The Playgirl Is Resigning

CHAPTER 2: Playgirl

Kakapasok ko pa nga lang sa isang bar na madalas kong pinupuntahan pero kaliwa't kanan na kaagad ang bumabati sa akin.

May nakipag-beso sa akin na mga kakila pero hindi naman gaanong ka close. Some are just influencers, models who I have work with and some are just a family friends I met on different gatherings.

Mag tatatlumpung minuto na ako dito pero hindi pa ako nakarating sa VIP table ng mga friends ko dahil sa daming nangangamusta at nakipag-usap saglit. Pinapaunlakan ko naman dahil medyo maaga pa naman. I went here around ten at sigurado naman akong mag uumaga na ako makauwi.

Yan kung hindi ako malalasing ngayong gabing ito.

"Bri! It's you!" Napalingon naman ako nang may tumili sa likuran ko. "I haven't seen you for awhile." It's Jane.

We're not that close. Really. Pero dahil nga palagi kaming magkikita sa mga bars kaya nagpapansinan din kami. I don't know when it started though.

"Oh, Hi Jane." Kunwari nagulat kong sabi saka nakipag beso sa kanya. "I got busy with my hobbies for the whole month eh. You know, classes is near." I said while I shrugged my shoulder off.

Nakita ko namang may lumapit rito na lalaki. He wave at me first before he whispered something on her ear. She just nodded. "Yeah. Yeah. I saw all your posts and it was all amazing Bri. You really are my girl crush." She even winked at me and I just laughed it off. "I gotta go Bri. My friends are looking for me na raw e. See you around." Sigaw nito dahil hinihila na ito papalayo nang lalaki.

I just smiled at her. And the people around me. Ganun naman kasi palagi. My cheek hurt for smiling the whole time. Minsan hindi ko alam kung may maganda bang naidudulot tong pagiging social butterfly ko. Sometimes I question myself how did I end up becoming one. I'm just being nice to the people who are being nice to me, wave back to them when they waved at me, greeted back whenever they say 'hi' and be there whenever they invited. Of course not all the time, but most of the time.

I don't wanna be friendly but I don't wanna be rude.

"Brianna shot!" Sumasayaw-sayaw pa si Angelo habang tinaas ang baso na may laman. Nakangising tinanggap ko naman iyon at nilagok. "Welcome back to your party night life!" He shouted.

Damn whiskey!

Hindi ko na mabilang kung nakailang shots na ako. Halo-halo din ang nainom ko dahil iba-ibang mesa naman ang nag alok sa akin ng baso.

I don't know if I'm already drunk or tipsy. Basta ang alam ko medyo nahihilo na ako. The world is already spinning and my vision got blurry. Fuck.

"Bri? Are you okay?" Someone grabbed my arms.

I don't know who it was pero hindi naman siguro ito masama. I could hear how concern he was.

Isa pa, I'm Brianna Yixi Gotiangco. No one would dare to mess up with me.

Binawi ko ang braso rito saka ngumiti. "I'm fine... I'm fine. Don't worry." Humalakhak pa ako ng kaunti na parang may nakakatawa.

Of course I would be fine. Always.

"Bri come with us!" Before I could react someone out nowhere grabbed my hand.

Nagpatianod nalang ako dahil wala na rin naman akong lakas para bawiin iyon.

Medyo natuwa naman ako nang makitang maraming bakante ang sofa ng table nito. Doon ko lang din napansin kung sino ang humigit sa akin. It was Hera. We have the same modelling agency. Paminsan-minsan may mga projects din kami na magkasama.