Lost Stars

Chapter 1 | Midnight Youth

Chapter 1 | Midnight Youth

"Teenagers. Everything is so apocalyptic."
-Kami Garcia

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Sandrew's Pov

Midnight. It's supposed to be tahimik at payapa. Sleeping soundly, tucked under the comfort of the blanket. Pero hindi sa kaso namin.

Habang ang iba ay mahimbing nang na tutulog ngayon dahil gigising ng maaga para sa first day of school mamaya, teens like us are wasting the night dito sa bahay ng isa naming ka-barkada, who throw a summer ender party. The surroundings was filled with loud music, sweat, alcohol, smokes, drugs, bros and hoes.

'Yung mga ganitong party, it gives you the best kind of high and adrenaline feeling. Specially with the drugs, alcohol, cigarettes taking over your whole body and brain. This is our kind of fun.

In the beat of the ear shattering music, while dancing I grind myself to one of the bimbos here while whispering dirty things in her ears that girls like her love to hear.

"Bro!" Sigaw ni Liam, sabay akbay sa balikat ko.

"Hi there, pretty boy." Malanding pag bati ng kasayaw ko kay Liam.

Liam wink at her and just gave her his infamous smirk that shows off his dimple, that sends girls wetting their panties off by just that gesture. Matapos niyon, hinatak na ako palayo ni Liam, habang naka akbay pa din sa akin.

Liam Joler Breeze, was my best friend ever since grade 7 pa lang kami. We are like each other's brother na kami mismo pumili.

He was born with a golden spoon, dahil he came from a very wealthy and powerful family. But not a happy one, as he would always say. Magulo daw pamilya nila in short, that's how he end up being who is he now---a rebellious soul, just like me.

Our physical attributes are total opposites, gaya na lang that he had dirty blonde hair and bright blue eyes na namana niya sa tatay niyang American, while I got a black brown hair and brown eyes. Pero ang mga gusto, ayaw, trip namin sa buhay at hilig namin parehas na parehas.

Simula nang naging mag kaibigan kami ni Liam, our tandem was labeled bilang the best tandem sa school na pinapasukan namin, lalo na pag dating sa mga "kalokohan". We are unstoppable pag nag sama.

Kaya hindi mawawala ang presensya namin sa mga party na ganito, because people at school worshiped us, higit sa lahat kinakatakutan, 'cause why wouldn't they? No body also dares crossing path with us, why? Kami lang naman ang leaders ng na ngungunang youth gang sa syudad namin, which was bad blood---a gang for us troubled youth. Sino-sino pa bang mag dadamayan at mag tutulungan kundi kami-kami.

"We are gonna ditch the party!" Sigaw ni Liam, over the loud music making our way out. Kinuha pa niya 'yung red cup ng isang chick at nilagok ang laman nitong alak, at tinapon na lang sa kung saan ang baso.

"Saan naman tayo pupunta?" Natatawa kong tanong.

"You know Trisha? Ex girlfriend ni Ace who cheated on him over that football player, I don't give a fuck what his name is."