SALIGIA SERIES #1: SUPERVIA

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"Ihahatid ko na si George, Selene. Are you still staying?" Natigil ang mahinang halakhak ko nang marinig ang tanong ni Ivah. I looked way back her and saw a tipsy George sitting on the sofa. She looks like she is dizzy already, pula na ang mukha at mukhang inaantok na. Agad naman akong napailing, mabuti na lang ay pinasuyo na namin ang iilang gamit namin nadala-dala bago pumunta rito kundi it will be such a hassle lalo pa't napasarap ang kwentuhan at inuman namin.

"I'm not sure of George's address, Ivah. Sa iyo mo na patulugin, madami ka namang spare rooms." Saad ko kaya naman tinitigan niya muna akong maigi at inisip ang suhestyon ko. Nginisian ko naman siya ng makitang hindi siya sigurado sa sinabi ko. The look of her hesitant face makes me want to laugh more. Hindi rin naman siya madalas magpapasok ng bisita sa penthouse niya, gamit-gamitin naman niya ang iilang bakanteng kwarto ng bahay niya! 

"Oh, c'mon Ivah. That's George!" Hindi ko alam kung dala iyon ng tama ng alak o sa kagustuhang asarin si Ivah. Her pissed off face look down on me before showing me her middle finger. Parehas naman kaming natawa ni Alex dahil sa ginawa niya. She goes back to George and seems to ask for her consent na sa unit na muna siya ni Ivah matutulog. Even though George nod a little, I doubt that she fully understand that she'll be sleeping on Ivah's house.

Marahan kong sinilip ang orasan ko at halos alas onse na pala ng gabi. I can sense that the alcohol is slowly kicking in dahil nararamdaman ko na ang pag-init ng tenga ko. My cheeks are also heated at marahan nang umaalon ang paningin ko sa tuwing gagalaw ako. Alex on the other hand settle for her third bottle of beer dahil sinabihan na siya ni Ivah na ihatid ako pauwi.

"We'll get going. Alex tadaan mo na ihahatid mo si Selene pauwi." Napailing naman ako ng gumana ang pagiging bossy ni Ivah kay Alex dahil sa mga paalala. Alex let out a chuckle before responding to her.

"Yes, sir! Ingat kayo ni Miss George pababa." Saad ni Alex at sumaludo pa ng pabiro. Ivah bid her goodbye before heading out of the club.

I didn't know how fast the time went. Kanina pa kaming nagkwekwentuhan na apat. Alex was really good at forming conversation at sobrang ingay niya ring tao. It was not hard to actually be with her, because she's very loud and bubbly.

I learned that she's also an amateur pilot. If I remember it correctly is she's still learning a lot of things but she had already her first solo flight. She also shared some basic stuff like her family, her previous works and more. Sinabi niya rin na kaya siya nakapagpilot dahil sa mga sideline niyang shoot at vlogs guesting. She also shared a lot of other things about her. Minsan naman ay nagtatanong siya sa akin, na sinasagot ko naman din.

We also took a lot of photos. I even posted one video of Alex in my IG story kanina dahil sobrang ganda ng tama ng ilaw sa kanya habang nainom siya ng beer kanina. She said that I have a very good eye when it comes to shooting kaya siguro ay bagay daw ako sa ginagawa kong trabaho. She even ask permission if I can post our picture that we took last shoot together on IG pagkatapos ma-release ng endorsement project na iyon.

She's easy to be with. I can't even remember how many times I laugh while she's talking. Sobrang light lang niyang kausap. No drama, no gossip, just pure light hearted conversation.

"This will be our last drink, Selena. Masyado ka yatang natuwa uminom." Inilingan ko naman siya habang ngingiti-ngiti sa biro niya.

"Okay, this will be the last one." Pag-sang ayon ko. Humarap naman siya ng bahagya sa pwesto ko habang iniinom ang huling bote ng beer niya.

"I have a question but you have the right to refrain from answering. It's just a thought that cross my mind." Saad niya. Tinaasan ko naman siya ng kilay bago ipatong ang isang kamay sa back rest ng sofa at bahagyang inilagay roon ang aking ulo. I can feel the alcohol slowly poking my consciousness away. Tama nga na huling baso na namin ito para ngayong gabi.