One Night with the PLAYBOY [FIN]

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“Another shot, please.”

“No, Eli. She had enough.” Pigil ni Tina sa bartender.

 I just rolled my eyes. Halos dalawang oras na kami dito sa isang exclusive bar na pagmamay-ari ng pinsan ni Tina. Maaga pa naman at wala pang tao sa counter kaya solo namin dito, nasa dance floor kasi ang karamihan.

“Just don’t think about it Ren. No big deal. He’s family is insanely rich, remember?”

Napag-usapan namin ang nagyari sa parking lot last week. At yun na nga ang kina-iinis ko, pinapalabas niya na hindi ko kayang magbayad sa kotse niyang nasira ko. How dare him!

It’s been a week, at wala pa akong natatanggap na reklamo galing sa kanya, ang dali lang naman sa kanya na hingin ang number ko kay Tina since classmates pala sila sa ibang subject at may number sila sa isat-isa.

“I don’t need his pity shit or something! I’m not that poor and I can afford to pay for the damage!” I hissed, and just Tina giggled.

“What was that for?” Nakataas ang isa kong kilay sa kanya pero tionawanan lang niya ako ng malakas.

“Honey, your overthinking. Hindi ka lang kinuntak at pinagbayad ng damage sa kotse niya nag-assume ka na agad na kinaawaan ka? Alam mo kasi Ren, aside sa sobrang yaman ng yummy na yun ay busy rin yun-“

“Busy flirting and making out with bitches.”

“Sorry to burst your bubble jelly girl—”  she stopped and giggled again which irritates me  “--- but what I’m going to say is that he’s busy with their luxury car business.  Nagka-mild-stoke ang daddy niya two months ago and he was forced to help run their business while he still studying and take note, he’s on 5th year he needs to focus you know.”

“First, I’m not fucking jealous!” my irritating best friend smiled mischievously. “ And second, I don’t care about their business or his studies. All I want to know why he did not say even a single world about the damage! He hasn’t spoken to me at all! “

There, I said it. I’m mad, no let me replace it, and I’m fucking furious right now! Simula na nagkita kami ni “Hi, Hello” wala!  Tina just stared at me, with serious look on her face. Di ko na lang pinansin. Dinala nga niya ako sa condo niya nang nahimatay—

“Tina, bakit sa condo ni Dwynn ako dinala?” Please say, Dwynn insisted for it.

“It’s the nearest safe place. Pag dinala ka pa namin sa hospital, baka makarating pa kina tita ang nangyari, so I forced Dwynn to agree with me---na doon ka dalhin sa place niya.”

Damn.

“I texted Ashton for the same reason. I don’t what him to contact your parents asking your whereabouts. So owe me big time my friend.” Tumawa na naman ito habang pinaglalaruan ang straw sa kanyang inumin

I know what you are thinking. No! It’s not what you think. I’m just curious kung bakit hindi niya ako kinausap, he acted like he didn’t know me at all. So, that’s it I was curious! Just curious!

“Hey, Tina! Nandiyan bas a loob ng office ang pinsan mo? May pag-uusapan---“

“Holy---REN?”

May mga lumapit samin sa counter. Halatang gulat na gulat ito ng makita niya ako.

“Hey, there handsome!” I playfully said and winked at him.

 Bigla naman niya akong niyakap ng mahigpit. Tawa naman ako ng tawa. It feels so good na may nakakamiss pala sakin ng ganito--- let me rephrase again my sentence—It feels so good na namiss pala ako ni Aiden ng ganito. Yap! The one and only Aiden, my ultimate crush during my freshmen year.

Pagkabitaw niy sakin, sinugod naman ako ng yakap ng dalawa pa niyang kasama. Mukhang namiss din ako ng mga ‘to. Hanggang ngayon pa rin pala magbabarkada pa rin ang mga soccer player na ‘to.

“Wow! You look---hotter.” Si Blake

“It’s been two? No, Three years… so wazzup beautiful?” dagdag ng isa, nagkibit-balikat lang ako bilang sagot.

“Where have you been?” Napatingin ako kay Tina sa tanong ni Aiden.

Ngumite lang siya konte na parang sinasabi na “it’s up to you, Ren”. Bumugtong-hininga ako ng mahina. I guess, my friends deserve an explanation.

“New York.” Maikli kong sabi habang ang tingin ko ay nakatuon lang sa walang laman na tequila shot glass.

“Babe, my friends want to meet you. They are at the dance floor, let’s see them Dwynn, pretty please, babe?”

Napatingin ako sa pinagmulan ng malanding boses na yun. Nasa likod pala nila Blake si Dwynn, nakasuot lang ito ng jeans at white t-shirt. Ang isang  kamay nito ay nakapulupot sa bewang ng butiki na nagsalita kanina. Pinagmasdan ko agad ang mukha ng kasama niya, ibang babae na naman. Hanep! Walang kupas ah! Playboy pa rin.

“Dwynn, lumapit ka nga dito. .. mukhang hindi na gumagana ng maayos ang radar mo ah, hindi mo na-detect na may pinakamagandang babae dito---Oops, No offence, Casey.”

The guys chuckled. Si Rina naman nagtakip ng bibig. Pinilit ko naman huwag matawa sa itsura ng butiki na halatang napikon sa sinabi ni Blake.

I glanced at Dwynn’s direction. He ignored Blake’s mean comment and pulled the bitch even closer to him and whispered something, which made the bitch giggled.

“Loosen up Dwynn.” Aiden tapped Dwynn’s shoulder. “ Ren is here—“

“I don’t know her.” Dwynn said while looking straight into my eyes. “Let’s meet you friends, babe.” He flirted after breaking our eye contact.