Two Sides Of Her (Complete)

Chapter 42

Yesterday ended smoothly. I had a good talk with Kristine and I did not bump into Leander. Which is good.

When my work from the office finished early ay naghapunan muna ako sa resto. I asked Kristine to join me and she did.

It was already 7 in the evening and I decided to let off some steam. Dumiretso ako sa isang bar na bagong bukas lang yata. It was called 10th Tavern.

I entered the bar and a wild crowd greeted me immediately. Napakaraming tao maybe because it's a new bar, maraming gustong sumubok. At ang usok-usok. Good thing they only allow electronic cigarettes and hookahs, or else we'd all end up dying of suffocation kapag mabaho ang usok nito.

I settled myself on an empty bar stool at umorder.

"A glass of Gimlet, please." I said to the bartender.

"One Gimlet for the lady, coming right up." The bartender enthusiastically replied. While waiting for my drink, I scanned the whole crowd. The crowd now was lesser compared earlier. Mukhang nagpunta sa second floor ang iba.

Tumalikod ako nang counter at pinatong ang aking mga siko ro'n. I crossed my legs and laid my back on the counter.

There were a lot of people dancing at the center. Some were even making out. It's chaotic, but it's the peaceful kind of chaotic. Magulo ito dahil nagsasaya ang lahat, hindi magulo dahil may nag-aaway. Just as what I was looking for.

The bartender placed my drink in front of me and asked me, "Would you like to open a tab, ma'am?" politely.

Since I'm not planning on getting wasted tonight, I just shook my head lightly and paid him in cash for my drink. I told him to keep the change as a tip at nagpasalamat naman ito.

I took a sip of my cocktail at napatingin sa may entrance nang may dumating na ilang grupo ng kalalakihan.

Iyong isa sa kanila ay may hawak pang kulay puting coat.

Wait, are they doctors?

I immediately let my eyes wander around the other men who are with them dahil sa aking hinala. At tama nga ako.

"Leander." I whispered to myself. So much for not bumping into him.

Dire-diretso lang ang kanilang lakad at pumwesto sa may 'di kalayuan mula sa kinaroroonan ko.

There were at least five of them, at hindi ko ito mga kilala. Not his usual circle of friends. Mukhang mga kasamahan niya ito sa trabaho.

He's wearing a powder blue chino pants and a white dress shirt on top, with its sleeves folded halfway through his elbows.

Mukhang hindi niya naman ako napansin kaya ayos lang. I observed their group for a little while bago inubos ang aking inumin.

They were all laughing, shaking their heads, except for him. Ngumingiti ito nang paminsan-minsan but he wasn't as lively as his colleagues are. My brows furrowed. May problema ba 'tong isang 'to?

When I was finished with my drink, I turned around and placed it on the counter.

I hopped down from the bar stool at tiyempo namang may dumaan sa harap ko kaya bahagya ko siyang natamaan.

He was wearing black pants, white shirt, and a black denim jacket on top of it. Nakasuot rin ito ng itim na sumbrero at mask.

"Sorry." Mahina niyang bulong. His voice was deep, but what really caught my attention was his accent.

Agad bumaba ang aking tingin sa kaniyang kamay and my eyes widen in shock. He's holding a gun.

I was about to say something when he immediately strode towards the table where Leander and his friends were sitting.