo, dude." He says.
"Do you have a problem? Why did you drink all of a sudden?" Tanong ko.
"Maybe I do. What now?"
We continued drinking and he ordered another bottle of liquor and we both shared it but he's the one who paid for it because he said that it was his treat. Hinayaan ko na lang siya. Bahala siya at pera niya naman ang magagasta.
When we finished the second bottle, nauna siyang magpaalam sa'kin. I can't even say a word right now. Lasing na lasing na ako!
"I... I'll be going now, man." Sabi niya at hindi niya na hinintay ang sagot ko at nagpasuray-suray siyang naglakad.
I then noticed a bandage on his waist because it was kind of visible inside his shirt. Napano naman siya? Tsk, I don't want to know. I don't care at all.
Moments later, I started to walk. And shit, I feel so fucking dizzy. Malayo-layo pa ang dorm ko at mukhang hindi na ako aabot doon dahil nahihilo na talaga ako. Where should I go now?
An idea popped from my head. Maybe I should go to Zaya's dorm. I know where her dorm is. Malapit-lapit lang mula rito sa drinks' station. I should go and rest there. Baka makaabala ako pero wala na talaga akong mapuntahan. I'm sure that she'll agree though.
And when I arrived at Zaya's front door, I knocked non-stop. A few moments later, she opened the door. She was obviously shocked to see me. Nahihilo talaga ako at naramdaman ko na lang na natumba ako sa kanya at nasalo niya 'ko. And that's the last thing I remembered, before I lost consciousness.
My head is pounding and it hurts so bad! This is what I hate when I drink! Hangover sucks big time! Isang baso lang dapat ang iinomin ko kagabi eh, pero 'yung Selton na loko-lokong 'yon ay nagpakita at nanlibre! 'Yan tuloy, naparami ang inom ko! Fuck.
Umupo ako mula sa pagkakahiga at napukaw ng atensyon ko ang bowl na may tubig at may bimpo. I remembered a bit last night, my eyes were half open. Zaya was uncomfortably wiping my body. I can't help but to laugh on my mind because of her face.
My attention went to the stairs when I heard footsteps.
|Zaya's Point of View|
Nang makababa ako mula sa pangalawang palapag ng dorm, bumungad agad sa'kin si MK at nakaupo siya sa couch. Bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko. How should I talk to him? Naalala niya kaya ang nangyaring pagkatumba niya sa akin? Jeez, I hope not!
"K-Kumusta ang pakiramdam mo?" I asked him. Mabuti naman at hindi pumiyok ang boses ko, nautal lang.
"My head is pounding. It hurts." Sabi niya sabay himas sa ulo niya.
"'Yan kase, uminom ka ng marami. Bakit ka pa kasi uminom kung alam mo namang sasakit ang ulo mo kinabukasan?" Nameywang ako.
"I was just going to drink one glass when someone invited me to drink a whole bottle." He said then he shook his head.
Maybe it's a girl trying to ask him out.
"Saglit lang, kukuha ako ng gamot at tubig." Sabi ko at pumunta na ako sa kusina upang kumuha ng aspirin at tubig. At nang bumalik na ako, MK was still sitting on the couch. "Oh, eto,"
He immediately grabbed it. "Thank you,"
I just nodded as an answer and I watched him drink the medicine and drink the water.
I didn't realize that I was checking his adam's apple move. I immediately snapped out of it. Umiwas ako ng tingin. What the heck?! Mabuti at hindi niya ako nahuling tinitignan 'yun!
"Well, uhh... m-magluluto na muna ako ng agahan." Hindi ko na siya hinintay na sumagot. Dumiretso na ako sa kusina.
What should I cook for breakfast? I went to see what's in the fridge and I saw a pack of pork tocino. Ito na lang ang lulutuin ko. Tocino suits breakfast. But wait, why do I care if tocino suits breakfast? Wala naman akong pakealam kung ang pagkain ay bagay sa breakfast basta may makain lang kami ni Julia. Why am I like this all of a sudden? Shit, I feel so uneasy because MK's around! Nandito rin naman minsan si Godwin pero hindi kasi katulad ni MK si Godwin! Godwin and I are friends, pero kami ni MK, 'di ko alam! Hindi naman ata kami magkaibigan, eh!
I decided to cook the tocino. And as I cook it, I'm checking it every second at baka masunog! Para akong baliw! Ah, siguro nahihiya lang talaga ako dahil may 'bisita' kami ni Julia ngayon at nakakahiya namang sunog ang eseserve kong pagkain.
I snapped out of my thoughts and I waited for the tocino to be perfectly cooked. Damn it, I feel so uneasy and my heart is beating so fast that I couldn't breathe properly!
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