TGQ 2: Revealing The REAL Secrets

Chapter 3- Maturity

SAM'S POV

"Really? Sa tingin mo kaya ko talagang maka ubos ng g-ganyan ka daming inumin?" Saad nito saka tinuro ang waiter. Nasa gilid lang ako habang pinapanood syang mag mukhang tanga.

She's already drunk that she almost stumbled herself.

"Pero kasi ma'am-" Hindi ko na pinatapos ang waiter sa pagsasalita saka nag lakad papalapit kay Crisel.

"How much?" Tanong ko dito.

"26,894 pesos po ma'am." Wika nito. Tiningnan ko pa si Crisel saka iniabot ang black card ko na agad nya namang nilagay sa bitbit nyang swipe card thing.

This woman is a monster.

Napatingin naman ako kay Crisel ng mapansing naka tayo lang sya sa gilid ko habang naka nga-nga at nakatitig sa akin.

"Eto na po ma'am." Kinuha ko ang card saka umupo.

"Earth to you ms. Yap." I snapped my fingers in front of her that made her blinked lot of times before pinching herself.

"Lasing na 'ata ako." Rinig kong wika nya habang naka yuko at sinasampal sampal ang sarili. Napa iling na lang ako saka palihim na napa ngiti.

It's good to see her again.

"I guessed you're sober enough to talk to me now." Mabilis namang napa tingin si Crisel sa akin saka inabot ang mukha ko.

"Oh em gee. I'm not dreaming right? Should I call Joseph to pick me?" Parang tangang saad nito sa sarili, still naka hawak pa rin sa akin. Napa taas na lang ako ng kilay.

Why is she here alone?

"I'm just drunk. I never used any drugs, but why am I seeing Queen?" Bulong nya.

"Call him. I can see you're gonna passed out anytime soon." Tipid kong sabi saka inalis ang pagkaka hawak nya sa akin.

Tatayo na sana ako para iwanan sya ng bigla itong mag ti-tili saka ako hinila at niyakap.

"Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! It is really you Queen! You're back!" Masayang sigaw nito. Napa iling na lang ako ng pag tinginan ulit kami ng mga tao.

"Yeah it's me." I said. I looked at her and my jaw dropped. She's freaking fast asleep!

Napa iling na lang ulit ako saka kinuha ang phone nya saka tinawagan si Joseph na unang bumungad ang mga text messages para kay Crisel.

So these two are dating huh?

Pipindutin ko na sana ang call button ng unahan ako ni Joseph. Sinagot ko naman ito at agad nag sisi.

[Crisel you pig! Where are you now?! Bakit ngayon mo lang sinagot ang tawag ko?! Magsalita ka nga!] Bumuntong hininga muna ako saka nag salita.

"It's me Joseph." Tila hindi makapag salita si Joseph ng marinig ako.

[Q-queen...?]

"Yes it's me. Crisel is with me right now and she passed out-" Hindi pa ako natapos sa pag sasalita ng sumagot na ito.

[I'm coming! Stay there.] Then he cut the call. I just rolled my eyes.

Para namang aalis ako at iiwan ang babaeng 'to.

Tinawag ko na lang ang waiter saka nag order ng drinks habang hinihintay si Joseph.

20 minutes ng makarating si Joseph at may kasama na. Sina Jake and Josh na napa hinto pa ng makita ako.

"S-sam.." I just smiled and nod my head towards them. They walked towards me and hugged me one by one.

"It's been a long time. How you all doing?" I started.

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"Funny. I never thought you guys also received things from the same sender." Tumango lang kami sa sinabi ni Josh. We all shared our life after graduation for like an hour or so hanggang sa makarating kami sa topic kung saan nakaka tanggap sila ng mga bagay tulad ng pulang panyo na walang sulat o kaya naman, pugot na ulo ng itim na pusa.

I looked at them. Never thought dito pa talaga kami mag kikita kita.

"Ako nga rin eh." Segunda naman ni Joseph habang tahimik lang na nakikinig si Jake na kaharap ko.

Well, everyone changed and so we five. Mas naging mature kaming lima. Lumaki ng kaunti ang katawan ng boys .They became tough, manly and uhh.. hot and attractive. Crisel's same except for her hair na pinaiklian nya and pinakulayan nya.

Jake's now handling my former owned school- the G Academy na pinalitan nya ng name to Dauntless High Academy. He never told us why he choose that name but I liked it.

Si Josh naman ay isang successful painter in France na simula pa lang ay pangarap nya na talaga. While Joseph's a race car driver sa arena na pagmamay ari nya din.

Crisel? Her parents wanted her to go back to her hometown but she don't wanted to. That's why nandito sya ngayon sa bar and getting wasted dahil ipapakasal sya sa business partner ng parents nya na ayaw nya.

Kinain kami ng nakaka binging katahimikan matapos non. Na parang lahat kami binabalikan ang mga ala-alang gustong balikan pero hindi na pwede.

"Never really thought we'll part ways after graduation." Jake for the first time speak.

"Why do people have to grow up? I mean, I always thought we would always hangout even after graduation and do crazy stuffs. Smoke. Weed. You know." Wika naman ni Joseph.

"Kasi immature ka pa." Because of what Crisel said, we all burst out laughing. Hindi ko alam na matatawa ako ng ganito ngayong nakasama ko uli sila after 5 years without any connection.

"One can stay unchanged because people will always have to grow up." I started staring to nothing.

"It's good to grow up because you are the only one on your path of life. Friends and lovers can only accompany you for a short period of time. But growth can give yourself more power of your own. That's maturity." I ended it with a glass of vodka.

"What the heck Crisel? Why are you crying?!" Joseph said in a panic voice. I just sat there looking at the two of them.

"I'm sober up." She said. Josh chuckled while Jake just smirked at his cousin.

"Really?" Joseph said helping her on her feet.

"I doubt that." I utter. Ngumiti naman ito na parang timang saka itinaas ang tatlong daliri sa kanang kamay.

"May the odds be in your favor." She said and passed out.