Chapter One

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Nakailang kanta na ang sinayaw ko sa Club. Hindi naman ako tinatamad just tired of the thought na pare-parehong lalaki lang ang nakikita ko sa Vortex.

Napaupo ka agad ako sa lounge naming mag pinsan. I have thirteen cousins, I know marami but you'll get use to it pag nakakasama mo sila. Napasinghap ako ng makita si Rush na may kahalikang babae na naman, yap super na naman. Hindi yata ito nauubusan ng babae. My guy cousins are like me, super a playboy like me yun nga lang babae ako. My other girl cousins are not like me, just a party girl.

"Oh tapos ka na?" Biglang tanong ni Rush nang makita ako nakaupo na sa tabi niya

Napatango na lamang ako habang umiinom ng margarita. Ahh this is heaven, the burn of my throat to this drink makes me cringe and smile.

"Ang bilis ahh" nakangiting tanong ni Rush habang patuloy na nilalaruan ang buhok ng babae

"Well ako pa ba" pabibo kung sabi

Hindi nabago sa akin yun, yung magulat sila dahil sa ginagawa ko, pero nasanay na din. I was born being with them, playing and even growing with them. Magugulat ka lang yata if exam week kasi doon lang namin sineseryoso ang pag-aaral. I maybe a bitch but I pass my semesters.

"Where's claud?" Nagtataka kung tanong

Yun kasi yung hindi namin kasabay sa lahat pero sumasama pa rin sa adventure namin. Ngayon lang kami ulit nakapunta dito dahil nagfocus kami sa exam. Claud wants us to stick our heads on books on that week. Hindi naman bago yun, basta kasi exam week si Claud parati yung nasusunod. Si Claud kasi yung panganay sa amin, kaya siya yung responsable sa amin na babae, responsable naman ako pero pag may quiz o exam at activities lang ako responsable. Dito talaga ako sa bar nagiging responsable. I really love having boys on my hands like they're my puppet.

Mabilis akong iniwan ni Rush kasama yung babae niya para mahanap si Claud, wala naman problema sa akin yun. Habang umiinom ako, nililibot ko ang aking mga mata. I need one man to play with, hindi yata ako kuntento kanina sa lalaking sinayaw ako. I want someone new her, parati nalang ganito yung mga lalaki sa club, well ganoon siguro talaga yun if bihasa ka na. Alam mo na kung ano ang mga masarap na kasabay na lalaki at hindi.

Napatingin naman ako sa babae na kasama ako, nakatingin kasi sa phone my god, para siyang matatae sa pagtingin pa lang sa phone niya.

"Problem?" nakataas na kilay kung tanong habang hawak pa rin yung iniinom ko

"N-nothing just my..." I shrug sa sinabi niya hindi ko na kasi marinig dahil sa sigawan ng mga tao, mabuti nalang talaga hindi strict yung mga cousins ko sa mga ginagawa ko. Pero minsan pinapagalitan rin, ako kasi yung parang kakambal ng mga lalaki ko na cousins. They like to play girl to much, that I had already had my own game to play with din.

Nakita ko na nagpasulyap-sulyap na yung babaeng katabi ko hinahanap yata si Rush. Sus asa pa siyang babalik yun sa kanya baka nga may nakita na yun na prospect na babae. Napa smirk naman ako sa sinabi ko.

The music is still upbeat nang mag change ito into a upbeat song of taylor swift. That's so cheesy my gosh!

There I was again tonight
Forcing laughter, faking smiles
Same old tired lonely place  

Parang nagkaroon yata ng moment of silence ang club kasi this is new, a love song playing in a club, where you can never meet someone like what taylor is telling in the song.

  Walls of insincerity,
Shifting eyes and vacancy
Vanished when I saw your face

Pero napatingin agad ako sa katabi ko kasi mas naging constipated yata yung itsura niya pagtingin niya sa entrance ng bar.

All I can say is it was enchanting to meet you  

When I look at it, napatingin rin ako ng matagal. There stood a guy, his look is quite dishevel, mukha yatang kanina pa nga naiinis dahil sa itsura niya. He seems out of place dahil sa kanyang suot. He wear a pajama like the my gosh! A pajama in a club?

Your eyes whispered, "Have we met?"
Across the room your silhouette
Starts to make its way to me

Hindi ko alam kung ganon ba talaga ang kanta o nabibigyan lang ng buhay dahil sa kanya. I don't know even if he seems out of place sobrang...bagay pa rin siya sa kanyang pajama na checkered blue and white stripes.

The playful conversation starts
Counter all your quick remarks
Like passing notes in secrecy

My gosh! I don't know ba't nagtutugma ang kanta, pero this is not new to me. Pag makakita kasi ako ng mga lalaki, napapalapit agad sila. Sabi nila they seem to be not oblivious of their move pero parang hinahatak daw sila ng mga mata ko. And that's what I hate yung mata ko na ito yung ayaw ko sa akin. I hate my eyes too much.

  And it was enchanting to meet you
All I can say is I was enchanted to meet you

Pero nawala agad ng pag d-daydream ko sa kanya ng lagpasan ako ng kanyang mga mata at galaw. 

  This night is sparkling, don't you let it go
I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
I was enchanted to meet you 

He's making way sa katabi ko, sa babaeng kanina pang constipated. This is not good! First time kung hindi pinansin ng lalaki!

  The lingering question kept me up
2 AM, who do you love?
I wonder 'til I'm wide awake  

Mas nagulat ako ng hinigit niya agad pataas ang babae papunta sa kanya. Shit! He's too fast for that girl, ba ka di siya makasabay...mas makakasabay ako. May sinabi ang lalaki sa babae pero hindi ko ito marinig dahil sa ingay pa rin ng kanta. I fucking want to stop the god damn music para marinig ko ang kanilang pinaguusapan. Pero ba ka sabihin naman niya na aggressive ako, but he is too.

  And now I'm pacing back and forth
Wishing you were at my door
I'd open up and you would say, "Hey,
It was enchanting to meet you,
All I know is I was enchanted to meet you.  

Bago ko pa kunin ang atensyon ng babae ay tumango na ito sa lalaki, at nag pa dala nalang ito sa paglalakad nito. That was really fast, ngayon lang ako nakakita ng lalaki na pumasok sa club na naka pajama pero gosh I like his aggressiveness towards the girl.

  Ngumiti nalang yung babae sa akin bilang pamamaalam, na para bang pinipigilan ako sa sasabihin ko shucks hindi ko man lang sila na pigilan para sa gagawin nila. I don't want to think things beyond this, but that girl is lucky!

  This night is sparkling, don't you let it go
I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
This night is flawless, don't you let it go
I'm wonderstruck, dancing around all alone
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
I was enchanted to meet you  

"Fuck Zaf anong nangyari sayo? Ba't ka lang naka...."

  This is me praying that
This was the very first page
Not where the story line ends
My thoughts will echo your name
Until I see you again  

All the mumbles and noises were overpowered by my thoughts. Ughhh! I want that too kahit umm third what do you call that? Third wheel? Nalang ako sa kanilang lakad. I want him super talaga, and his the first guy to do it to me, pinagpalit niya ba talaga ako sa babaeng yun?!

  These are the words I held back
As I was leaving too soon
I was enchanted to meet you...

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⏰ Last updated: May 04, 2019 ⏰

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