Chasing Hope [HIATUS]

CHAPTER 09

The only thing I remember last night is that I danced on the dance floor with my friends, I drank a lot of alcohol, I was rocking a lot. I was so wasted, the point that I can't even remember what else happened last night. Hinawakan ko ang ulo ko nang gumalaw ako, ni hindi ko rin maalala kung paano ako nakauwi! Dahan-dahan kong binuksan ang mata ko at nakapatay ang ilaw, sarado rin ang kurtina kaya wala masyadong liwanag. Iyong suot ko kagabi ay suot ko pa rin ngayon.

Hinatid ba ako ni Maeve at Euan kagabi? Sobrang sakit sa ulo. I slowly sat up and stood up to leave the room, malabo rin ang paningin ko at wala masyadong makita dahil sa hangover. Dumiretso ako sa kusina at nakita roon ang bag ko, paano napunta 'yan diyan? Kinuha ko ang phone ko sa loob at nabasa ang text ni Maeve na galing pa kagabi.

From: Maeve

hsllo gorl im siper dr0nkkk yk ahaha
I jst wqnt u 2 know that ilyy
Hbd mi luvv , 😘

To: Maeve

hinatid niyo ba 'ko kagabi? thanks

I didn't have a hard time reading or understanding her message because it was our language that only we could understand.

I took my charger and charged my phone, it was about to die. Kumuha ako ng bowl at naglagay ng water doon, nilagyan ko na rin ice cubes. This is what I always do when I have a hangover, it can also be done when I have an anxiety attack or something. Binabad ko lang ang face ko roon nang ilang seconds then I feel better, I'm back to normal. Nawala na ang hilo ko. I took a shower and put on my house clothes, I opened my laptop at nireplyan ang mga lahat nang bumati sa akin pati na rin 'yung mga nagpunta kagabi.

Binuksan ko ang ref at wala na akong stocks, kailan pa 'ko naubusan? Marami pang nasa ref noong nagluto kami ni Maeve last week, 'di ba? I closed the fridge and went to the sofa to lie down and kick the air, nakakainis naman! I have no plans to leave the condo today because I ran out of energy last night! May grocery naman sa baba ng condo pero nakakatamad pa rin. Imagine, you will get a big cart, you will go around the whole store to find what you need, then you will have to wait a while to pay. Geez!

Since I was wearing black shorts, I just took my oversized hoodie and put it on. Kinuha ko na rin 'yung wallet ko. Wait, mayroon pa ba akong pera? Wala na yata. I looked at my cards but noticed that one was missing, what the fuck?! That can't be lost! All my savings are there! I immediately called Maeve but she didn't answer. Ano'ng gagawin ko? Lagot ako nito sa magulang ko. I locked the condo and hurriedly ran to the elevator because it was open.

But unexpectedly I was thrown back when my body collided with a man who had just exited the elevator. "Ouch," we both mentioned. Hinimas ko ang noo ko dahil sa sakit, I'm just in a hurry because the elevator is about to close! Hindi ko naman inaasahan na mabubunggo pa 'ko rito. I looked up and raised an eyebrow when I saw the man's face. "Hey. You okay? I'm sorry," I asked, still rubbing my forehead.

He looked into my eyes so I recognized him right away. Siya 'yon! 'Yung kagabi! Siya 'yung pogi! Wait, what's his name again? Kian? Kahel? Basta nagsisimula sa letter K 'yun! "Hi, Nadeleine," my eyebrows met when I heard him mention my name. Wow, first name basis, huh? Oh, yeah! I remember him na!

"Kiel.. right?" hindi ako sigurado sa name niya. I chuckled when he nodded, tama ako. "What are you doing here? Do you live here? You're from UST, right? How can that be..." a shy-nervous smile flashed across my lips.

"No. Actually, I came here for you,"

Kumunot lalo ang noo ko. 'Di ba I already told him na I don't date anyone whose age starts with one. Ganoon na ba niya ako kagusto?